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Tokyo used rooftop rainwater and AI-powered spraying to fight extreme urban heat; study finds potential to cool buildings and cut air-conditioning demand and reducing the intensity of heat wavesRooftop rainwater harvesting: Tokyo's rooftops may offer a new strategy for extreme heat management. Rainwater harvesting and roof sprinkli...- Rooftop rainwater could help cities stay cooler and cut heatwave days, study findsCollecting rainwater and spraying it on rooftops may cool cities during heatwaves. This system uses evaporative cooling to lower roof tempe...
- No cement, only mud: Bengaluru IT engineer’s sustainable home is inspired by the 5 elements of nature. His house blends modernism with mindfulnessIT engineer Raghava Rao Bellamkond built a sustainable home named Panchatathva in Bengaluru. This residence blends modern design with rural...
- While trees across Bengaluru fall during heavy monsoon storms, this engineer’s 600-sq-ft rooftop forest of 100+ fruits, vegetables and medicinal plants stands strongBengaluru's monsoon woes are being countered by a remarkable five-storey rooftop forest, cultivated by engineer Venkataraman. This 600-squa...
- 'Time to reiterate our resolve to conserve water': PM Modi hails conservation efforts across the nationPrime Minister Narendra Modi urged renewed focus on water conservation as summer begins. He praised past campaigns for improving water harv...
- How a Bengaluru techie has helped 300 apartments in the city reduce tanker dependency during water crisisAmid Bengaluru’s ongoing water crisis, a techie has implemented an innovative solution that has helped 300 apartment complexes reduce their...
- Green roofs can help reduce floods in dense urban areas, says IIT B, CEPT University studyPlanting small trees on rooftops can help reduce flooding in crowded cities. A study by CEPT University and IIT Bombay highlights that gree...
- How India can equip its cities to deal with extreme rainfall eventsThe ongoing floods in Delhi show how heavy rainfall in the mountain areas can impact cities downstream. Several studies across cities have ...
- Rainwater harvesting at your home in four simple stepsWe can take a few little steps to reduce our dependence on groundwater. To start with, we could save rainwater at our home or building in a...
- Delhi to adopt Dungarpur's model of rainwater harvesting: Satyendar JainA seven-member delegation, led by Jain, was on an official visit here to witness the rainwater-harvesting system that costs just Rs 16,000 ...
- Railways installs over 2,400 rainwater harvesting systemsAll new constructions like hospitals, stations buildings, railway quarters, workshops/sheds are also being considered for installation of t...
- Here's why Bengaluru must take hard decisions to become sustainable in water usageFaced with a harsh summer, which, authorities say , is the worst in fifty years, there are some lessons Bengaluru needs to learn, and fast.
- Rooftop Rainwater Harvesting to empower individual home ownersCustomers can avail of Ambuja’s Innovative Roof Rainwater Harvesting System which is installed once the roof of their bungalow is completed.
- At Infosys, per capita water use down by 41 per centIn a place like Bengaluru with annual rainfall of about 900 mm, it is possible to meet the entire water requirement for a four-member famil...
- Kochi metro rail project all set to go greenKMRL is placing solar panels on the rooftop of 22 stations and buildings in the Metro yard. The installation capacity of the rooftop projec...
- New 'Paryatan Bhavan' to focus on energy conservationThe 'Paryatan Bhavan' will feature a solar-power rooftop system, rainwater harvesting facility, recycling of water through sewage treatment...
- Odisha unveils Rs 100 crore scheme for rain water harvestingOdisha government today unveiled a Rs 100 crore Rooftop Rain Water Harvesting Scheme in its bid to conserve water, official sources said.
- Rainwater harvesting can help AAPIt is hoped that AAP will take up rainwater harvesting in a big way to meet massive demand of consumers, especially those in unauthorized c...
- HCC only Indian company to be featured Climate Report by UNEPThe United Nations Environment Programme has recognized HCC (Hindustan Construction Company), an infrastructure construction and developmen...
- Water harvesting must for building plansBuilding plans on floor area of 100sq yards and above will get clearance from local bodies only if they install rooftop water harvesting sy...
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