Novel project uses papyrus to protect Kenyan lake
September 21st, 2012 - 1:14 pm ICT by IANS
London, Sep 21 (IANS) A novel project comprising floating islands of recycled plastic bottles and papyrus plants will help protect the ecosystems of Naivasha, a renowned lake in Rift Valley, ... Read more...
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Lack of safety gear killing Delhi’s sewer workers (Capital Focus)
June 24th, 2012 - 5:20 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 24 (IANS) He knows it may prove fatal, yet 55-year-old Uday Ram does not hesitate to enter the narrow manhole filled with fermented faeces, urine and other ... Read more...
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Scientists isolate bug protein to trap viruses
December 16th, 2011 - 3:36 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Dec 16 (IANS) With the help of a bug protein isolated from sewage, scientists have successfully trapped and neutralised enteric viruses -- which, surviving for a long time in ... Read more...
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World Bank loan to clean the Ganga
June 13th, 2011 - 10:41 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 13 (IANS) India will sign an agreement with the World Bank Tuesday for a $801-million loan to fund cleaning up of the Ganga, whose pollution levels have ... Read more...
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Japan extends Rs.2,557 crore loan to India
February 17th, 2011 - 6:14 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 17 (IANS) Japan has extended India a Rs.2,557 crore ($568.22 million) loan to fund three projects related to agriculture, forestry and environment, an official statement said Thursday. Over two-thirds ... Read more...
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Rs.1,300 crore ADB loan to Kolkata municipality
February 3rd, 2011 - 8:36 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Feb 3 (IANS) The Asian Development Bank (ADB) will provide a loan of Rs.1,300 crore to the Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC) to undertake different projects, Mayor Sovan Chatterjee said Thursday."The ADB ... Read more...
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Vibrant Gujarat: $56.43 bn fund for urban development
January 13th, 2011 - 10:15 pm ICT by IANS
Gandhinagar, Jan 13 (IANS) Eleven memoranda of understanding (MoUs) worth Rs.25,397 crore ($56.43 billion) for different urban development projects were signed during the 5th Vibrant Gujarat Global Investors Summit here Thursday. The ... Read more...
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Mozart’s music helps break down sewage!
November 1st, 2010 - 12:31 pm ICT by ANI
Sydney, Nov 01 (ANI): A German company is monitoring the trial of a sound system that replicates the vibrations and sounds of the concert hall which, when combined with oxygen, helps break ... Read more...
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Picturesque Srinagar among India’s four dirtiest cities
May 11th, 2010 - 7:36 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 11 (IANS) Kashmir Valley may be called paradise on earth, but its capital Srinagar has the ignominious distinction of being the fourth dirtiest city in India, according to ... Read more...
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Only 1025 mld capacity sewage treatment available along Ganga River: Centre
December 14th, 2009 - 7:24 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Dec 14 (ANI): The Union Government on Monday revealed that sewage treatment capacity of 1025 mld is available against the requirement of about 3000 mld being generated in towns along ... Read more...
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India to get 3bn dollar aid from World Bank for Ganga cleaning projects
October 5th, 2009 - 10:13 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Oct 5(ANI): Environment and Forest Minister Jairam Ramesh on Monday said that India is soon expected to get an aid of 3 billion dollar from the World Bank for ... Read more...
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Forest and Power ministries to study Bhagirathi power projects
October 5th, 2009 - 8:10 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Oct 5 (ANI): The first meeting of the National Ganga River Basin Authority (NGRBA) has asked Union Environment and Forest, and Power ministries to jointly study the issue of ... Read more...
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PM chairs first Ganga meeting, calls for quick clean-up
October 5th, 2009 - 6:11 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 5 (IANS) Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Monday chaired the first meeting of the newly-formed Ganga River Basin Authority (GRBA) and called for accelerated steps to clean up the ... Read more...
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4,000-year-old remains of settlement discovered in East Hungary
August 5th, 2009 - 1:14 pm ICT by ANI
Budapest, August 5 (ANI): Archaeologists of Debrecen's Deri Museum in East Hungary have discovered 4,000-year-old remains of a settlement during earth works connected to a local sewage treatment project.A team of 35-40 ... Read more...
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Yamuna not cleaned despite action plan, admits government
July 13th, 2009 - 6:40 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 13 (IANS) The water quality of the Yamuna river has not shown "desired improvement", the government admitted Monday, despite spending Rs.872.15 crore since the Yamuna Action Plan (YAP) ... Read more...
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Soon, human sewage to power thousands of homes
June 17th, 2009 - 2:54 pm ICT by ANI
London, June 17 (ANI): If a revolutionary project being trialled in Manchester, UK, turns out to be successful, then human sewage may soon power thousands of homes.According to a report in The ... Read more...
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Gaza’s water woes likely to get worse
January 24th, 2009 - 9:49 am ICT by IANS
Gaza City, Jan 24 (DPA) Five small children, aged 3 to 7, gathered outside a small kiosk in the Jabaliya refugee camp in the Gaza Strip, carrying dirty yellow and red plastic ... Read more...
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Research links polluted water to erosion of male virility
January 19th, 2009 - 12:32 pm ICT by IANS
London, Jan 19 (IANS) A group of testosterone blocking chemicals is finding its way into rivers that can erode virility and feminise males.New research has linked water pollution to the rising incidence ... Read more...
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Water pollution linked to male fertility problems
January 19th, 2009 - 11:47 am ICT by ANI
Washington, January 19 (ANI): A collaborative study has lent more force to the suggestion that water pollution is triggering male fertility problems.
The study involving researchers from Brunel University, the Universities ... Read more...
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Transdot all set to ‘clean up’ Kerala
October 7th, 2008 - 3:20 pm ICT by IANS
Thiruvananthapuram, Oct 7 (IANS) Into a decade of starting its sewage treatment division, city-based Transdot is all set to 'clean up' Kerala using its latest membrane bio-reactor (MBR) process, considered to be ... Read more...
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‘Mad cow’ prions are a threat to vegetarians too
June 27th, 2008 - 2:29 pm ICT by ANI
London, June 27 (ANI): A new study by researchers at the University of Wisconsin in Madison, US, have shown that that infectious prions - thought to be the causative agents in ... Read more...
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India and Japan discuss urban development
June 17th, 2008 - 3:41 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, June 17 (ANI): Taniguchi, Vice Minister of Engineering Affairs, Ministry of Land Infrastructures and Transport, Government of Japan along with a delegation called on Jaipal Reddy, Union Minister of ... Read more...
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Kirloskar Brothers go for restructuring
June 3rd, 2008 - 4:45 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, June 3 (IANS) India's leading water management solutions provider Kirloskar Brothers Limited (KBL) has decided to restructure itself into nine business sectors aiming to achieve a turnover exceeding $1 billion. Announcing ... Read more...
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Economic situation in Gaza reaches point of explosion
May 3rd, 2008 - 9:19 am ICT by admin
Nicosia, May 3 (ANI): John Ging, Head of the UN Relief and Works Agency in Gaza, has said that the desperate economic situation prevailing in the Gaza Strip is about to ... Read more...
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W. Bengal to focus on infrastructure public-private-partnership
March 24th, 2008 - 7:07 pm ICT by admin
Kolkata, Mar 24 (ANI): West Bengal authorities have called for public-private partnerships to cater to the core infrastructure needs of the expanding cities.
"To sustain the growth and development of state there ... Read more...
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Traces of cancer drugs found in UKs tap water
January 13th, 2008 - 4:16 pm ICT by admin
London, Jan 13 (ANI): Traces of cancer and psychiatric drugs have been found in Britains tap water, a report reveals.The report, commissioned by the drinking water watchdog in the country, the Drinking ... Read more...
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