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 …
KARACHI, July 20: A Japan-funded project initiated in collaboration with the Al-Khidmat Foundation under the ‘Grant assistance for grassroots human security projects’ was inaugurated at a ceremony held here on Wednesday. Under the $90,952 (approximately Rs7.7 million) project, seven water filtration plants have been installed in Karachi. The ceremony was …
REMOVAL of organic toxins from groundwater requires chemical additives, which are expensive and environmentally hazardous. Now researchers at the University of Kentucky in the UK have developed a novel technique to break down such contaminants. The new purification system uses two highly porous membranes to generate purifying hydroxyl radicals. Till …
This document by the World Health Organisation, for the first time, sets forth global criteria to evaluate whether a household water treatment option reduces waterborne pathogens sufficiently to protect health. Through use of a risk-based framework and by emphasizing the philosophy of incremental improvement, it is intended to provide implementers …
Clean and safe drinking water is a basic human need and providing it for everybody would be the greatest achievement by 2025. Out of 6 billion people on earth not more than one six lacks access to potable water. Also of the total water resources only 1% of fresh water …
Government and foreign missions officials on Wednesday gave importance on using surface water to reduce pressure on groundwater. They made the observation while visiting the Saidabad Water Treatment Plant Phase II project in the capital. Dhaka WASA managing director Taqsem A Khan said Saidabad project phase II started in April …
A group of Indian scientists may have found the solution to an issue of global concern: disturbance of eco systems because of the growing maritime traffic across the world. The International Maritime Organisation (IMO) had been perennially concerned over the transportation of marine species between different parts of the world …
More than 500 plants around the globe have so far been equipped with the patented technology and the projects that rely on this German-made ultrafiltration technology are steadily increasing in size and spreading across the world.
The Leopold Clari-DAF system is a proven, highly effective method of removing turbidity, insoluble metals (iron, manganese, arsenic), algae, color, taste and odor, Giardia, Cryptosporidium, and other low-density particulates from water. Its peformance is superior to gravity sedimentation in providing consistent quality effluent, producing consistently high sludge solids, and operating …
Nowadays ultrafiltration (UF) technology is also available, but the question is, to which extent and how cost effectively can it address the SWRO pretreatment need. Hence, the question is to which extent do market needs and technology capabilities match.
Company will spend . 400 crore on capital expenditure in FY12 Thermax is scouting overseas to buy a company worth up to $100 million in industrial waste water treatment space, said Managing Director MS Unnikrishnan. "Our target market for water treatment projects in India is worth . 4,000-4,500 crore. Within …
BANANA peels may be notorious for causing slips in daily lives, but they can also prevent harmful chemicals from slipping into the body. Scientists from Brazil have found that the peel of the fruit can act as a filtration medium and pull heavy metals from water. Metals such as lead …
Water production at the Chandrawal and Wazirabad water treatment plants was resumed on Wednesday after the ammonia levels in the Yamuna were restored to the permissible levels. On Tuesday the level of ammonia in the water had risen sharply, making the water unfit for use, which in turn led to …
This document provides guidance for managing water supplies in buildings where people may drink water and use water for food preparation; wash, shower, swim or use water for other recreational activities; or be exposed to aerosols produced by water-using devices, such as cooling towers. It is intended to be a …
The State government is in the process of framing a policy for the reuse of treated waste water, Minister for Bangalore Water Supply and Sewerage Board Suresh Kumar has said. During an inspection of the BWSSB water treatment unit at Hebbal on Tuesday, Suresh Kumar said the officials of the …
After missing several deadlines, long pending concretisation of Munak canal is finally completed. Completion of this canal will now ensure uninterrupted additional 80 mgd water supply to the Capital. The canal is being connected to Haiderpur Water Treatment Plant Phase-I & II. The Rs 315-crore project between Munak on Haryana …
NOW a novel technique speedily kills pathogens in water. The water filter created by scientists from Stanford university, uses electrically treated cotton fabric to deactivate bacteria instead of just filtering the water. The fabric combines carbon nanotubes and silver nanowires, which are good conductors of electricity. The team tested the …
Heavy metals are one of the prominent sources of pollution in industrial wastewater and excessive presence of these metals is causing severe health and environmental problems. The prevailing purification technologies used to remove these contaminants are costlyu and sometimes not eco-friendly, so industries often try to escape from their responsibilities …
Pakistan is subjected to rapid water shortage due to different social and environmental problems. Moreoer, the drinking water is being contaminated at an alarming rate that is mostly due to the discharge of untreated domestic and industrial effluent and agricultural run-off. Therefore, this study was designed to evaluate the water …
DO CHEMICALS used to disinfect water harm our health? Evidence suggests drinking water purified with common disinfectants like chlorine and bromine causes urinary bladder cancer. But it was not clear whether the chemicals can affect health when used to keep swimming pools or bathing water clean, until now. Spanish and …
