India

Heavily polluting industries identified by Ministry of Environment & Forests
Ministry of Environment & Forests identifies 64 types of large, medium and small-scale industries and classifies them as "Red Category" on the basis of the emissions or hazardous waste they generate Posted on 21 May, 2009 10:12 AM

This document by the Central Pollution and Control Board (CPCB) highlights the types of polluting industries classified by the Ministry of Environment & Forests, Go

Central Pollution Control Board conducts stream classification on the basis of designated best use
The classification sets primary water quality criteria to Indian rivers, in order to understand the best use of water Posted on 21 May, 2009 09:56 AM

This document  was prepared by the Central Pollution Control Board in its report entitled 'Scheme for Zoning

Master plan for artificial recharge of groundwater in India (2002) and its critical assessment and suggestions for revision
CGWB plans to harness monsoon run-off through artificial recharge techniques, but the critical assessment of the plan show doubts about its implementation Posted on 20 May, 2009 02:44 PM

Master plan for artificial recharge of groundwater in India (2002)

Issues and approaches for drinking water quality in rural India: a background paper by WaterAid
The paper presents challenges related to continuous water quality and quantity issues in rural India and shows the need to look for a holistic and people-centred approach for water management Posted on 20 May, 2009 11:40 AM

This background paper by WaterAid highlights the challenges involved in achieving clean drinking water supply in rural India.

Piped dreams: quality of drinking water supplied to Indian homes (Nov 2003)
Contamination of water, a matter of serious concern, is poorly studied in India and the remedies are even less understood making the existing water supply system inefficient Posted on 20 May, 2009 10:36 AM

"Piped dreams". is a report by Lalitha Sridhar, written in November 2003, that examines the issue of quality of drinking water supplied to Indian homes today, and concludes that water quality must become a very serious concern for our public agencies, in order to solve the impending water crisis.

The emerging challenge of groundwater pollution and contamination in India
The article provides information on incidence of fluoride, salinity, arsenic and nitrate above permissible levels in groundwater in India Posted on 19 May, 2009 02:55 PM

This article published on the International Water Management Institute (IWMI) site begins by highlighting the crucial role that groundwater plays as a decentralized source of drinking water for millions rural and urban families in India accounting for  nearly

Basic course on fluorosis and fluoride removal (part 3 of 4)
This part describes fluoride removal, various method and equipments used for fluoride removal, community solutions and long term measures adopted for fluoride removal Posted on 19 May, 2009 01:58 PM

What is fluoride removal? 

Basic course on fluorosis and fluoride removal (part 2 of 4)
This part describes fluoride, its entry in water, permissible limit in drinking water, geographical location of fluoride in the world and India and identifies some other water contaminants Posted on 19 May, 2009 01:45 PM

What is flouride?

Fluoride is one of the chemical compounds that are present in the water and soil. These fluorides are organic and inorganic compounds containing the element fluorine.

Basic course on fluorosis and fluoride removal (part 1 of 4)
This part provides information about fluorosis, its harmful effects, types and source of fluorosis Posted on 19 May, 2009 12:58 PM

What is fluorosis?

Fluorosis is a pathological condition which results from an excessive intake of fluorine, usually from drinking water. There is no medical cure or treatment for fluorosis. Prevention is the only cure.

Five point guidelines for urban development with groundwater dimension- a papr by GIS development
The paper provides a framework for proper and systematic consideration of groundwater dimension in urban planning and management of groundwater resources in urban areas Posted on 19 May, 2009 12:25 PM

Urban development has taken insufficient account of local hydrological and hydro-geological conditions and groundwater is often degraded because of a lack of knowledge of the aquifer system and/or uncontrolled groundwater development.

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