Wastewater Reuse and Recycling
Water scarcity in Delhi – Soaring demand or mismanagement – Panel discussion organized by Toxics Link and IIC, Delhi, August 7, 2012
Posted on 31 Aug, 2012 12:28 PMThe panelists included Himanshu Thakkar (South Asia Network on Dams, Rivers and People), Manu Bhatnagar (Head, Natural Heritage Division, INTACH) and A K Bajaj (Former Chairman, Central Water Commission) while Satish, Toxics Link moderated the discussion. A short film by TERI - “Water ignites life and hope” was also shown.
River diversion schemes versus waste water recycling for Bangalore city - An article in Current Science
Posted on 26 Aug, 2012 12:02 AMThis article published in the journal Current Science has been written in response to the earlier article published in Current Science that highlights the acute water scarcity t
A story of an innovative farmer in Vijayapura - Wastewater reused to grow fodder and even vegetables
Posted on 24 Aug, 2012 04:32 PMFarmers near the small town of Vijayapura are faced with a decline and disappearance of groundwater. Bore-wells as deep as 1100 feet have gone dry. Apart from the great loss in money that they face they also have no livelihoods to eke out a living. Some innovative farmers have started to use the towns waste-water to grow fooder and even vegetables.
Sediment contamination due to toxic heavy metals in Mithi river of Mumbai - Paper published in the journal Advances in Analytical Chemistry
Posted on 23 Aug, 2012 10:57 AMThis paper published in the journal Advances in Analytical Chemistry discusses the findings of a study that aimed at quantification of accumulated toxic heavy metals in the sediments of Mithi river of Mumbai.The study was conducted at three different sampling loca
5th edition of Gujarat Water Summit 2012, Confederation of Indian Industry, Ahmedabad
Posted on 21 Aug, 2012 12:46 PMOrganiser: Confederation of Indian Industry
Venue: Gujarat University Convention Centre, Ahmedabad
"The black tsunami": An article by Green Systems, about the putrefying sewage discharged from our homes, offices and factories, that is accumulating under our oceans
Posted on 18 Aug, 2012 04:27 PMWith horror we saw on television, the Japanese experience of a huge 9.0 scale earthquake, followed by a terrible tsunami. The first images show large amounts of black water entering the country side and passing over the protective wall barriers.
Make the best out of the monsoons - Catch the water in the hills during 4 months of rain for later use to prevent acute water shortage
Posted on 18 Aug, 2012 11:54 AMRemember, Water harvesting Principles:
Make the running water to walk, walking water to crawl, crawling water to stay and sink
Training program on 'Decentralised Wastewater Wastewater Treatment & Reuse' at CSE, September 13-15, 2012, New Delhi
Posted on 10 Aug, 2012 11:39 AMOrganizer: Centre for Science and Environment (CSE)
Venue: Anil Aggrawal Green College
Centre for Science and Environment,
38, Tughlakabad Institutional Area (Near Batra Hospital)
New Delhi
Biogas technology - Applications and benefits
Posted on 06 Aug, 2012 04:29 PMBiogas typically describes a gas created through the biological introduction to organic matter even without the oxygen. Organic waste for example dead plant and animal material, animal feces, and kitchen waste can become a gaseous fuel known as biogas. Biogas arises from biogenic material and is a kind of bio fuel.
Water and a City: A film by Swati Dandekar that narrates the story of water in Bangalore
Posted on 01 Aug, 2012 10:04 AMDirected and produced by Swati Dandekar, 'Water and a City' traces the journey of water through Bangalore using a succession of haunting im