More than two-thirds of the earth’s surface is covered by water. However, very little of this is potable (safe to drink). Moreover, the available usable water, is not enough to meet the needs of … READ FULL STORY
Filtered water supply to Kolkata will go up by 20 million gallons per day (MGD), as mayor Firhad Hakim inaugurated a new treatment plant at Palta in North 24 Parganas district, on March 12, … READ FULL STORY
Sustainability is no longer an option but the need of the hour, to conserve the resources and protect the environment. The increase in environmental awareness among people, has impacted real estate in India too. … READ FULL STORY
The government is not considering any proposal to make access to potable water a fundamental right, union Jal Shakti minister Gajendra Singh Shekhawat informed the Lok Sabha during Question Hour, on November 21, 2019, … READ FULL STORY
The World Resources Institute’s Aqueduct Water Risk Atlas, has ranked India 13th among 17 countries, on the list of ‘extremely high’ water stressed countries. India has more than three times the population of the … READ FULL STORY
Global warming, climatic changes, increasing population, construction activities, industrialisation, etc. – all of these are likely to worsen the water shortage that we already face today. To deal with this problem, municipalities all over … READ FULL STORY
While a borewell is usually used to extract groundwater, this structure can also be used to harvest rainwater and recharge the groundwater table, says Hyderabad-based Subash Reddy, director of Smaran, an organisation that works … READ FULL STORY
The Noida Authority has said that it aims to mobilise public support, for the conservation of water during the monsoon and revive wetlands in Sector 91, Sector 85, Gejha and Bakhtawarpur villages, besides two … READ FULL STORY
This year, the theme for World Environment Day is air pollution. Numerous researches have pointed out that Indian cities are among the most polluted in the world and this includes Gurugram, Ghaziabad, Faridabad, Bhiwadi, … READ FULL STORY
The Karnataka government is mulling over making it compulsory for commercial buildings in rural areas to implement rainwater harvesting, as part of its effort to build a water-secure future for the state, rural development … READ FULL STORY
AR Shivakumar, a resident of Bengaluru, has not paid a penny for his family’s water needs for the last 20 years. A pioneer in water harvesting techniques, he believes in the mantra, ‘be the … READ FULL STORY
The Supreme Court, on April 8, 2019, stayed a National Green Tribunal (NGT) order imposing a penalty of Rs 5 lakhs each on educational institutions in the national capital, for failing to install rainwater … READ FULL STORY
The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has imposed an environmental compensation charge of Rs 10 crores on Ansal Buildwell Ltd and its sister concern Aadharshila Towers Private Ltd and Rigoss Estate Networks Private Ltd and … READ FULL STORY
