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Some rivers showed improvement in water quality during COVID-19 lockdown l
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], August 6 (ANI): Monitoring of rivers during March and April last year to assess the impact of COVID-induced lockdown showed that some of them - Brahmani, Brahmputra, Cauvery, Godavari, Krishna, Tapi and Yamuna - showed improvement in water quality, the government inform
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Drinking water with high nitrate content causes blue baby syndrome, says M
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], August 5 (ANI): Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) in association with Pollution Control Boards and Committees in different States and Union Territories (UTs) has been monitoring the water quality of rivers and other water bodies across the country through a network
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NCCR deploys a moored buoy to monitor variations in water quality
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Puducherry [Indai], July 31(ANI): National Centre for Coastal Research (NCCR) under the Ministry of Earth Sciences has deployed a moored buoy fitted with sensors along the coast of Puducherry on Saturday, to monitor the variations in the water quality and productivity of the coastal waters.
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NGT suggests Haryana govt to ensure improvement of water quality
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 20 (ANI): The National Green Tribunal has suggested that improvement in water quality be ensured by making the pollution control device effective.
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Study suggests improving water quality could help conserve insectivorous b
Updated : 5 years ago IST
Cleveland (Ohio) [US], February 26 (ANI): A new study is one of the first to find evidence for a causal link between the decline of insectivorous birds (i.e. birds preying on flying insects), the decline of emergent aquatic insects, and poor water quality.
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SC directs NGT panel for river monitoring to submit recommendations on imp
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], January 19 (ANI): The Supreme Court has directed the National Green Tribunal (NGT)-appointed committee for river monitoring to submit before it a copy of its report regarding recommendations made for the improvement of the quality of the Yamuna river water.
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Rijiju flags off rafting expedition to study Brahmaputra
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Itanagar (Arunachal Pradesh) [India], December 24 (ANI): Aiming at data collection and sampling exercise on river water quality, river sediment, riverbank erosion and fish habitat, Minister of State for Youth Affairs and Sports Kiren Rijiju flagged off "Brahmaputra Aamantran Abhiyaan", a
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Lockdown improves water quality of Ganga, Yamuna
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 29 (ANI): As the coronavirus-induced lockdown continues, the water quality of Ganga and Yamuna has improved significantly in the areas with reduced industrial activities.
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Ganga water up to Rishikesh was potable even before lockdown: Union Jal Sh
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 28 (ANI): Amid the reports that water quality has significantly improved in Ganga and Yamuna and has become potable during the lockdown, Union Jal Shakti Minister Gajendra Singh Shekhawat on Tuesday said that the Ganga water upto Rishikesh was potable even before
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Yamuna's water quality improves during lockdown due to lesser effluents, i
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 22 (ANI): The Delhi Pollution Control Committee (DPCC) has submitted its report to the Yamuna Monitoring Committee (YMC) on Tuesday stating that absence of industrial effluents and 'less human activities' have improved water quality of river Yamuna during the lockdow
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Kerala HC takes suo moto notice on Periyar river water quality, seeks repo
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
Kochi (Kerala) [India], April 21 (ANI): Kerala High Court on Tuesday took suo moto notice of news reports about deteriorating water quality of Periyar river and sought reports from State Pollution Control Board and Water Authority.
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Ganga water quality improves by 40-50 pc during lockdown, says expert
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
Kanpur (Uttar Pradesh) [India], April 5 (ANI): The quality of water in the river Ganga has witnessed a significant improvement during the lockdown, imposed in the backdrop of coronavirus pandemic. According to experts, the quality has improved by 40-50 percent as compared to earlier.
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