A team of experts from the Central Ground Water Board (CGWB) conducted a preliminary investigation into groundwater depletion and environmental pollution caused by Emami Paper Mills Ltd here on Sat

A waste audit and a ground water quality check has begun in Fuvahmulah Island yesterday.

Understanding the immediate need to address the issue of decreasing ground water levels in parts of the district, the Ground Water Department is taking active steps to spread awareness about ground water conservation.

The ground water resource estimation committee report prepared by the Ministry of Water Resources jointly by the Centre and state government has identified Paravur, Parakkadavu and Vyttila, which includes Maradu and Kumbalam blocks, as semi critical areas in terms of fall in ground water levels in Ernakulam district.

PANJIM: The main contention of the affidavit filed by the state government before the Supreme Court is that Shah Commission report has erred in its valuation of illegal mining in Goa, putting the blame squarely on the Global Positioning System for inaccurate measurements, thereby justifying the mining carried out earlier.

According to the Shah Commission there was a Rs 35,000 crore revenue loss due to illegal mining; while Manohar Parrikar, then Leader of Opposition and chairman Public Accounts Committee put the revenue loss at Rs 4,000 crore.

As many as 637 cancer cases have been detected in the first two weeks of the month-long door-to-door survey in Mansa district.