The state government plans to create 10,000 green jobs in the environment sector in the next one year by introducing certificate courses in waste water management.
There is a shortage of trained operators in the around 8,000 water recycling
plants in public as well as the private sector.

CHENNAI: As part of efforts to minimise power consumption and promote renewable energy sources in government buildings, the Prison Department is proposing to install solar power system in high-security prisons.

Though Mumbai still has a long way to go when it comes to protecting the environment, some parts of the city are doing their bit for conserving energy and natural resources.

In Powai, recycled water is used for flushing and construction activities. Public parks and housing societies also reuse water for gardening and horticulture.

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Company will spend . 400 crore on capital expenditure in FY12
Thermax is scouting overseas to buy a company worth up to $100 million in industrial waste water treatment space, said Managing Director MS Unnikrishnan. "Our target market for water treatment projects in India is worth . 4,000-4,500 crore. Within this, the industrial waste water market would be worth around . 1,500 crore.

AHMEDABAD: Chief minister Narendra Modi told visiting Israel consul general Orna Sagiv on Wednesday that farmers in Gujarat were eager to adapt new technology in farming.

In view of water problems faced by the city, the Delhi Jal Board (DJB) has, until now, given clearance to 30 structures that have water-harvesting systems and are, therefore, capable of water conservation.

Chandigarh The success story of country's biggest car manufacturer Maruti-Suzuki in Haryana has led to conceptulisation of an eco-city at Manesar near Gurgaon.

Rajiv Arora, managing director of Haryana State Infrastructure and Industrial Development Corporation (HSIIDC) told that