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GHMC to implement rainwater harvesting
Published on 30 May, 2012 at 15:47 in News | Viewed times | No Comments
To make potable water available to households, 1,500 rainwater harvesting structures are likely to be set up in each of the five zones of Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC). The Zonal Commissioners are advised to expedite the bidding process, which will not only involve non-governmental organisations but also Residential Welfare Associations so that similar structures
‘Green’ Campus
Published on 1 Jan, 2012 at 12:39 in News | Viewed times | No Comments
What stood as a barren landscape six decades ago is today ranked as one of the best green campuses in the world. Manipal University has been ranked second in India and 78th in the UI Green Metric Ranking of World Universities-2011. The transformation was made possible by adopting innovative and scientific methods in the areas
Eco-initiatives at IIM
Members of the ECoBiZ Club at IIM Shillong have come up with an initiative by placing bamboo-made waste bins or khoh at various places in the campus. The bins have been designed using indigenous contraptions and have been manufactured by the Meghalaya Handloom and Handicraft Development Corporation. Khoh – a coarse, closed-weave basket used by
Going Green
Published on 1 Jun, 2011 at 17:01 in News | Viewed times | No Comments
Pune is witnessing a sharp increase in the number of environment-conscious builders as well as individuals. Light-emitting diode (LED) lights are being tried out to save electricity and garbage collected daily from apartment buildings are converted into manure for roof-top gardening. The Pune Municipal Corporation is encouraging citizens to take up environment-friendly measures, including solar,
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
Rhino Tanks in India
Published on 1 Sep, 2010 at 11:37 in News | Viewed times | No Comments
Australia based Rhino Water Tanks has found a sole distributor in India in Mumbai based Tanclean Pvt Ltd. Speaking CIJ, Harvey Durstun, MD, Rhino Water Tanks said that the company has been present in India since February 2010 looking at the Indian market. With help from the Western Australian Trade Office the company found and
Rooftop: rainwater harvesting systems in Schools
The Government of Karnataka, through the Rural Development and Panchayat Raj department, has launched a rooftop rainwater harvesting programme for 23,683 schools across the state. The programme seeks to provide each student with 1.5 litres of drinking water every day through harvesting rainwater from rooftops of the schools.
Rainwater harvesting mela
Published on 1 Apr, 2010 at 12:11 in News | Viewed times | No Comments
Owing to scarcity of water plaguing most of the areas in Bengaluru, Bengaluru Water Supply and Sewerage Board (BWSSB) has made rainwater harvesting mandatory for new buildings on areas that measure up to 1200sqft and above and on existing sites of 2,400sqft and above. The BWSSB took the help of NGO Arghyam to organise a
Making building societies self-sufficient and beyond
Published on 1 Jan, 2010 at 11:36 in Professional, Technology / Features | Viewed times | No Comments
When Navin Chandra, a retired Chemical Engineer, took over as Secretary of the Sealine Cooperative Housing Society in Union Park, in Mumbai’s western suburbs, he was determined to make a difference. He mentions ironically that he has gone against everything he was earlier promoting while working in the . His new-found focus was on overall
Eco Textile Park in Surat
Published on 1 Oct, 2009 at 17:12 in News | Viewed times | No Comments
The recently inaugurated Gujarat Eco Textile Park at Surat will produce textile products in an environment friendly way. Among the plant’s salient features are a common effluent treatment plant of 60 MLD, a solid waste-to-energy (Power and Steam) 10 mn kcal/hr incinerator, a 12MW natural-gas-based captive power plant with co-generation of steam, rainwater harvesting, a
