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Lithium Mining Could Have Drastic Impact on Water Quality and Environment, Says Study
A recent study by Duke University's Nicholas School of the Environment reveals that although common contaminants like arsenic and lead are not present in harmful concentrations near the Kings Mountain lithium mine in North Carolina, high levels of lithium, rubidium, and cesium were detected in local water sources. The research, which focused on wat...
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IIT Mandi Study Finds Cancer-Causing Pollutants In Himachal Groundwater
Researchers from the Indian Institute of Technology Mandi and Jammu revealed the presence of cancer-causing pollutants in the groundwater of Himachal Pradesh's Baddi-Barotiwala (BB) industrial area.
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Noida Golf Course Fined Rs 25 Lakh For Illegal Groundwater Extraction
The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has slapped a fine of Rs 25 lakh on Noida Golf Course for allegedly illegally extracting groundwater through tube wells and using the same for horticulture.
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Sterlite Plant Can't Be Allowed To Operate, Supreme Court Told
The Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board (TNPCB) on Wednesday told the Supreme Court that Vedanta's Sterlite copper smelting plant in Thoothukudi can't be allowed to operate as it was involved in a series of violations resulting in an alarming level of groundwater pollution.
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Two Weeks On, Indian Air Force Flies In High-Powered Pumps To Aid Meghalaya Ops
Over two weeks after a rat-hole mine collapsed in Meghalaya's East Jaintia Hills, trapping 15 people underground, the Indian Air Force has finally come forward to help. Kirloskar Brothers has offered to expedite the rescue operation by sending powerful pumps to draw water from the pit, and a team of experts from state-run Coal India Limited is bein...
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High Arsenic Levels In Punjab Wells Raising Major Public-Health Concern: Study
Of the 13,000 wells in Indian side of Punjab, 25 per cent of them had high levels of arsenic, the study highlighted.
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Green Panel Fines Rs 25 Lakhs On Balrampur Chini Mills
The National Green Tribunal has imposed an environment compensation (EC) of Rs 25 lakh on one of the country's largest sugar firms for extracting groundwater without permission and polluting the environment in Uttar Pradesh.
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Humans Threaten Crucial 'Fossil' Groundwater: Study
Human activity risks contaminating pristine water locked underground for millennia and long thought impervious to pollution, said a study Tuesday that warned of a looming threat to the crucial resource.
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Harmful Effluents in Water of Uttar Pradesh Rivers: Pollution Control Board to Green Panel
Large amounts of industrial effluents have been found in the groundwater and rivers flowing through several districts of Uttar Pradesh, Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) told the National Green Tribunal (NGT) today.
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Toxic Pond Threatening Water Supply Near Delhi
Are some residents of Delhi and Gurgaon drinking toxic water? That's the question the National Green Tribunal wants to find out after it ordered the Haryana government to carry out an analysis of the groundwater around the Bandhwari waste processing plant on the Gurgaon-Faridabad road.
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Lithium Mining Could Have Drastic Impact on Water Quality and Environment, Says Study
A recent study by Duke University's Nicholas School of the Environment reveals that although common contaminants like arsenic and lead are not present in harmful concentrations near the Kings Mountain lithium mine in North Carolina, high levels of lithium, rubidium, and cesium were detected in local water sources. The research, which focused on wat...
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IIT Mandi Study Finds Cancer-Causing Pollutants In Himachal Groundwater
Researchers from the Indian Institute of Technology Mandi and Jammu revealed the presence of cancer-causing pollutants in the groundwater of Himachal Pradesh's Baddi-Barotiwala (BB) industrial area.
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Noida Golf Course Fined Rs 25 Lakh For Illegal Groundwater Extraction
The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has slapped a fine of Rs 25 lakh on Noida Golf Course for allegedly illegally extracting groundwater through tube wells and using the same for horticulture.
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Sterlite Plant Can't Be Allowed To Operate, Supreme Court Told
The Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board (TNPCB) on Wednesday told the Supreme Court that Vedanta's Sterlite copper smelting plant in Thoothukudi can't be allowed to operate as it was involved in a series of violations resulting in an alarming level of groundwater pollution.
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Two Weeks On, Indian Air Force Flies In High-Powered Pumps To Aid Meghalaya Ops
Over two weeks after a rat-hole mine collapsed in Meghalaya's East Jaintia Hills, trapping 15 people underground, the Indian Air Force has finally come forward to help. Kirloskar Brothers has offered to expedite the rescue operation by sending powerful pumps to draw water from the pit, and a team of experts from state-run Coal India Limited is bein...
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High Arsenic Levels In Punjab Wells Raising Major Public-Health Concern: Study
Of the 13,000 wells in Indian side of Punjab, 25 per cent of them had high levels of arsenic, the study highlighted.
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Green Panel Fines Rs 25 Lakhs On Balrampur Chini Mills
The National Green Tribunal has imposed an environment compensation (EC) of Rs 25 lakh on one of the country's largest sugar firms for extracting groundwater without permission and polluting the environment in Uttar Pradesh.
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Humans Threaten Crucial 'Fossil' Groundwater: Study
Human activity risks contaminating pristine water locked underground for millennia and long thought impervious to pollution, said a study Tuesday that warned of a looming threat to the crucial resource.
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Harmful Effluents in Water of Uttar Pradesh Rivers: Pollution Control Board to Green Panel
Large amounts of industrial effluents have been found in the groundwater and rivers flowing through several districts of Uttar Pradesh, Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) told the National Green Tribunal (NGT) today.
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Toxic Pond Threatening Water Supply Near Delhi
Are some residents of Delhi and Gurgaon drinking toxic water? That's the question the National Green Tribunal wants to find out after it ordered the Haryana government to carry out an analysis of the groundwater around the Bandhwari waste processing plant on the Gurgaon-Faridabad road.
