{"id":273492,"date":"2023-12-12T17:20:13","date_gmt":"2023-12-12T11:50:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/?p=273492"},"modified":"2023-12-12T17:20:13","modified_gmt":"2023-12-12T11:50:13","slug":"amrit-technology-for-removal-of-arsenic-and-metal-ions-from-water","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/amrit-technology-for-removal-of-arsenic-and-metal-ions-from-water\/","title":{"rendered":"Amrit Technology For Removal Of Arsenic And Metal Ions From Water"},"content":{"rendered":"

Source: <\/b>The post is based on the article<\/span> \u201c<\/b>Amrit Technology For Removal Of Arsenic And Metal Ions From Water<\/b>\u201d<\/b> published in <\/span>\u201cPIB\u201d on 11th December 2023<\/b><\/p>\n

Why in the News?<\/h2>\n

Minister of State for Jal Shakti has informed Rajya Sabha about AMRIT Technology.<\/span><\/p>\n

What is AMRIT Technology?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Specifications<\/b><\/td>\nDetails<\/b><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Full Form<\/b><\/td>\nArsenic and Metal Removal by Indian Technology (AMRIT)<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Purpose<\/b><\/td>\nIt is a water purifier developed for the removal of Arsenic and Metal ions from water.<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Developed by<\/b><\/td>\nIndian Institute of Technology(IIT) Madras<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Working Process<\/b><\/td>\nThe technology uses nano-scale iron oxy-hydroxide which selectively removes arsenic when water is passed through it.<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Used for<\/b><\/td>\nIt can be used for both domestic and community levels.<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

Note: <\/b>According to the Jal <\/span>Jeevan Mission guidelines, rural areas with unsafe drinking water, like those affected by arsenic, should receive short term measures until permanent piped water systems with clean water sources are built.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

What are the other facts covered in the article?<\/h2>\n

1) <\/b>Drinking Water is a <\/span>State Subject.<\/b><\/p>\n

2) <\/span>Jal Jeevan Mission (JJM): <\/b>It was launched in 2019 by the Ministry of Jal Shakti. It aims <\/span>to provide safe and adequate drinking water through individual household tap connections by 2024 to all households in rural India.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Source: The post is based on the article \u201cAmrit Technology For Removal Of Arsenic And Metal Ions From Water\u201d published in \u201cPIB\u201d on 11th December 2023 Why in the News? Minister of State for Jal Shakti has informed Rajya Sabha about AMRIT Technology. What is AMRIT Technology? Specifications Details Full Form Arsenic and Metal Removal… Continue reading Amrit Technology For Removal Of Arsenic And Metal Ions From Water<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":10317,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1566,10,11211],"tags":[11872],"class_list":["post-273492","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-daily-factly-articles","category-initiatives","category-places-in-news","tag-9pm-daily-factly","entry"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","views":{"total":17,"cached_at":"","cached_date":1702410997},"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/273492","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/10317"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=273492"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/273492\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=273492"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=273492"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=273492"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}