Gov. Pat Quinn signed legislation Sunday that he says gives Illinois the distinction as the first state in the nation to ban the sale and manufacture of soaps and cosmetics containing microbeads. Synthetic
The Union Environment and Forests Ministry has been directed by the Delhi High Court to detect the pollution level in a water body formed in the midst of forest near the Tughlakabad Fort here by collecting
The Somasila and Kandaleru dams, that form part of the Krishna water supply system, will store much more water in the current water year (June 2005-May 2006). The Somasila dam will hold 52 thousand
Ranchi, Dec. 25: The wait for resumption of Khajuri medium irrigation project in water-starved Garhwa district may be soon over, as the state water resources department has revised its estimates and granted
NTPC Ltd has made a provision of '100 metre width green belt' around its upcoming 1600 MW Lara Super Thermal Power Plant (STPP) in Raigarh district of Chhattisgarh. In, addition, extensive plantation
The government on Wednesday told Parliament that it has dropped the plan to interlink the country's Himalayan and peninsular rivers saying that it entails an expenditure of Rs 4.4 lakh crores, which the government would not be able to afford.
Coimbatore: Public participation was vital in promoting rainwater harvesting, District Collector P. Umanath said on Wednesday after inaugurating a rainwater harvesting structure at Ram Nagar in Coimbatore.
Photocatalysis is an advanced oxidation process aiming at the complete conversion of harmful and toxic dissolved contaminants in natural or drinking water into carbon dioxide, water and inorganics in presence of semiconducting materials such as TiO2 and ZnO which act as catalysts.
Concerned over the rapid depletion of various water bodies in Meghalaya due to mining activities, the State Government will soon formulate the Concession Rules for implementation of the Meghalaya Mines
CHENNAI: The Chennai Metropolitan Development Authority has announced the reclassification of areas of Kottivakkam, Palavakkam and Neelankarai villages under the Coastal Regulation Zone.
This Task Force will establish a mechanism for receiving regular reports about all water management related issues and based on valid data of ground water and other water sources to draw up a well considered approach to utilization of resources for irrigation, human, animal, industrial and various other requirements in the short and wider term perspectives for conservation and ensuring against loss.
The Water Services Corporation in Malta is one example of a forward-looking operator of a seawater reverse osmosis seeking to ensure the production of high quality drinking at an affordable price.
<p>Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Uma Shankar Patwa & Anr. Vs. Union of India & Ors. (Earlier titled as D.K. Joshi Vs. Union of India & Ors.) dated 29/08/2017 regarding
Israel, Jordan and the Palestinian Authority on Monday signed a water-sharing agreement that includes the building of a desalination plant on the Gulf of Aqaba and a pilot study for a pipeline linking
Comparison has been made between the drinking water specifications as per IS 10500 - 1991, CPHEEO manual and the guidelines issued by WHO. There is a need to redefine some of the parameters of drinking water in our standards.
The central objective of the research project
Drawing on the evidence presented in the WWDR3, this paper restates the mounting evidence in many regions of the impact of climate change on the earth
In 2005, the International Water Management Institute (IWMI) and the Challenge Program on Water and Food (CPWF) started a three-year research study on
Seeking to save farmers from vagaries of Monsoon, the government will soon launch its ambitious rural irrigation scheme by linking villages through nearest possible sources of water. The scheme - Pradhan
Transboundary rivers are increasingly being drawn upon to meet the needs of growing populations and economies. This increased pressure on the available water resources sharpens competing demands between countries, rural and urban areas, different user groups, and the river ecosystems themselves. The challenge is to balance these competing demands in a way that is equitable and
