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Nod likely for 40MLD water treatment plant

The major irrigation department authorities are likely to grant permission for the proposed 45 MLD water treatment plant of Kinfra, which is going to be set up in the Periyar River at Aluva. Earlier, the department authorities had opposed the project citing that the water carrying capacity of the river sharply declined after the 2018 floods. But it is learnt that the department would consider granting permission for the project in a meeting to be convened by industry minister P Rajeeve in the coming days. The project has already invited…

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WABAG forays into Bangladesh with a World Bank & AIIB funded DBO order worth about Rs. 800 Crores

March 17, 2023: VA TECH WABAG (‘WABAG’), a leading pure-play Water Technology Indian Multinational Group, has secured an order worth about Rs. 800 Crores towards Design, Build and Operate (DBO) for Reconstruction, Expansion and Operation of Pagla Sewage Treatment Plant (STP) with a capacity of 200 Million Litres per Day (MLD) at Pagla in the City of Dhaka, Bangladesh for Dhaka Water Supply & Sewerage Authority (Dhaka WASA). The project is funded by Multi-lateral Funding Agencies like World Bank and Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) under Dhaka Sanitation Improvement Project…

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LANXESS increases sales and earnings significantly in fiscal year 2022

Sales up 32.6 percent year-on-year at EUR 8.088 billion EBITDA pre exceptionals increase 14.1 percent to EUR 930 million Acquired Consumer Protection businesses make positive contribution Dividend proposal for fiscal year 2022: EUR 1.05 per share Guidance for fiscal year 2023: Earnings expected to be at the 2022 level Guidance for Q1 2023: EBITDA pre exceptionals of EUR 180 million to EUR 220 million expected In an environment characterised by many upheavals, LANXESS closed fiscal year 2022 successfully. The specialty chemicals company’s sales and earnings have increased significantly. Group sales…

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WABAG led joint venture secures DBO order towards South East Asia’s largest Sea Water Desalination project with capacity of 400 MLD, worth about INR 4,400 Crores, funded by JICA

VA TECH WABAG (‘WABAG’), a leading pure-play water technology Indian Multinational Group, further enhanced its leadership position in the Global Desalination market, by securing a Design, Build, Operate (‘DBO’) order, for the 400 Million Litres per Day (MLD) Sea Water Reverse Osmosis (‘SWRO’) Desalination Project from Chennai Metropolitan Water Supply and Sewerage Board (‘CMWSSB’) worth about INR 4,400 Crores. The project is scheduled to be executed under the leadership of WABAG in joint venture with Metito Overseas Limited (‘Metito’). This DBO order includes the scope of Design, Engineering, Procurement, Construction,…

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Pump Academy Private Limited Signed MoU with JSS Academy of Technical Education, Bengaluru for Industry-Academic Collaboration

Bengaluru, April 22, 2023 Pump Academy Private Limited (PAPL), a leading provider of pump optimization solutions in India, has signed a Memorandum-of-Understanding (MoU) with JSS Academy of Technical Education (JSSATE), Bengaluru. The MoU aims to establish a strong industry-academic collaboration for knowledge partnership and focused research to create a vibrant ecosystem to foster technology entrepreneurship among students and incubation of start-ups in the field of pumps operations and pumping system management; and Internet of Things (IoT) enabled Industry 4.0 and Industry 5.0 revolution in the country. The MoU was signed…

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Invest in Technology: Save the Planet

Anil Sethi, Chairman, Pump Academy Private Limited If earth could speak for itself, it will certainly tell us that it is starving, suffocating and getting warmer day after day. The natural resources like water, soil, minerals, air, environment and ecological habitats are all declining. Best practices, technological intervention, conservation and care for these resources are paramount so that all living things can benefit from them now and in the future. The ever increasing pollution and contamination of the soil has far-reaching consequences that can be catastrophic for water, air, habitations,…

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Dr Nupur Bahadur,  Associate Director, Environment & Waste Management Division & Head, NMCG-TERI CoE on Water Reuse, The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI), New Delhi 

The Universe is created out of five basic elements, called the panchamahabhutas, namely the earth (prithvi), water (jal), fire (tejas), wind (vayu) and space (akasha). The Mother Earth is supreme and shall be saved when all elements are taken care of. Earth Day is an annual event on April 22 to demonstrate support for environmental protection. The concept of Earth Day was first introduced by peace activist John McConnell at a UNESCO Conference in 1969 and the first celebration was held on April 22, 1970, which now includes a wide range…

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Manoj Nainani, Executive Director – Energy & Sustainable Cities, Egis India and South Asia, Egis India

Our planet is an amazing place and we responsible to make it a better place to live for us and for the upcoming generations. “Climate emergency, our absolute priority”. We are a global leader in green infrastructure and as a company we are committed to fight against climate change and biodiversity erosion. We offer a wide range of solutions to benefit the environment. In all our fields of work, our engineers develop innovative operational solutions to address specific environmental issues: care for In all engineering services, deployment of eco-design practices,…

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The Earth …. A Solitary Planet!

Manisha kinge, Manager-Project & Design, Jain Irrigation Systems Pvt. Ltd The Earth is called Mother! Where a favourable – liveable climate called the greenhouse effect is controlled for the growth of microorganisms to giant species. Earth is providing useful elements & resources for us like water, food, shelter, clothes, air, minerals, fuel, power, and wealth for our day-to-day life and business. There are many articles, books, poems, songs, etc written and could be found on Earth. In Sanskrit, Earth is treated as a goddess, and many kingdoms & civilizations flourished &…

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Dilip Yewalekar, Senior Vice President, Jain Irrigation Systems Ltd

The Earth is the womb of the universe! Where everything takes birth, grows, and merges! Also protects all of us from external forces and radiation! The Earth holds water, lava, and air, and balances a favorable livable climate for micro to mega creatures … makes us Good Morning Every Day without fail! In our culture, we respect the Earth as ‘Bhoo Mata – Goddess Lakshmi’ and offer prayers on many occasions, before the construction, doing farming, and many more activities as scripted in holy literature. ‘Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam: The World is…

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