Water, waste & will: How India’s MSMEs can lead the sustainability revolutionWater efficiency, if managed wisely, could very well be the next competitive advantage for Indian MSMEs.
08 Apr, 2026, 02.23 PM IST
IIT Kharagpur to set up Re-Water Research Center18 Aug, 2018, 02.50 PM IST
NGT pulls up Centre for failing to clean Ganga, call for monitoring of fundsNational Green Tribunal pulled up Centre and the state government for failing to clean Ganga's stretch from Gaumukh to Haridwar and called ...
27 Oct, 2017, 11.35 PM IST
Rajasthan asked to treat effluents at Bhiwadi Industrial areaThe directive has come after two children drowned in a pond with industrial effluents and domestic sewage at Saeedpur village in Dharuhera,...
29 Aug, 2017, 07.08 PM IST
Quiet flows central prison sewage into chain of lakesThe pollution is likely to lower the water quality index of the lake which the Karnataka State Pollution Control Board (KSPCB) has redflagg...
07 Jun, 2017, 11.11 AM IST
Electronic City gets a new waste water treatment unitThe Electronic City Industrial Township Authority (Elcita), which is the urban local body for Electronic City , has built the plant.
10 Aug, 2016, 10.46 AM IST
By 2020 no untreated sewage to be disposed in Ganga: Uma BhartiAs per the NGRBA framework, Chief Ministers of Uttarakhand, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Jharkhand and West Bengal are it members, the Minister sa...
21 Jul, 2016, 05.37 PM IST
Use of wetlands for sewage disposal "disturbing", says governmentJavadekar told Lok Sabha that while 115 sites have been identified as wetlands under the Wetlands Conservation Programme, it is open to add...
03 May, 2016, 03.50 PM IST
Only 37% sewage treatment capacity in urban areas: GovernmentSewage treatment capacity in urban areas is only 37 per cent of the total amount generated, the government said today.
08 Dec, 2015, 06.16 PM IST
Dismal picture on solid waste management, by some civic bodies: Environment MinistryA recent inspection has brought out a "dismal" picture of negligence by some civic bodies in dealing with the issue of solid waste manageme...
20 Oct, 2015, 04.42 PM IST
More than half of untreated sewage flows into rivers: GovernmentForests and Climate Change Minister Prakash Javadekar said that 36,874.07 million litres per day (mld) of untreated sewage is discharged in...
23 Apr, 2015, 10.04 PM IST
- Unscientific sewage disposal threatens Shimla's environment
Unscientific disposal of sewage and solid waste is threatening the pristine environment and water sources of the Queen of Hills, as Shimla ...
20 Apr, 2015, 11.38 AM IST
Draft National Water Framework Bill is a welcome step towards better water managementThe Draft National Water Framework Bill, 2013, seeks welcome policy focus for India’s stressed water economy.
10 Jul, 2013, 11.53 AM IST
Around 80% of sewage in Indian cities flows into water systemsNearly 80% of the sewage generated in India flows untreated into its rivers, lakes and ponds, turning the water sources too polluted to use.
05 Mar, 2013, 04.57 AM IST
- Uttarakhand tops Planning Commission's green ranking
Uttarakhand has been rated top in the Planning Commission's green ranking based on quality of air and water, waste management, forest cover...
12 Nov, 2012, 07.46 AM IST
Uttarakhand tops Planning Commission's green rankingUttarakhand has been rated top in the Plan Panel's green ranking based on quality of air and water, waste management, forest cover and clim...
12 Nov, 2012, 05.38 AM IST
Centre issues guidelines to state government on project sanctionThe Centre has issued guidelines asking the states to incorporate plans for water conservation and sewage disposal in the Master Plans.
15 Oct, 2012, 05.25 PM IST