Every day, 50,000 litres of polluted water flow from South Africa's Stiebeuel River into natural filter beds, where stones, sand and biochar clean it in 5 days, removing 99% of harmful bacteria and creating water for irrigationResearchers in South Africa are using a nature-based filtration system to treat polluted water from the Stiebeuel River in Franschhoek. At ...
19 Aug, 2026, 01.05 AM IST
Toll Brothers sued: Michigan woman claims luxury housing project could block access to her land, harm environmentA Michigan woman is suing Toll Brothers over a luxury housing development. She claims the project will block her property access and harm t...
03 Aug, 2026, 03.13 PM IST
FBI investigates as Michigan joins Minnesota in reporting cyberattacks on its water systemsMichigan faces cybersecurity challenges as nine of its water systems fall victim to cyberattacks, akin to those seen in Minnesota. Although...
02 Aug, 2026, 08.03 AM IST
Owning an ecosystem is sometimes the better approach: 21 stocks from the energy ecosystem, 9 with upside potential of over 13%Faced with a rising sector, the instinct is to find the best stock in it. The single name that will best ride the wave. In an ecosystem lik...
22 Jul, 2026, 11.19 AM IST
VA Tech Wabag shares rise 4% after securing major Bengaluru wastewater treatment orderVA Tech Wabag shares rose after announcing a significant order from BWSSB. The company will develop two energy-efficient wastewater treatme...
20 Jul, 2026, 11.15 AM IST
River Ganga cannot be kept clean by focusing only on riverbank cities: NMCGThe National Mission for Clean Ganga emphasizes basin-wide interventions for river cleanliness. Wastewater from cities like Meerut, not on ...
16 Jul, 2026, 04.10 PM IST
NMCG starts two pilot projects using nature-based solutions for Yamuna drainsThe National Mission for Clean Ganga has started two pilot projects for urban drain treatment. These projects utilize constructed wetlands ...
09 Jul, 2026, 04.25 PM IST
A pail of water may unleash India's ₹20 lakh crore opportunityIndia faces a significant water crisis, with demand projected to double supply by 2030, creating a massive ₹20 lakh crore investment opport...
30 Jun, 2026, 02.12 PM IST
Water crisis ahead? PL Capital says water deficit creates Rs 20 lakh cr infra opportunity, picks 3 stocksIndia's widening water deficit could create an infrastructure investment opportunity worth over Rs 20 lakh crore over the next decade, acco...
30 Jun, 2026, 02.07 PM IST
China's rivers and lakes defied a global oxygen crisis across 17 years, and nearly 1,300 sites, and the surprise is that it had nothing to do with slowing down climate changeFreshwater ecosystems worldwide are facing declining oxygen levels, a critical issue for aquatic life. However, a recent study in China rev...
27 Jun, 2026, 04.53 PM IST
India's growth story runs through waterIndia's ambitious industrial expansion faces a critical hurdle: water scarcity. As manufacturing's GDP contribution targets 25%, companies ...
24 Jun, 2026, 11.38 PM IST
Tata's iPhone parts factory faces India health probe after farmer contamination complaintsA health probe is underway into liquid discharge from Tata's iPhone parts factory in Hosur. Farmers report skin issues and contaminated far...
19 Jun, 2026, 01.18 PM IST
Microplastics in sewage become 'hubs' for drug-resistant bacteria: StudyAccording to the scientists, including those from the New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT) in the US, these plastic particles less tha...
26 Mar, 2021, 05.30 PM IST
Wastewater containing coronavirus may be potential threat, say scientistsAccording to the review research, conventional wastewater treatment provides only partial removal of coronaviruses, with safe disposal or r...
25 Aug, 2020, 12.44 PM IST
Contact lenses contribute to microplastic pollution20 Aug, 2018, 12.19 PM IST
German firm Passavant Energy & Environment bags wastewater treatment project in PunjabThe winning of the new contracts for Amritsar Sewerage Project in Punjab further reinforces the company's growing presence in the subcontin...
08 Jul, 2014, 01.06 PM IST
- US firm Xylem to install water treatment system in Jamnagar
Xylem Inc has won a contract to work with Essar Projects to install a biological treatment system in a wastewater plant in Jamnagar.
19 Oct, 2013, 07.57 PM IST