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"Clean Your Act" - New book from CSE
Posted on 26 Feb, 2008 09:40 AMThe book would help households and institutions understand how to implement wastewater management. The book is priced at Rs.250/- only. CLEAN YOUR ACT is CSE's latest film on alternative ways to treat wastewater.
SAFEWAT: Water purification system by Population Services International
Posted on 18 Feb, 2008 11:15 AMMost drinking water projects are designed for supply of treated water through pipes to communities ; this requires investment on infrastructure such as pumps, overhead tanks, supply pipes, water purification equipment and after the project, maintenance staff and funds; while all this calls for planning, funding and time to execute, yet we cannot be certain that the water delivered remains uncon
National Consultation Meet on developing a Citizens Report on water and sanitation in New Delhi
Posted on 18 Feb, 2008 10:29 AMA National Consultation Meet was organized by WaterAid towards developing a Citizens Report on Water and Sanitation in India was held on the 12th January 2008 at New Delhi.
Vijayawada Municipality : Subsidising individual piped water connections to the urban poor
Posted on 16 Feb, 2008 11:47 PMIn Vijaywada a determined effort has been made by the municipality to subsidize individual connection charge for the poor and break this entry barrier which prevents them from accessing piped water. An explanation of the details of the project. Should this be the approach for ensuring water for all?
Issues about the bottled water industry
Posted on 15 Feb, 2008 09:52 AMBottled water as daily drinking water Thirty five years after Bisleri launched India's first bottled water, urban India is filled with numerous bottled water brands, some known, and some unknown. There are more then 250 brands and 2000 plus bottling plants across the country. The market for packaged drinking water is around Rs 10 billion and is growing at the rate of 40 percent per annum.
Water Aid workshop: Swatch Delhi, Swasth Delhi, 18Feb 2008, New Delhi
Posted on 13 Feb, 2008 09:54 PMLaunching Workshop: Swatch Delhi Swasth Delhi (18th February 2008) (From Shipra Saxena, WaterAid India, New Delhi) Water Aid India, in partnership with Foundation for Change Management (FCM) and INDCARE Trust is launching a pilot project in four slum settlements in Delhi to create an efficient , sustainable and replicable model of water and sanitation services, which is demand
On the hidden cost of "free" water
Posted on 09 Feb, 2008 07:36 PMAccording to David Foster, it is the cost of 'free' water :
Arkavathy Janadesh Yatra: A walk alongside the river in Bangalore
Posted on 09 Feb, 2008 12:44 AMSome video clippings of the Arkavathy Janadesh Yatra, a river walk along the entire length of the Arkavathy river outside Bangalore, to draw attention to this dying river.
NDMA guidelines for urban flood disaster management: Early warning systems installed in Mumbai
Posted on 04 Feb, 2008 04:06 AMTwo press releases on the work being done by the National Disaster Management Authority regarding early warning systems for flooding, guidelines for management of urban flooding and more : http://www.pibmumbai.gov.in/scripts/detail.asp?releaseId=E2008PR58