Only recycled water for construction in Gurgaon: Official
September 1st, 2012 - 11:18 pm ICT by IANS
Gurgaon, Sep 1 (IANS) All construction activities in Gurgaon have been stalled till the builders start making homes and offices with recycled treated water from government sewage treatment plants, ... Read more...
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Bihar acts to clean the Ganges
August 9th, 2012 - 5:37 pm ICT by IANS
Patna, Aug 9 (IANS) In a bid to check pollution in the Ganges, the Bihar pollution control board has directed 21 urban local bodies to build sewage treatment plants along ... Read more...
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Is there any hope for the Yamuna? (Comment - June 5 is World Environment Day)
June 5th, 2012 - 12:28 pm ICT by IANS
The present state of the Yamuna river from Delhi to Agra, a distance of roughly 250 km, is alarming. Described now as a huge sewage canal, Yamuna water is unfit for ... Read more...
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Punjab to complete river cleaning project by 2013
April 27th, 2012 - 11:52 pm ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, April 27 (IANS) An ambitious Rs.2,332-crore project to clean the rivers of Punjab would be completed by December 2013, Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal said here Friday.Badal, during a ... Read more...
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Holy Ganga receives 2,900 million litres sewage daily: PM
April 17th, 2012 - 5:49 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 17 (IANS) Describing the performance of states in operating and maintaining existing sewage treatment plants as "tardy", Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Tuesday said every day 2,900 ... Read more...
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Less than 12 percent of Shimla’s sewage treated: CAG
April 10th, 2012 - 6:20 pm ICT by IANS
Shimla, April 10 (IANS) Less than 12 percent of the total sewage generated in Himachal Pradesh capital Shimla is treated, the Comptroller and Auditor General of India (CAG) has said.Home ... Read more...
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Containerised sewage treatment plant from G.D. Nanovation
February 8th, 2012 - 7:38 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, Feb 8 (IANS) Coimbatore-based G.D. Nanovation Pvt Ltd is targeting residential apartments, malls, hotels and hospital for its container-based sewage treatment plants launched here Wednesday. It is also looking ... Read more...
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‘Sewage treatment plants abet growth of superbugs’
December 11th, 2011 - 9:15 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Dec 11 (IANS) Water discharged into lakes and rivers by sewage treatment plants may contain genes that help create resistant superbugs, warn researchers.Timothy M. LaPara, associate professor in environmental ... Read more...
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Nod to Yamuna Action Plan’s third phase for Delhi
December 1st, 2011 - 11:04 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 1 (IANS) The central government Thursday approved the Rs.1,656-crore ($400-million) phase-III of Yamuna Action Plan (YAP) for Delhi under which it is proposed to rehabilitate damaged ... Read more...
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Cleaning Yamuna to miss 2015 target: Jairam
March 27th, 2011 - 10:00 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 27 (IANS) Even as Delhi misses one deadline after another for treating sewage entering the Yamuna, Environment Minister Jairam Ramesh said Sunday the treatment of all sewage ... Read more...
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Household sewage could be new energy source: Study
March 2nd, 2011 - 2:50 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Mar 2 (ANI): Household sewage has far more potential as an alternative energy source than previously thought, suggests a new study.Scientists said the discovery, which increases the estimated potential energy in ... Read more...
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Jaypee Infratech quarterly net profit falls 2.58 percent
January 25th, 2011 - 4:03 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 25 (IANS) Infrastructure major Jaypee Infratech Limited (JIL) has posted a decrease of 2.58 percent in net profit at Rs.378.51 crore during the quarter ended December 2010 as against ... Read more...
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Two 55-kg cakes for Mayawati’s birthday Saturday
January 15th, 2011 - 12:44 am ICT by IANS
Lucknow, Jan 14 (IANS) Two 55-kg cakes are waiting to be cut on Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mayawati's 55th birthday Saturday.Mayawati herself will cut one of them at the official celebration ... Read more...
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Household sewage - an untapped energy resource
January 6th, 2011 - 1:15 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Jan 6 (ANI): Household sewage has far more potential as an alternative energy source than previously thought, say scientists.They say the discovery, which increases the estimated potential energy in wastewater by ... Read more...
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Mozart music may help microbes clear sewage
November 1st, 2010 - 12:45 pm ICT by IANS
Melbourne, Nov 1 (IANS) Believe it or not! Musical notes of 18th century maestro Mozart is now being tested whether it can boost the activity of micro-organisms in breaking down biosolids.A German ... Read more...
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Two more sewage plants installed to clean Srinagar’s Dal Lake
October 1st, 2010 - 6:08 pm ICT by ANI
By Parvez ButtSrinagar, Oct. 1 (ANI): The administration in Srinagar has installed two more sewage treatment plants on the famous Dal Lake.The plants are being constructed in the Baghe Nishat and the ... Read more...
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ICMR to study spurt in cancer cases in Punjab
September 6th, 2010 - 7:17 pm ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, Sep 6 (IANS) The union government has ordered a probe into recent reports about the presence of cancer-causing uranium in drinking water of various villages in Bathinda district of Punjab.
"It is ... Read more...
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Poo-powered car Bio-Bug hits the roads
August 8th, 2010 - 9:23 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Bristol, Aug 8 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Car users in the future can bid goodbye to the spiraling petrol prices, as a recycling company in Bristol has come to their rescue.The Bristol-based company ... Read more...
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Delhi approves project to keep Yamuna sewage-free
July 20th, 2010 - 11:58 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 20 (IANS) The Delhi cabinet Tuesday approved a Rs.1,358 crore Yamuna Interceptor Sewer Project to contain pollution levels in the river.
Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit said that under the project, ... Read more...
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Water pollution forces J&K lakes on verge of extinction
June 10th, 2010 - 5:55 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, June 10 (ANI): The rapidly increasing water pollution has thrown all the major lakes of Jammu and Kashmir, including the world famous Dal Lake on verge of extinction, posing a ... Read more...
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Detergents, shampoos can make water carcinogenic
May 27th, 2010 - 3:07 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, May 27 (IANS) Certain constituents in shampoo, detergents and other household cleaning agents are likely to turn water from sewage treatment plants carcinogenic.The study sheds new light on possible environmental sources ... Read more...
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Shampoos, detergents ‘form harmful substance in wastewater’
May 27th, 2010 - 11:23 am ICT by ANI
Washington, May 27 (ANI): Certain ingredients in shampoo, detergents and other household cleaning agents may be a source of precursor materials for formation of a suspected cancer-causing contaminant in water supplies that ... Read more...
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Detergents source of cancer causing contaminant in waste water
April 8th, 2010 - 4:47 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, April 8 (IANS) Water from sewage treatment plants could have cancer-causing contaminant linked to certain ingredients in shampoo, detergents and other household cleaning agents, a new study has revealed.
The study ... Read more...
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Detergents, shampoos ‘form harmful substance in waste water’
April 8th, 2010 - 2:04 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Apr 8 (ANI): Shampoo, detergents and other household cleaning agents contain ingredients that could form a cancer-causing contaminant in wastewater, scientists have reported.The study sheds new light on possible environmental sources ... Read more...
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Focus on natural debts while framing policies, says Pachauri
March 15th, 2010 - 9:43 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 15 (IANS) The country should focus on natural debt rather than financial debt while framing development policies, chief of United Nations climate change organisation R.K. Pachauri said here Monday. ... Read more...
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Ganga may cleanse sins but it also infects you
January 29th, 2010 - 1:58 pm ICT by IANS
By Asit Srivastava
Haridwar, Jan 29 (IANS) A dip in the Ganga here, especially during the ongoing Maha Kumbh Mela, may wash away your sins but leave you with skin diseases, stomach bugs ... Read more...
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Ganga, Yamuna no cleaner than 20 years ago: Ramesh
July 17th, 2009 - 7:10 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 17 (IANS) Environment and Forests Minister Jairam Ramesh Friday admitted that the Ganga and Yamuna rivers were no cleaner now than they were 20 years ago, despite the ... Read more...
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Artificial sweeteners detected in German waste water
June 18th, 2009 - 12:05 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, June 18 (ANI): Scientists, using a new analytical method, have been able to demonstrate the presence of several artificial sweeteners in waste water in Germany.The method, which simultaneously extracts and ... Read more...
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Nanoparticles in personal care products may be harmful to environment
March 27th, 2009 - 2:03 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, March 27 (ANI): In a new report, scientists have determined that nanoparticles in cosmetics, sunscreens, and hundreds of other personal care products may be harmful to the environment.Their report was part ... Read more...
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‘Rs.15 bn project for cleaning Yamuna ready’
February 22nd, 2009 - 10:02 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 22 (IANS) A Rs.15-billion project to decrease the levels of pollution in the Yamuna river by trapping pollutants at major sewage drains is ready to be implemented, Delhi's Lieutenant ... Read more...
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US army asked to win hearts and minds through ecology
September 26th, 2008 - 1:15 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Sep 26 (IANS) US army units can gain strategic advantages by addressing environmental concerns in the country of occupation, that will help manage combat and post-conflict operations, besides boosting overall mission ... Read more...
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Ramdev’s Ganga mission brings VHP, Muslim clerics together
September 19th, 2008 - 5:42 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, Sep 19 (IANS) Yoga guru Ramdev has brought together Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) activists and Muslim clerics for a campaign to save the Ganga river from pollution.The “Save Ganga” campaign was ... Read more...
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Taj group opens new five-star hotel in Kerala Monday
September 7th, 2008 - 6:02 pm ICT by IANS
Thiruvananthapuram, Sep 7 (IANS) The Taj group will open its eighth luxury hotel in Kerala, Taj Residency-Thiruvananthapuram, Monday.The Rs.1 billion property, owned by Dodla International Ltd (DIL), which is in collaboration with ... Read more...
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Uttar Pradesh makes sewage treatment plants mandatory
July 30th, 2008 - 4:46 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, July 30 (IANS) The Uttar Pradesh government has directed all district development authorities to ensure installation of sewage treatment plants (STP) in new housing colonies, an official said Wednesday. "The government ... Read more...
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River police squad to nab Yamuna polluters
June 23rd, 2008 - 12:05 am ICT by IANS
Agra, June 22 (IANS) In what is believed to be a first in the country, Agra district authorities Sunday announced forming a five-member River Police Squad to keep an eye on polluters ... Read more...
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