Paris Olympics: Triathlon events to go ahead after Siene river passes quality tests
The Olympic women's and men's triathlon events will proceed on Wednesday, as recent tests showed the Seine river is clean enough for competition.
The Olympic women's and men's triathlon events will proceed on Wednesday, as recent tests showed the Seine river is clean enough for competition.
The team led by Professor Punyasloke Bhadury from the Integrative Taxonomy and Microbial Ecology Research Group (ITMERG) at IISER, Kolkata monitored nine sites encompassing 59 stations along the 50 km stretch of the lower stretches of the River Ganga over two years to understand the dynamics of key environmental variables
Various stretches of Ganga and its tributaries showed varying degrees of improvement on a few water quality parameters, Minister of State for Jal Shakti and Food Processing Industries Prahlad Singh Patel told the Lok Sabha in a written reply.
The lack of access to clean water in India is claiming about 2 lakh human lives almost every year and more than 50% of the rural households do not enjoy the “luxury” that is clean water, according to a United Nations report.
The central government, under the Namami Gange project, has been undertaking steps to rejuvenate the river and its tributaries.
The National Green Tribunal has directed the Delhi government to submit a complete and comprehensive report on quality and quantity…
The National Green Tribunal has directed the Delhi government to submit a complete and comprehensive report on quality and quantity…
