Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Dr. Amit Kumar Vs State of Uttar Pradesh & Others dated 28/05/2025. The applicant has raised a grievance against setting up of a tyre pyrolysis plant by M/s Adideva Carbon LLP. According to the applicant, the tyre pyrolysis plant has …
Some good sanitation news, discussed in a Nature commentary this week, is that some 80 percent of India’s urban residents now have access to a toilet. The bad news is that only a third of India’s urban households with a toilet have a connection to a sewage pipe network, and …
NI Water has installed a new wastewater treatment unit at a housing development near Rathfriland in a bid to improve the quality of treated effluent. The work forms part of NI Water's multi-million pound Rural Wastewater Investment project, which aims to ensure the treated effluent meets the latest EU Directives. …
Planned by British architects Chapman Taylor, and to be executed by the National Buildings Construction Corporation (NBCC), East Kidwai Nagar is an ambitious redevelopment project, pegged at an approximate cost of Rs 4,500 crore. The government plans to raze the existing 2,331 government quarters in East Kidwai Nagar and replace …
This paper is an overview of the issues surrounding India’s water scarcity, and also comparison of clean water standards between developing and developed nations.
JAIPUR: Given the fact that Rajasthan is a water deficit state and in the wake of mounting pressure on scarce water resources, to keep up the momentum of industrial development, Rajasthan Industrial Development & Investment Corporation (RIICO) and India Water Foundation (IWF) have joined hands to organise a one-day international …
Following the commissioning of Tertiary treatment plant at IOCL, Haldia, Doshion Limited has changed the outlook of the petrochem industry towards waste water management. One of its kind in the world, this plant recycles waste water to feed high pressure boiler thus nullifying the myth that waste can't be as …
Israel said on Monday it was building a 1.5 billion shekel ($423 million) desalination plant, which upon completion in 2013, will join four other plants in providing the country with three-quarters of its drinking water. The government signed with Mekorot, the national water company, to build and operate the reverse …
Sounding alarm bells against over-extraction of groundwater for irrigation and allied purposes, the Planning Commission has asked the government not to sanction any fresh irrigation projects unless the existing ones were completed. It has suggested to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh that rational pricing of water and electricity be introduced and …
DJB Says VK Colonies Already Short Of Water; Clueless DDA Cites Recycling, Harvesting New Delhi: Delhi Development Authority (DDA) will soon start the allotment of 2,000-odd flats in Vasant Kunj but is yet to make arrangements for any water supply to the area. Delhi Jal Board (DJB) denies even hearing …
Neither Munak Canal Nor Renuka Dam Will Provide Water This Summer Neha Lalchandani | TNN New Delhi: The capital is staring at a grim water situation this summer. The city government had been banking heavily on the Munak canal for supply of an additional 80 million gallons per day (MGD) …
Noting a fall in groundwater levels, the fact that all major parks in Delhi are facing water shortage and that the treated effluent used for horticulture purposes leaves behind a foul smell, the New Delhi Municipal Council (NDMC) is in the process of charting out a plan to address the …
Old hats, I Multi-level parking lots, community centre gyms and toilets for women find their way back into new proposals After two months of discussions, the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) on Monday presented its final budget, with proposals bearing a striking similarity with those doing the rounds for the …
New Delhi: Behind Shankar Vihar in southwest Delhi, nestled between Vasant Kunj and Mahipalpur, is a huge stretch of area where sewage water from a nearby treatment plant has accumulated. Residents have been cribbing about mosquito breeding there but Delhi birders discovered that against the backdrop of planes landing at …
Civic body will set up a natural wetland purifying plant on Chirag Dilli nullah and use the treated water from it to maintain 22-acre land in south Delhi The MCD has come up with a unique way to meet the growing water requirement to maintain its parks in south Delhi. …
The relative cost of dewatering equipment varies widely and is directly related to the processing rate. For smaller utilities that need to dewater sludge in batches, dewatering containers are an alternative that can be relatively inexpensive and simple when compared to other technologies on the market.
New York City wants to catch and store rainwater temporarily in new roof systems to stop heavy storms sending sewage spilling into city waterways. The catchment systems would consist of "blue" roofs that have a series of drainage pools and "green" or grass- or ivy-covered roofs, under a plan unveiled …
This paper aims to highlight the growing importance of improving wastewater use in agriculture across the spectrum from lower to high-income countries. It presents an innovative approach linking key issues related to different aspects of wastewater irrigation to a country
Disinfection is a primary means to destroy/inactive waterborne pathogenic bacteria that could spread diseases in human. Disinfection process is a must in drinking water treatment, and we are all aware of this. In wastewater treatment, disinfectant process is equally important.
This booklet by Exnora Green Pammal (EGP) begins by highlighting the grave situation in relation to solid waste management in the country and the steps undertaken by the government to tackle this issue. The document presents a review of the efforts undertaken by EGP, an NGO based in Chennai, which …
Conservation, metering, end-use languish under deficit-ridden Board. Delhi gets more water than Paris, according to a report of the Planning Commission. If the national average water supply for cities is 140 litres per capita, Delhiites guzzle 240 litres per capita. But in certain parts of Delhi, like the south, and …
