India

Mumbai drowns in flood water
News this week Posted on 05 Sep, 2017 09:28 PM

Destruction of river and mangroves blamed for Mumbai floods

Heavy rains flood Mumbai. (Source: Flickr photos)
India gets new water resources minister
Policy matters this week Posted on 05 Sep, 2017 09:10 PM

Nitin Gadkari takes charge of water resources and Ganga rejuvenation

Yamuna river in Delhi (Source: Sudhanshu Malhotra via IWP Flickr Photos)
New way to remove harmful drugs from wastewater
Researchers have developed a slurry photocatalytic membrane reactor to remove harmful drugs from hospital wastewater to make it safer for the environment. Posted on 05 Sep, 2017 12:13 PM

Hospital wastewater, which includes drugs, is a major environmental problem. A group of researchers from Belgium and India has developed a novel method of treating wastewater to get rid of such harmful substances from hospital waste.

Hospital wastewater can be dangerous to the environment. (Source: IWP Flickr photos--photo used for representation only)
Combating climate change with nanomaterials
Researchers are looking to tiny materials to clean up air, water and land. Posted on 05 Sep, 2017 10:00 AM

The list of environmental problems that the world faces may be huge, but some strategies for solving them are remarkably small.

Photo of pollution-absorbing nanosponge courtesy of Jeff Fitlow/Rice University
Small Himalayan glaciers more sensitive to climate change
A new study in the Himalayas shows low-altitude glaciers are more sensitive to climate change and have lost a significant amount of water in the past decades. Posted on 04 Sep, 2017 08:36 PM

Glaciers in the Himalayas, which store large amounts of water in the form of glacial ice, have an intricate relationship with climate change. A new study in an important basin in the Indian Himalayas shows that low-altitude glaciers are more sensitive to climate change and have lost a significant amount of water in the past three decades.

A view of the Himalayas. (Source: IWP Flickr photos--photo for representation purpose only)
Portable Water Quality Tests for E. coli and Hydrogen Sulfide (H2S) Bacteria
Convenient, simple tests that are ideal for on-site testing in low resource, rural areas Posted on 04 Sep, 2017 04:31 PM

Aquagenx, a company based in the U.S.

Aquagenx Basic Field Kit
Let the river flow
A video tells us why it is important to study the Ken river and its flow properly before implementing any project on it so the ecosystem and biodiversity are not harmed. Posted on 04 Sep, 2017 05:08 AM

One of the tributaries of the Yamuna, the Ken, is a major river of the Bundelkhand region of central India and flows through two states, Madhya Pradesh and Uttar Pradesh. River Ken regulates groundwater recharge and provides vegetation found on its banks.

Ken river gorge (Source: By Syed Zohaibullah, www.commons.wikimedia.org)
Applications invited for engaging specialist on contractual basis, National Institute of Hydrology, Roorkee
NIH intends to hire a qualified and experienced professional as Documentation, Communication and Outreach Specialist
Posted on 31 Aug, 2017 10:48 AM

National Institute of Hydrology, Roorkee (an autonomous institution under Ministry of Water Resources, RD & GR- Govt of India) intends to hire a qualified and experienced professional as Documentation, Communication and Outreach Specialist on long-term consultancy basis up to 24 months.

Pancheshwar dam public hearing continues
Policy matters this week Posted on 30 Aug, 2017 05:56 AM

Public hearing for Pancheshwar dam continues while ignoring people's concern

We don't want dams, dams destroy mountains,' reads a slogan painted on a wall in Uttarakhand (Image Source: GJ Lingaraj)
Ganapati idol immersion continues despite ban
News this week Posted on 30 Aug, 2017 05:28 AM

Despite ban, immersion of Ganpati idols made of PoP continue in Bengaluru lakes

Ganesh Visarjan (Source: Wikimedia commons via Chetan Gole)
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