Bangalore
Presentation on rainwater harvesting by BWSSB at Kormangala
Posted on 07 May, 2010 11:29 AMOrganizer: Environmental Synergies in Development
Venue: Mantri Classic Hall. ST Bed
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International Conference on Water, Plumbing Sanitation & Health : Issues & Challenges, Bangalore University, Bangalore
Posted on 30 Apr, 2010 11:27 PMThemes: Water Plumbing Sanitation & Health-Issues & Challenges
Film festival - Food sovereignty, Bangalore Film Society, Bangalore
Posted on 30 Apr, 2010 04:12 PMOrganizer: The Bangalore Film Society
Venue: Visthar, Bangalore
Deascription: The Bangalore Film Society presents a 1-day film festival on Food Sovereignty and Food Security on May 1st at the Festival of Just Peace, Visthar Bangalore.
Public screening of the documentary "Water and a City", CiSTUP, Bangalore
Posted on 20 Apr, 2010 04:31 PMOrganizer: CiSTUP and a few folks at praja.in
Venue: Golden Jubilee Seminar Hall, Civil Engineering Dept, IISc, Bangalore
The screening will be followed by a panel discussion. The panelist who have confirmed are:
Press release : UL certifies Kimberlite Chemicals for health effects in drinking water
Posted on 20 Apr, 2010 11:25 AMFor Immediate Release
Underwriters Laboratories Certifies Kimberlite Chemicals for Health Effects in Drinking water
Kimberlite Chemicals Becomes First Indian Company to Earn UL
Certification for Antiscalant Water Treatment Chemicals
Bangalore, India, April 14 2010 – Underwriters Laboratories (UL), a global leader in drinking water quality and safety, today announced that Kimberlite Chemicals India Pvt. Ltd., received UL certification for its antiscalant water treatment chemicals. Kimberlite’s antiscalant water treatment chemicals will now bear the UL Classified Water Quality Mark, indicating certification to ANSI/NSF Standard 60 for health effects.
UL launched its drinking water product certification program in India in 2009 and has been working with a number of Indian companies on a broad range of products including disinfection and oxidation chemicals, coagulants, drinking water treatment units, gaskets, butterfly valves, sediment filter cartridges and activated carbon. Kimberlite, a renowned company known for its world-class technology product and service in the field of specialty chemicals and coatings, is the first Indian manufacturer to be certified through UL’s water program for antiscalant water treatment chemicals.
UL’s certification of Kimberlite’s antiscalant chemicals provides verification that these chemicals have been independently tested and validated to meet both industry standards for health effects in drinking water as well as UL’s rigorous certification requirements. Antiscalant chemicals are used to protect reverse osmosis (RO) membrane life and are used in industrial RO purifiers.
Best practices for water management at a household and residential layout-level in Bangalore - A note by Biome
Posted on 09 Apr, 2010 02:07 AMThese two documents enlist best practices in urban water management, based on the experiences of Biome Solutions, and are relevant for households in a gated layout/group housing complex, where the water sourcing, supply and management is in the hands of the layout and there is no connection to the the local water supply authority.
Proceedings of the Rainwater Harvesting Mela 2010 held on the occasion of World Water Day by Arghyam in Bangalore
Posted on 07 Apr, 2010 03:26 PMScreenings/lectures/discussions - World Water Day 22nd/23rd March
Posted on 19 Mar, 2010 10:38 AM- New bill to penalize those wasting drinking water-Deccan Herald, Bangalore March 9
- Privatisation no solution to tackle water shortage in city- Deccan Herald March 9
- Water Crisis to worsen in city- Deccan Herald March 12
- City is the second highest water waster in country at 50.9% New Delhi top the list at 52.4%- Deccan Herald March 13
While all these questions remain unanswered and new ones add
The city gets thirstier under the scorching summer sun and the water vendors make fast buck in some instances as much as Rs 1000 for a tank load of water, a consortium of concerned organisations and institutions working on water and environment issues invite you to a panel discussion and film screenings on the use and abuse of water on March 22nd & 23rd 2010 at Ashirvad, 30 St. Mark Road Cross, Opp. State Bank of India at 5.45pm.
Action plan workshop for the rejuvenation and sustenance of the Arkavathi river basin - Discussion summary and research papers (2009)
Posted on 12 Mar, 2010 04:14 AMA one-day “Action plan workshop for the rejuvenation and sustenance of Arkavathi river basin”, was organised on 25th July 2009, by the Global Academy of Technology and Geological Society of India at Bangalore, to discuss the future of the dying Arkavathi river and Bangalore's precarious water situation, and to develop concurrent implementable action plans to address the problem. The Arkavathi is a tributary of the river Kaveri, originating in Nandi Hills in Chikkaballapur district, that provides about 20% of the total water requirements of Bangalore, with Kaveri providing the remaining 80%.