KARNAL: The Karnal Municipal Corporation (KMC) officials discovered that around 60,000 water and 65,000 sewerage…
Tag: Water
Brain-eating amoeba infects water supply in Texas
WASHINGTON DC: Authorities in Texas issued a Disaster Declaration after a brain-eating amoeba was found…
43% of schools worldwide lack access to water, soap: UN
JOHANNESBURG: The United Nation (UN) estimates that 43 per cent schools worldwide do not have…
Thirsty Nation
Almost 70 per cent of Earth’s surface area is covered with water. Out of which…
Companies in Noida told to revive ponds
Noida: The Gautam Budh Nagar administration on Tuesday held a meeting with 64 companies in…
Bellandur lake Bengaluru’s biggest septic tank: NGT panel
BENGALURU: The commission appointed by the National Green Tribunal (NGT) said that the Karnataka government…
Delhi HC orders to reduce use of plastic in courts
New Delhi: To highlight the need to save our environment from plastic, Delhi High Court…
WRI Africa opens with a focus on Forests, Cities, and Water
With the inauguration of new regional office, World Resources Institute (WRI) Africa in Addis Ababa,…
Villages can offer solution to urban crisis
Almost three million people move to cities every week globally. Failing agriculture, saturated economic growth, and basic infrastructure deficit have impelled people from villages to migrate to urban centers. Cities that are already overburdened are in no condition to handle growing population influx. An overview of state-of-affairs in Indian villages to understand the areas which need immediate attention and will help check rural-urban migration