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Tainted by uranium The groundwater contamination across India must be probed, and safe sources identified Reports of widespread uranium contamination(स द षण) in groundwater across India demand an urgent response. A study, published in Environmental Science and Technology has found over 30 micrograms per litre (mcg/l) of the heavy metal in parts of Sorthwestern, Southern and Southeastern India Drinking such water can damage one s kidneys, and the World Health Organization prescribes 30 mcg/l as an upper limit - Unfortunately, the residents of the regions surveyed were using the contaminated wells as their main source of drinking water.
Continue These findings highlight a major gap in India s water quality monitoring As the Bureau of Indian Standards does not specify a norm for uranium level, water is not tested regularly for it. This is despite the fact that evidence of uranium contamination has accumulated from across India over the last decade. A 2015 Bangalore study, for example, found uranium levels of over 2000 mcg/l in the souther n part of the city. Other studies found levels of over 500 mcg/l in Andhra Pradesh and Telangana. The Environmental Science paper adds new data to this body of evidence by sampling wells in Rajasthan and Gujarat
Continue The studies indicate that this is a chemical effect, rather than a radiological one, even though u ranium is radioactive- But the chronic effects of uranium consumption are still unknown. Could there be, for example, a link between the high rates of chronic kidney disease (CKD) in India Survey conducted between 2005 and 2010, an Indian registry found 8,385 CKD cases with no known cause. When groundwater is over extracted from soils, the researchers suggest, the uranium is exposed to air Research across India s uranium hotspots can uncover who is at risk and how to protect them.
Transplanting best practices Heart transplantation has always been in public eye right from the time Christiaan Barnard performed the first successful human heart transplant in 1967, in Cape Town, Africa. Therefore, controversy in India over a large percentage of foreign nationals receiving cardiac transplants from deceased donors in India is not surprising. Leaked WhatsApp message from the head of the National Organ and Tissue Transplant Organisation. However, the debate around it is vital because it is a marker of the fault lines in transplantation policy in India that need immediate correction. We will have to demonstrate(ददख न ) that organs will go to those who need them the most rather than to those who can pay for them
Continue The length of time donated organs and tissues can be kept outside the body, before transplantation is to occur, vary: Heart(ददल): 4-6 hours Liver(द गर): 12-24 hours Kidney(ग द ): 48-72 hours Lung(फ फड ): 4-6 hours Heart-Lung: 4-6 hours India s first successful cardiac transplant in 1994 (by P. Venugopal at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Delhi) were performed in public institutions Along the way, organ transplantation in India (this includes Tamil Nadu) largely became a private sector activity- hospitals, the costs in India are well beyond a large majority of the local population. This is where foreigner nationals who are often able to pay such sums fit in.
Saving Delhi s trees The government could heed(स वध न रहन ) residents voices on redesigning the city Over the last few days, Delhi residents have been protesting against the government s approval for felling over 14,000 trees in south Delhi Redeveloping half a dozen south Delhi colonies, on Monday assured the Delhi High Court that no trees would be cut for the project till July 4- which is temporary relief. Many of the trees proposed to be felled are mature, local, fruit bearing ones that provide clea n air, shade and water recharge to humans and are homes to many birds. These areas of Delhi have served as the lungs of the city- However, the project reports overlook these qualities. Projects, involving huge investments and wealthy, influential contractors
Continue Were designed by the Union Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs and approved by the Union Cabinet in 2017. Following the orders of the National Green Tribunal in September 2017 in a case challenging these projects, at least five of the seven projects received environment clearances between Nov ember and June From 2006, most construction projects have been approved based on an application form instead of detailed assessment reports. In 2014, schools, colleges and hostels for educational institutions were exempted from taking environment clearances as long as they followed specific sustainability parameters In 2016, projects with areas of less than 20,000 sq m were permitted to proceed as long as they submitted a self declaration ensuring adherence to environmental norms.
Continue As a result of these privileges, construction projects contribute significantly to urban air and noise pollution and high water consumption in cities Projects is a failure due to poor survival rates of saplings and no monitoring The residents are now appealing to the government to embrace inclusive ways of redesigning the city. The governments join hands by committing to review these projects.
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Prelims Focus Facts-News Analysis Page-1- After aid for defence buys, India gifts plane to Seychelles Maritime aircraft will increase island s surveillance capability $100 million credit for Seychelles to buy military hardware from India.
Prelims Focus Facts-News Analysis Page-1- U.S. top court upholds(क प द क ) travel ban The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday upheld President Donald Trump s controversial ban on travellers from five mostly Muslim countries, in a major victory for the Republican leader after a tortuous legal battle. Administration claims is justified by national security concerns, was valid. Cong. has not changed since Emergency: PM Constitution, country will not be safe under it, says Modi
Prelims Focus Facts-News Analysis Page-1- Naveen backs PM for joint elections This will serve the country well: CM Odisha Chief Minister and Biju Janata Dal chief Naveen Pantaik on Tuesday supported Prime Minister Narendra Modi s call for holding simultaneous Lok Sabha and Assembly polls in the country
Prelims Focus Facts-News Analysis Candidate may have to disclose health condition to contest poll The Centre on Tuesday informed the Madras High Court that the Law Commission was considering the possibility of making it a statutory obligation for those wanting to contest in elections to disclose full particulars regarding their health condition at the time of filing nominations. India most unsafe for women: poll India has been ranked as the most dangerous country out of the world s 10 worst countries for women, behind Afghanistan, Pakistan and Somalia, according to a poll conducted by the Thomson Reuters Foundation. The same poll conducted in 2011 had placed India at the fourth place. The findings are based on perceptions of experts on women s issues.
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Last Day- Q s- Answers The Special Category States in India(11 States): Jammu and Kashmir, Assam and Nagaland from 1969, Arunachal Pradesh, Himachal Pradesh, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Sikkim, Tripura, in 2010 Uttarakhand AND special assistance to Andhra Pradesh for five years(2015-2016 to 2019-2020) Planning Commission:- formed: 15th March 1950- Dissolve: 17 August 2014 Replaced by NITI Aayog Set up by a Resolution of the Government of India in March 1950 i.e. Created by ' Executive resolution ' of GoI (i.e. Union Cabinet).
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