Earth Day is an occasion for individuals and organizations to unite and take action to safeguard the environment. As Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi said, “Reducing waste, conserving water, and using public transportation can go a long way in protecting our natural resources and ensuring a sustainable future for generations to come.” On this Earth Day, let us take a moment to reflect on the importance of preserving our planet and finding innovative solutions to environmental challenges. One company that is leading the way in promoting sustainable technologies and practices…
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Accelerating change to secure water sustainability
By Anil Sethi, Chairman, Pump Academy Private Limited – Globally, over 2 billion people lack access to safely managed drinking water at home. The latest data from WHO and UNICEF on access to clean water, adequate sanitation, and hygiene also reveal that 8 out 10 people who continue to lack basic drinking water services live in rural areas. In 2015, the world leaders committed to United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goal-6 that envisages creating facilities for safely managed water and sanitation for everyone by the year 2030. Clean water and sanitation…
Read MoreClean Water: For People & Industries
By Abdul Rahman Mohammed, CEO, Sahara Industry – Clean, safe and easily available water is important for people, production and the planet. Apart from drinking and domestic activities, it is also used for cleaning, agriculture, food production, and all commercial purposes. Economic development of a nation largely depends on adequate availability of safe water. Appropriate water supply and sanitation and better management of water resources not only boost countries’ economic growth but also greatly contribute in poverty eradication and public health. The theme of World Water Day this year is…
Read MoreOcean Exchange Selects Semi-finalists for 2022 Awards: Receives record number of applications from around the world
Ocean Exchange, a leader in supporting the acceleration of innovative solutions for healthy oceans and the sustainable blue economy, announces the selection of semi-finalists vying for the prestigious 2022 Neptune Award, Wallenius Wilhelmsen Orcelle® Award, and Ocean Exchange Innovation Award for Transportation and Logistics Hubs (Transportation Hub Award). Each of these three awards carries prize money of $100,000 and will be conferred at the organization’s upcoming event, which takes place October 23-25 in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. The Ocean Exchange Solutions Review Team will now review the applications submitted by the…
Read MoreWaste to Wealth: An overview of the recognized resources derived from wastewater
By Dr. Neethu B and Dr. P. S. Harikumar, Center for Water Resources Development and Management Around 80% of the water we use daily for domestic purpose goes as wastewater. Similarly, a huge quantity of wastewater is being generated atindustries, quality and quantity of which varies with the product as well as process involved. Hence, wastewater has gained much attention as a problematic substance by large proportion of the population. As one-quarter of the world now faces water stress, the sole purpose of wastewater treatment plant is being focused to…
Read MoreRECYCLE AND REUSE OF GREY WATER – A CASE STUDY
HEMALATHA D. S. and SADASHIVA MURTHY B. M. ABSTRACTThe grey water includes 80–85% of household wastewater. The re-use of this kind of wastewaters is considered as an alternative to the reduction of clean water consumption.The main objective of this dissertation work is to study and design a low cost treatment of grey water and its reuse for non-potable purpose. SJCE Boy’s Hostel of JSS S&TU, Mysuru was selected as suitable site for the present work and collected the grey water samples from four different sources. The physical, chemical and bacteriological…
Read MoreSahara Industry and DuPont partner to provide clean and safe water
Hyderabad, India: Sahara Industry, a leading name in water and wastewater treatment, and DuPont, the world leader in water technologies and products has partnered to increase access to safe water in 3 leading states of South India. With a focus on providing innovative water treatment solutions in Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka & Telangana; the partnership combines Sahara Industry’s expertise in water filtration and purification with DuPont’s competence in technical and membrane solutions. Both the organizations intend to improve water quality through innovative and technologically advanced water treatment solutions available to people…
Read MoreHaryana becomes 3rd state to get clean tap water in every rural household under Jal Jeevan Mission
In a major achievement of the Narendra Modi government, Haryana has become the third state of the country where every family in the rural areas has started getting clean tap water in their homes. Goa and Telangana are the two states which have already achieved this feat apart of the Centre’s Jal Jeevan Mission (JJM). Besides these states, three Union Territories (UTs) of Andaman and Nicobar Islands; Puducherry; and Daman and Diu and Dadra and Nagar Haveli have also achieved 100 percent of the ‘Har Ghar Jal’ Mission. According to…
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