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 …
Grameen Veolia Water Ltd. launched its first water treatment plant at Goalmari village in Daudkandi, Comilla, on Wednesday. Health Minister Dr AFM Ruhul Haque inaugurated the plant as the chief guest. Nobel laureate Prof Muhammad Yunus, chairman of Grameen Veolia Water Ltd, Subed Ali Bhuiyan MP and Antoine Frerot, CEO …
On April 29, Singapore's Deep Tunnel Sewerage System (DTSS) received the Water Project of the Year award, one of the most prestigious symbols of achievement in the water industry, at the Global Water Awards 2009 in Zurich. It is the second international award for DTSS, which topped the Planning Projects …
The residents of different areas of Multan city have alleged that they are forced to drink contaminated and stinking water, causing various diseases. The residents of Hassan Parwana Colony, Jalilabad, Khawaja Colony, Nullah Wali Muhammad, Tipu Sultan Colony, and adjacent areas said that contaminated water was being supplied to them …
Twenty-five years after the federal government declared a long stretch of the Hudson River to be a contaminated Superfund site, the cleanup of its chief remaining source of pollution began here Friday with a single scoop of mud extracted by a computer-guided dredge. Twelve dredges are to work round the …
End to indiscriminate digging of Dhaka's streets is in sight now as the new government yesterday launched a 'no-dig' pipeline-setting scheme involving a cost of Tk 1465 crore for water supply in the capital using a most modern technology. Implementation of the pilot project styled 'Dhaka Water Supply Development Project' …
Power outage and scarcity of water have turned serious in Sylhet city for the last few days, causing immense sufferings to the people. Currently, the city is getting only 50MW power against the total demand for 100MW, said sources at Power Development Board, Sylhet. The city corporation is supplying only …
Pink Kaolin (PK) having high FeO content was processed and batch defluoridation studies were carried out. The effect of contact time, pH and in presence of other coexisting anions on the defluoridation capacity (DC) of PK were studied and the conditions were optimized.
Aerogels could help in treating oil-contaminated water an aerogel is best described as jelly sans the moisture. But unlike jelly that dries up and cracks when water is removed from it, aerogels do not crack. They are like sponges with a surface containing millions of nano-sized pores that can absorb …
The government of Denmark is willing to provide financial assistance in installing water-treatment plants in the capital and the adjacent areas to purify drinking water, the Danish ambassador here said Wednesday as the government is trying all avenues for solving paucity of safe water. Einar H. Jensen called on LGRD …
The government of Denmark is willing to provide financial assistance in installing water treatment plants in the capital and the adjacent areas to purify drinking water, the Danish ambassador here said yesterday as the government is trying to solve paucity of safe water. Einar H Jensen called on LGRD Minister …
The government of Denmark is willing to provide financial assistance in installing water treatment plants in the capital and the adjacent areas to purify drinking water, the Danish ambassador here said yesterday as the government is trying to solve paucity of safe water. Einar H Jensen called on LGRD Minister …
LGRD and Cooperatives Minister Syed Ashraful Islam yesterday told that the involvement of lawmakers in Water and Sewerage Authority (WASA) activities is the responsible for the on going water crisis in the capital. He also urged the lawmakers not to be involved with other unnecessary activities, mainly in maintaining law …
LGRD Minister Syed Ashraful Islam yesterday said many ambassadors are expressing willingness to invest in water treatment plants but the process is delayed by the Economic Relations Division of the finance ministry. "We have placed it before the prime minister as to how it (foreign investment) can be easily processed …
India is emerging as a key player in exercising influence over the global climate change initiatives, and no significant global reduction of green house emissions can be attained without active Indian participation. According to the McKinsey Global Institute report of July 2008, cost-effective opportunities in energy productivity could reduce the …
With iron oxide nanoparticles The millions of arsenic victims living in Bangladesh and India have another option for obtaining clean drinking water. Finely divided iron oxide nanoparticles (ionps) can remove arsenic from contaminated water. Iron-containing compounds have been used in purifying groundwater. By the property of adsorption, arsenic can bind …
Jalandhar: Detection of high level of uranium in water in the Malwa belt of Punjab, especially in Bathinda, Faridkot, Mansa, Sangrur, Muktsar and Moga districts, have virtually halted the installation of reverse osmosis (RO) plants, set up by the state government, for safe water to villagers. Like other heavy metals, …
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: The going has been good so far for the Thiruvananthapuram scheme of the Japan Bank for International Cooperation (JBIC)-assisted Kerala State Water Supply Project (now known as the Japan International Cooperation Agency [JICA]-assisted project). The Rs 300-crore Thiruvananthapuram scheme of the Rs 2,590-crore project has made enough progress, officials …
In geochemical studies of water it is a general practice to filter the water samples through a 0.45 ?m membrane. Filtered samples are then acidified with a mineral acid (mostly nitric acid) to a pH < 2, to stabilize various cations. It was observed that if this procedure is not …
Excessive use of underground water of the capital through deep tube wells, and filling up of low-lying land, canals and water bodies are causing the underground water level to drop alarmingly. Experts say that this could put the city dwellers in severe water crisis in future and also cause land …
