Category: Your Daily News on Water

New panel to observe nature of industrial discharge, says Haryana chief secretary

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A joint committee of officers from various departments and the state pollution control board will be set up to observe the nature of effluents discharged from various industrial setups, said Haryana Chief Secretary Sanjeev Kaushal. The step is being taken to treat the waste according to the nature of the discharge. The committee will include officers from the Haryana State Pollution Control Board, Haryana State Industrial & Infrastructure Development Corporation, urban local bodies and the Public Health Engineering department. Kaushal was presiding over a meeting here regarding pollution in the…

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Market value of treated wastewater in India to more than double by 2050: CEEW research report

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The market value of treated wastewater in India is estimated to be Rs 830 million by 2025 and Rs 1.9 billion in 2050 provided there is a mechanism to sell it to various sectors, according to a study released by policy research institution Council on Energy (/topic/council-on-energy), Environment and Water (/topic/environment and-water) (CEEW). India is set to accumulate over 35,000 million cubic meters of wastewater by 2050, based on projected sewage generation and treatment capacities. According to the study, there is tremendous potential to reuse that water, and if treated,…

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SUEZ announces a new organization to deliver its strategy and appoints two new members to the Group’s Executive Committee

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Announced in September 2022, SUEZ’s new strategy aims to make the Group the trusted partner for circular solutions in water and waste recycling & recovery. To reflect this new ambition, SUEZ is redefining its organisation around two major principles: two operational divisions focusing on the Group’s two core businesses, Water and Recycling & Recovery. This new structure will enable SUEZ to fully leverage its portfolio of solutions and improve expertise sharing and synergies between countries. three cross-group units, Engineering & Construction, Digital Solutions, and Innovation. These units will contribute to…

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LANXESS expands Rhenodiv® production at Jhagadia site

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Mumbai / Jhagadia, 13 March 2023 – Specialty chemicals company, LANXESS laid the foundation stone for its Business Unit Rhein Chemie’s new and upcoming production line for Rhenodiv® – New Technology Release agents at its Jhagadia site. With this facility, the business unit will serve the growing demand of the Indian Tire & Rubber goods market. The new production line will feature state-of-the-art equipment and technology, allowing LANXESS to produce high-quality technology tire release agents more efficiently. Currently, LANXESS has such a facility in Argentina. Once this facility becomes operational…

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ABB reveals an additional 8.56 billion cubic meters of wastewater a year needs to be treated to meet UN goals

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Global wastewater treatment capacity needs to increase annually by 8.56 billion cubic meters and investment in an additional 469 treatment facilities per year is required to meet United Nations (UN) goals. These are the findings of independent research commissioned by ABB ahead of World Water Day (WWD) on March 22, 2023. As the UN prepares to report on progress made against its Sustainable Development Goals (SDG), ABB’s research focuses on SDG 6.3 which aims to improve water quality by halving the proportion of untreated wastewater globally, increasing recycling, and minimizing…

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LANXESS India wins the prestigious CII Western Region SHE Excellence & Innovation Award 2022

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LANXESS India has won the prestigious 17th Edition of CII Western Region Safety, Health and Environment (SHE) Excellence & Innovation Award 2022 in the Manufacturing Category (large) for its Jhagadia site. The award is a mark of recognition from CII for the Leadership, Vision & Efforts made by organizations in following path-breaking practices in Safety, Health & Environment. It ensures the commitment of the industry to SHE excellence instilling high SHE consciousness among all employees and utilizing the best SHE practices. It also provides an opportunity to industry stakeholders to…

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TERI, Dew Projects & Chemicals to commercialise TADOX technology for wastewater treatment

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The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI) signed the TADOX Technology and Trademark License (TTLA) agreement with Dew Projects and Chemicals, Noida, for the commercialization of TERI’s patented wastewater treatment technology for municipal and industrial wastewater treatment and reuse in New Delhi. The economics of adequate treatment of wastewater, reuse and mandate to achieve zero liquid discharge (ZLD) has long been a challenge for industries. Advanced oxidation technologies like TADOX offer an economically viable and widely applicable solution to tackle the problem by making the process sustainable and energy efficient, noted…

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Nod likely for 40MLD water treatment plant

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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

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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

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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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