The exemplary conservation effort at Udaipur’s City Palace can be a source of inspiration for owners of other heritage buildings in India, reports Gunvanthi Balaram

When it comes to cleaning stubborn & sticky dirt, high pressure washers are widely used. Cold water versions are available from 50-200 bar pressure. They are numerous applications. The low …

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Ever thought a vacuum cleaner can sense human emotions? The answer is yes. University of Calgary has announced the invention of a specially-equipped robot vacuum cleaner that can sense human …

This year, the post Pongala festival clean up drive was a challenging task to Thiruvananthapuram City Corporation. The festival was spread across 22 corporation wards, and the1,000-strong Corporation cleaning team …

The civic body in Ranchi would set up a plant at Bero, some 35km from the city to convert the waste generated from household into compost– a bio-fertiliser. The RMC …

What is the connection between toilets and weddings? Yes, there is in rural Haryana, where the villagers will give daughters in marriages only to men who have loos at their …

With a ban on plastic bags enforced in New Delhi, the largest ever project to utilize plastic is underway. The Public Works Department, with the Central Road Research Institute (CRRI), …

The “Good Morning” squads which are operating in rural areas as part of ‘Nirmal Gram Abhiyan’ are entrusted with the task of discouraging villagers from defecating in the open. The …

The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) will receive र 20 crore in lieu of carbon credit from the Asian Development Bank. The credit comes from the closed Gorai dumping ground, the …

An NGO converted a drinking water fountain on Marine Drive into a urinal after walkers petitioned the BMC that they needed a place to relieve themselves more desperately than they …