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 …
Firm's eco-friendly initiatives showcased along with those of nine other firms, including Coca-Cola and Nokia Hindustan Construction Company (HCC), a leading infrastructure construction and development company, was the only Indian company to be featured in the climate report issued by the United Nations Global Compact and United Nations Environment Programme. …
Officials Visit Treatment Plants, Say Haryana Releasing Sufficient Water New Delhi: In the tussle over water between Delhi and Haryana, the latter seems to have done a better job in convincing central officials. Sources in the central government say that based on reports they have received from both states over …
If architecture is 'design for living', one of its greatest challenges is how to live with the masses of waste we excrete. Four pioneers in green sanitation design outline solutions to a dilemma too often shunted down the pan.
The state government’s plan for the housing sector should make you turn green. The ministry of environment has proposed to give a boost to the construction of ‘green’ buildings by giving tax benefits or by granting extra floor space index (FSI). A ‘green’ building is the one that uses an …
New Delhi: There seems to be no immediate solution to Delhi’s water problems with chief minister Sheila Dikshitslatedto meether Haryana counterpartonly on June9. However, having already tried to put pressure on Haryana through every possible means including the Upper Yamuna River Board, a government official said they were highly sceptical …
JAIPUR: In bid to decrease its carbon footprint and to conserve groundwater in the city, the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) plans to have a rainwater harvesting system on the 9.8-km route (Mansarovar to Chandpole) using a special technique. According to DMRC officials, a unique concept will be used to …
Shillong: There is no codified custodian of water resources in Meghalaya. The State has no land records and since customary laws are not codified, there are also no records on water resources. This statement came from former Chief Engineer, PHE Himanshu Prasad while presenting a paper at the state-level consultation …
The problem of water shortage in the city is expected to intensify on Wednesday as the issue of making the parallel lines of Munak canal operational touches the boiling point once again. The Munak canal has been a point of contention between Delhi and Haryana for long now. According to …
For the first time in three years, Delhi government’s budget for the health sector shifted its focus from Public Private Partnership (PPP) to primary and allied medical services. The budget allocation for health was increased to 14.16 percent of the total outlay. From the current financial year, Delhi will roll …
Pakistan is among the 17 countries of the world that may face severe shortage of water by 2025, therefore, reuse of wastewater after proper treatment will be the future option. It was stated by the Vice Chancellor (VC) Quaid-i-Azam University, Prof Dr Masoom Yasinzai during a seminar organised by Department …
There's garbage in your greens. That fresh cucumber in your salad or your dose of green leafy veggies could well have been grown using raw sewage discharge. As water scarcity mounts, farmers in the semi-urban areas are increasingly using sewage or waste water to grow veggies, cereals and fodder. The …
The World Bank is lending the Philippines $275 million to tackle huge volumes of untreated sewage that threaten to swallow the capital Manila, the lender said Wednesday. The loan would be reinvested by a government bank into Manila Water Co. and Maynilad Water Services projects to boost the two utilities' …
New Delhi: The first woman chief executive officer that Delhi Jal Board has ever had, Debashree Mukherjee has taken over the reins of the organization just before it enters its critical summer period. This is also a time when several projects have just been flagged off and are expected to …
Untreated waste water is a health hazard. Nonetheless, it should be considered a resource. Unless it is recycled and re-used, it will be impossible to provide all people in the cities of developing countries with safe drinking water. The example of India shows that agglomerations cannot get ever more fresh …
Natural gas is poised to enter a golden age, but this future hinges critically on the successful development of the world’s vast unconventional gas resources. North American experience shows unconventional gas – notably shale gas –can be exploited economically. Many countries are lining up to emulate this success. But some …
The Delhi Jal Board (DJB) on Wednesday received an additional Rs 400 crore in its pocket, with eyes on big investments in constructing new and rehabilitating the existing sewerage network in the city. The Delhi government has approved a total budget outlay of Rs 3,800 crore for 2012-12 for the …
Bangalore city with an extent of 800 sq. km, located at more than 920 m amsl, forming part of the catchments of Arkavati river to the west and Ponnaiyar river (South Pinakini) to the east. Bangalore city forming a part of the semi-arid tract is in the agro-climatic environs of …
India, to put it euphemistically, is awash in its own ‘crap’ — a word derived from old Dutch to mean excrement. While accurate to an alarming degree, coming soon after the euphoria over the Agni missile tests, the discomfiture is evident. Till recently, collective India preferred to do the ostrich …
Groundwater levels in the state are receding at an alarming rate. While groundwater in many areas was already in the ‘critical’ category earlier, village after village in the state is now nose-diving into the ‘over exploited’ category when it comes to harvesting groundwater. This perilous status of groundwater in AP …
London: British scientists claim they are developing a unique device which can turn used toilet waste into drinking water. A team at Manchester University, led by Sarah Haigh, says the innovation — which has been funded by billionaire Bill Gates — could transform the lives of millions of people in …
