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Studying Plastic Pollution in the Ganga with National Geographic

In-DepthClean Ganga, environment, Environmental engineering, Environmental Management, Ganga, Ganges, plastic, plastic ban, plastic pollution, plastic waste, river pollution, river water, solid waste, waste, Waste Management, Water pollution, water route, wet waste

Ganga, the life source of Northern and Eastern India is a prominent area of study by researchers from diverse disciplines, a key among them is the environment. In 2019, the National Geographic Society organized the expedition "Sea to Source: Ganges" to scientifically document plastic waste in the Ganges watershed and support holistic and inclusive solutions. A proud partner in this women scientists-led expedition was IIT Kharagpur along with the Isabela Foundation, University of Dhaka, the Wildlife Institute of India, and Wild Team Bangladesh. Researchers and students from an environment-focused group at the Dept. of Civil Engineering, IIT Kharagpur participated in…

AI to Detect How Safe is Your Drinking Water

Spotlight InnovationArsenic, Artificial Intelligence, Drinking Water, Groundwater, Human Health, pollution, Potable Water, Water pollution

Researchers from IIT Kharagpur have developed an AI-based prediction model for detecting Arsenic pollution in drinking water Arsenic has been a menace in Eastern India especially along the banks of the Ganga for almost two decades now, putting millions of people at severe health risk. Researchers have been studying the distribution patterns of the contaminated groundwater for years to develop a large-scale ecological and environmental framework addressing this challenge in the region. For the first time, a breakthrough has been achieved. A group of researchers from IIT Kharagpur has successfully predicted the distribution of groundwater arsenic and human health risk…

Stronger Economy, Cleaner Waters

In-DepthClean water, Economic growth, Faecal coliform, Fecal pollution, Groundwater, NASA, Night light, water, Water pollution

Business Standard The New Indian Express NDTV A study by IIT Kharagpur researchers has connected the dots between the impact of economic growth reducing fecal coliform (FC) pathogens in groundwater which is a key factor causing water-borne diseases in the densely populated Indo-Ganges-Brahmaputra river basin. About 100,000 children in India are dying every year from waterborne enteric diseases like diarrhea. While the study reported the excess of fecal coliform concentration in potable groundwater in rural regions in the said area, it also made first-time observations on a significant reduction of fecal pathogen concentration in the spatially variable groundwater…