Groundwater is a significant and crucial component for all development activities of any life support system. In this study, the hydrochemical analysis and water quality index method (WQI) were used to assess groundwater quality for drinking purposes. Twelve groundwater samples were collected and analyzed into fourteen parameters which were considered as important indicators for assessing groundwater quality. A comparative study of these parameters with that of the Chinese Groundwater Standard (GB/T14848-2017) was conducted. It can be depicted from the results that groundwater quality is categorized as very hard, fresh water and slightly alkaline in nature. The major sequence of dominant cations and anions in groundwater are Ca2+ > Mg2+ > Na+ > K+ and HCO-3 > SO2-4 > Cl- respectively. From the total 12 samples analyzed, the parameters of TH, NH+4, Fe and Mn of samples exceeded the limits set by (GB/T14848-2017) standard. Piper diagram illustrated that groundwater samples of the studied area are mostly of Ca-Mg-HCO3-SO4 type. WQI showed all samples fall between excellent to good category of water and suitable for drinking purposes. The quality of groundwater is mainly affected from anthropogenic activities and natural influence. The proposed method is reliable and effcient for groundwater pollution assessment and can be used in decision-making.

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Lithium sulfur batteries with high theoretical energy density are promising candidate as next-generation energy storage system. However, practical strategies for releasing the true potential of sulfur cathode are still needed. Therefore, in this work, the NiCo2O4 with hybrid nanostructure is manufactured in a simple atmospheric and water-based method. The surface area of the mesoporous NiCo2O4 is determined to be about 59.99 m2g−1. The electrode with NiCo2O4 exhibits a high initial capacity of 1399.8 mAh g−1 at the current density of 0.1 C. These results indicate that the electrode material has enormous potential as high-performance cathode materials.