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. …
Under the environmental impact studies of the sewerage scheme, assessment of the seasonal water quality of the sources around the oxidation ponds and few pumping stations were monitored in Trichirrappalli Sewerage Scheme, Tamil Nadu.
Governor NN Vohra, who is also the Chairman of the Shri Amarnath Shrine Board (SASB), today visited the Baltal, Panjtarni and Nunwan base camps and reviewed the arrangements made for the annual Amarnath yatra,scheduled to commence on June 29. The Governor, accompanied by Sunita Narain, member of the SASB, and …
SRINAGAR: The Governor, N. N. Vohra, who is the Chairman of the Shri Amarnathji Shrine Board, today visited Baltal, Panjtarni and Nunwan Camps and reviewed the arrangements made for this year’s Shri Amarnathji Yatra, which is scheduled to commence on June 29, from Baltal and Nunwan base camps. The Governor, …
Uttar Pradesh's first sewage treatment plant (STP) has started functioning in Noida. After checking and ensuring its norms and parameters, Noida Authority officials formally started its operations. In March 2009, the Noida authority started the work on building the 27 million litre/day (MLD) capacity STP in Sector 54. Earlier, it …
KOCHI: In order to strengthen the sewerage system of the city, the Kochi Corporation is planning to set up a new sewerage treatment plant at Brahmapuram. The new plant, according to a top Corporation official, will solve the issue of unscientific disposal of septic waste which causes serious health and …
Under the project, besides targetting 24-hour water supply in town, municipal corporation will entrust the job of revenue collections to private promoters The city
The Dhaka Water Supply and Sewerage Authority is going to set up boundary wall around the Pagla Sewage Treatment Plant to stop illegal fish farming in the toxic lagoons, senior officials said. Like almost every year, the authorities also carried out a drive this year in May to kill the …
In an ambitious project to find a solution to the untreated waste flowing in the rivers of the state, the Punjab Pollution Control Board has decided to initiate a project under which the sullied water will be treated and recycled for irrigation. The project is being drawn in association with …
SRINAGAR: Chief Minister, Omar Abdullah on Friday laid thrust on conservation of lakes and water bodies underlining their significance in bio-diversity and economic spheres of the State. He said the essentiality of water bodies in the ecological spectrum and natural beauty of Jammu and Kashmir is imperative and vital. "To …
The World Bank has approved $1 billion as credit and loan to support India's efforts to clean up the Ganga river. The sprawling river basin accounts for a fourth of the country's water resources and is home to more than 400 million people. The $1.556 billion National Ganga River Basin …
Though Mumbai still has a long way to go when it comes to protecting the environment, some parts of the city are doing their bit for conserving energy and natural resources. In Powai, recycled water is used for flushing and construction activities. Public parks and housing societies also reuse water …
To be paid in areas where water, sewer lines are newly laid or about to be laid The Delhi Jal Board has decided to fix the water and sewerage development charges for the year 2011-12 at Rs.405 and Rs.455 per sq. metre respectively, for recovery from consumers. The charges have …
KOCHI: Amidst the flood of projects and norms, rain water harvesting still remain on paper, thanks to the cold shoulder given by the authorities. Authorities with various local bodies, including Kochi Corporation and Ernakulam district panchayat, which had designed projects for rain water harvesting are trying to cover up their …
JV between Swedish, Delhi govts will convert biogas from Keshopur sewage treatment plants to CNG In the first such project undertaken in the country, Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) will be produced from biogas generated at sewage treatment plants in the Capital. The CNG produced will be then utilised to run …
The Government of India (GoI) has established the National Ganga River Basin Authority (NGRBA) for comprehensive management of the river. The NGRBA program will adopt a river-basin approach and has been given a multi-sectoral mandate to address both water quantity and quality aspects. The NGRBA has resolved that by year …
Tihar Jail authorities are drawing up plans to make the facility energy efficient. They are planning to conduct a detailed energy audit of Tihar complex as well as Rohini Jail in association with the Bureau of Energy Efficiency to take up a slew of measures aimed at conserving as well …
