WATER IN THE NEWS, Feb. 8 -- The deaths of 17 villagers including 13 children, from three families in Budhal village, in Rajouri district of Jammu and Kashmir in December last, was found to be due to pesticide contamination of spring water. Guillain Barre Syndrome (GBS), a rare disorder affecting nerves leading to weakness and even paralysis of limbs, body, and breathing has affected more than 150 individuals in Pune. The outbreak of GBS has been triggered by infection with campylobacter jejuni bacterium, often transmitted through contaminated food or water. During the midst of the Delhi election, former chief minister Arvind Kejriwal accused the Haryana government of poisoning the Yamuna River supplying water to Delhi, based on a water a...