Dr Nitish Priyadarshi

Stories by Dr Nitish Priyadarshi

Danger in the hills

Danger in the hills

Rediff.com   11 Aug 2014

Extensive anthropogenic interference, as part of developmental activities, is a significant factor that increases this hazard manifold. As a result, the landscape in the Himalayan, north-eastern regions and many other regions of India are highly susceptible to reoccurrence of landslides, says Dr Nitish Priyadarshi.

Why New Delhi's groundwater is highly saline?

Why New Delhi's groundwater is highly saline?

Rediff.com   8 Sep 2011

Dr Nitish Priyadarshi list the factors that make New Delhi's ground water saline and methods to prevent it.

The Ganga is still waiting for its purification

The Ganga is still waiting for its purification

Rediff.com   5 Jan 2011

The time to clean up the Ganga is now and the livehood and future of millions of people depend on it, says geologist Dr Nitish Priyadarshi

Study says Bengaluru water has radioactive gas

Study says Bengaluru water has radioactive gas

Rediff.com   15 Oct 2010

Radon is a carcinogenic gas and therefore is hazardous to inhale this element since it emits alpha particles. Radon in water may therefore present dual pathways of exposure for individuals -- through drinking water and inhalation of air containing radon released from groundwater, says Dr Nitish Priyadarshi

Arsenic alarm in villages of Bihar and Jharkhand

Arsenic alarm in villages of Bihar and Jharkhand

Rediff.com   14 Sep 2010

Thousands of people living in over hundreds of villages in different district of Bihar and Sahebganj district of Jharkhand state in India are facing serious threat to their health due to alarmingly high quantity of arsenic present in the ground water.

Jharkhand: The fire in the earth's belly

Jharkhand: The fire in the earth's belly

Rediff.com   23 Jun 2010

Unfettered coal mining is causing unchecked underground fires that threaten human habitation and the environment, writes geologist Dr Nitish Priyadarshi.