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Prashant Panigrahi, Chief Engineer, Rural Water Supply & Sanitation (RWSS), Government of Orissa, is a worried man. He is concerned about the pathetic conditions of toilets in the schools across…
Prashant Panigrahi, Chief Engineer, Rural Water Supply & Sanitation (RWSS), Government of Orissa, is a worried man. He is concerned about the pathetic conditions of toilets in the schools across…
Threats to buildings will continue to exist. How best we can safe guard the assets and occupants from these threats will depend on how well we are prepared.
Hoping to spread awareness in a light hearted medium, Robin Chandra Das, assistant executive engineer with the Public Health Engineering Department (PHED), Assam, has put together an innovative play, titled…
Sikkim has recently earned the distinction of being the first State in the country to achieve 100% sanitation. The Rashtriya Nirmal Gram Puraskar was handed over to Pawan Chamling, Chief…
Effective implementation of Labour laws can help the industry retain trained manpower.
The upcoming 2010 Commonwealth Games have given the civic authorities in Delhi an excuse to ensure that the city is spick and span in the days preceding the games. Starting…
Taj Krishna, Hyderabad, has been awarded the Green Globe Benchmarked Status for maintaining the highest standards in its energy and water consumption. The Benchmarking programme award aims to recognise organisations…
Most households in Lucknow are willing to pay a monthly fee for a good solid waste collection service to ensure a better and more hygienic living environment.
Chandigarh city was recently awarded the first prize for water supply and waste water management and effective sewerage drainage system. The awards were given away at the Urban Mobility India,…
A waste management plant worth र 34 crore is being set up in the Baddi-Barotiwala-Nalagarh industrial belt at Solan in Himachal Pradesh. The plant, which would serve 1,200 hazardous waste-generating…