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Summary of a research report by the Institute of Research Analysis and Policy. WaterPolicy.online is a blog managed by the Institute of Water Policy, Lee Kuan ...
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by Water Network Research, Official research team of The Water Network
The fat and oil substances that enter some of Bengaluru's lakes through the city's broken sewage system may transform into biodiesel if a pilot project taken ...
Business Wastewater Use Wastewater Collection Waste to Value Business Strategy Biofuels Energy Efficiency Wastewater Treatment Plant Design Agriculture & Forestry Biofuels Waste to Energy Waste Management Water & Wastewater
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by Water Network Research, Official research team of The Water Network
Israel's latest gift to India - the Gal-Mobile, a desalination and purification jeep- will be a boon to the Border Security Force (BSF) operating in Gujarat's ...
Government Treatment Treatment Methods Sea Water Desalinisation Water Management Desalination Desalination
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by Water Network Research, Official research team of The Water Network
The Bhuban-eswar Smart City Limited (BSCL) is considering a proposal to implement sustainable valve-less auto-wash gravity (VAG) technology for water ...
Technology Drinking Water Security Treatment Drinking Water Treatment Technology Smart Meters Smart City Drinking Water
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by Water Network Research, Official research team of The Water Network
Robots will soon replace men in cleaning up sewer holes in Kerala, ending the age-old practice of manual scavenging in the southern state. 'Bandicoot', the ...
Technology Wastewater Disposal Sewage Treatment Monitors Wastewater Treatment Urban Water Sewage Infrastructure Urban Water Infrastructure Agriculture & Forestry Robotics
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by Harsha Jade Puttaswamy, Employee at Central Water Commission, MoWR, RD & GR, Government of India
Rivers and water, closely connected with the survival of life forms, have always been an emotive issue to which biases can be mixed to further any agenda. So, ...
Academic Policy Environment Hydrology Governance & Planning
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by G N Kathpalia, Chairman, Alternative Futures
In India both land and water are critical natural assets to serve the purpose of socio-economic development. Land area as recorded is 305 mha which includes ...
Social Policy Environment Hydrology Governance & Planning Agriculture & Forestry
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by Water Network Research, Official research team of The Water Network
Inspired by a college professor, villagers in the south-central part of Bihar donated money, built traditional channels and embankments to irrigate fields and ...
Technology Sustainable Agriculture Irrigation Irrigation and Drainage Irrigation & Water Management Agriculture & Forestry Irrigation Management Sustainable Agriculture Agricultural Technology
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by Water Network Research, Official research team of The Water Network
The findings of a study conducted by the Bangladesh Agricultural Research Council (Barc) on the quality of drinking water in 2017 are horrifying. The study, ...
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by Water Network Research, Official research team of The Water Network
The India-Israel Innovation Bridge, has announced the winners of the India-Israel Innovation Challenge, which comprised of 18 teams from various sectors ...
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by Water Network Research, Official research team of The Water Network
About 500,000 farmers are expected to benefit from the improved and modernized irrigation systems The World Bank will provide a $318 million loan for ...
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by Water Network Research, Official research team of The Water Network
To help farmers sustain themselves against the pervasive shortage of water and use existing sources efficiently, the Bangalore-based startup Avanijal Agri ...
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by Water Network Research, Official research team of The Water Network
About half of the city's water consumers use only 65% of the water they need, while 10% of users swallow up more than double the average consumption. This ...
Academic Resource Management Water Resource Management Drought Urban Water Water Supply Urban Water Supply Consumption
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by Water Network Research, Official research team of The Water Network
Sense It Out Intelligent Solutions Private Limited, a Pune-based start-up, has come up with a solution which aims to optimise water usage using sensors and ...
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by Water Network Research, Official research team of The Water Network
The cause for the present crisis is that the government has not been heeding to the warning of hydrogeologists of enforcing a ban on sinking new borewells. ...
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by Water Network Research, Official research team of The Water Network
Amla Ruia founded India's Aakar Charitable Trust which provides grants to rural areas that are the driest in the South Asian country. India's 71-year-old Amla ...
Social Rainwater Harvesting Water Access Water Harvesting Access Water Supply Drinking Water Agriculture & Forestry Water Sanitation & Hygiene (WASH)
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by Water Network Research, Official research team of The Water Network
The bio-sand filter is revolutionising water purification in rural India offering increased filtration, better water portability and affordability. By ...
Technology Treatment Sand Filter Drinking Water Treatment Technology Drinking Water Managment Drinking Water water treatment
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by Water Network Research, Official research team of The Water Network
Polluted water bodies in Ahmedabad, India may have found an answer in a device developed by a National Institute of Design (NID) student that helps remove ...
Technology Technology Contaminant Removal Pollution Contaminant Movement Mapping Water Pollution Control Pollution
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by Water Network Research, Official research team of The Water Network
Honeywell Inc, the Safe Water Network, USAID and the Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation will jointly launch 50 water kiosks across Hyderabad to dispense ...
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by Water Network Research, Official research team of The Water Network
A new kind of toilet using bacteria to break down human excreta has been deployed in Indian trains over four years to 2017, at a cost of Rs 1,305 crore, but ...
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