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...
14 Mar, 2025, 08.07 PM IST
Gold, silver coins and more: MGNREGS workers find treasure while digging rainwater harvesting pitsIn Chemagai panchayat, Kannur, MGNREGS workers found gold and silver ornaments in a mud pot at a rubber plantation, initially fearing an ex...
14 Jul, 2024, 12.46 PM IST
Women labourers discover "treasure trove" while excavating rainwater harvesting pit in KeralaA group of women laborers digging a rainwater harvesting pit at a private rubber plantation in Chengalayi, unearthed a container filled wit...
13 Jul, 2024, 01.02 PM IST
Rising heat makes water a key selling point for Indian buildersLarge property developers in India are incorporating water conservation measures into their projects to mitigate environmental impact and a...
17 Apr, 2024, 11.37 PM IST
It’s biz as usual at Electronics City as other Bengaluru industrial suburbs battle water crisis“The recent water crisis has had very little impact on our township. Combined with the bores, the stored and treated water, we are producin...
05 Apr, 2024, 10.12 PM IST
Water conservation is good for world and saves cost for companies, say industry leadersCompanies can contribute to water conservation efforts, reduce costs, and enhance their sustainability practices by adopting water conserva...
02 Nov, 2023, 09.56 AM IST
NTPC mines 61% more coal at 42.20 lakh metric tonnes in April-JuneThe coal production of 42.40 lakh MT in the first quarter of FY23 was 61 per cent more than the production of 26.40 lakh MT achieved in the...
05 Jul, 2022, 05.16 PM IST
Delhi: NDMC sets up 6 control rooms to tackle waterloggingThe civic body has also identified five vulnerable points where chances of water stagnation due to a downpour are high.
13 Jun, 2022, 08.35 PM IST
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 ...
09 Nov, 2020, 12.25 PM IST
Railways to build reservoirs in bullet train depots to harvest water for maintenanceThe move comes at a time when parts of the country are reeling under severe water crisis.
30 Jul, 2019, 05.31 PM IST
MCF, Raebareli emerges as railways' most green unitThe GreenCo Rating System of the CII is a first-of-its-kind rating system in the world that facilitates companies in improving their overal...
25 Jun, 2019, 04.43 PM IST
Rains are here but concrete surfaces block harvest efforts“Only 10% of rainfall will actually be conserved while nearly 80% of run-off water will not percolate due to concretisation or sewage conta...
29 May, 2018, 10.58 AM IST
Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike preaches rainwater harvesting but won’t practise itWhile it is mandatory for residential and commercial structures to have RWH, thousands of acres of parks and open spaces remain unexploited.
23 Jan, 2018, 03.32 PM IST
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.
03 Mar, 2017, 03.20 PM IST
Harvesting rainwater likely to solve twin problems of shortage, floodingRainwater harvesting has been mandatory for all individual plots (area over 1200 sq ft) since 2009.Sadly, less than 10% of households have ...
30 Jun, 2016, 10.21 AM IST
IIT-Delhi, JNU get CAG rap for failing to avail rebate on billsCAG today rapped premier institutes like IIT Delhi and JNU for failing to avail rebate to the tune of 10 per cent on account of rain water ...
13 Dec, 2013, 07.34 PM IST
- Municipal Corporation of Gurgaon to make the most of monsoon
The Municipal Corporation of Gurgaon is in the process of constructing 130 rainwater harvesting pits across the city so that no water is wa...
15 Jun, 2011, 07.41 PM IST