The West Bengal government has started acting tough against the misuse of the drinking water supplied by the state public health engineering (PHE) department, the state PHE minister Pulak Roy informed the Assembly on Wednesday.
The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) has included packaged drinking water and mineral water under the “high risk” food categories.
Siliguri mayor Goutam Deb today formally inaugurated the first phase of the second major drinking water project under the "Amrut 2.0" scheme at Gajoldoba in Jalpaiguri.
Over 200 residents of a society in Greater Noida fell ill after allegedly consuming contaminated water.
Sikkim has approved a budget of Rs 14,490.67 crore for the financial year 2024-25, with special attention given to enhancing the state’s infrastructure and vital sectors, chief minister Prem Singh Tamang (Golay) announced today.
At least 5,73,000 children under the age of five are at risk of suffering from malnutrition in Malawi, a UN spokesperson said, citing warnings from the UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
District collectors across the state have been asked to launch awareness campaigns to acquaint people about the risks associated with the heat wave, identify the risks and what to do if someone is affected by the heat wave.
Water is as old as human civilization. Ecological needs of water as a scarce natural resource and as an essential commodity fundamental to life, livelihood and human survival have, of late, been recognized by all concerned agencies. In this backdrop, a person of wisdom would want to know the impact of water pollution on human health and the importance of clean drinking water, which is an important ingredient concomitant to sustainable development.
According to PETnology India, a website providing information about plastic, the consumption of PET bottles was 1.1 million tons (2020), and the consumption of recycled PET was 0.99 million tons (2020) in India.
It is estimated that after supplying 192 tmc ft water to Tamil Nadu as per the agreement between the two states, another 250 tmc ft water flows to Tamil Nadu and joins the sea
