Food waste or food loss is that which is left uneaten or discarded. Food loss is not only at the end of the chain, but also at the beginning from the time of production, processing, retailing and consumption. According to ... Read More »

The company Avant-Garde Engineers and Consultants (P) Limited is one of the leading consultancy and detailed engineering service providers with more than 28 years of experience in the power sector accredited by ISO and by Consultancy Development Centre (CDC). The ... Read More »

Membrane technology is a comprehensive term for many different and very idiosyncratic separation processes. There is a thin layer between immaculate and murky water which is called as membrane. The major reasons for using membrane technology in waste water treatment ... Read More »

India, is the 2nd largest nation in the world with a population of 1.3 billion.The per capita waste generation rate in India increased from 0.44kgs/ day in 2001 to 0.5kgs/ day in 2011, fueled by changing life style and increased ... Read More »

Smaller machines reprocess solid organic waste into a by-product which is much less in volume and weight as compared to the size of waste it reprocesses. After reprocessing of waste, the refined by-product which is packed in one or two ... Read More »

TK Raheja Corp has developed over 40.9msqft of Green building footprint spread across the West and South of India. Its business parks go with the names Mindspace and Commerzone and are gated business communities offering world class infrastructure. The parks ... Read More »

What are the new solutions being introduced by Lanxess in India? We have a very new solution – the low energy membrane system. It was launched a few months ago. The aim is to ensure environmental protection by employing water ... Read More »

The Association ensures the uninterrupted services for stable power & water supply, city security, internal & external transport, housekeeping & waste Management, horticulture, customer care and liaising with different government departments for formulation of city policies and providing highquality but ... Read More »

Even though applications of reverse osmosis have increased, the fundamental problems like falling rejection and reduction in performance (reduced flow or higher pressure that can be observed in membrane processes have not changed. When such problems occur, the first question ... Read More »

Methodology The conceptual framework of the methodology was as follows; a set of Initial conditions were identified, followed by a study of WASH strategies (Sti4change defines WASH as Waste, Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene) in the 25 schools and finally the ... Read More »

There are three styles of toilets; • The Wash- down style • The Wash-out style and • The Reverse Bowl or Shelf Style One side of the U conduit has a hollow siphon tube longer than the water in the ... Read More »

The Government of India is seized of this exacerbating problem, more so having embarked on the Swachh Bharat Abhiyan (SBA) and the Smarts Cities Mission (SCM) to turn things around by driving growth to improve the quality of life through ... Read More »

Germany National challenges – Window glass is not just window glass: In Germany, there are many different types of glass with different features and cleaning behaviour. For instance, single pane safety glass has different requirements in terms of care than laminated ... Read More »

A company, born out of the basic necessity to provide safe drinking water for “his sick children” is Dr Mahesh Gupta’s Kent RO, founded way back in the late 90s. Since then, the company has introduced many new products for ... Read More »

Smart Waste Management System (SWMS) is one of the modules developed in Spatial Smart City Service Delivery Engine (SSCSDE) Project funded by Ministry of Science, Technology & Innovation Malaysia (Mosti) under Techno fund grant in Malaysia. The objective of the ... Read More »

The project was commissioned to Pro Waste in 2013. The institution, then housed in a temporary building had various categories of waste generated from faculty and students’ residences, canteens, labs and other facilities. Pro Waste Concepts devised step one that ... Read More »

From out tasking disparate services, bundling of services, integrating services and now progressive levels of outsourcing of services, the facilities management industry has undergone paradigm change over the last two decades. The illustration below gives a graphical glimpse of progressive ... Read More »

The subject of solid and liquid waste management has remained neglected in India, mainly on account of lack of priority to the subject. Paucity of funds, lack of technical knowhow, inadequate human resources, and apathy of citizens to maintain cleanliness ... Read More »

Overview The construction of landfills is extremely intricate because it is a complex, multifaceted system. It is designed to protect the ground and surroundings from contamination. Given the burden of a lot of toxic material, landfills take years to plan ... Read More »

Being a passionate and qualified designer, Poonam’s approach to composting is design centered. The process has been evolved through conversations and discussions she has had over the years with her students and peers. The first result of her research was ... Read More »