Water Quality Report - Draft notification on RO systems
Part of: GS-III- Environment-Pollution (PT-MAINS-PERSONALITY TEST)
Recently, Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food & Public Distribution has released Water Quality Report for State capitals & Delhi as analysed by the Bureau of India Standards (BIS).
The study focused on the quality of piped drinking water and also ranked the States, smart cities and districts accordingly. This study
Ammonia in Yamuna
GS-PAPER-3 Environment Pollution (PT-MAINS)
Recently, high levels (around 3 parts per million) of ammonia in the Yamuna river has been detected in Delhi which led to the disruption of water supply in Delhi. As per the Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS), the acceptable maximum limit of ammonia in drinking water is 0.5 parts per million (ppm)
Ammonia:
Its chemical formula is NH3.
It is a colourless gas and is used as an indus