UN asks Israel to ease curbs on waters off Gaza Strip
The UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) has urged Israel to immediately ease restrictions on the waters off the Gaza Strip. The request comes at the beginning of annual
The UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) has urged Israel to immediately ease restrictions on the waters off the Gaza Strip. The request comes at the beginning of annual
>> After the Umm Nasser sewage flood, Gaza Strip now risks another such deluge (see
The article discusses the solution to plastic bag pollution problems in Addis Ababa, the capital of Ethiopia. When plastic bags clog the waterways they create bacteria-infected cesspits that further contaminate the already unclean water.
At least nine people were killed and many injured after a septic cesspool flooded a village in the Gaza Strip on March 27, 2007. As the cesspool, containing 20,000 cubic metres of sewage water,
Definitions and indicators play an important role in determining success. In the context of the Millennium Development Goals, the global target of reducing the proportion of population without access to improved sources of water is expected to be met. A major contributor to success is India, where the proportion of population with access to water has increased from 68% in 1990 to 86% in 2002.
China's top environment watchdog has slapped the state's maximum possible fine of 1 million yuan (us $125,000) on Jilin Petrochemical for a toxic river spill that cut off water to millions of people
Japan International Cooperation Agency (JAICA) will provide technological assistance and infrastructure facilities to establish a National Solid Waste Management Support Centre (NSWMSC) under the
Being constantly under pressure due to ever sagging revenue, Delhi Jal Board is seriously considering to generate revenue from a new source which is sewage waste it treats. The pilot project carried
At a time when city's sanitary landfill sites are overflowing with garbage and civic agencies are struggling to find new dumping spaces, the Delhi government has taken a firm stand and refused to
Despite a record 200 sanitation staff working round- the- clock, the NDMC is struggling to keep a check on the pollution level in New Delhi due to the Republic Day preparations. The most-polluted
The Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) will soon develop two state-of-the-art landfill sites for solid waste management in the national capital. The waste will also be recycled for alternative
It was not from the neighbourhood. The object that tore through the roof of a house in the New Jersey suburbs last week was an iron meteorite, perhaps billions of years old and maybe ripped from the
Christmas may be the season of goodwill but the gift giving and over indulgence also leads to a huge spike in the amount of rubbish thrown out by householders. Up and down the country those
A Kerala politician today made an emotive plea for intervention of scientists for finding an amicable solution to the Mullaperiyar issue during an interactive session at the 94th Indian Science
The Delhi Jal Board has decided to overhaul the city's sewerage system to ensure that untreated wastewater does not make its way into the Yamuna. DJB Chief Executive Officer Arun Mathur on Wednesday
The transformation from a slogan to a cleanliness drive - 'Clean bangalore, Beautiful Bangalore' will take off on Jan 15, with BMP Commissioner K. Jairaj ordering implementation of the new health
The World Bank will provide assistance to develop innovative models for scientific management of hazardous waste and municipal solid waste in this ecologically fragile state. The bank will fund two
Used neeles and syringes are being found here and there in the nursing stations and in other places, and these are being reused. These observations made by Pollution Control Board (PCBA) team while
This manual starts out with a clear exposé of the contextual issues surrounding the water and sanitation crisis in many countries of the world, encompassing legal foundations, entitlements, responsib