Japanese sewage treatment technology for Chennai
HECS and Daiki Axis Company recently launched a Japanese technology-based sewage treatment plant for the domestic, industrial and commercial sectors... Read More
Maharashtra cities to pay fines for untreated sewage
The Maharashtra Pollution Control Board has sent out notices to all the state’s municipal corporations, warning that they will have... Read More
Clean and Green
The Ambattur Industrial estate in Chennai has set up an effluent treatment plant in its premises in addition to its... Read More
DRDO takes a leaf out of a book on urban sanitation
In order to address the larger issue of water conservation, hygiene and sanitation in urban households, a retired Engineer with Delhi Government, AK Gupta, has installed a unique bio-digester technology based toilet in the basement of his house in Delhi. Besides the commercial viability of the system, the Mechanical Engineer, who has executed decentralized mini and micro sewage treatment plants under Yamuna Action Plan-I points out the eco-friendly aspect of the system by virtue of it being a substitute for sewage treatment. He implemented the bio-digester technology with the help of DRDO and has been greatly benefited from it as it guarantees minimal exposure and hence complete hygiene. The single unit bio-toilet is made up with FRP material and is manufactured by Alfa Systems, Noida (UP). Clean India Journal finds out more…
India Drowning in Waste, experts warn
Almitra Patel, a civil engineer by qualification, says she was first alerted to India’s huge problem of inadequate waste disposal... Read More
Bio-toilets in Lakshadeep island
The tiny island of Lakshadweep is set to become the first town in the country to install nearly 12,000 eco... Read More
Soil Biotechnology for sewage treatment
A viable and cheap alternative for sewage treatment – Soil Biotechnology (SBT) – helps communities tackle water problems in a... Read More
Ultrasonic devices for water quality
Growth of biomass, algae, bacteria, fungi and other microorganisms in water, during storage and use is a menace. Controlling the... Read More
New Sewage Treatment
Rashtrapati Bhavan is using a technology that will be introduced in Delhi over the next eight to 10 months. The... Read More
Cleaning Ganga
Hundreds of cadets of the National Cadet Corps (NCC) gathered at Buxar ghat recently to clean the Ganga river; with... Read More
Delhi project for wastewater recycling
The Delhi Jal Board (DJB) is planning a pilot project to recycle wastewater in view of the growing water shortage... Read More
Eco-technology
Waste is just a misplaced resource. This view suggests that best way to tackle the challenge of waste management is waste minimization, or matching the waste (resource) to its place of utilization. Any other approach of waste management means manipulation of waste, just shifting it from one place to another and spending extra resources to do this.
