Good Food is First Food. It is not junk food. It is the food that connects nature and nutrition with livelihoods. This food is good for our health; it comes from the rich biodiversity of our regions; it provides employment to people. Most importantly, cooking and eating give us pleasure. …
Rajahmundry, Feb. 1: Following encroachment, and proposals for establishment of industries, especially, thermal power plants in wetlands with rich bio-diversity, the environmentalists called for conservation and protection of wetlands in the state, to mark the World Wetland Day to be observed on February 2. For instance, a proposal for setting …
Hyderabad, Feb. 1: The Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University-Hyderabad will organise a three-day international conference on climate change and its impact on water, food and environment in the city from Wednesday. About 300 delegates from various universities are expected to attend. The university will present research papers on impact of climate …
Kuala Lumpur: A Malaysian company has invented a machine it says will help Muslims purify themselves before prayers without excessively wasting water. The ornate, green-coloured machine comes with automatic sensors and basins to curb water usage during wudu, an Arabic word used to describe the act of washing the face, …
National strategy needed to harvest rainwater The projection by the international water resources group that India will have a water deficit of as much as 50 per cent by 2030 is a wake-up call for policymakers. As early as in 1999, the National Commission on Integrated Water Resources Development had …
Gurgaon: Gurgaon may have to follow in the footsteps of parched Delhi and depend on other states for water. A report by Ground Water Cell says that water level has gone down by 7.6 meters in the city and has been depleting at an average rate of 2 meter per …
Letter to Governor of Gujarat against Advocate General of the State of Gujarat for his continuous professional misconduct and immoral and unethical practices, including his relationship with Nirma Ltd.
This new water policy for Rajasthan presents the framework for sustainable development and management of water resources in the state. It focuses towards community-level empowerment and responsibility for water management. The objectives of the state water policy are: to adopt a integrated and multi sectoral approach to the water resources …
This article links databases on household consumption, industrial production, economic turnover, employment, water use, and greenhouse gas emissions into a spatially explicit model. The causal sequence starts with households demanding a certain consumer basket. This demand requires production in a complex supply-chain network of interdependent industry sectors. Even though the …
The people of Tajikistan, a small, mountainous country in Central Asia, are experiencing the impacts of climate change. More frequent droughts and heightened extreme weather conditions are hitting poor communities, eroding their resilience. The country
Typically open-sea water intake structures are constructed in the shallow areas where sea water depth is in the range of 3m up to 10m. Due to this SWRO plant with open intake will have source water with high debris, suspended solids and aquatic organisms requiring a very elaborate pretreatment system.
A comprehensive assessment and ranking of water disclosure practices by Ceres of 100 publicly-traded companies in 8 key sectors exposed to water-related risks - beverage, chemicals, electric power, food, homebuilding, mining, oil & gas and semiconductors. This report is the ?rst comprehensive assessment and ranking of water disclosure practices of …
With approximately one in eight people, or about 884 million people worldwide, lacking access to safe water supplies, seawater deasalination continues to emerge as the most viable solution to the growing water crisis.
Among numerous applications of ultrasound systems in diverse fields, use of ultrasound systems in destruction and prevention of algal growth in water is relatively new.
S Lalitha, Bangalore, DHNS: With the deadline for mandatory implementation of Rain Water Harvesting (RWH) structures in buildings fast approaching, the Bangalore Water Supply and Sewerage Board (BWSSB) has hit upon a novel idea to get its message across. It has now decided to spread the message to parents through …
The Camurlim gram sabha meeting on Sunday discussed matters pertaining to inclusion of BPL families and rain harvesting schemes in the village. Members participating in the discussion stressed on the need for water harvesting to recharge the ground water. Members pointed out that the storm water drains constructed by the …
A three-dimensional mathematical model to simulate regional groundwater flow was used in the coastal area of Kanyakumari district in South Tamil Nadu. The study area is characterized by heavy rainfall, less extraction of groundwater for agricultural, industrial and drinking water supplies.
On december 28¤ people from 25 villages of Supaul district in north Bihar forced construction workers making a bundh on the Kosi river to abandon work. The temporary bundh will divert the river to allow the construction of a bridge. People are agitated because the project will impede the river’s …
T. Ramakrishnan SCE is expected to sign a memorandum of understanding in February with the Cooum Sub-basin Restoration and Management Unit. CHENNAI: The Singapore Cooperation Enterprise (SCE), a body floated by the Singaporean government, will be associated with the Cooum beautification project. Originally, the Public Utilities Board (PUB) was to …
