Members of eight voluntary organisations and traders’ union recently staged a demonstration in front of the headquarters of Chennai Metrowater to protest against the manual cleaning of sewage manholes and …

Kerala has made remarkable progress in the area of sanitation. As many as 96% of its houses have toilets – close to 500,000-600,000 have been built in the last decade…

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For many companies the cleaning of components such as powder coated & E-Dip hooks, floor grates, filters, spray nozzles, spinning plates and screws which are contaminated by paint, plastics, rubber …

Harshit Patel, a Mumbai-based entrepreneur, from Polytela e-commerce Private Ltd, has launched a first nation-wide service to collect e-waste free of cost. The company has formed eight collection centres –TechShops …

Merely 34% of the total rural population in India have access to diagnostic centres for chronic ailments like diabetes, heart and kidney diseases, says a study carried out by the …

The third waterworks recently inaugurated in Rohtak, Haryana, will provide 135lt per capita per day drinking water. This waterworks is stated to be the second such facility in the country …

A decision to ban the sale of electric bulbs in Punjab state was recently taken at a meeting on energy conservation headed by the Chief Secretary Ramesh Inder Singh. The …

The Confederation of All India Traders (CAIT) said that the ban on use of plastic bags in Delhi had caused anxiety amongst the trading community. They want the move to …

In today’s stressful life, hygiene has become an increasingly important part as more and more people are living and working closely together! Picking up germs is easy, particularly in working …

Amsterdam RAI and ISSA have announced the new dates for ISSA/Interclean Amsterdam. The show will now be held from April 26-29, 2010, a week earlier than initially planned. During the …