WHO:Water contamination in Bangalore alarming
The potable water in Bangalore is much more contaminated than in Kolkata, New Delhi, Mumbai, Lucknow, Pune, Hyderabad and Chennai,... Read More
Water testing Plant
The Mangalore City Corporation has set up a drinking water testing unit in its laboratory at Lalbagh to ensure better... Read More
Contaminated water
Western Railway assured clean drinking water at Churchgate station building after spontaneous protest by its employees. Many people fell sick... Read More
The Potential for Waste to Energy in India
Most cities and towns in India still follow an unregulated and unscientific manner in disposing of the MSW. This has only led to pollution, air & ground water.
Cracking down on hawkers
The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation plans to crack down on unauthorised hawkers during the monsoons. The civic body has decided to... Read More
Water pollution?
In the backdrop of 500 people taking ill due to water contamination in and around Bholakpur in Hyderabad, concerned citizens... Read More
Maintaining Street Furniture
Well maintained bus shelters and street furniture add to the beauty of a city
New ways to purify water
Scientists at Bulawayo’s National University of Science and Technology (NUST) have embarked on research to develop simple and affordable water... Read More
Keepers of Kangra ‘Kuhls’
Community-managed ‘kuhls’ or water canals that date back to the pre-colonial Katoch dynasty (1690 to 1805), are today in dire straits. Human faeces, animal waste and garbage float in this water, which is even used for drinking!
