Liveability standards in cities
The Government of India along with the various State and Local Governments is implementing several flagship Urban Missions. An overarching goal of the various missions and schemes is to make Indian cities
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Judgement of the National Green Tribunal regarding violation of environmental norms by Sachin Infra Environment Limited (SIEL), Surat, Gujarat, 06/09/2017
<p>Judgement of the National Green Tribunal (Western Zone Bench, Pune) in the matter of The Human & Animal Welfare Association Vs Gujarat Pollution Control Board, Paryavaran Bhavan & Others dated
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Increasing the use of alternative fuels at cement plants: international best practice
This report provide a summary of international best practice experience in the cement sector and focus on specific technical measures that could be implemented by cement plants to reduce their operating
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Urban wastewater – A potential irrigation source for summer paddy (Oryza sativa L.) in India
<p>An attempt has been made to study the impact of urban wastewater irrigation on summer paddy productivity, varietal response and soil properties. Paddy and soil samples were collected from selected peri-urban
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Potentials of waste and wastewater resources recovery and re-use (RRR) options for improving water, energy and nutrition security
Under increasing demand for water, fertilizer and energy, waste and wastewater treatment can be potential options for considerably enhancing not only the supply of these valuable economic assets but also
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Jharkhand Waste Water Policy, 2017
Jharkhand Waste Water Policy, 2017 is to ensure increase use of recycled water for other purposes apart from drinking, through the provision of appropriate technologies for water recycling and protection
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Draft general guidelines for water audit & water conservation
The “General Guidelines for Water Audit & Water Conservation” have been prepared as conceptual guidelines to cover broadly three main sectors of water use viz. irrigation, domestic and industrial. The
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World Water Development Report 2017: wastewater- the untapped resource
<p><img alt="" src="http://cdn.downtoearth.org.in/image/20071031/34.jpg" style="width: 340px; height: 189px; margin: 14px; float: left;" />This report shows that improved wastewater management is as much
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Beyond the source: the environmental, economic and community benefits of source water protection
Wastewater is a resource that is too valuable to throw away, especially in an increasingly water-scarce world. Wastewater from large cities is often pumped directly into rivers or seas without treatment,
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Draft National Urban Faecal Sludge & Septage Management (FSSM) Policy
One third of the 60,000 children, who die globally, due to lack of proper sanitation are from India, something that the National Urban Faecal Sludge and Septage Management (FSSM) Policy in India, under