Arti Peethambaran Bangalore, January 2020, 2020-04- 11 Gangavathi… a village crippled by skeletal fluorosis from consuming unhealthy groundwater Fluoride is found in groundwater, and in certain areas of the country the fluoride levels are high enough to harm health. Groundwater is the primary source of drinking water that exists in hard-rock aquifers at a depth […]
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Drought and scanty rainfall are forcing farmers in Lingasugur taluk to move to cities in search of a livelihood. By Sharathkumar Nair Bengaluru, April 20, 2019 The fragrance from the marigold flowers floats in the air surrounding Gurgunta village. Umesh, a 27-year-old man who was born and brought up in this village has come from […]
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Farmers in Karnataka still cultivate Nilgiri trees despite Karnataka State Forest department imposed a ban on its cultivation. Bangalore, April 9, 2019: Karnataka State Forest department banned plantation and cultivation of Nilgiri trees in the year 2011 stating it affects the ground water levels. But still there are farmers who cultivate these Nilgiri trees. “I […]
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