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Odisha CM inaugurates 'Drink-from-Tap' project in Puri to provide 24 hour
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Bhubaneswar (Odisha) [India], July 26 (ANI): In a bid to provide 24-hour quality drinking water to every household in Puri, Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Monday virtually inaugurated 'Drink-from-Tap' project.
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Risk of breast cancer increases by chemicals found in consumer products
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington [US], July 24 (ANI): Common chemicals including ingredients in consumer products, pesticides, food additives, and drinking water contaminants cause cells in breast tissue to produce more of the hormones estrogen or progesterone, leading to an increased risk of breast cancer.
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ASI refutes Kanimozhi's claim over lack of facilities at Adichanallur heri
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 24 (ANI): The Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) on Friday refuted DMK MP Kanimozhi's claim that there are no amenities like boundary walls, drinking water, toilets and solar lights around the Adichanallur heritage site in Tamil Nadu.
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Chemicals found in consumer products could increase breast cancer risk: St
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington [US], July 21 (ANI): A new study has shown that several common chemicals, including pesticides, ingredients in consumer products, food additives, and drinking water contaminants, could increase the risk of breast cancer by causing cells in breast tissue to produce more of the horm
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HC asks Delhi govt, Jal Board to treat as representation PIL seeking mecha
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 13 (ANI): The Delhi High Court on Tuesday asked the concerned authorities to treat a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) as representation, seeking direction to Delhi Jal Board and Delhi Government to constitute a committee of experts to stop contamination and mixing of
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Lack of clean drinking water in Balochistan results in steep rise in hepat
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Balochistan[Pakistan], July 12 (ANI): Due to the lack of clean drinking water in Balochistan, the number of hepatitis cases has increased sharply in the region.
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Around 1 out of 4 people lack safe drinking water in 2020: Report
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Geneva (Switzerland), July 2 (ANI/Xinhua): Around one in four people lacked safely managed drinking water in their homes in 2020 and nearly half the world's population lacked safely managed sanitation, said a joint report released by the World Health Organization (WHO) and the United Nations
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Two die in UP's Mirzapur after drinking water mixed with toilet waste
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Mirzapur (Uttar Pradesh) [India], June 24 (ANI): A 70-year-old woman and a three-year-old girl died in a village in Uttar Pradesh's Mirzapur after drinking water from a hand pump mixed with dirty water from the toilets.
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Amid trying times, Ismaili Civic providing free drinking water to COVID-19
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], April 26 (ANI): Amid a sharp rise in coronavirus cases in Maharashtra, a group of young people in Mumbai has been distributing drinking water to all COVID care centers and vaccination centers for free for the past one year.
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In urban India, 50 million people in 15 cities have no access to safe, aff
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 24 (ANI/PNN): Healthy drinking water is very important for good health. Safe water supply ensures the health of a country, yet it is woefully under-prioritised, globally. And in India, it's at the lowest echelon.
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Wabag ranked 4th globally among top 50 private water companies
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Chennai (Tamil Nadu) [India], Apr 22 (ANI): Water technology major Va Tech Wabag has been ranked fourth globally by Global Water Intelligence (GWI) in London for ensuring safe and clean drinking water and sanitation for over 71 million people across the globe.
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Odisha's Mayurbhanj district witnessing water crisis, locals travel 2 km t
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Mayurbhanj (Odisha) [India], April 19 (ANI): Fourteen blocks in Baripada division of Odisha's Mayurbhanj district is witnessing acute water crisis as locals have to travel at least two kilometres to fetch drinking water.
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