WHO:Water contamination in Bangalore alarming
The potable water in Bangalore is much more contaminated than in Kolkata, New Delhi, Mumbai, Lucknow, Pune, Hyderabad and Chennai, according to the World Health Organisation (WHO) report. The report…
The potable water in Bangalore is much more contaminated than in Kolkata, New Delhi, Mumbai, Lucknow, Pune, Hyderabad and Chennai, according to the World Health Organisation (WHO) report. The report…
The Mangalore City Corporation has set up a drinking water testing unit in its laboratory at Lalbagh to ensure better public health. The multi-purpose health workers of the laboratory will…
Western Railway assured clean drinking water at Churchgate station building after spontaneous protest by its employees. Many people fell sick after drinking foul smelling and strange tasting water. When repeated…
Most cities and towns in India still follow an unregulated and unscientific manner in disposing of the MSW. This has only led to pollution, air & ground water.
The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation plans to crack down on unauthorised hawkers during the monsoons. The civic body has decided to take stringent action against roadside food stalls, which sell unhygienic…
In the backdrop of 500 people taking ill due to water contamination in and around Bholakpur in Hyderabad, concerned citizens have protested against the functioning of animal skin and hides…
Well maintained bus shelters and street furniture add to the beauty of a city
Scientists at Bulawayo’s National University of Science and Technology (NUST) have embarked on research to develop simple and affordable water purification methods, as more than a billion people live without…
Community-managed ‘kuhls’ or water canals that date back to the pre-colonial Katoch dynasty (1690 to 1805), are today in dire straits. Human faeces, animal waste and garbage float in this water, which is even used for drinking!