Industry
Free septic tank cleaning in Delhi; CM attempts to reduce sewer deaths
Posted on 18 Nov, 2019 07:59 PMDelhi CM announces free sewage cleaning schemes for unauthorised colonies
Climate change may reduce water available to cool power plants
Posted on 14 Nov, 2019 03:03 PMClimate change and over-exploited river basins may leave developing countries in Asia, such as India and China, without enough water to cool power plants in the near future, according to a study.
Unregulated e-waste hotspots operating in Delhi with no safeguards
Posted on 28 Oct, 2019 02:11 PMA study by Toxics Link, a Delhi-based environmental research and advocacy non-profit identified 15 e-waste processing hotspots in Delhi operating with impunity without safeguards. These hotspots house over 5,000 illegal e-waste processing units directly and indirectly employing over 50,000 people.
Conflicts over land on the rise in India
Posted on 22 Oct, 2019 11:42 AMLand-related conflicts in India are on the rise despite some of the most progressive legislations to protect people’s rights over land and forest.
Solving the energy conundrum
Posted on 30 Sep, 2019 08:10 PMAccess to electricity is a key metric in development. In rural areas, getting on to the grid is a major step forward, improving literacy rates, agricultural productivity and overall household income. However, providing access to power derived from traditional sources like coal, diesel and hydropower, are proving unsustainable in the short and long term.
The Water Future Conference in Bangalore: Towards a Sustainable Water Future
Posted on 30 Sep, 2019 12:38 PMThe Water Future Conference in Bangalore last week, saw many from the scientific community, academia, research, civil society and the media come together to discuss the state of water resources across the world and in India, as well as future pathways and scenarios, and different technological a
Indore leads the way in making its lakes pollution-free
Posted on 16 Sep, 2019 01:19 PMChoked by sewage and effluent discharge, lakes in and around Indore are in a terrible state and in need of restoration. A bustling city in central India, Indore was declared the cleanest city in India three years in a row.
Fertiliser sector’s bleak record on water use in India
Posted on 06 Aug, 2019 02:09 PMCentre for Science and Environment (CSE), a New Delhi based non-profit has rated the country’s fertilizer sector on several parameters, in a first of its kind study. The rating, done over an 18-month-long process, covered 28 of the 32 functional fertilizer units in the country.
Water Future Conference: Towards a Sustainable Future
Posted on 22 Jul, 2019 11:56 AMA Future Earth Conference
Opening new frontiers in water system diagnostics and innovative solutions to mitigate the 21st-century global water crisis
Budget 2019 talks big on water
Posted on 10 Jul, 2019 02:04 PMNirmala Sitharaman, Finance Minister alluded to gaon, garib and kisan as the centre of all policies of this government, while announcing a clutch of schemes aimed at the rural and urban poor.