Central to the achievement of the Agenda for Sustainable Development is an adequate, equitably distributed and fully supported health workforce. Nurses are the largest occupational group and represent an indispensable force with which to combat inequities in access to health services and progress towards health-related Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), while …
ALLAHABAD: Twelve localities of the city are sitting on infectious disease keg owing to lack of proper chlorination of water supplied by Jal Nigam. The gravity of the situation can be realized by the fact that in seven areas chlorination is being done only once a month. A recent random …
Area Hit Hard By Ban On Private Tankers While political parties take their time to figure out when to hold elections, Dwarka residents are paying the price for the absence of a government in the city. The area is getting only a third of the water required for the plus …
Electricity generation from thermoelectric power plants is inextricably linked to water resources at nearly all stages in the power production cycle, yet this critical constraint has been largely overlooked in policy and planning. While this assumption suggests that water is inexpensive and abundant, global water resources are increasingly strained by …
The National Water Account 2013 Summary provides an overview of water availability and use in 2012–13 for nine nationally significant water management regions of Australia.
This report describes the application of a new mixed-integer linear programming model of the power sector that accounts for water used for thermal cooling. The model is used to explore a series of scenarios for each of four case studies—the North Grid of China, India, France, and the state of …
PATNA: Urban development and housing department minister Samrat Chaudhury informed the state assembly on Thursday that due to leakage in water supply pipelines, Patnaites occasionally get polluted drinking water. Replying to a starred question of Nitin Navin (BJP), the minister said the pipelines in the state capital had become worn …
The government will have to regulate the supply of water for irrigation and drinking in western and parts of southern India as exceptionally weak monsoon has rapidly depleted reservoirs that normally start filling up rapidly by the end of June and provide water for the rest of the year. The …
GURGAON: Days after facing the embarrassment of repeated leaks in main water pipeline, Haryana Urban Development Authority (HUDA) has come up with a plan to overhaul drinking water infrastructure in the city. Apart from upgrading the existing pipes, work for which has already begun, HUDA will create a network to …
Urban growth is increasing the demand for freshwater resources, yet surprisingly the water sources of the world’s large cities have never been globally assessed, hampering efforts to assess the distribution and causes of urban water stress. We conducted the first global survey of the large cities’ water sources, and show …
Delhi with fast-growing rate of urbanisation is the second most water-stressed cities in the world according to this new research published in Global Environmental Change Journal which has mapped 500 large cities to determine how global urbanisation is affecting water supplies. Kolkata (6), Chennai (18), Bangalore (19) and Hyderabad (20) …
Swedish companies are often regarded as global leaders when it comes to responsible and sustainable business practices. This scoping study seeks to uncover the level of awareness on the Swedish companies in managing water-related risks. The scoping study is conducted with 13 of the largest Swedish companies listed at Nasdaq …
The Delhi Jal Board approved projects of over Rs 285 crore for laying water pipelines, construction of waste water treatment plants, relocation of water mains, upgradation of infrastructure for water pipelines and preparation of Master Plan, 2031, for sewerage system. The board approved the proposal for the laying of internal …
Experts have said that the ongoing water scarcity in the city was man-made to create a favourable atmosphere for the proposed Rs 792-crore parallel water supply pipeline project, which has been pending for about two years. Experts said that the municipal administration has overlooked maintenance of the existing water distribution …
Order of the National Green Tribunal (Principal Bench, New Delhi) in the matter of M/s Hindustan Coca-cola Beverages Pvt. Ltd. V/s U. P. Pollution Control Board dated 16/06/2014 regarding running of M/s Hindustan Coca-cola Beverages Pvt. Ltd.. without obtaining NOC from Central Ground Water Authority in the village of Mehdiganj …
This article analyses the water, sanitation and hygiene situation in slum households and compares it with the non-slum urban households using data from the 2011 Census. It argues for a shift from the mere water supply coverage to an emphasis on quality water distribution. Intermittent water supply coupled with poor …
Over 350 villages in "water stressed" Churu district have no water woes. The ongoing Apni Yojna project drawing water from Indira Gandhi Canal is providing potable drinking water to a population of 9 lakh for 7 to 8 hours a day in this parched region. The project has been demonstrating …
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of M/s Hindustan Coca-cola Beverages Pvt. Ltd. Vs U. P. Pollution Control Board dated 11/06/2014 regarding the requirement of a No Objection Certificate from the Central Ground Water Authority for the operation of M/s Hindustan Coca-cola Beverages Pvt. Ltd.
