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BEWARE! High nitrate levels found in groundwater in 440 districts

High nitrate levels have been found in groundwater of 440 districts across India, with 20 per cent of the samples collected exceeding the permissible nitrate concentration, the Central Ground Water......

ISRO removes sinking Joshimath images after gag order

Several state-run institutions including ISRO have been directed by the National Disaster Management Authority and the Uttarakhand government not to interact with media or share information on......

Couldn't pump out water from coaching class because...: Probe

An interim report of the magisterial inquiry into the death of three students in the flooded library of Rau's IAS Study Circle in New Delhi said the water level of the centre's basement and the......

3,000 flat owners in Gurgaon living without basic amenities

It’s been a decade of ordeals for the residents of the plush Mayfield Gardens in Gurgaon who are living in their Rs 1 crore plus apartments without basic amenities of water, power and sewage.......

'Water shortage is a very, very serious situation'

It has been argued that the next world war will be fought not over oil, but over water. In India, water riots have broken out in Madhya Pradesh this year and people have lost lives fighting......

Varanasi villagers blame Coca-Cola for water scarcity

Central Ground Water Authority declared Arajiline block, where the bottling plant in located, as "over exploited" in 2011 Eighteen village councils in Uttar Pradesh are demanding a local Coca-Cola......

Bottled water plants consume 7.03 mn cubic m water

Over seven million cubic m of water is consumed by 1,952 licenced mineral and packaged drinking water plants in the country annually. According to figures available with the Central Ground Water......

Pepsi plant under Kerala scanner

State Assembly recommends imposition of curbs on extraction of water by the plant. Taking a serious note of the alleged exploitation of groundwater by Pepsi, a committee of the Kerala Assembly......

Green study slams Coke's Kerala plant

Coca-Cola company's operations at its Plachimada plant at Palakkad in Kerala seem to be headed for fresh trouble.The Hazards Centre and the People's Science Institute have come out with a report,......

JPC to moot tough norms for colas

The Joint Parliamentary Committee looking into the issue of pesticides in colas has shared the concern over high levels of pesticides in the drinks and is likely to recommend stringent norms for......

The Ban Baaja Baraat

The Kerala Story is among a long list of films that invited bans and censorship. The Bharatiya Janata Party-led Uttar Pradesh government announced on May 9, 2023 that the film The Kerala Story......

Kiwis to send security chief to India

New Zealand Cricketwillsendits security chiefReg Dickson to monitor the situation in Ahmedabad whichwill host the first Test against New Zealand, rather than Kanpur betweenOctober 8 and 12."New......

BCCI not running away from Lodha recommendations, says chief Thakur

'If ads are not shown the Board will go back to 1980s level' 'IPL is a win-win situation for State and Central Government' 'Don't force us to take IPL outside India' IMAGE: Newly elected BCCI......

World Cup Diary: Gnats swarm players during Tunisia v England game

IMAGE: England’s Jesse Lingard of England reacts after an insect lands on him ahead of Group G match against Tunisia. Photograph: Clive Rose/Getty Images/span> England and Tunisia......

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