Toilets in schools – SC orders
The Supreme Court has extended its December 31 deadline to March 31 for states and Union Territories to provide separate permanent toilets for boys and girls in all schools across…
The Supreme Court has extended its December 31 deadline to March 31 for states and Union Territories to provide separate permanent toilets for boys and girls in all schools across…
In a bid to tackle the growing garbage mounds at dumping yards in Kodangaiyur and Perungudi, the Chennai Corporation has planned to generate electricity from garbage. The resolution passed at…
The non-flushing or the bio-digester toilet developed by the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) for the troops serving in Himalayas is now being offered to private companies and poor…
Vaishno Devi Shrine Board at Katra (J&K) found a novel solution to the waste generated by mules. The Board has come up with the mule dung based biogas plant near…
The National Urban School Sanitation Initiative recently conducted survey of 304 CBSE schools in New Delhi. The survey assessed schools on parameters such as washroom hygiene, water supply, water conservation,…
Surat Municipal Corporation (SMC) recently bagged an award for its energy efficiency programmes at an international conference held in Chennai. In the past, Surat Corporation has won many awards in…
Dilution and dosing systems specialist Hydro Nova Europe has been renamed as Hydro Systems Europe from January 2012. Hydro Nova produces a range of solutions from mechanical hand pumps and…
A recent study by Microbiology Department at Leeds General Infirmary, the UK, has found that lidless toilets spread germs, especially after flushing. The report on the study published in the…
Italy-based high pressure cleaner manufacturer Idrobase Group saw its sales rise by more than 17% compared to 2010. Unlike the first semester, the second half of the year was satisfactory…
Roots Multiclean Limited, in its drive to extend its market leadership to SAARC nations, appointed Industrial Multiclean Systems (IMS) as its exclusive dealer for Sri Lanka. IMS will look after…