Chennai (D)

Energy

Getting the tan right

Removing chromium from effluent of leather units

Publication Date:

27/02/2006

Author(s): Sourav Mishra

Source: Down to Earth

Tags:

Leather Industry, Waste Disposal, Environmental Science, Technology, Research, Chennai (D), Waste Recycling

India

In Short

desalination plant rejected: The Chennai water forum has appealed to the Tamil Nadu government to drop its proposed Rs 500 crore desalination plant at Minjur in the state capital. The proposed

Publication Date:

14/02/2006

Source: Down to Earth

Vol:

14

Issue:

20060215

pp:

0

Tags:

Mad Cow Disease, Animal Products, Desalination, Imports, Tamil Nadu, Chennai (D)

Industry

Wrong target

White foam: The Chennai riverbed does not have space to breathe

Publication Date:

30/01/2006

Author(s): R K Srinivasan

Source: Down to Earth

Vol:

14

Issue:

20060131

pp:

0

Tags:

Natural Disasters, Floods, Disaster Management, Chennai (D)

Water Resources

India's water resources: contemporary issues on irrigation

Based on extensive empirical and analytical research, this collection brings together A. Vaidyanathan's recent work on water resources management in India in a multidisciplinary perspective. The volume discusses the agro-climatic context, irrigation and agricultural technology, legal-institutional arrangements, and the economic environment.

Publication Date:

Dec 2005

Author(s): A Vaidyanathan

Source: Oxford University Press

Tags:

Water Resources, Water Management, Urban Water Supply, Irrigation, Watershed Development, Water Pricing, India, Chennai (D)

India

In short

seawater remedy: Hyderabad-based IVRCL Infrastructures and Projects Ltd, a company that specialises in water treatment systems, has bagged a Rs 900 crore seawater desalination project to end

Publication Date:

29/09/2005

Source: Down to Earth

Vol:

14

Issue:

20050930

pp:

0

Tags:

Water Treatment Technology, Water Quality, Drinking Water, Textile Industry, Imports, China, India, Chennai (D)

India

Green tinge

Indigenously developed eco friendly compound to impart green colour

Publication Date:

14/08/2005

Source: Down to Earth

Tags:

Physical Science, Research, Chennai (D)

Mining

Real Crass

Coca-Cola

Publication Date:

14/08/2005

Source: Down to Earth

Tags:

Soft Drinks, Coca Cola, Advertising, Chennai (D)

Climate Change

Filter out trouble

Gold and silver nanoparticles remove pesticides from water

Publication Date:

14/12/2004

Author(s): T V Jayan

Source: Down to Earth

Tags:

Pollution Control, Pesticides, Gold, Drinking Water, Technology, Research, Chennai (D)

India

In Court

damage control: The Tokyo District Court awarded US $458 in damages to a municipal employee over passive smoking he suffered at his workplace. This is the first such ruling in Japan. The court said

Publication Date:

14/08/2004

Source: Down to Earth

Vol:

13

Issue:

20040815

pp:

0

Tags:

Dams, Smoking, High Court, Japan, Chennai (D)

Air Pollution