Defence lab develops battlefield water purifier
July 5th, 2012 - 9:08 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 5 (IANS) A portable water purifier that can be used by troops on the battlefield to quench their thirst from available surface water has been developed by ... Read more...
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Punjab to check potable water quality
July 1st, 2012 - 10:02 pm ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, July 1 (IANS) Amid allegations of potable water contamination, the Punjab government has decided to get a survey conducted to check the quality of water being supplied to residents, ... Read more...
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Bangladesh’s toxic waters captured in photo-essay (With Images, Feature)
June 10th, 2012 - 11:57 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 10 (IANS) Water, water everywhere, but not a drop to drink... A cluster of striking images by leading South Asian documentary photographer Munem Wasif turns the spotlight ... Read more...
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Failure to tackle green issues could hurt growth: Ecologists
April 17th, 2012 - 1:18 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, April 17 (IANS) The Indian government's failure to formulate effective policies to address environmental issues would risk causing economic growth to lag, warn environmentalists. The world over, problems like ... Read more...
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China’s ‘cancer village’ draws unwelcome attention
August 19th, 2011 - 11:59 am ICT by IANS
Beijing, Aug 19 (IANS) A village in China's southwestern Yunnan province, where a chemical plant has discharged chromium slag for the last 10 years, is today known as a "cancer ... Read more...
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Software protects water resources from terror attacks
July 26th, 2011 - 12:53 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, July 26 (IANS) Americans drink from the kitchen tap without worrying about pathogens or microbes, even though water utilities might be vulnerable to bio-terror attacks or natural contaminants. But ... Read more...
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Ghana turns to India to fight mountains of waste
July 22nd, 2011 - 1:38 pm ICT by IANS
Accra, July 22 (IANS) Ghana is turning to India to procure equipment worth $10 million to tackle mounting waste and poor sanitary conditions in its capital Accra and other urban ... Read more...
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Delhi Jal Board water contaminated with human feces
March 10th, 2011 - 9:39 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 10 (IANS) At least 18 percent of water supplied by the Delhi Jal Board (DJB), the primary supplier in the national capital, was found to be contaminated ... Read more...
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Can clams help clean oil-filled waters?
February 27th, 2011 - 12:36 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Feb 27 (ANI): Researchers at Southeastern Louisiana University are studying the lowly Rangia clam, common in the waters of Lake Pontchartrain, Lake Maurepas and other brackish bodies of water, to determine ... Read more...
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Laser technology to help track E. coli
January 15th, 2011 - 3:23 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Jan 15 (ANI): Scientists have turned to a simple, automated method of tracking E. coli, which could reduce the incidence of waterborne disease outbreaks.The technique uses a laser to detect and ... Read more...
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NHRC chief visits Kerala’s pesticide affected areas
December 18th, 2010 - 12:27 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 18 (IANS) National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) chief K.G. Balakrishnan Saturday visited the areas in Kerala affected by the spraying of the pesticide endosulfan and met the victims."There have ... Read more...
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Torch rally to mark Bhopal gas tragedy anniversay
December 2nd, 2010 - 9:45 pm ICT by IANS
Bhopal, Dec 2 (IANS) Over 500 survivors of the 1984 Bhopal gas tragedy and victims of the resultant water contamination Thursday staged a torchlight march to mark the 26th anniversary of ... Read more...
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Asha Bhosle remembers spending time with William Holden (Movie Snippets)
September 26th, 2010 - 11:33 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 26 (IANS) Singing legend Asha Bhosle, who is in Hong Kong, says the place reminds her of the good times she spent there with late Academy Award winning ... Read more...
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OFID pledges $500,000 to flood-hit Pakistan
August 7th, 2010 - 4:14 pm ICT by IANS
Vienna, Aug 7 (IANS/WAM) The OPEC Fund for International Development (OFID) has approved a $500,000 emergency grant to flood-hit Pakistan.
The OFID grant will help people meet their emergency needs, including shelter, food ... Read more...
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Four dead, 100 fall sick to contaminated water
July 18th, 2010 - 10:45 pm ICT by IANS
Gandhinagar, July 18 (IANS) Four people, including two children, have died and 100 others hospitalized Sunday due to suspected water contamination in a Gujarat village, an official said.
Health Minister Jaynarayan Vyas confirmed ... Read more...
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Protein switch that kills deadly water-based pathogens discovered
May 27th, 2010 - 3:29 pm ICT by IANS
Toronto, May 27 (IANS) Scientists have discovered a protein switch that will help kill deadly water-based pathogens like E. coli and make for safer drinking water.
Zongchao Jia, a professor of biochemistry ... Read more...
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Discovery paves way for safer drinking water, cheaper medicine
May 27th, 2010 - 1:51 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, May 27 (ANI): Queen's University scientists have made a new discovery that not only may pave the way to helping reduce health hazards such as E. coli in water, but could ... Read more...
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For real Erin Brokovich, Oscar-winning movie was a curse
April 19th, 2010 - 5:23 pm ICT by ANI
London, Apr 19 (ANI): Julia Roberts won the Oscar for playing her, but for Erin Brokovich, the movie based on her life and name was more of a curse than a blessing.The ... Read more...
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Agra villagers suffer from water contamination
March 12th, 2010 - 5:45 pm ICT by ANI
Agra, Mar 12 (ANI): Ground water in Dayalbagh, a suburb of Agra, allegedly contains a high level of fluoride and is causing serious health hazards to locals.People of the area suffer ... Read more...
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220 Hepatitis E cases in Shimla since January: Minister
March 3rd, 2010 - 7:19 pm ICT by IANS
Shimla, March 3 (IANS) As many as 220 people in the Himachal Pradesh capital have tested positive for Hepatitis E in the past two months, state Health Minister Rajeev Bindal said Wednesday. ... Read more...
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Over 160 cases of Hepatitis E in Shimla since mid-January
February 18th, 2010 - 3:35 pm ICT by IANS
Shimla, Feb 18 (IANS) More than 160 people in the Himachal Pradesh state capital have tested positive for Hepatitis E -- a liver problem caused by the consumption of water contaminated by ... Read more...
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Shimla water suspect after hepatitis outbreak
January 30th, 2010 - 2:25 pm ICT by IANS
Shimla, Jan 30 (IANS) Authorities collected water samples for testing in this Himachal Pradesh capital Saturday after seven out of eight blood samples of jaundice patients tested positive for Hepatitis E.
The samples ... Read more...
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Seven test positive for Hepatitis E in Shimla
January 29th, 2010 - 9:27 pm ICT by IANS
Shimla, Jan 29 (IANS) Seven blood samples of jaundice patients in the Himachal Pradesh state capital have tested positive for Hepatitis E - the first incidence of the virus spread liver disease ... Read more...
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Special hospital for gas victims plagued by problems (To go with The Bhopal health saga - battling for survival every day)
December 2nd, 2009 - 1:36 pm ICT by IANS
Bhopal, Dec 2 (IANS) The Bhopal Memorial Hospital and Research Centre (BMHRC) set up in 2000, is a super-speciality hospital that raised many hopes among gas leak survivors. However, BMHRC suffers from ... Read more...
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16 countries to commemorate Bhopal gas tragedy
November 18th, 2009 - 5:06 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 18 (IANS) On Dec 3 it will be 25 years since the Bhopal gas disaster took place, killing 3,500 people instantly. While a number of public meetings, film screenings ... Read more...
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Hussain Sagar lake threatens environment in Hyderabad
November 11th, 2009 - 2:12 pm ICT by ANI
Hyderabad, Nov 11 (ANI): Rising pollution in the Hussain Sagar Lake is threatening the environmental in Hyderabad, Deccan.Hussain Sagar Lake is the city's main water body and a major tourist attraction. ... Read more...
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Eye in sky can spot disasters in a jiffy
October 23rd, 2009 - 1:58 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Oct 23 (IANS) An omniscient eye in the sky can spot natural and man-made disasters, give advance warning about forest fires, water contamination or an oil slick.
A new Tel Aviv University ... Read more...
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Water scarcity will create global security concerns: Pachauri
October 7th, 2009 - 3:50 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Oct 7 (IANS) Water scarcity as a result of climate change will create far-reaching global security concerns, Nobel laureate and Chairman of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change Rajendra K. Pachauri ... Read more...
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Water shortage will create far-reaching global security concerns
October 7th, 2009 - 2:56 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Oct 7 (ANI): Water scarcity courtesy climate change will create global security concerns, according to Dr. Rajendra K. Pachauri, chair of the intergovernmental panel on climate change, a co-recipient of the ... Read more...
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Punjab Agricultural University develops 30-rupee water-testing kit
June 20th, 2009 - 8:43 pm ICT by ANI
Chandigarh, June 20 (ANI): Punjab Agricultural University's microbiology department has developed a water testing kit to help people ward off numerous water borne diseases.The kit, priced at just 30 rupees, was earlier ... Read more...
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Now, detect water contamination in the same way as snake’s eyes do
May 13th, 2009 - 2:59 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, May 13 (ANI): An expert from Tel Aviv University's School of Physics and Astronomy has developed a new system that can help monitor the safety of a building or community's water ... Read more...
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Cholera cases in Hyderabad rise to 26
May 11th, 2009 - 11:03 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, May 11 (IANS) The number of cholera cases here rose to 26 as hundreds of people who fell sick due to suspected water contamination in different parts of the state were ... Read more...
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Hyderabad water contamination raises toll to nine
May 8th, 2009 - 7:44 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, May 8 (IANS) Another person died in this Andhra Pradesh capital Friday due to contaminated drinking water, taking the toll to nine since over 200 people were admitted to hospital Tuesday ... Read more...
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US court reinstates Bhopal victims’ case against Union Carbide
November 4th, 2008 - 12:15 pm ICT by IANS
New York, Nov 4 (IANS) A New York court has reinstated a case filed against Union Carbide by residents of India's Bhopal town who claim to have suffered serious health problems due ... Read more...
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Nanotechnology may solve water crisis in India
September 16th, 2008 - 1:17 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, September 16 (ANI): A team of Indian scientists have explained how carbon nanotubes could replace conventional materials in water-purification systems, which could be the answer to ensuring a safe supply ... Read more...
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