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Rainwater Harvesting in Urban Areas
January 1st, 2012- January 1st, 2012 
Architect Shrikantaiah Vishwanath & Chitra Vishwanath explore the rainwater harvesting option to answer the quest for water in urban areas
Issue Month : January Issue Year : 2012 Issue Volume : VOL.: 8 Issue Number : ISSUE.: 1
Living in Lovedale and Lovin’ it
Choosing a holiday destination rarely features cleanliness on the grid analysis. It’s all about recreation and relaxation and getting away from a monotonous routine. So here I am on the long and winding road from Coimbatore to Ooty…
Issue Month : December Issue Year : 2011 Issue Volume : VOL.:7 Issue Number : ISSUE.: 12
Zero Liquid Discharge of Brackish Water
Water treatment by desalination is increasing worldwide to meet growing water demands, preserve the value of reclaimed water, provide drought proof supplies, and protect public health and aquatic ecosystems from emerging contaminants. Implementing desalination, however, can be constrained by the challenge of managing the concentrate byproduct generated when water is desalinated by membrane processes. The
Issue Month : November Issue Year : 2011 Issue Volume : VOL.:7 Issue Number : ISSUE.: 11
The making of a Green Village
Beside a beautiful hillock under the rolling clouds amid rustling winds and lush greenery is the eco-village developed by social activist and Sangli Zilla Parishad member Subhash Patil. Hatnur, located in the Sangli district of Maharashtra, having a population of about 5000, has been nurtured with the concept of sustainable development. “The principles of conservation,
Issue Month : November Issue Year : 2011 Issue Volume : VOL.:7 Issue Number : ISSUE.: 11
Controlling Dust & Odour
Over the last two years, there has been many corrections made in the practices and it has been realized that one can be more efficient. Major improvement came with people adjusting and doing business a different way. In addition to manufacturers offering smarter product technologies and distributors offering more value-added services, cleaning strategy thinking also
Issue Month : September Issue Year : 2011 Issue Volume : VOL.:7 Issue Number : ISSUE.: 9
Water-A massive market Bubbling to the surface
It’s an interesting time to appraise the “blue segment” of green business. Water has taken a back seat in sustainable business and cleantech. Over the past decade, the rallying cry of “water is the new oil” (or even the new carbon) has not materialised. Yet with mounting water scarcity and water quality pressures, the convergence of water and energy...
Issue Month : August Issue Year : 2011 Issue Volume : VOL.:7 Issue Number : ISSUE: 8
MCGM plans towards sustainable, garbage-free city
Mumbai has been facing a solid waste management crisis for years. In order to move towards a sustainable future by adopting integrated solid waste management approach, the Solid Waste Management Department (SWMD) of the Municipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai (MCGM) has joined hands with private contractors. The municipal corporation spends roughly र1160 per tonne on collection, transport and disposal...
Issue Month : July Issue Year : 2011 Issue Volume : VOL.:7 Issue Number : ISSUE: 7
Water conservation through rainwater harvesting
RV College of Engineering, Bangalore, has over the past year collected and used close to 17 lakh litres of rainwater. This is the result of a project undertaken alongwith Bangalore based Biome Environmental, which is engaged in ecological architecture and responsible water practices, to store the rooftop rainwater and use it in day to day
Issue Month : April Issue Year : 2011 Issue Volume : VOL.:7 Issue Number : ISSUE.: 4
Impact of Green cleaning on indoor air quality
About 10 years ago, I was attending a US Green Building Council meeting where Jan Beyea, the facility manager for the National Audubon Society, was reporting on the “greening” of the Audubon House in New York City. The building used interior paints containing no VOCs (volatile organic compounds). Furnishings avoided plywood, glues, PVC plastics and
Issue Month : March Issue Year : 2011 Issue Volume : VOL.:7 Issue Number : ISSUE.: 3
Living by the coal mines
80,000-odd people, mostly tribals, living in the coal belt of Jharia in Jharkhand's Dhanbad breath carbon monoxide, carbon dioxide, sulphur dioxide and methane, emitting from mine fire. People smouldering with underground fires for several decades now are facing breathing problems and skin diseases.
Issue Month : Febuary Issue Year : 2011 Issue Volume : VOL.:7 Issue Number : ISSUE.: 2
