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Overflowing overhead tanks is a frequent scenario in innumerable households and apartment complexes. The use of sensors is still not widespread. Using the ...
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To help manage the water crisis in Bengaluru, innovative water solutions from several technology companies have been introduced to solve different elements of ...
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Faclon Labs has developed a product that mines data at water pumping stations in rural and urban locations, and offers rich insights to help build efficient ...
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Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Roorkee has launched a national competition to design a bio-toilet that would remove germs from human waste and recover ...
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Imagine an intelligent sewage treatment plant (STP). One that is IoT-enabled and has chemical sensors that indicate the pH value or acidicity level of the ...
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Researchers recently presented a study where they took a water hauling robot to a village in rural India. Photo: University of Glasgow & Amrita University ...
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Small-scale entrepreneurs were encouraged to manufacture a new low-cost water purification technology with a ‘membrane’ developed by Bhabha Atomic Research ...
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Web-enabled geo-tagging technology is being used to map and monitor water sources in the Himalayas, the Union minister for drinking water and sanitation Uma ...
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Climate change could hurt farmers’ income by up to 20-25% in the medium term, according to the Indian government’s latest annual economic survey. Extreme ...
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Arati Kumar-Rao sheds light on how ancient rainwater harvesting methods help the most remote villages in India despite the lack of rains. Arati is an ...
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Bengaluru city of India is most likely to be the first Indian urban settlement that will run out of drinking water. The statement is scary but true as per a ...
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The city generates nearly 1,600 million litres of wastewater daily (MLD), but only 700 MLD is treated. Lakes around the city have been contaminated by the ...
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Two LoRaWAN companies have announced they have set their collective sights on bringing connectivity to India, tackling some of the country’s most pressing ...
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Researchers at Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Guwahati have been able to synthesise highly crystalline carbon dots by doping them with nitrogen, ...
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New WRI research finds that 40 percent of the India's thermal power plants are located in areas facing high water stress, a problem since these plants use ...
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The largest drip irrigation project in Asia, the Ramthal project in Karnataka, executed by Megha Engineering and Infrastructures Limited (MEIL), has been ...
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Water ATMs are gaining popularity as an efficient way to make drinking water available in rural areas. Joining the bandwagon, RBL Bank, as part of its ...
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According to S. S. C. Shenoi, director, Indian National Centre for Ocean Information Services (INCOIS), the system will become functional by April this year ...
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As part of the monsoon mission project, IITM, Pune, is presently conducting research for developing an application which would help in analysing the crop ...
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Do embankments help with flood control? Evidence from a research study in Assam. WaterPolicy. online is a blog managed by the Institute of Water Policy, Lee ...
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