Context:

• An India-UK Joint Team won the Newton-Bhabha Fund for a project on Groundwater Arsenic Research in Ganga River Basin.

Other Facts:

• The Department of Science and Technology has undertaken the project with the Natural Environment Research Council, UK, to find solutions to the water challenges faced in the pervasively arsenic-affected Ganga River Basin.
• The Newton Bhabha Fund, provided by the British Council, aims to bring together the UK and Indian scientific research and innovation sectors to find joint solutions to the challenges facing India in economic development and social welfare.

Source:BS