India to have 35 districts as open defecation free

October 2016

The Ministry of Drinking Water and Sanitation has recently revealed the progress of the Swachh Bharat Mission Gramin in the last two years. As per re...

Tags: Ministry of Drinking Water, Sanitation, Swachh Bharat Mission Gramin, Toilets, MNREGA, Swachh Bharat Mission Gramin, World Bank, Construction

ADB to fund for India's first coastal industrial corridor

September 2016

The Asian Development Bank (ADB) approved $631 million to develop the first 800-km section of a planned 2,500-km-long East Coast Economic Corridor. T...

Tags: Asian Development Bank, East Coast Economic Corridor, Visakhapatnam-Chennai Industrial Corridor section, Clusters, Infrastructure, Drinking water pipes, Power substations, Transmission

Barmer takes the lead, unveils country’s largest solar-based drinking water project

August 2016

Barmer has got yet another feather in its cap, as the country’s largest solar-based community drinking water project starts functioning at village Se...

Tags: Barmer, Seniwala, Drinking water project, Cairn India, MoU, PHED, Fontus Water, Baytu tehsil, RO plant, Sustainable solutions

Water woes and ways out

August 2016

India has horrific water issues that go well beyond meters and domestic waste. However, with the use of automation, it is possible to avoid water the...

Tags: Horrific water, Monitor water distribution, Rapid Urbanisation, Industrialisation, Arun Lakhani, Vishvaraj Infrastructure Ltd, NRW, CMWSSB, TMC, TTRO, Diarrhoea, Fertiliser, Pesticide, National Rural Drinking Water Supply Programme, Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission

Rs.300 cr more for civic infrastructure work in Chennai

August 2016

The Tamil Nadu govern-¡ment has allocated Rs.300 crore towards the Chennai Mega City Development Mission (CMCDM) in the revised budget estimate prese...

Tags: CMCDM, Greater Chennai Corporation, Chennai Metro Water Supply, Sewerages Board, spill over work, Roads, Drinking water, Sewerage, Solid waste management

100 new bridges 'dedicated' to Odisha

July 2016

The Odisha Government recently dedicated 100 bridges constructed under the Biju Setu Yojana (BSY) and 75 drinking water projects to the people. ...

Tags: Odisha Government, BSY, Drinking water projects

100 new bridges 'dedicated' to Odisha

July 2016

The Odisha Government recently dedicated 100 bridges constructed under the Biju Setu Yojana (BSY) and 75 drinking water projects to the people. ...

Tags: Odisha Government, BSY, Drinking water projects

At a glimpse...

May 2016

Maritime India Summit, a maiden initiative launched by the Ministry of Shipping and Government of India, witnessed participation from prominent indus...

Tags: Maritime India Summit, Allcargo Logistics Ltd, Government of India, Ministry of Shipping, 2nd National Workshop on Electrical Safet, Roof India 2016, Vineet Singh, Gangavaram Port Ltd, Henkel Adhesive Technologies India, Lighting Lives, Drinking water distribution