Australia has a long and proven track record with innovative process design of wastewater treatment plants for municipal and small industrial usage. Novel process operation and strict regulatory controls have…
Packaged food just got safer to eat. A researcher at Purdue University has come up with a novel technique to do away with bacteria in packaged foods like spinach and…
Neel Metal Fanalca has commenced collection and moving of municipal solid waste from parts of Ambattur households and commercial establishments. It has acquired four compactors, 29 Ace mini trucks, 55…
Faber Sindoori Management Services Private Limited (FSMS) is a joint venture between Faber Group, Malaysia, and Apollo Sindoori Hotels Ltd, pioneers in Integrated Facility Management Services. FSMS is involved in…
Step into any MNC or five star hotel and you know where to find a tissue right off a box or a roll. For that matter, even small eateries provide tissues with hot dosas or chilled fruit juice. But, a couple of months back, it was rather surprising to find that the tissues that adorned the tables of favourite joints have disappeared. Instead, the waiter politely indicated to the washbasin where a towel was hung (which probably had already been used by over 100 people!). This is not the scene at eateries alone; toilet paper is off the roll at many offices and face tissues missing from washrooms. Another casualty of economic meltdown? Mohana finds out.
Kam-Avida has tied up with German company Rico, manufacturers of special cameras for studying sewer lines. It has introduced a new system ‘Conditional Assessment Services’ to detect cracks or breaks…
Mumbai-based Ethos Corp. ventured into hygiene products in 1995 and began supplying imported jumbo paper rolls for the tissue paper industry in India. Says Dinesh Nambrath, Director: “We focused on…
In a move to keep the city clean, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) has bought 26 stationary compactors with dual purpose devices from Hyva, Holland. These compactors have been commissioned…
The government has sanctioned 213 new coal plants to come up in the next eight years. This does not make sense when two-third of India’s CO2 emissions already comes from coal. We face climate emergency and when alternative energy sources exist. “Why New Coal? Climate Ride 2009, India” which got launched on January 17 in Kolkata would spread the message to raise awareness of climate change. Dr. Shoma Chatterjee caught up with the two riders getting prepared for a 1500km cycle ride
When it comes to garbage and pollution, Mumbai is equally resilient, says actor Anil Kapoor