Good Food is First Food. It is not junk food. It is the food that connects nature and nutrition with livelihoods. This food is good for our health; it comes from the rich biodiversity of our regions; it provides employment to people. Most importantly, cooking and eating give us pleasure. …
KOCHI: Amidst the flood of projects and norms, rain water harvesting still remain on paper, thanks to the cold shoulder given by the authorities. Authorities with various local bodies, including Kochi Corporation and Ernakulam district panchayat, which had designed projects for rain water harvesting are trying to cover up their …
JV between Swedish, Delhi govts will convert biogas from Keshopur sewage treatment plants to CNG In the first such project undertaken in the country, Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) will be produced from biogas generated at sewage treatment plants in the Capital. The CNG produced will be then utilised to run …
The Government of India (GoI) has established the National Ganga River Basin Authority (NGRBA) for comprehensive management of the river. The NGRBA program will adopt a river-basin approach and has been given a multi-sectoral mandate to address both water quantity and quality aspects. The NGRBA has resolved that by year …
Tihar Jail authorities are drawing up plans to make the facility energy efficient. They are planning to conduct a detailed energy audit of Tihar complex as well as Rohini Jail in association with the Bureau of Energy Efficiency to take up a slew of measures aimed at conserving as well …
JAIPUR: A sewerage treatment plant (STP) at Ram Niwas Bagh with the capacity to provide 10 million litres (MLD) of reusable water to the city was inaugurated by the chief minister Ashok Gehlot on Tuesday. The project cost of the STP is around Rs 1.33 crore and it is constructed …
KOLLAM: For almost 30 years a sewerage network laid for the western parts of Kollam city had been lying idle and forgotten. No one remembers the exact cost at which it was laid. But now, a scheme has been evolved to assess whether the network can be utilised. The Kerala …
Thiruvananthapuram: The Indian Green Building Council (IGBC) has awarded a Gold certificate under the LEED (Leadership in Energy & Environmental Design) rating system for the Technopark Phase-III building under construction. This is the first time that a facility of Technopark is being awarded a green building certificate, its authorities say.
HC gives another chance to state govt Pollution board told to file list of offending units The court cannot be a silent spectator to a situation where a whole new industrial township is set up without giving the proper infrastructure of common effluent treatment plant (CETP), municipal solid waste plant …
Says sewage plant not source of contamination Asserting that the Margao sewage treatment plant is not responsible for the contamination of the River Sal, the Goa Sewerage Corporation has roped in experts from BITS Pilani to inquire into the causes of river pollution and suggest remedial measures to put a …
Tremors of Japan's earthquake are being felt in Uttar Pradesh as government officials are sceptic about funding by the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) in the ongoing projects as this Land of Rising Sun is itself facing a financial crunch post-tsunami. The JICA is financing projects including Gangajal under which …
Six companies to be awarded bid for work by May Delhi Jal Board has received over 20 bids so far Four new sewage treatment plants to be constructed simultaneously NEW DELHI: Work on cleaning up the Yamuna by laying interceptor sewers is likely to begin by June, with the Delhi …
Rs56,701 for one square foot of land in Kharadi? If this sounds unbelievable, this is precisely what the land and estate department of the Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) said in reply to a Right to Information (RTI) application on April 5, 2011. Pune-based river activist, Sarang Yadwadkar, in his RTI …
JAMMU, Chief Secretary, Madhav Lal today asked the concerned agencies to work out solutions to the bottlenecks coming in the way of on time completion of Rs. 262.15 crore sewerage treatment projects in the mission cities of Jammu and Srinagar. Chairing a review meeting in this regard, the Chief Secretary …
Proposals with suggestions of councillors to be sent to Admn for approval The Municipal Corporation approved a budget of Rs 812.92 crore for the financial year 2011-12 on Monday. T This includes Rs 429.98 crore under the Plan head, Rs 233.40 crore under the Non-Plan head and Rs 149.54 crore …
Sees Pollution Continuing With Delay In Interceptor Sewage Project Neha Lalchandani TNN New Delhi: Any hope of seeing a clean Yamuna in the near future was dispelled on Sunday by environment minister Jairam Ramesh, who said such a situation was not possible before at least the end of 2015. The …
Environment and Wildlife minister meets Dikshit, Hooda to discuss ways to keep river healthy Excessive algae in the Yamuna brought Union Minister for Environment and Wildlife Jairam Ramesh
LUCKNOW: The aftershocks of tsunami in Japan have reached Uttar Pradesh. The National Ganga River Basin Authority's (NGRBA) ambitious plan to cleanse one of the most polluted stretch of river Ganga in Varanasi is facing the prospects of a forced closure. Funded by the Japan International Co-operation Agency (JICA), the …
Minister for Forests, Mian Altaf Ahmad today said that Rs. 120 crore has been sanctioned by Central Government under 13th Finance Commission for the conservation of Wullar lake in Kashmir. This information was given by the Minister after a question raised by M. Y. Taing in Legislative Council today. He …
The Jammu and Kashmir Forest Department has achieved another remarkable feat by receiving Diamond Small State Environmental award for being adjudged as best in maintaining the State
