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Clean Ganga mission faces 'most critical' challenge in pollution hotspot KanpurBy : Sustainability ..., May 27, 2015
The Modi government’s plan to clean the Ganga faces its toughest challenge yet in Kanpur, a heavily industrialised north Indian riverside town which could make or mar the mission since it is crucial to plugging pollution elsewhere, experts say. A strategy document of... Read more.. |
Cities should look to nature to bridge investment gap in water sectorBy : Sustainability ..., Nov 19, 2014
From Los Angeles to Mumbai, natural solutions have the potential to save cities $890m a year in water treatment costs alone. |
Water Woes Across Major Cities Underline the Need for Indian Industries to Adopt Sustainable StrategiesBy : Sustainability ..., Aug 25, 2014
India is the second largest water consuming country in the world and is presently facing severe scarcity of water resources. The challenge for Indian industries is to find ingenious ways of handling water efficiently and disposing wastewater in a proper manner. Around... Read more.. |
Polluting industries along Ganga will be monitored 24x7: MinBy : Sustainability ..., Aug 22, 2014
Making it clear that pollution of the Ganga will not be allowed, Environment Minister Prakash Javadekar today said industries along the river bank would be monitored round-the-clock. The Central Pollution Control Board will be handling the real-time monitoring of the... Read more.. |
2015-16 to be observed as water conservation yearBy : Sustainability ..., Aug 21, 2014
The year 2015-16 will be observed as water conservation year and a public movement will be launched during the year to conserve the precious resource, Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation Minister Uma Bharti said Wednesday. Bharti said the... Read more.. |
India in danger of moving towards water scarcity condition: ADBBy : Sustainability ..., Aug 21, 2014
India is in danger of moving towards water scarcity conditions as per capita availability of water is reducing in the country, a Asian Development Bank official said Wednesday. He further said that the situation in India is challenging in the light of growing... Read more.. |
Water has been ignored globally as the engine for green growth, says Joppe Cramwinckel, Director Water, WBCSD By : Aparna Khandelwal, Aug 3, 2012
Director Water at World Business Council for Sustainable Development talks about the low levels of awareness in businesses about the importance of water as a resource and the current roadblocks being faced in solving water related challenges. What are your... Read more.. |