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Can India's dual problems of increasing water scarcity and sewage treatment be solved by using sewage treated water as the input water for industries?
Problem 1: Freshwater scarcity - Thermal power plants in India account for 88% fresh water use in Industry
This article was authored by Dibyendu Sengupta, Transport Sector Specialist of EBTC.
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This article was authored by Vikram Dhumal, Sandra D'Sa and Dr. Sanjay Jain of Geist Research Pvt. Limited.
An analysis of the previous and present government plans reveal that Energy Security and Improving Connectivity (both physical and virtual) are emerging as the two major areas of infrastructure development in India. Recently, there has been a significant drive...
Vehicle sharing is the simplest, most cost effective intervention for addressing the urban mobility problems we are facing today.
In the Indian economy, which faces rapid rates of urbanization, urban mobility problems will choke growth in multiple ways, including:
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LOGISTICS SECTOR: HIGH CTC
Contrary to popular perception, costs of transporting goods from production sites to the end consumer are significant compared to producing them. The logistics sector costs accounted for 14% India’s GDP and amounted to USD244 billion in 2013-14...
Membrane companies in India are proliferating and have grown strongly in the last 4 years. The growth outlook for these companies is extremely positive as fresh water is expected to come under increasing scarcity. This demand for water will rise from domestic, de-salinisation, industry and...