-TheWire.in In addition to the increased risk of disease, the lack of sanitation facilities also makes women and girls susceptible to harassment. India, the world’s second-largest country by population, has the highest number of people (732 million) without access to toilets, according to a new report. The report by WaterAid, titled Out Of Order:The State of the World’s Toilets 2017, further stated that 355 million women and girls lack access to a toilet....
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19% of Indians drink Water with lethal levels of arsenic -Radheshyam Jadhav
-The Times of India NEW DELHI: About 239 million people across 153 districts in 21 states drink Water that contains unacceptably high levels of arsenic. In effect, they are being slowly poisoned. Calculations based on information provided by the Water resources ministry in response to a question in the Lok Sabha reveal that 65% of Assam's population, or about 21 million people, is drinking arsenic-contaminated Water, while it's 60% in Bihar...
More »Govt to file review petition against SC order on MRP issue
-PTI SC had said that the government cannot enforce sale of mineral Water on their MRPs in hotels and restaurants as the Standards of Weights and Measures Act, 1976 does not apply The government will file a review petition in the Supreme Court against an order allowing hotels and restaurants to charge higher price than the MRP on mineral Water, Consumer Affiars Minister Ram Vilas Paswan said on Saturday. "In relation with the...
More »Green nod must for realty projects: NGT -Jayashree Nandi
-The Times of India NEW DELHI: The National Green Tribunal has shelved Delhi Development Authority's new building bylaws which exempt realty projects from undergoing environment impact assessment (EIA). In a detailed judgment dated December 8, published on Wednesday, NGT also stayed the Union environment ministry's notification of December 9 which exempted real-estate projects (up to 1,50,000 sq m built-up area) in the country from undergoing EIA and obtaining environmental clearance (EC). Aimed at...
More »10 crore people drinking contaminated Water in India
-PTI Over 10 crore people in the country are getting Water contaminated with excess fluoride, the Lok Sabha was informed today. To deal with the problem, the central government has released Rs 800 crore so that community Water purification plants could be set up, Minister for Drinking Water and Sanitation Narendra Singh Tomar said during Question Hour. About 10.06 crore population living in 12,577 habitations in different states and union territories are getting...
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