Page 4 - Drinking Water
Mumbai only metro where tap water is safe for drinking: Govt report
In the first phase, the BIS had found all the 11 samples drawn from Delhi did not comply with the quality norm and the piped water was not safe for drinking purpose
 "Mumbai only metro where tap water is safe for drinking: Govt report")
Saudi Arabia's thirst for water is creating a toxic brine problem
Saudi Arabia's desalination plants produce about 31.5 million cubic metres of contaminated water each day
 "Saudi Arabia's thirst for water is creating a toxic brine problem")
Solar power-run RO plants quench thirst for safe drinking water
They provide an anchor load for the solar power plants especially during summers when water chilling facility is also used besides bundling up related businesses with power generation
 "Solar power-run RO plants quench thirst for safe drinking water")
Why govt's rural drinking water programme failed despite spending Rs 800 bn
The programme's target: Providing 35% of rural households with water connections. Less than half that target was achieved
 "Why govt's rural drinking water programme failed despite spending Rs 800 bn")
Graphene sieve turns seawater into drinking water
When common salts dissolved in water, they form a shell of water molecules around salt molecules
 "Graphene sieve turns seawater into drinking water")
Indians without clean water exceed Punjab, Haryana, Uttarakhand population
Number is 63 mn, which is more than populations of Australia, Bulgaria, Lanka, Sweden put together
 "Indians without clean water exceed Punjab, Haryana, Uttarakhand population")
Not a drop anywhere! 63 mn Indians still do not have access to clean water
According to reports, India also ranks in the top 38% of countries most vulnerable to climate change
PM Modi asks Chief Secretaries to ensure drinking water in 500 towns
The platform is aimed at redressing the common man's grievances, and simultaneously monitoring and reviewing important programmes and projects
 "PM Modi asks Chief Secretaries to ensure drinking water in 500 towns")
Over 57,400 schemes to provide drinking water in rural areas
Rs 4,373 crore was allocated to states under National Rural Drinking Water Programme in 2015-16, of which Rs 4,369.55 crore has been utilised
 "Over 57,400 schemes to provide drinking water in rural areas")
Drinking water at Re 1 per litre in Kochi corporation
An ambitious water project, which aims to providing pure drinking water
 "Drinking water at Re 1 per litre in Kochi corporation")
