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UP village turns tables through this water conservation technique
Updated : 7 years, 8 months ago IST
Banda (Uttar Pradesh) [India], June 19 (ANI): A village in Uttar Pradesh's Banda district has adopted indigenous techniques to conserve water.
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Delhi water is full of arsenic, fluoride: Report
Updated : 7 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 13 (NewsVoir): Water quality in Delhi is on alarming situation, as per a recent Lok Sabha secretariat reports east and northeast districts of Delhi are undergoing arsenic contamination of groundwater, furthermore other districts have recorded nitrate and fluoride poll
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World Bank to assist govt scheme on groundwater management
Updated : 7 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India] Jun 6(ANI): The World Bank on Wednesday offered assistance to the Atal Bhujal Yojana (ABHY), a Rs.6000 crore Central Sector Scheme of the Ministry of Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation.
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Thoothukudi violence: Aruna Jagadeesan will meet injured
Updated : 7 years, 9 months ago IST
Thoothukudi (Tamil Nadu) [India], June 4 (ANI): Retired High Court Judge Aruna Jagadeesan, who has been appointed by the Tamil Nadu government to probe the violence and consequent police firing during the anti-sterlite protest in Thoothukudi, said that she will meet the injured in the hos
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Rameswaram: Water crisis leaves people distressed
Updated : 7 years, 10 months ago IST
Rameswaram (Tamil Nadu) [India], May 09: As intense heat condition prevails across Tamil Nadu, locals complain of water crisis in Rameswaram town as groundwater level drops with increase in temperature.
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NGT issues notice to Yogi Govt. over groundwater contamination
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Sambhal (Uttar Pradesh) [India], May 31 (ANI): The National Green Tribunal (NGT) on Wednesday has issued notice to Uttar Pradesh pollution control board and District Magistrate of Sambhal, on a plea citing concern over drinking water of being heavily contaminated.
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Panneerselvam meets PM Modi to discuss drought issue
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 19 (ANI): Former Tamil Nadu chief minister O. Panneerselvam met Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday to seek the Centre's assistance under the Avinashi-Athikadavu groundwater recharge scheme and also loan waiver for the debt-ridden farmers.
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Arsenic polluted groundwater linked to cancer
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Atlanta [US], May 1 (ANI): Due to consumption of contaminated drinking water, millions of people in Bihar, India are showing symptoms of arsenic poisoning.
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NGT raps UP Govt. over contaminated groundwater
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Apr 25 (ANI): The National Green Tribunal (NGT) on Tuesday showed its displeasure with the Uttar Pradesh Government on poor implementation of its order and asked why the tribunal should not close the industries which are polluting the river and groundwater of six districts
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Groundwater resources around the world could be depleted by 2050s
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
WashingtonD.C [US], Dec. 16 (ANI): Human consumption could deplete
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NASA's Curiosity rover detects boron on surface of Mars
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Dec. 14 (ANI) In a first of its kind, NASA's Curiosity rover science team detected element Boron on the surface of Mars, indicating the potential for long-term habitable groundwater in the ancient past.
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