Civil society and NGOs are talking about a decentralised approach to water management initiatives with women at the centre. The framework should reflect the complex water situation and ground realities; or else, women will continue to bear the entire burden of having to provide water to the family.

Desalination is one of the solutions to the water crisis in Mumbai, says Milind Deora, MP

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Even though mechanisation is catching up, manual cleaning is inevitable for cleaning certain areas. And for that, transporting a variety of cleaning tools, wet & dry mops, wipes, sprays… becomes cumbersome without a proper janitorial trolley.

The Delhi government will announce new, stricter guidelines for disposal of bio-medical waste by hospitals. The decision came after the recent incident of radioactive waste ending up in Mayapuri scrap …

Lack of hygiene, few numbers and inconvenient locations are reasons why women refrain from using public conveniences in the Capital. With the approaching Commonwealth Games, however, the Municipal Corporation of …

Let’s Do It Delhi is a citizens initiative to keep Delhi clean ahead of Commonwealth Games. The volunteer collects together every weekend at the different locations, picking up dead leaves, …

Tourist inflow along with foreign exchange earnings has grown over the past years in India but the tourism destinations have been neglected. This calls for immediate revamp of these destinations along with conservation of ecology and environment. In a recent forum, M A Haque, Director, Ministry of Environment & Forests presented paper on the factors retarding the growth of tourism industry in India Excerpts:

Dealing with ion exchange applications in waste water treatment requires full knowledge about water composition to judge competing effects Constitution and operating principles Synthetic and industrially produced ion exchange resins …

Fortis Healthcare is a fast growing chain of hospitals in India. By adopting a “Total Patient Centric Approach”, the teams of doctors & medical staff and management professionals meet international …

A well-executed rural tourism project involving the local communities has the potential of becoming a win-win proposition both for the tourists and the villagers. Shaam-e-Sarhad, a highly successful resort in Gujarat, is a masterpiece in rural tourism.