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Seine Water Quality Issues Resurface For Paralympics
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Seine Water Quality Issues Resurface For Paralympics

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING PARIS — Concerns over water quality in the Seine River resurfaced at the Paralympic Games on Thursday when organizers changed the schedule for para triathlon races. All 11 medal events are to be held on one day, Sept. 1, instead of two as originally planned, Paris 2024 organizers said in a statement. The organizers said the river’s …

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Paris 2024 Olympics: Triathlon races to go ahead on Wednesday as Seine passes water quality tests
5 months, 2 weeks ago

Paris 2024 Olympics: Triathlon races to go ahead on Wednesday as Seine passes water quality tests

The Hindu  

Organisers cleared the Olympic women’s and men’s triathlons to go ahead on Wednesday after the latest Seine river water tests showed lower levels of bacteria, ending days of uncertainty over whether the central Paris swim was viable after heavy rains. “The results of the latest water analyses, received at 3.20 a.m., have been assessed as compliant by World Triathlon allowing …

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Olympic triathletes swim in Seine River after days of concerns about water quality
5 months, 2 weeks ago

Olympic triathletes swim in Seine River after days of concerns about water quality

Associated Press  

PARIS — Olympic triathletes dove into the Seine River on Wednesday after organizers declared the water in Paris safe for swimming following days of concerns about elevated bacteria levels caused by heavy rains last week. For her part, Beaugrand said she wasn’t very worried about swimming in the Seine “because we swam last year and no one was sick after …

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River Seine still not safe for swimming on most days due to E. Coli bacteria levels, with Olympics set to start on July 26
6 months ago

River Seine still not safe for swimming on most days due to E. Coli bacteria levels, with Olympics set to start on July 26

CNN  

CNN — Weeks before the Olympic Games are set to begin in Paris, the River Seine is still not safe for swimming on most days due to high levels of E. Coli bacteria in the water, according to official data. However, authorities say there has been a general improvement in the Seine’s water quality as weather conditions have improved in …

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Jal Shakti Ministry launches portal to ecologically monitor the Ganga
6 months, 4 weeks ago

Jal Shakti Ministry launches portal to ecologically monitor the Ganga

The Hindu  

The Union Jal Shakti Ministry launched an e-flow ecological monitoring system that allows real-time monitoring of river quality. The Environmental flows Monitoring System has been developed by the National Mission for Clean Ganga, an arm of the Jal Shakti Ministry, and was launched in the presence of Jal Shakti Minister C.R. Along with real-time analysis of the water quality of …

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U.P.: Dolphins return to Ganga as water quality improves
2 years, 2 months ago

U.P.: Dolphins return to Ganga as water quality improves

The Hindu  

Dolphins have started coming back to the Ganga river with improvement in the quality of its water through the Namami Gange programme, said the Uttar Pradesh government. “Under the programme, additional treatment capacity of about 33 MLD will also be created between September 2022 to December 2022 in Jhansi, Kanpur, Unnao, Shuklaganj, Sultanpur Budhana, Jaunpur and Baghpat at the cost …

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Cross-regional cooperation leads to better water quality
2 years, 4 months ago

Cross-regional cooperation leads to better water quality

China Daily  

A cross-regional mechanism introduced in 2016 encouraging the upstream stakeholders of rivers to improve water quality downstream, and in return receive compensation for their efforts, is paying big dividends. In July, Shandong paid Henan 126 million yuan in ecological compensation for the massive improvement in the water quality of the Yellow River running through the province. According to a deal …

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Water quality in lower stretches of Ganga alarming: Study
3 years, 1 month ago

Water quality in lower stretches of Ganga alarming: Study

India Today  

Amid threats of increasing floods in Ganga, scientists have found water quality in the lower stretches of the river to be alarming. Led by Professor Punyasloke Bhadury from the Integrative Taxonomy and Microbial Ecology Research Group at IISER Kolkata, scientists monitored nine sites encompassing 59 stations along 50 kilometres of the lower stretches of the River Ganga over two years. …

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Tibet Since 1951: Liberation, Development and Prosperity
3 years, 7 months ago

Tibet Since 1951: Liberation, Development and Prosperity

China Daily  

Solid Environmental Safety Barriers The Qinghai-Tibet Plateau is known as "the roof of the world" and "the water tower of Asia". These include Opinions on Strengthening Eco-environmental Protection and Pollution Prevention and Control, Opinions on Building a Beautiful Tibet, Opinions on Building National Ecological Culture Demonstration Areas to Boost Efforts for Building a Beautiful Tibet, and Regulations on Developing Ecological …

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Environment Agency chief provokes outcry over support for watering down protections for rivers and lakes
4 years, 4 months ago

Environment Agency chief provokes outcry over support for watering down protections for rivers and lakes

The Independent  

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