Tata Steel, JSW draw water sustainability strategiesThe steel maker also said 29 million litres of RWH structures were added at the Joda east iron ore mine in the last fiscal.
RWH should be taken up on war footing: Rajinikanth"As of now, immediate measures that need to be taken is saving rain water. It should be on a war-footing mode," he said.
In Mahadevapura, hope streams on RWH successFrom 2016, the BWSSB has been collecting higher tariffs for water from properties that have not installed an RWH system.
Bengaluru Water Supply and Sewerage Board lax in enforcing rules, says CAG reportState agency does not have data on rainwater harvesting implementation.
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...
Well-diggers can resolve Bengaluru's water woesBengaluru is said to be staring at a water-scarce future, with its water table shrinking from 10-12 metres to 76-91 metres in the past two ...
A million recharge wells' hopes to raise Bengaluru's groundwaterCalled 'A Million Recharge Wells', the project is being launched by S Vishwanath of the Biome Environmental Trust and voluntary citizen net...
Bengaluru has lost 79% of its water bodies in past four decadesIf this is not catastrophic, the repealing of the Karnataka Lake Conservation and Development Authority Act will further snap the last-rema...
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.
Harvesting Rainwater is half-heartedA recent study by the ISEC observed that 79% of the properties had installed RWH structures mainly because of the force exerted by the BWSS...
Need to harvest rainwater, plug leaks & recycle water: ReportB.PAC has cautioned Chief Minister Siddaramaiah of a looming water crisis in the absence of alternative arrangements to meet its water requ...
Govt moves slow on rainwater harvestingDelhi's groundwater levels have plunged after years of indiscriminate pumping and rainwater harvesting is the only way to replenish aquifer...
There will be water wars soon: HC on depleting water level in DelhiDelhi government was asked to find out whether there is any policy with regard to rain-water harvesting and upkeep of water bodies.
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...
- Adanis harness rain water
The Adanis moved into their Shantivan Bungalow two years ago and one of the first things they did was to get four RWH systems installed on ...
- Chennai's groundwater hits new high
The groundwater table in the city has gone up by almost 50% from November 2004 to November 2007, thanks to the implementation of the rain w...
- MNCs working towards greener India
With environment issues gathering momentum, multinational firms operating in India like Coca Cola, Cairn India and TetraPak have taken up i...