Tanker operator draws 1L litres of Himayatsagar water/day, booked | Hyderabad News

Hyderabad: Amid a deepening water crisis in the city, illegal water trading around Himayatsagar and Osmansagar has come under scrutiny after authorities uncovered large-scale groundwater diversion for commercial purposes, reportedly generating crores of rupees.In the latest crackdown, Hyderabad Metropolitan Water Supply and Sewerage Board (HMWS&SB) on Saturday lodged complaints of cheating and trespassing against a…

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Chlorine in Ahmedabad air: Toxin hidden in most smog events found | Ahmedabad News

Ahmedabad: While the public debate circles endlessly around carbon dioxide and nitrogen oxides, a new study has found a “significant yet underexplored factor” in Indian cities and towns, toxic smog — chlorine produced by human activity.The study was published in the journal ‘Nature’ and was titled “Linking anthropogenic chlorine emissions to regional air quality in…

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Government teachers defying census duty face pay freeze, lockout in Ludhiana. | Ludhiana News

Ludhiana: Local authorities have moved to freeze the salaries of dozens of striking govt schoolteachers who failed to report for national census duty, threatening to lock them out of their classrooms as well.The Ludhiana municipal corporation has asked the district education officer (DEO) take quick disciplinary action against 80 education department employees who skipped the…

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PU hostel students protest over defunct water coolers | Chandigarh News

Chandigarh: Residents of Boys Hostel-6 at Panjab University staged a late-night protest Saturday over non-functional water coolers, alleging acute drinking water shortage amid rising temperatures.Students claimed that at least seven of the nine installed coolers were not working and that repeated complaints had gone unaddressed for days. Many said they were forced to buy water…

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