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Ganga Water In Haridwar 'Unsafe' For Drinking: Pollution Control Board
The Uttarakhand Pollution Control Board tests the water of Ganga every month at about eight places around Haridwar along the Uttar Pradesh border.
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Around 19000 Litres Of Bottled Water Seized For Violation Of Norms In Hyderabad
Food safety officials conducted an inspection of a bottled water supplier in Kachiguda, Hyderabad. The levels of Total Dissolved Solids (TDS) in some of the bottled water were found to be lower than the prescribed standards.
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Is Your Milk Safe? Food Authority Reveals Easy Tests To Find Out
Worried about what's lurking in your milk? Discover easy at-home tests to ensure your milk is pure and safe from nasty adulterants like water and urea.
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Waterborne Diseases Spread In Gaza Due To Heat, Unsafe Water: UN
Waterborne diseases are spreading in Gaza due to a lack of clean water and rising temperatures, the United Nations humanitarian coordinator in Gaza said on Friday.
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Info From Social Media Can't Be Part Of Petitions, Says Bombay High Court
Information gathered from social media cannot be part of the pleadings in a public interest litigation, the Bombay High Court said on Tuesday while hearing a petition claiming that 1,500 to 2,000 people lose their lives in unsafe water bodies.
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More Than Half Of US Beaches Have Troubling Faeces Levels: Report
In New York, 58 per cent of the 344 beaches the agency tested had potentially unsafe levels of faecal indicator bacteria on at least one day.
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AAP Demands Ram Vilas Paswan's Resignation Over Delhi Water Row
The Aam Aadmi Party demanded on Thursday the resignation of Union Minister Ram Vilas Paswan for giving out a "fabricated and false" report which said Delhi's water is the most unsafe among 21 major cities of India.
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On Day 15, Navy Divers, Underwater Drones For Meghalaya Rescue: 10 Points
Several trucks loaded with 10 heavy pumps are heading towards a rat-hole mine in Meghalaya where 15 men are trapped for three weeks. A heavy-lift transport plane of the Air Force carrying the 10 high-power pumps landed this morning at Guwahati airport. The trucks will cover a distance of 220 km to the mine in Meghalaya's East Jaintia Hills in as sh...
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In South China Sea, US, Chinese Warships Came Within Yards Of Each Other
A Chinese warship sailed within yards of an American destroyer -- forcing it to change course -- in an "unsafe and unprofessional" encounter as the US vessel was in contested waters in the South China Sea, an official said Monday.
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Devotees Asked To Avoid Visiting Sabrimala Temple In Flood-Hit Kerala
Devotees planning to visit the Sabarimala temple in Kerala will have to wait for the situation in the flood-hit state to improve. As the temple is situated along the banks of the Pamba which is overflowing, the administration has described it unsafe for devotees to take a dip there and decided not to allow them till the waters recede.
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Indonesia Urges Action As High-Seas Kidnappings Surge
Indonesia called Monday on Malaysia and the Philippines to do more to secure their "unsafe" waters after the weekend abduction of sailors by suspected Islamist militants.
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UP Country's Most Unsafe Place: Uma Bharti
Union Water Resources Minister Uma Bharti on Tuesday termed Uttar Pradesh the most unsafe place in the country, while calling Kairana issue just a glance of the "ugly face" of the state.
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Over 3.6 Crore Rural People At Risk Due To Unsafe Drinking Water: Government
Over 3.6 crore people living in more than 63,000 rural areas are exposed to health hazards due to drinking water quality problems like excess arsenic, fluoride, iron, salinity or nitrate.
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PM Modi is Breaking Taboos While Making Sanitation a Priority: Ban Ki-Moon
India has made great strides to improve hygiene and public health, UN chief Ban Ki-moon has said while lauding Prime Minister Narendra Modi for "breaking taboos" by making sanitation a national priority.
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High Blood Pressure, Bad Diet Leading Cause of Death Worldwide: Study
Poor dietary habits and high blood pressure have replaced child and maternal malnutrition, unsafe water, sanitation and lack of hand washing as leading risks for death globally, a significant study has revealed.
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Ganga Water In Haridwar 'Unsafe' For Drinking: Pollution Control Board
The Uttarakhand Pollution Control Board tests the water of Ganga every month at about eight places around Haridwar along the Uttar Pradesh border.
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Around 19000 Litres Of Bottled Water Seized For Violation Of Norms In Hyderabad
Food safety officials conducted an inspection of a bottled water supplier in Kachiguda, Hyderabad. The levels of Total Dissolved Solids (TDS) in some of the bottled water were found to be lower than the prescribed standards.
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Is Your Milk Safe? Food Authority Reveals Easy Tests To Find Out
Worried about what's lurking in your milk? Discover easy at-home tests to ensure your milk is pure and safe from nasty adulterants like water and urea.
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Waterborne Diseases Spread In Gaza Due To Heat, Unsafe Water: UN
Waterborne diseases are spreading in Gaza due to a lack of clean water and rising temperatures, the United Nations humanitarian coordinator in Gaza said on Friday.
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Info From Social Media Can't Be Part Of Petitions, Says Bombay High Court
Information gathered from social media cannot be part of the pleadings in a public interest litigation, the Bombay High Court said on Tuesday while hearing a petition claiming that 1,500 to 2,000 people lose their lives in unsafe water bodies.
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More Than Half Of US Beaches Have Troubling Faeces Levels: Report
In New York, 58 per cent of the 344 beaches the agency tested had potentially unsafe levels of faecal indicator bacteria on at least one day.
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AAP Demands Ram Vilas Paswan's Resignation Over Delhi Water Row
The Aam Aadmi Party demanded on Thursday the resignation of Union Minister Ram Vilas Paswan for giving out a "fabricated and false" report which said Delhi's water is the most unsafe among 21 major cities of India.
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On Day 15, Navy Divers, Underwater Drones For Meghalaya Rescue: 10 Points
Several trucks loaded with 10 heavy pumps are heading towards a rat-hole mine in Meghalaya where 15 men are trapped for three weeks. A heavy-lift transport plane of the Air Force carrying the 10 high-power pumps landed this morning at Guwahati airport. The trucks will cover a distance of 220 km to the mine in Meghalaya's East Jaintia Hills in as sh...
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In South China Sea, US, Chinese Warships Came Within Yards Of Each Other
A Chinese warship sailed within yards of an American destroyer -- forcing it to change course -- in an "unsafe and unprofessional" encounter as the US vessel was in contested waters in the South China Sea, an official said Monday.
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Devotees Asked To Avoid Visiting Sabrimala Temple In Flood-Hit Kerala
Devotees planning to visit the Sabarimala temple in Kerala will have to wait for the situation in the flood-hit state to improve. As the temple is situated along the banks of the Pamba which is overflowing, the administration has described it unsafe for devotees to take a dip there and decided not to allow them till the waters recede.
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Indonesia Urges Action As High-Seas Kidnappings Surge
Indonesia called Monday on Malaysia and the Philippines to do more to secure their "unsafe" waters after the weekend abduction of sailors by suspected Islamist militants.
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UP Country's Most Unsafe Place: Uma Bharti
Union Water Resources Minister Uma Bharti on Tuesday termed Uttar Pradesh the most unsafe place in the country, while calling Kairana issue just a glance of the "ugly face" of the state.
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Over 3.6 Crore Rural People At Risk Due To Unsafe Drinking Water: Government
Over 3.6 crore people living in more than 63,000 rural areas are exposed to health hazards due to drinking water quality problems like excess arsenic, fluoride, iron, salinity or nitrate.
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PM Modi is Breaking Taboos While Making Sanitation a Priority: Ban Ki-Moon
India has made great strides to improve hygiene and public health, UN chief Ban Ki-moon has said while lauding Prime Minister Narendra Modi for "breaking taboos" by making sanitation a national priority.
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High Blood Pressure, Bad Diet Leading Cause of Death Worldwide: Study
Poor dietary habits and high blood pressure have replaced child and maternal malnutrition, unsafe water, sanitation and lack of hand washing as leading risks for death globally, a significant study has revealed.
