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BMC claims only 3% water unfit	25.9.2017	DNA: Opinion
If you are one of the residents who has complained about the BMC's water supply being contaminated, think again. According to the civic body's latest Environment Status Report (ESR) 2016-17, only three percent of the collected samples from all 24 administrative wards and 27 service reservoirs was found unfit for consumption. This fares better than last year's samples wherein four percent of the water was found contaminated and in 2014-15, it was worse at 4.4 percent. The report says that the R-South ward of Kandivli supplied the cleanest water during this period, as no contamination was found in the water samples analysed. Ironically, the maximum contamination, standing at nine percent, was in the upmarket A-ward which comprises Colaba, Churchgate and CST. This was followed by T-ward (Mulund) at 7 percent and F-South (Parel, Sewree and Dadar) and H-West (Bandra) with 6 percent of unfit water samples. The BMC supplies 3,750 million litres of water to Mumbai city and suburban areas daily. Of this, around ...
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KWA’s failure to prevent pipe bursts irks residents	25.9.2017	Hindu: News
No dedicated workforce to address emergency complaints
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A place called home	24.9.2017	Deccan Herald - Supplements
A native of The Netherlands, Martijn Rauwers and his wife Jasmin Beverwijk moved to Bengaluru with their children - Simon and Lisa - a year and a half ago. It was at Jasmin's instance that the family came here and now they are more than happy to call Bengaluru their second home. The family lived in Arnhem, a small town close to the border of Germany. Martijn met Jasmine at Wageningen University in The Netherlands. Martijn works for a startup that specialises in sustainable business models for healthy cities, food supply chains, waste, energy and water infrastructure back home but is currently on a break. Jasmin was born in Mymensingh, Bangladesh, but doesn't remember anything of her life in that country. "I was brought to an orphanage in Dhaka, when there was famine and chaos there, Bangladesh had just become independent of Pakistan. When I was about two years old I was adopted by a Dutch couple who I consider as my natural parents," says Jasmine, who has lived and travelled across the world. Jasmine had ...
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Govt cannot save rivers without public cooperation: MP CM Shivraj Singh Chouhan	24.9.2017	New Kerala: India News
Bhopal (Madhya Pradesh) , Sept 23 : Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan on Saturday said that the government alone cannot save rivers if the public doesn't join hands with it in the mission.
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Farmers exposed to innovative irrigation technique	24.9.2017	Hindu: Tamil Nadu
The simple method will ensure continuous water supply to trees
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Pipeline rupture at Kamothe hits Navi Mumbai water supply	24.9.2017	Hindu: News
Machinery used in road work damages main supply line; 20 lakh litres wasted
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Japan accords special importance to North East	24.9.2017	The Assam Tribune
Japan accords special importance to North East
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Erratic water supply in Pandu, Maligaon, Kamakhya areas	24.9.2017	The Assam Tribune
Erratic water supply in Pandu, Maligaon, Kamakhya areas
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78 antique silver coins recovered in Ajmer	24.9.2017	TOI: Jaipur

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In homage to water...	23.9.2017	Deccan Herald - Supplements
The sprawling garden was in full bloom that swayed and sighed in the soft afternoon breeze, enticing us to take a leisurely stroll. But it was the 11th century Rani-ki-vav (Queen's stepwell) within the premises that had drawn us to Patan in Gujarat, and we could not wait to explore it. Recognised as the UNESCO World Heritage site in 2014, it's the finest example of all the stepwells in India. Patan has today become synonymous with Rani-ki-vav and Patola saris. However, the ruins scattered within the remnants of its fortified walls also give a glimpse of the grandeur and glory it once enjoyed under the 600-year-rule of the Chavda and the Solanki rulers between the 8th and 14th centuries. The old city of Patan, also known as Anhilwad Patan (or Anhilpur Patan), seems to have completely vanquished with time. Founded by Vanraj Chavda in 745 AD as the capital of Gujarat, it reached its zenith under the Solanki rulers Bhimdeva, Karnadeva and Siddharaja Jayaimha. Its fate was sealed by successive invasions and ...
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Technocity project by Oct	23.9.2017	Hindu: Kerala
Move to create ecosystem for emerging technologies
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Call against compulsory sewage plants in existing apartments	23.9.2017	Deccan Herald - News
The Federation of Apartment Associations Bengaluru (FAAB) has criticised the diktat on the compulsory installation of sewage treatment plants (STPs) in old apartments with 50 flats and more. In March, the Bangalore Water Supply and Sewerage Board (BWSSB) took the decision on the compulsory installation of STPs and set aSeptember 9 deadline. However, 912 apartments in Bengaluru are yet to instal the STPs. The BWSSB will fine them 25% of water charges now, 50% after three months and 100% after nine months. The water board has extended the deadline to December 31, 2017. The Karnataka State Pollution Control Board (KSPCB) is also issuing notices to apartments that it will ask Bescom to stop the power supply if they do not instal the STPs, C S V Prasad, president, FAAB, said. FAAB wants the BWSSB to limit the rule to upcoming apartments and has sought an exemption for existing apartments that lack proper infrastructure to build an STP. "New apartments can design and implement these STPs but not the old ones ...
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Darjeeling tea garden workers to get bonus	23.9.2017	Hindu: Home
Payout of about ₹36 crore expected
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Battling e-waste in China’s industrial hub	23.9.2017	Hindu: Home
The proliferation of cellphones, computers, television sets and other gizmos has a downside. The growing consumption of digital products is generating mountains of e-waste, whose disposal is posing se...
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President of India in Uttarakhand, Visits Divya Prem Sewa Mission In Haridwar	23.9.2017	Govt of india: PIB
The President of India, Shri Ram Nath Kovind, visited the Divya Prem Sewa Mission, Haridwar, today (September 23, 2017).
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Guardians of the grain	23.9.2017	Hindu: Home
Over the years we have lost over a lakh varieties of native rice. One district in Odisha is rediscovering some of them
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State Govt places scores of proposals before NITI Ayog	23.9.2017	Manipur: E-Pao
State Govt places scores of proposals before NITI Ayog
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Once-in-five-days water supply in Coimbatore: Velumani	23.9.2017	Hindu: Coimbatore
Coimbatore city would henceforth get once-in-five-day water supply, Municipal Administration Minister S.P. Velumani said here on Friday. The Coimbatore Corporation now supplies water only once in 15 d...
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Hundreds flee their homes as Pak extends shelling on IB	23.9.2017	DNA: Opinion
Hundreds of families living along the International Border (IB) have abandoned their homes and shifted to safer places after Pakistan extended shelling to Ramgarh and other sectors in the Jammu division. Four people were injured in a fresh bout of cross-border shelling in Arnia sector on Thursday night. Six livestock were also killed and 34 others injured in the shelling. Two houses were damaged. Police said around 727 civilians trapped in different places in Arnia sector have evacuated to safer places. Jammu and Kashmir government has established 15 shelter camps for the shelling affected people of Arnia sector. Deputy Chief Minister Dr Nirmal Singh visited the shelter camps and directed the officers to ensure basic facilities including power supply, water supply and sanitation and others. "Concerned officers should prepare an action plan suggesting what could be done to ensure education of students in these relief camps," Singh said. Pakistan Rangers extended the shelling to Samba and Ramgrah sectors ...
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District panchayat to launch Jalasree	23.9.2017	Hindu: Thiruvananthapuram
The district panchayat will launch Jalasree, a project to find a sustainable solution to drinking water scarcity and drought and increase the water table, on September 28.Block and grama panchayats wi...
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