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Rainwater harvesting in Mumbai: Application of GIS
Posted on 19 Apr, 2010 07:36 PMThis blog post by Prakash Apte, draws attention to the increasing water demand in urban areas because of industrialisation and population growth by giving the example of Mumbai and points at the current scenario of the lack of availability of adequate and safe water supply to meet the needs of the ever increasing population in the city.
The author proposes that rainwater harvesting can be a viable solution in cities such as Mumbai to meet this increasing demand for water and can provide an opportunity for equitable, efficient and sustainable use of water resources.
There is an urgent need for evolving a rainwater harvesting system that is sustainable, replicable and economically viable and argues that the benefits of using rainwater harvesting can lead to a range of social, economic and environmental benefits and can contribute substantially to improving the quality of life in Mumbai.
Geographic Information Systems (GIS) has a role and application, in promoting a system and methodology for rain water harvesting and for providing the data needed to enable its large scale implementation in the context of Mumbai.
Solar water heaters in India: Market assessment studies and surveys for different sectors and demand segments by Greentech Knowledge Solutions
Posted on 15 Apr, 2010 11:12 AMThe report endeavors to study the Solar Water Heater (SWH) market in India and project a realizable demand till 2022. It looks at the industry structure, supply conditions and value proposition. It relies heavily on interactions with a wide range of stakeholders, such as SWH users, potential SWH users, state level renewable energy development agencies, architects and builders, banks, municipal corporations, electricity distribution companies and pollution control boards.
"India: Water Need to be Double the Supply in 20 Years" : Droplets, e-newsletter, Jan 2010
Posted on 27 Jan, 2010 12:33 PM
Address by Italian delegation on environmental technologies, Delhi, 2010
Posted on 24 Jan, 2010 12:31 PMThe Indo Italian Chamber of Commerce & Industry will be receiving a delegation of Companies from Italy from 22nd to 27th February in the cities of Delhi, Mumbai and Delhi.
3rd International Water Summit 2010,CII, Ahmedabad
Posted on 08 Jan, 2010 11:12 PMCII’s 3rd edition of International Water Summit 2010
Theme: “Meeting the Challenges – Sharing Best Practices”
Organisers: Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) & Government of Gujarat
Date:12 March 2010
Venue: Hotel Pride, Ahmedabad
Workshop on pollution abatement in Ganga basin - Need for effective waste water management
Posted on 28 Dec, 2009 05:08 PMKanpur, November 24, 2009: Shri Alok Ranjan, IAS, Principal Secretary, UP Urban Development and Environment, inaugurated the workshop organized by WWF India, Kanpur Nagar Nigam and IIT Kanpur.
Water management by industry - A case study of TATA Chemicals - Mithapur
Posted on 17 Nov, 2009 06:07 PMThis presentation describes the work of Tata Chemicals in organising water management initiatives, with the community around its plant in Mithapur, Gujarat. The various efforts taken up include integrated watershed development, salinity ingress mitigation, Water and Sanitation Management Organisation (WASMO) projects, rooftop rainwater harvesting and implementing water saving technologies.
Water management by industry - A case study of Reliance Energy - Dahanu
Posted on 17 Nov, 2009 06:03 PMThis presentation describes the work of Reliance Energy, in taking up water management initiatives with the local community around their plant in Dahanu. The work taken up includes constructing check dams, weirs and installing hand pumps for providing drinking water to the community. As a result of this, people in approximately 17 villages were benefitted as the availability of potable water improved and ground water levels increased resulting in higher incomes for the villagers.
Direct seeding initiatives with paddy farmers in Punjab - PepsiCo India Holdings - Gurgaon
Posted on 17 Nov, 2009 05:58 PMWork taken up focussed on promoting direct seeding instead of transplantation in the paddy crop. As a result of this, about 30% reduction in water consumption was achieved covering about 1100 acres in 5 states. Farmers could also reduce their production costs by upto Rs.1400/acre.
Integrated water resources management by industry - A case study of Hindustan Coca-Cola Beverages Limited - Guntur
Posted on 17 Nov, 2009 05:55 PMThe work taken up involved reducing usage of water in the plant, recycling by treating waste water and reusing in plant operations, and rainwater harvesting and restoring water bodies, both in the plant and the community for replenishing the resource.