The 2024 blue drop results show an alarming increase in unsafe municipal drinking water, with 13% of blue drop tests across the country that point to unsafe drinking water. The drinking water of 28 towns and cities did not comply with standards for safe drinking water. Drinking water that does …
Long-term measures needed as livelihood of farmers being seriously affected, says Sushma Pilloried by Parliamentarians in both Houses over the state of the Ganga and the Yamuna, Environment Minister Jayanthi Natarajan promised that the government would ensure no domestic effluents pour into the two rivers. “We are making efforts to …
New Delhi: About 19 years ago, the Supreme Court first scrutinized pollution in the Yamuna. Innumerable orders later, Yamuna is dirtier than ever with a mind-numbing Rs 6,500 crore spent to clean the river and the latest plan — interceptor sewers — going nowhere. On Monday, when SC reviews Yamuna’s …
The members of Rajya Sabha expressed their concern on the increasing pollution in various rivers across the country, particularly Ganga and Yamuna. Read text of this debate. Debate on river pollution in the Rajya Sabha on 11 March 2013. See Also In-Parliament: Pollution level in the major rivers of the …
Power Use Contributes 56.38% Of Total Release, Per Capita Emission Bit Lower Than National Average Pune: The first-ever carbon footprint report for Pune has revealed that the city emitted over 46 lakh metric tonnes of the gas in 2010-2011. The per capita carbon release in the city is around 1.46 …
Eighty percent of sewage in India is untreated and flows directly into the nation’s rivers, polluting the main sources of drinking water, a study by an environmental watchdog showed. Indian cities produce nearly 40 billion liters of sewage every day and barely 20 percent of it is treated, according to …
Eighty per cent of sewage in India is untreated and flows directly into the nation’s rivers, polluting the main sources of drinking water, a study by an environment watchdog showed Tuesday. Indian cities produce nearly 40,000 million litres of sewage every day and barely 20 percent of it is treated, …
The inordinate delay in the integrated sanitation improvement project work may prove costly for the city. While the project funded by Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) for overhauling the sanitation system was announced in 2007 at an estimated cost Rs 757.44 crore, it has now almost doubled to Rs 1,500 …
New Delhi: Is urban India drowning in its own excreta? Nearly 80% of the sewage generated in India flows untreated into its rivers, lakes and ponds, turning the water sources too polluted to use. The end result: groundwater in almost the entire country has nitrate levels higher than the prescribed …
Slums account for a quarter of the urban population, but get only one twentieth of the total water supply, said Vice-President Hamid Ansari on Monday, referring to the sharp inequity in water supply in the country. Expressing concern over the quality of water and the declining water table, he said: …
Is urban India drowning in its own excreta? Nearly 80 per cent of the sewage generated in India flows untreated into its rivers, lakes and ponds, turning the water sources too polluted to use. The end result: groundwater in almost the entire country has nitrate levels higher than the prescribed …
The pollution load on rivers has increased over the years due to rapid urbanization and industrialization as also due to abstraction of water for irrigation, drinking, industrial use, power etc. Disposal of untreated/partially treated sewage generated in the cities and towns are also a major source of pollution in the …
The Centre for Science and Environment is organizing the Anil Agarwal Dialogue 2013: Excreta Does Matter, on urban India’s water supply and waste management challenges. The two-day dialogue will deliberate on critical issues on how cities will get affordable and sustainable water and waste systems that can supply to all …
There is a serious lack of foresight in urban sewage & wastewater management in our country and untreated sewage is killing our water” said Vice President Hamid Ansari at the Anil Agarwal Dialogue on water & wastewater management. See also
Management of solid or liquid wastes in rural areas is much easier and profitable business than in urban areas due to the fact that it is mostly organic in nature and does not contain toxic compounds. In rural areas, waste can be safely reused for beneficial purposes with limited resources. …
The Maha Kumbh in Allahabad has perhaps no parallel in terms of the sheer size of the congregation. In less than two months over 100 million people are expected to come to this city, at the confluence of the Ganga and the Yamuna. But even as they celebrate the rivers …
Urban sewage, hospital waste, and pesticide residues are polluting kole lands, the ecologically fragile wetland ecosystems in Malappuram and Thrissur noted for the integrated farming of rice and fish. An expert committee appointed by the State government has found that sewage pollution from urban areas was being directly discharged into …
China aims to spend $850 billion to improve filthy water supplies over the next decade, but even such huge outlays may do little to reverse damage caused by decades of pollution and overuse in Beijing's push for rapid economic growth. China is promising to invest 4 trillion yuan ($650 billion) …
The 324 pollution-prevention projects along the eastern route of the South-to-North Water Diversion Program in Shandong province have been completed and started operating at the end of January to ensure that clean water can be transferred on time, a local senior official said. "The pollution-treatment projects, with a total investment …
With gas emissions during manual sewer cleaning recognized as a cause of death that has claimed the lives of many a sanitation worker over the years, Delhi government has finally taken the first step towards imposing a ban on the dangerous task of manually cleaning sewers. While the government notification …
Pune: The state government is likely to make it mandatory for all municipal corporations to treat and use sewage water for non-drinking purposes. “A meeting of municipal officials across the state was called to discuss possible use of recycled sewage water. After deliberations, the government will take steps towards implementation …
