Judgment of the National Green Tribunal, May 27, 2025 in the matter of Sumit Saini Vs Shree Ram Steel Industries & Others. Sumit Saini, resident of village Damla, District Yamuna Nagar, Haryana had sent a letter petition dated May 14, 2022 to the NGT. The application said that around 25 …
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. The present paper provides an overview of current …
The aim of this study was to review epidemiologic evidence, provide summary risk estimates of the association between exposure to chlorination disinfection by-products (DBPs) and congenital anomalies, and provide recommendations for future studies.
Rural water supply scheme for Andhra has no room for public opinion; price may be hiked later villagers in Andhra Pradesh will soon get their drinking water supply in 20-litre plastic containers. The government has shortlisted five companies that would treat raw water and sell it to villagers. The government …
Punjab Chief Minister Muhammad Shahbaz Sharif has said provision of potable water to the masses is the priority of the government and solid measures are being taken for this purpose. He was addressing a meeting held to discuss issues related to water supply in rural areas at the Chief Minister's …
Water and Sanitation Agency (WASA) has prepared a plan to install 17 Floating Solar Powered High Flow Circulators/Solar Bees and 10 Portable Wastewater Treatment Plants worth of Rs 400 million at Rawal Lake to clean contaminations from its water, sources told Daily Times on Wednesday. They said WASA had submitted …
Jamshedpur: Water is a precious resource and should be treated on a par with oil, with stress laid on conservation, reducing wastage and preventing its contamination. Speaking at a one-day training programme on
This book shows how multiple-use water services (MUS) are best suited to meeting people's diverse water needs. This book shows how livelihoods act as the main driver for water services and how access to water is determined by sustainable water resources, appropriate technologies and equitable ways of managing communal systems. …
This book shows how multiple-use water services (MUS) are best suited to meeting people's diverse water needs. This book shows how livelihoods act as the main driver for water services and how access to water is determined by sustainable water resources, appropriate technologies and equitable ways of managing communal systems. …
Doubt has been cast on a much-lauded method of disinfecting water using only sunlight, after a study found that it doesn't reduce diarrhoea among children in families using the technique. Solar Water Disinfection (SODIS), a low-cost water purification method that uses only sunlight to disinfect water, is currently used by …
The objective of this study is to evaluate the performance of domestic water purification units with respect to contaminating enteric viruses. Eight domestic water purification systems widely used in India were evaluated using hepatitis E virus (HEV) as a model virus.
Asha Prakash KOCHI: Every year, the tons of sewage generated from the Sabarimala temple premises during the season posed a major threat to the environment around. The waste was being emptied into the Pamba river, which resulted in further pollution of the already much polluted river. That is, until the …
The water supply project for converting and purifying saline water into pure drinking water was inaugurated and the Ambatale water supply project was developed with the funds obtained from the Government of Spain by Minister Dinesh Gunawardena, the then Minister of Water supply. Euro 13 million was obtained by the …
Speakers at a discussion yesterday said as the frequency and magnitude of natural disasters has been increasing rapidly in coastal belt due to climate change impacts, the government should take specific steps to protect some 3.48 crore people in the areas. People living in the coastal belts are becoming more …
The Bhabha Atomic Research Centre (Barc) has initiated research and development projects on desalination and water purification technologies so that sea water could be converted into potable water by using atomic energy. Union minister of state for science and technology and earth sciences (independent charges) Prithviraj Chavan said, "The sea …
Mumbai: After the state government's decision to carry out a feasibility study to decide whether desalinating sea water is an option to fight the water woes of Mumbai, experts say the membrane technology using is the best possible method that can be used to desalinate sea water. The technology, using …
Sanguem PWD (water supply) Executive Engineer Paranjape has stated that the Selaulim water treatment plant at Selaulim Dam is all set to get a new treatment plant worth about Rs 746 crore and the work on it will commence soon.
The Noida Jal Nigam has proposed to install four new sewerage treatment plants (STP) with upgraded technology at the cost of Rs 150 crore. In the Master Plan 2021, the installation of STPs would not only ensure good environment but would also ensure better quality of treated water, which can …
In this study, water samples collected from various ground water sources (bore wells, open wells etc) and surface water (rivers, lakes, etc) and treated water in urban and rural areas and analysed for its nitrate contents. Over 500 samples were analysed for nitrate contents so as to find out the …
City District Nazim Multan Mian Faisal Mukhtar said that the city would be hit by a water crisis by 2011, if work on alternate resources was not started. He said that the available water resources would not be sufficient for the needs of the city by 2010, and that Multan …
Karachi Port Trust (KPT) and Port Qasim Authority (PQA) on Monday singed two memorandum of understanding (MoUs) with a French firm to conduct a comprehensive study on the development of desalination and water treatment plants at Karachi Port and Port Qasim. The MoUs were signed by KPT Chairperson Nasreen Haque …
