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Treatment and Purification
Unsafe drinking water burdens poor
Posted on 19 Mar, 2017 04:17 PMWater pollution is a serious problem in India with 70 percent of its surface and groundwater resources contaminated by biological, toxic, organic, and inorganic pollutants. As a result, the socio-economic cost of poor water quality is high.
River loses battle for survival against soft drinks
Posted on 06 Mar, 2017 09:07 PMMadras HC dismisses plea to stop supply of Tamirabarani water to Coca-Cola and Pepsi
The search for a shelter
Posted on 01 Feb, 2017 08:46 PMIn the last few decades, India has seen an increasing number of people migrating from rural areas to urban cities in search of work and better living. These migrants often get employed in the informal sector as construction workers, vendors, domestic servants, etc. They also live in informal settlements, generally known as slums.
Can we save our wetlands?
Posted on 25 Jan, 2017 10:47 PMWetlands are one of the most productive ecosystems and play a crucial role in everything from water conservation, flood regulation and groundwater recharge to micro-climate regulation, providing safe habitat to biota, and more.
State of rivers goes south
Posted on 14 Jan, 2017 05:40 PMAt a time when the government’s attention is steered towards the concerns of the northern rivers like the Ganga and the Yamuna, it is seldom that the polluted rivers of the south India come up for discussion.
Closing the loop
Posted on 09 Jan, 2017 03:58 PMWith a total population of 1200, Sonnahallipura village in Hoskote taluk of Bangalore Rural district has 250 homes. This village was chosen by the Rotary Club of Bangalore, Indiranagar to start a micro-credit programme for 10 women’s self-help groups (SHG) and a low-cost sanitary napkin manufacturing unit.
WASH away Ujjain woes
Posted on 07 Nov, 2016 10:31 PMDespite all the hype around Swachh Bharat Mission, the situation on the ground remains dismal. The city of Ujjain is located on the western part of Madhya Pradesh on the Malwa Plateau and is primarily a religious tourism centre due to the Mahakal temple.
Yettinahole project clearance hits a roadblock
Posted on 31 Oct, 2016 10:46 PMForest clearance to Yettinahole project gets challenged
Funds sanctioned for irrigation projects
Posted on 24 Oct, 2016 07:00 AMNABARD sanctions loan to NWDA for irrigation projects
Greywater recycling for toilet use
Posted on 22 Sep, 2016 10:31 PMJalSevak Solutions present a feasibility study for implementation of JalSevak greywater recycling system at a tribal students' hostel in rural Maharashtra.