Tag: Drinking Water
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No shortage of drinking water from Narmada: Gujarat govt
The Gujarat government on Monday assured that there won’t be any shortage of drinking water in the state this summer due to the Narmada crisis as the state is mostly dependent on the river for their water needs. “The monsoons in upper catchment regions of Madhya Pradesh had been poor resulting in the lowered inflow …
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January 23, 2018 -
Simple water test may reduce bone disease in India
While low amounts of fluoride are beneficial for healthy teeth, high levels of fluoride can weaken bones, leading to skeletal fluorosis.
November 14, 2017 -
Bharat was Swachh many millennia ago
Sanitation and cleanliness are widely discussed today. However these ideas developed very early in India. That sanitation was a major part of the lives of the people in ancient India is revealed by excavations at Harappa (Punjab) and Mohenjodaro (Sind), the first sites discovered in the valley of the Indus and its tributaries and hence …
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November 5, 2017 -
Haryana’s govt schools to have purified drinking water soon
To provide purified drinking water enriched with necessary minerals to students studying in government schools in Haryana, the state government on Tuesday has decided to install Reverse Osmosis (RO) systems in all government schools of the state. Initially, this facility would be made available in urban schools from 2018, and later, it would be extended …
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July 4, 2017 -
No question of supplying Cauvery water to TN: Karnataka
Karnataka on Friday said there is no question of releasing Cauvery water to Tamil Nadu in line with the Supreme Court's directive as the state itself is facing a shortage of drinking water. "There is no water for drinking purposes. If we had water we could have released. We have 3-4 tmc ft shortage to …
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March 24, 2017 -
SMC councillors stage protest
Councillors of Siliguri Municipal Corporation (SMC) belonging to the Trinamool Congress gheraoed mayor Asok Bhattacharya at his office on Saturday with the agenda to protest against suspension of drinking water supply in all 47 wards of the city for two days. Notably, the construction of Asian Highway Project II has led to shifting of the …
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September 10, 2016 -
Trinamool leaders protest drinking water shortage in Siliguri
Trinamool Congress leaders on Saturday laid siege to the office of the mayor of Siliguri civic body in West Bengal as the city faced suspension of drinking water supply for the last three days. The Siliguri Municipal Corporation (SMC) said the supply was hit due to the shifting of main water pipelines at Fulbari, near …
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September 10, 2016 -
Pakistanis, Indians respect each other: Om Puri
Veteran Indian actor Om Puri, in Pakistan to promote his new film Actor in Law, on Tuesday said that people of the two countries respect each other. Addressing a gathering in Faislabad city, the actor also advocated the release of Pakistani movies in India. "Pakistani films should also be released in India," Dunya News quoted Puri as …
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August 30, 2016 -
9 foreigners held in Bangladesh with fake currency
9 foreigners held in Bangladesh with fake currency
August 8, 2016