Biodiversity Conservation India Limited (bcil), which was set up in Bangalore in 1995 by Chandrashekar Hariharan, is known for its eco-friendly sustainable homes like tzed and TownsEnd. The company has its roots in the ngo background of its promoters who, for many years, worked on basic resources of water and energy with the Academy for Mountain Environics.

K. Manikandan

STINKING PROBLEM: Contamination by way of discharge of industrial effluents is a pressing problem in Pammal Municipality.

Receding Gomti

Hyderabad, Sept. 10: The race to bag the Musi beautification project has narrowed down to two consultants

Though 629 water bodies have been named for revival, there are still many which don

Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit today appreciated the acumen and ability of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and UPA chairperson Sonia Gandhi, who are facilitating the formalisation of the nuclear deal.

This would make India a super power apart from ensuring uninterrupted power in all times to come in all parts of the country, including rural areas.

New Delhi: Delhi

The predominant cause of water pollution in India is the presence of Fecal Coliform, mainly due to large amount of untreated sewage discharged into the water bodies. Many a times, even if treated sewage is discharged into a water body, still high Coliform levels remain as a significant pollution issue.

The water supply and sanitation (WSS) sector in India suffers from chronic inefficiencies, including limited coverage and poor service quality. To address these shortcomings, the focus of interventions in the sector has predominantly been directed at the supply-side factors, such as capital investments the creation of infrastructure.

The raw water quality available in India varies significantly, resulting in modifications to the conventional water treatment scheme consisting of aeration, chemical coagulation, flocculation, sedimentation, filtration and disinfection. The backwash water and sludge generation from water treatment plants are of environment concern in terms of disposal.

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