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

Manesar in Haryana would soon be home to the country's eco-city pilot initiative, Haryana State Industrial and Infrastructure Development Corporation (HSIIDC) managing director Rajeev Arora has said.

He disclosed that a Toshiba team undertaking study for this initiative had submitted its pre-feasibility report.

The report would now be studied and analysed in detail by HSIIDC after which they

Manesar will soon be home to the country

Proposed Water Policy, being drafted jointly by water resources ministry and Plan Panel, to offer incentives to cut wastage

In an effort to promote judicious use of water, the government is planning to offer incentives, such as tax breaks, to big industrial users if they are able to reduce wastage of water.

The incentives may feature in the new National Water Policy, which is being prepared

Inspired by his recent visit to Israel, Haryana Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda has urged the people of his state to make optimum use of water.

Hooda, who was in the city to take part in a private function, termed his Israel visit as successful and said Israelis have overcome a natural disadvantage through hard work.

New Delhi: For the third day, large parts of the city went without water as the Wazirabad and Chandrawal treatment plants remained shut for most of the day. Presence of ammonia in water, due to which the plants had to be shut on Monday, came down to 1ppm on Wednesday against a desired level of 0.6ppm.

Union Environment Minister Jairam Ramesh will chair a meeting with the Delhi and Haryana Chief Ministers next week to discuss outstanding issues between the two States over the Yamuna and related squabbles over who is guilty of polluting its waters.

The Minister has also sought a status report from the Central Pollution Control Board on recent contamination of river waters by industrial effluen

The ongoing water dispute between Delhi and Haryana left the Capital parched for a second day, with two of the city

Several areas across the city faced water shortage on Monday after two major water treatment plants were closed following the detection of a high quantity of ammonia in the Yamuna.

After missing several deadlines, long pending concretisation of Munak canal is finally completed. Completion of this canal will now ensure uninterrupted additional 80 mgd water supply to the Capital.