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Bombay High Court on recycling sewage water in Maharashtra

By : Sustainability ..., Sep 23, 2015

pThe Bombay High Court asked the Maharashtra government on Wednesday to consider recycling sewage water so that it can be used for irrigation and nonirrigation purposes in view of the drought situation in the Statep

pA Division Bench headed by Justice VM Kanade had...

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Subject Tags: policy , water

Clean Ganga Project Update

By : Sustainability ..., Sep 23, 2015

pNidhi Tripathy Director National Mission for Clean Ganga said at a conference in Bengaluru recently that the mega project is not an infrastructure project it is a living entityp

pShe said Rs 20000 crore has been earmarked for spending on the project that includes...

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Subject Tags: policy , water

Submersible Pump Market Growing at 67 CAGR to 2019 With Growth of Wastewater Management Industry

By : Sustainability ..., Sep 23, 2015

pThe Global Submersible Pump Market 20152019 research report says emergence of smart submersible pump systems will boost worldwide growth of submersible pump market as these help reduce total cost of ownership without affecting performancep

pComplete report on...

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Subject Tags: Industry news , water

Monitor quality of water bodies MPCB

By : Sustainability ..., Sep 23, 2015

pTo facilitate an environmentfriendly Ganeshotsav the Maharashtra Pollution Control Board MPCB has directed its regional offices to carry out water quality monitoring of water bodies where idol immersion takes place in their jurisdiction Among the other guidelines proposed...

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Subject Tags: policy , water

India ready with indigenous model to predict rainfall

By : Sustainability ..., Sep 23, 2015

pIndia is finally ready with an indigenous model to predict long range and seasonal rainfall In the next six months the Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology IITM Pune will be able to operationalise a dynamic numerical climate model it has developed to forecast...

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Maharashtra looks to bring sustainable water irrigation practices

By : Sustainability ..., Sep 23, 2015

pThe Maharashtra government is considering to introduce sustainable water and irrigation practices by exploring the feasibility of reusing treated sewage water for periurban agriculturep

pThe state government has decided to make a district irrigation plan DIP to expand...

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Subject Tags: Agriculture , policy , water

NGT warrant against Delhi chief secretary

By : Sustainability ..., Jun 2, 2015

The National Green Tribunal has issued bailable warrant against the Delhi chief secretary for failure of officials to appear before it to apprise it of the implementation of closure orders of stainless steel pickling firms.

“None is present on behalf of the government...

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Subject Tags: Emissions , water

NGT decision on Kanpur tanneries hailed

By : Sustainability ..., May 29, 2015

Tannery associations and owners have hailed National Green Tribunal (NGT) decision to allow closed tanneries, situated on the banks of the Ganga here, to operate on a trial basis for 19 days in June. During this period their effluent levels will be checked by a team of...

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Subject Tags: Emissions , policy , water

Israel to cooperate with Rajasthan in water management

By : Sustainability ..., May 29, 2015

After having partnered with Rajasthan government in the agriculture sector, Israel is looking forward to help the state in the field of water management and tourism. ”Israel is having discussions with the Rajasthan government on expanding partnership in areas of water...

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Subject Tags: International , water

Smart Cities Market in India- A $45- $50 Billion Opportunity outlined by the SCOAM model

By : Sustainability ..., May 28, 2015

Sustainability Outlook has developed a Smart Cities Opportunity Assessment Model (SCOAM) which pegs the opportunity for smart cities in India over the next 5 years at $45-$50 billion. The Opportunity Assessment model builds on Sustainability...

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