ABB pumping technology helps rescue parched farms and villages in India

April 2018

Years of severe drought have created a water crisis in the Mahbubnagar region in Telangana, a state in southern India where half the population of 35...

Tags: ABB India, Mahatma Gandhi Kalwakurthy Lift Irrigation Scheme, MGKLIS, Drinking water, Sanjeev Sharma, LCI, Andritz Pumps, SCADA

Shut off Water Leaks

March 2018

Perma Construction Aids has introduced SPETEC PU F400 in India. The product is solvent and phthalate-free, water reactive, hydrophobic, cell low visc...

Tags: Perma Construction Aids, SPETEC PU F400, WQA drinking water, ACC, Sealing water-carrying cracks

Task Force to be set up for speedy implementation of various projects

September 2017

Nitin Gadkari, who has taken over as Union Minister for Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation, has reportedly said that he will s...

Tags: Nitin Gadkari, Drinking Water, Sanitation, Rural Development, Panchayati Raj, Urban Development, Sanitation Sushri Uma Bharti, Namami Gange programme

ADB to aid $275 million for urban services in Madhya Pradesh

June 2017

The Asian Development Bank (ADB) and the Government of India signed a $275 million loan on 19th June, 2017 for improving urban services in 64 small t...

Tags: Asian Development Bank, Government of India, Government of Madhya Pradesh, Investments, Safe drinking water

The entire proceeds of the IPO have gone to the Government of India

June 2017

In the current scenario, the HUDCO IPO was subscribed by 80 times and received applications for around Rs 97,000 crore. It was the first IPO in the p...

Tags: HUDCO IPO, CPSE, Dr M Ravi Kanth, DIPAM, EWS, LIG housing projects, Drinking water supply, Sanitation, Solid waste management, Roads, Highways, Healthcare, Smart cities, Government of India

HCC-HSEPL JV wins Rs 673 crore order in Rajasthan

May 2017

HCC, as a lead partner in the joint venture with HSEPL has been awarded Rs 672.99 crore contract on EPC basis for the construction of Parwan Gravity ...

Tags: HCC, HSEPL, Parwan Gravity Dam, EPC, Arun Karambelkar, Construction, Concrete gravity dam, Parwan Irrigation cum Drinking Water Supply Project

Big plans for AP! To build 20,000 check dams

May 2017

The Government of Andhra Pradesh has prepared an action plan to construct 20,000 check dams from April 15 to July 15 this year with an aim to meet th...

Tags: Government of Andhra Pradesh, ISRO, Drinking water, Irrigation, Construction

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