Singapore’s NEWBrew beer made from recycled toilet water wins admirersA beer from a brand of drinking water in Singapore is gaining admiration for recycling sewage water to make a blond ale. Though the idea wa...
01 Jul, 2022, 07.49 PM IST
Why waste waste if you can get wasted?While social media's been quick to take the piss out of the concept, Singapore - that's battled acute water scarcity issues and has success...
08 Jun, 2022, 12.24 AM IST
Ales are passé: Try Sweden's highly-rated beer brewed using recycled sewage waterThe recycled water is so clean that the experts had to add salt to it.
26 Nov, 2019, 06.05 PM IST
ET View: Design proactive policy to tackle rising pollution levels in riversIt is also a fact that there are rising incidents of flooding in urban centres, due to lack of proper drainage facilities and the neglect o...
23 Jul, 2019, 09.05 PM IST
On World Water Day, Railways unveils water conservation policyThe water policy is part of the commitments India has made to the UN under the Intended Nationally Determined Contributions to reduce water...
22 Mar, 2017, 07.11 PM IST
Treated water for power plants will need Rs 32,000 crore investmentThe use of sewage water by central and state power generation companies will alone require an investment of up to Rs 32,000 crore.
15 May, 2016, 11.32 AM IST
82 % work done on interceptor sewerage project: MinisterThe project is aimed at improving quality of Yamuna water by commissioning of wastewater intercepting sewer along the three major drains Na...
14 Dec, 2015, 04.58 PM IST
Railways to use non-potable water for cleaning purposesRailways will use water released from sewage treatment plants for non-potable use like washing trains and platforms. Railways will also for...
03 Dec, 2015, 09.07 PM IST
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...
27 Sep, 2015, 04.32 PM IST
Bombay High Court asks government to consider recycling sewage waterBombay HC asked the Maharashtra govt to consider recycling sewage water so that it can be used for irrigation and non-irrigation purposes.
16 Sep, 2015, 04.30 PM IST
Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal rules out privatisation of water distributionHe announced implementation of rain water harvesting techniques on a large scale by next year to deal with the city's water crisis.
11 Aug, 2015, 04.05 PM IST
Data shows reviving cities not easyLess than 10% of municipal solid waste is treated scientifically. Cities and towns are equipped to treat little over 5% of the sewage gener...
25 Jun, 2015, 11.36 AM IST
Unsewered areas in new Yamuna clean-up plan, experts happyThe residents are wondering why they have to pay for the government agencies' failures when they are already paying sewerage charges.
11 May, 2015, 12.47 PM IST
Delhi government planning to provide recycled water to clustersDelhi CM Arvind Kejriwal today said the pilot project will be implemented within a month and the cost of the project is being worked out.
30 Mar, 2015, 03.49 PM IST
- Hitachi offers innovative solutions to water-related problems
Hitachi comprises of water systems like seawater desalination system, water treatment, sewage water recycling, industrial waste water treat...
13 Dec, 2013, 11.50 AM IST
5-star hotels in Delhi to take environment-friendly steps by SeptemberAll five-star hotels in the city will take a number of environment-friendly steps to cut power and water consumption by September 30
03 Jun, 2013, 10.27 PM IST
- India’s first green hospital comes up in Ahmedabad
Care Institute of Medical Sciences, a hospital venture brought forth by a group of doctors in Ahmedabad, has come up with India’s first ‘gr...
22 Nov, 2010, 03.09 AM IST