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Faecal contamination detected in drinking water supplied by private agency in Taliparamba
2 days, 18 hours ago

Faecal contamination detected in drinking water supplied by private agency in Taliparamba

The Hindu  

A joint inspection by the Health department and the Taliparamba municipality has revealed faecal contamination in drinking water supplied by a local private distributor. The inspection, aimed at preventing the spread of jaundice in the area, uncovered E. coli bacteria—commonly found in human faeces—in water samples collected from the distributor, identified as Jafar Drinking Water Supply. Although the supplier presented …

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How many glasses of water should one drink after waking up during winter morning? Know detail
3 days, 14 hours ago

How many glasses of water should one drink after waking up during winter morning? Know detail

India TV News  

You should definitely include some healthy habits in your daily routine. Be it winter or summer, if you drink lukewarm water in the morning, it keeps both the stomach and the body healthy. In winter, one should drink lukewarm water on an empty stomach in the morning. Honey water on an empty stomach in the morning If you want, add …

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In Florida, a race is on to save the Everglades and protect a key source of drinking water
4 days, 1 hour ago

In Florida, a race is on to save the Everglades and protect a key source of drinking water

Associated Press  

EVERGLADES, Fla. — In a region of Florida known as the River of Grass, John Kominoski plops into hip-deep waters. Share Share Copy Link copied Email Facebook X Reddit LinkedIn Pinterest Flipboard Print Naturalist tour guide Juan Macias is reflected in the tram's mirror as a tourist photographs an alligator in the Shark Valley area of Florida's Everglades National Park, …

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Why packaged drinking water is safer than you think
4 days, 14 hours ago

Why packaged drinking water is safer than you think

India Today  

Following the recent FSSAI declarations towards improving the quality of packaged drinking water, there’s growing consumer awareness around industry standards and compliance. Dr Saurabh Arora, managing director of Auriga Research, a testing facility conforming to FSSAI and BIS specifications, explains how elaborate testing ensures safe water for buyers. New FSSAI rules: Lately, FSSAI has given the option of starting production …

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Glaring infrastructure deficiencies: 105 Gujarat Government schools lack toilets
4 days, 14 hours ago

Glaring infrastructure deficiencies: 105 Gujarat Government schools lack toilets

New Indian Express  

AHMEDABAD: Despite the Gujarat government championing its development narrative, unsettling data presented in the Lok Sabha on Thursday revealed significant shortcomings in the state’s basic infrastructure. Central government statistics disclosed that 105 government schools in Gujarat still lack toilet facilities, and 12 schools remain without access to drinking water—raising serious concerns about the state’s claims of progress. These figures starkly …

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From destruction to deadly heat, Associated Press photographers capture climate change in 2024
6 days, 2 hours ago

From destruction to deadly heat, Associated Press photographers capture climate change in 2024

Associated Press  

A world altered by climate change After heat records were smashed and a torrent of extreme weather events rocked countless countries in 2023, some climate scientists believed that the waning of the El Nino weather pattern could mean 2024 would be slightly cooler. Share Share Copy Link copied Email Facebook X Reddit LinkedIn Pinterest Flipboard Print Residents collect drinking water …

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AP Minister Atchannaidu Stresses Development of Manyam
1 week, 6 days ago

AP Minister Atchannaidu Stresses Development of Manyam

Deccan Chronicle  

Visakhapatnam: The water resources department shall complete pending works on the Janjhavathi, Thothapalli and other water projects and complete the Seethanagaram Bridge by March 2025, said agriculture minister Kinjarapu Atchannaidu addressing the district review committee meeting at the Manyam collectorate on Monday. Addressing the meeting, the minister emphasised the government's commitment to developing Parvatipuram Manyam, a backward district with a …

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Chennai: One Dead, 23 Hospitalised Due To Suspected Water Contamination In Pallavaram
2 weeks, 4 days ago

Chennai: One Dead, 23 Hospitalised Due To Suspected Water Contamination In Pallavaram

ABP News  

Chennai news: One person died and 23 others were hospitalised on Thursday following suspected water contamination after drinking water got mixed with sewage in the Pallavaram area of Chennai. Condemning the incidents that led to the tragedy, AIADMK chief Edappadi Palaniswami said, "Drinking water is a very basic thing; It is the duty of the government to distribute it with …

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Chennai: Two dead, 19 others admitted to hospital due to drinking water contamination
2 weeks, 4 days ago

Chennai: Two dead, 19 others admitted to hospital due to drinking water contamination

India TV News  

At least two people died and 19 others wewre admitted to a government hospital on Thursday, allegedly due to suspected drinking water contamination in the city. Tamil Nadu Health Minister Ma Subramanian, who visited the hospital and consoled the patients, stated that water samples have been sent to the King Institute of Preventive Medicine and Research in Guindy for detailed …

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Doctors warn rapidly growing cancer is linked to tap water drunk by 40m Americans
2 weeks, 4 days ago

Doctors warn rapidly growing cancer is linked to tap water drunk by 40m Americans

Daily Mail  

Tap water drunk by up to 40million Americans may be raising their risk of a rapidly growing cancer, a study suggests. Researchers at Texas A and M University compared kidney cancer rates in 240 Texas counties to arsenic levels in the water in public and private water systems. The above map, published in 2017, shows estimated arsenic levels in water …

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150million people born before 1996 at risk of a mental breakdown caused by metal exposure
2 weeks, 5 days ago

150million people born before 1996 at risk of a mental breakdown caused by metal exposure

Daily Mail  

Tens of millions of Americans born before 1996 suffered psychiatric disorders as a direct result of being exposed to toxic lead. Using national data on lead levels in children's blood and population statistics, researchers from Duke University estimated the amount of lead all Americans alive in 2015 had been exposed to. Mathew Hauer, the study co-author and sociologist at Florida …

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Why FSSAI has put packaged drinking water in 'high-risk' category
2 weeks, 6 days ago

Why FSSAI has put packaged drinking water in 'high-risk' category

Firstpost  

India’s apex food safety regulator, FSSAI, has declared packaged drinking and mineral water a ‘high-risk’ food item. In a striking move, India’s apex food safety regulator has declared packaged drinking and mineral water a ‘high-risk’ food item. The FSSAI classifies food items based on their risk of contamination, ensuring that facilities dealing with high-risk foods undergo regular inspections to uphold …

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RFK Jr used to hawk bottles of water with high levels of fluoride. Now he wants to ban it
2 weeks, 6 days ago

RFK Jr used to hawk bottles of water with high levels of fluoride. Now he wants to ban it

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. According to a 2009 chemical analysis, first reported by The New Yorker, each bottle …

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Legislators face anger of flood-affected residents in Villupuram district
2 weeks, 6 days ago

Legislators face anger of flood-affected residents in Villupuram district

New Indian Express  

Vikravandi MLA Anniyur A Siva, who went to the spot, tried to convince the agitated residents but they confronted the MLA for not providing them proper food at the relief centre for the past two days and visiting their village during the rain disaster. Around 5 pm, about 200 residents of Aiyankovilpattu village near the Pambai river blocked the Chennai-Tiruchy …

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FSSAI classifies packaged drinking water as 'High-Risk Food Category'
3 weeks ago

FSSAI classifies packaged drinking water as 'High-Risk Food Category'

India Today  

The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India has decided to classify packaged drinking and mineral water as a 'High-Risk Food Category.' MANDATORY INSPECTION FOR HIGH-RISK FOOD CATEGORIES Under the new rule, all packaged drinking and mineral water manufacturers will now face annual, risk-based inspections. ANNUAL AUDITS BY THIRD-PARTY AGENCIES As per the FSSAI’s order, businesses in high-risk food categories, …

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FSSAI classifies packaged drinking water under 'high risk' food categories: Know details
3 weeks ago

FSSAI classifies packaged drinking water under 'high risk' food categories: Know details

India TV News  

With increasing concerns in recent times, packaged drinking water in India has become one of the major concerns, especially because of the fast-growing market of bottled water. To put it more in perspective, the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India, FSSAI, took a step forward in announcing that packaged drinking water falls under the 'high risk' category of foods. …

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Substandard food items, lack of hygiene lead to mid-day meal poisoning: Experts
3 weeks, 2 days ago

Substandard food items, lack of hygiene lead to mid-day meal poisoning: Experts

Hindustan Times  

A series of food poisoning incidents in various government schools, residential institutions and welfare hostels in the last few days have put the Congress government in Telangana in a tight spot, forcing the authorities to step up vigilance on the implementation of mid-day meals scheme and focus on maintenance of quality of food and hygiene in school kitchens. LATEST INCIDENTS …

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Russia woos Namibia to mine uranium, sparking water safety fears
3 weeks, 5 days ago

Russia woos Namibia to mine uranium, sparking water safety fears

Al Jazeera  

Russian company Rosatom is trying to drill for uranium in Namibia. “Should uranium mining be allowed, it could render the water in the southeastern region of Namibia unfit for human and animal consumption, effectively bringing agriculture to a total and permanent standstill in the area,” said former Namibia Agricultural Union president, Piet Gouws, speaking to the Namibian Sun in 2022. …

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Drought is causing saltwater to creep up the Delaware River. Here’s what’s being done about it
3 weeks, 5 days ago

Drought is causing saltwater to creep up the Delaware River. Here’s what’s being done about it

Associated Press  

TRENTON, N.J. — Salty oceanwater is creeping up the Delaware River, the source for much of the drinking water for Philadelphia and millions of others, brought on by drought conditions and sea level rise, and prompting officials to tap reservoirs to push the unpotable tide back downstream. Officials say drinking water isn’t imminently at risk yet, but they’re monitoring the …

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DUSU polls: NSUI bags post of prez after 7 yrs, ABVP gets vice-president
3 weeks, 6 days ago

DUSU polls: NSUI bags post of prez after 7 yrs, ABVP gets vice-president

Hindustan Times  

After a seven-year drought, the National Students’ Union of India has reclaimed the top spot in the Delhi University Students Union elections, securing the posts of president and joint secretary as results, delayed by nearly two months, were announced Monday. NSUI candidate Ronak Khatri with Lokesh Chaudhary celebrate after winning in the Delhi University Students Union elections at Delhi University …

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Florida health official advises communities to stop adding fluoride to drinking water
1 month ago

Florida health official advises communities to stop adding fluoride to drinking water

NPR  

Florida health official advises communities to stop adding fluoride to drinking water toggle caption Chris O'Meara/AP/AP Florida Surgeon General Joseph Ladapo advised local governments across the state on Friday to stop adding fluoride to their community water supplies. "Adding optimal amounts of fluoride into our community water supplies can prevent at least 25% of tooth decay in children and adults, …

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Column: Trump’s anti-science backers go after water fluoridation, a historic healthcare success
1 month ago

Column: Trump’s anti-science backers go after water fluoridation, a historic healthcare success

LA Times  

Regular visits to the dentist to fill cavities used to be a shared ordeal for millions of American children and adults. “On January 20,” Kennedy tweeted a few days before the election, “the Trump White House will advise all U.S. water systems to remove fluoride from public water.” ‘Fluoridation is the most monstrously conceived and dangerous Communist plot we have …

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Chemical compound found in U.S. drinking water that could harm millions
1 month ago

Chemical compound found in U.S. drinking water that could harm millions

The Independent  

Sign up for our free Health Check email to receive exclusive analysis on the week in health Get our free Health Check email Get our free Health Check email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy A group of international researchers has discovered a previously unknown chemical …

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Chinese scientist wins global award for research into safe drinking water
1 month ago

Chinese scientist wins global award for research into safe drinking water

China Daily  

Chinese scientist Qu Jiuhui wins the Sustainability Award 2024 of the Nobel Sustainability Trust Foundation for his outstanding research and development in the field of safe drinking water in San Francisco on Wednesday, the Chinese Academy of Sciences said in a statement on its website. Chinese scientist Qu Jiuhui won the Sustainability Award 2024 of the Nobel Sustainability Trust Foundation …

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