Masood Hussain, Chairman of the Central Water Commission (CWC), while inaugurating a seminar on ‘Water Conservation – Our Responsibility’ said that water conservation should be done on a mission mode and recycle and reuse of water must be publicised widely ...
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A committee of representatives from the Ministry of Environment, Forests and Climate Change, CPCB, Bureau of Indian Standard, IIT-Delhi and National Environmental Engineering Research Institute will be formed by the National Green Tribunal to explore best possible secondary use of the rejected water by users of RO technology ...
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NITI Ayog, in its report on comprehensive national Strategy for New India, recommended that wastewater discharge from industrial units into rivers and other water bodies should be reduced to zero and stringent civil penalties should be put to strengthen enforcement of environment-related acts ...
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From decentralised water governance to strong ground water regulation coupled with municipal water supply and irrigation efficiency reforms, there are several ways in which India can avoid groundwater depletion points out an expert from WaterAid ...
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From restoring water tables to mobilise community participation in water management, Nirma Bora is the Policy Research and Advocacy Officer at WaterAid believes talks about the how water scarcity in towns of Shimla and Mussoorie could have been averted or delayed ...
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The study done by three scientists estimates that groundwater contributes about 30 percent to Ganga’s volume of water in summer and warns that continuous depletion of groundwater could have catastrophic effects on the river
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Alumni from IIT Kharagpur will set up an on-campus plant to convert 1.35 million litre of sewage from hostels to 1.2 million litre of potable water ...
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From introducing a community-driven decentralised water management policy, cleaning the ‘critical’ Ganga to running a skill development programme in efficient use of water among the youth, eminent water activist Rajendra Singh underlines solutions to India’s reversable water crisis
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India’s demand for water will exceed its supply two-fold by 2030 according to a NITI Aayog report. From recycling water, restoring water bodies, rainwater harvesting to afforestation, here’s what India needs to do to bridge the gap between the demand and supply of water ...
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As per a PIL filed, the government supplied water for industrial and commercial use, but common man and animals had to face problems due to acute water shortage after the 2016 drought ...
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According to experts, on the rare occasions when water flows from taps, it is often dirty, leading to disease, infection, disability and even death. Nearly 6 per cent of India’s GDP is dependent on water ...
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Moringa Oleifera, a tree native to India, is primarily cultivated for food and natural oils, and the seeds are already in use for a type of rudimentary water purification ...
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