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Pakistan: Flash floods ravage Buner, Swat; 60% families lose livelihoods
Updated : 6 months, 3 weeks ago IST
The assessment also points out that 40 per cent of households are already reporting occurrences of diarrhoea, with water-borne illnesses spreading due to contamination from the bodies of victims and livestock, along with the destruction of sanitation facilities.
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Italy records four deaths in botulism outbreak linked to contaminated food
Updated : 6 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Four people have died in Italy from botulinum food poisoning, including two in Sardinia and two in Calabria, Euro News reported. Contaminated industrial and home preserves are linked to the outbreaks. Authorities stress prevention, as symptoms can appear within hours to days and severe cases
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NGT raps authorities over contaminated groundwater in Dwarka; DJB, DPCC as
Updated : 7 months, 1 week ago IST
The matter came up for hearing before the Principal Bench led by Justice Prakash Shrivastava and Expert Member A. Senthil Vel in Execution Application which seeks compliance of the Tribunal's earlier order dated December 10, 2021.
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NGT seeks comprehensive report on arsenic and fluoride contamination in gr
Updated : 7 months, 1 week ago IST
The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has directed the Central Ground Water Authority (CGWA) to submit a detailed, tabulated report on the presence of arsenic and fluoride in groundwater across multiple Indian States and Union Territories, citing serious health concerns raised in a news report.
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NGT seeks AIIMS intervention over alarming water contamination in Kanpur
Updated : 8 months, 1 week ago IST
In an order dated July 1, 2025, the tribunal expressed deep concern over reports of heavy metals detected in residents' blood samples, revealed during recent health camps in the region. Despite this alarming data, the NGT noted that no effective medical response has been put in place so far.
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Probably both engines lost power, FDR will interpret what went wrong in AI
Updated : 9 months ago IST
The Air India Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner from Ahmedabad to London with 242 passengers crashed in Meghaninagar area shortly after it took off from Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport on Thursday.
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IAEA confirms internal contamination after Israel airstrikes partially des
Updated : 9 months ago IST
The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Director General Rafael Grossi, in his statement to the United Nations Security Council on Friday, confirmed that Israel's airstrikes on Iran's Natanz nuclear site caused internal radiological and chemical contamination.
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Expert discusses possibility of "fuel contamination" behind Ahmedabad plan
Updated : 9 months ago IST
"One of the reasons that can cause thrust loss, power loss, which prevented the aircraft from climbing, is fuel contamination. So if the fuel is contaminated, both engines will behave the same way."
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NGT calls for urgent action on Kanpur's water crisis amid chromium contami
Updated : 9 months, 1 week ago IST
The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has raised serious concerns about the lack of concrete efforts to address the ongoing water crisis affecting residents of Kanpur Nagar, Kanpur Dehat, and Fatehpur.
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Kabul faces severe water crisis, may run dry by 2030: Mercy Corps
Updated : 9 months, 1 week ago IST
Kabul is facing a serious water crisis, with groundwater levels dropping and many wells drying up. Without urgent action, the city could run out of water by 2030, causing hardship and migration for millions, warns Mercy Corps, as reported by Khaama Press.
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IIT Guwahati develops Fluorescent Sensor to detect Cyanide in Water and Hu
Updated : 9 months, 4 weeks ago IST
A research team at the Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati, led by Prof. G. Krishnamoorthy, from the Department of Chemistry, have developed a highly responsive fluorescent sensor that can detect cyanide in water and human cells using only a UV light source.
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Antibiotics from human use are contaminating rivers worldwide: Study
Updated : 5 months, 1 week ago IST
Millions of kilometers of rivers around the world are carrying antibiotic pollution at levels high enough to promote drug resistance and harm aquatic life, a new study warns.
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