NI Water installs wastewater treatment unit
NI Water has installed a new wastewater treatment unit at a housing development near Rathfriland in a bid to improve the quality of treated effluent. The work forms part of NI Water's multi-million
NI Water has installed a new wastewater treatment unit at a housing development near Rathfriland in a bid to improve the quality of treated effluent. The work forms part of NI Water's multi-million
<p>This report on "Housing conditions of Delhi" by the Directorate of Economics and Statistics on the basis of survey conducted under 65th National Sample Survey provides vital information on various aspects of housing conditions in the Capital city.</p>
The World Bank will provide India US $300 million credit for a rural water supply and sanitation programme to Uttar Pradesh over the next six years. An agreement to this effect was signed between the
The World Bank-aided Kerala Rural Water Supply and Sanitation Project is making rapid strides, thanks to the industriousness and initiative of a group of people living here who belong to the four
Help of local self-government institutions to be sought The Kerala State Biodiversity Board (KSBB) is preparing to launch a campaign highlighting the need to prevent the destruction of plants during sanitation drives taken up by local self-government institutions.Board chairman R.V. Varma told The Hindu that directions would be communicated to local bodies to sensitise workers engaged for projects taken up under the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGS) .
<p>Manhattan skyscrapers, rather than rustic rural towns, are quickly becoming the picture of sustainable living in the twenty-first century. San Francisco, Copenhagen and Singapore each top their regions
With the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) now agreed, the real test of their success lies in their implementation. Over half the world's population now live in cities and by 2050 this will rise to
• Over 80 million children will be lininistered oral polio vaccine on ecember 9 and JImuatT 20, courtesy e Union health ministry, as part of ; plan to make the country free from dioinyelitis
Chandigarh: The Punjab Water Supply and Sanitation Department has launched a programme to train the village personnel and members of the Panchayati Raj institutions (PRIs) for conducting surveillance of quality of potable water being supplied to the villages.
IIM-Ranchi is getting ready to partner the state to conduct a study on the availability of drinking water in rural and urban areas, a move that could pave the way for more cooperation in ensuring better
After bicycles and utensils, the SAD-BJP government has now started pasting cyclostyled messages at the entry gates of toilets in rural areas, singing praises of the Punjab Government for providing these
The National Bank for Agricultural and Rural Development has sanctioned Rs 54 crore for the construction of a small hydel plant, five minor irrigation projects, three bridges and eight roads in
A bottom-up view of the health conditions and services in six states – three performing and three not-so-well performing ones – was arrived at through a study by a multidisciplinary team with varied experiences
Under increasing demand for water, fertilizer and energy, waste and wastewater treatment can be potential options for considerably enhancing not only the supply of these valuable economic assets but also
This is an analysis of the current status of wastewater generation, its uses and livelihood benefits especially in agriculture, based on national data and case studies from Ahmedabad, New Delhi, Hyderabad, Kanpur and Kolkata.
This paper provides an overview of poverty and well-being trends in India since the mid-1990s. Poverty reduction since 2005 has been much faster than the earlier decade, as a result of broad-based growth
This paper presents the results of an investigation of selected census towns in northern India. Census towns are settlements that India's census classifies as urban although they continue to be governed
The Union Ministry for Rural Development has released funds under the Total Sanitation Campaign for eight districts of Punjab. These districts are Faridkot, Jalandhar, Nawan Shehar, Hoshiarpur,
About 23 percent rural people use unhygienic toilets while 10 percent villagers defecate in the open in Bangladesh, reveals a survey. The data achieved through the surveying of about 2.5 lakh people
A subset of Sustainable Development Goals pertains to improving people’s living standards at home. These include the provision of access to electricity, clean cooking energy, improved water and sanitation.