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Ways for solid waste management and sanitation to be suggested by JICA to the VMC

To tackle challenges of increasing solid waste, the Japan International Cooperation Agency will suggest ways of waste management to the Varanasi Municipal Corporation based on the best practices followed in Japan as the per day average of solid waste generation of Varanasi has gone up to 700 metric ton as apart from locals a huge floating population of pilgrims and tourists are also contributing in waste generation. To discuss solid waste management, waste water treatment and recycling and drinking water distribution system with new revenue generation model, a joint coordination…

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Indian researchers develop tech to cut water use in textiles by 90%

The Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Ropar has developed a green technology called air nano-bubble, which reduces the quantity of water used in the textile sector. The institute has claimed that the technology can reduce the use of water up to 90 per cent. As per a rough estimate, 200-250 litres of water is required to process 1 kg of cotton. “The laboratory reports suggest that the air nano-bubble dispersed in water can reduce water consumption and chemical dosage by 90-95 per cent which ultimately saves 90 per cent of…

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PMC To Set Up India’s First Waste-To-Hydrogen Plant in Pune

Pune Municipal Corporation has roped in a private firm The Green Billions Ltd (TGBL), who will set up this plant. The sustainability solutions provider TGBL has entered into a 30-year-long agreement with PMC. TGBL chairman and founder Prateek Kanakia said that this is India’s first attempt to extract hydrogen from waste. By the next year, the plant will treat 350 tonnes of solid garbage every day. “Our plan is to produce 10 tonnes of hydrogen daily from 350 tonnes of solid waste. We are setting up the plant at Hadapsar Industrial…

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Japanese Technology to Curb River Pollution

A recent study by the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) has revealed that nine river stretches in the state of Uttarakhand are among the most polluted stretches of the river in the entire country. Taking note of this report the State Government plans to make use of technology from Japan to treat sewage, especially from habitations along the river, before it meets the main channel.

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