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Sustainable Development Goals, Sanitation, And Sewage Surveillance

By Col. Bhaskar Tatwawadi (Retd.) Sustainable Development GoalsThe Sustainable Development Goals defined by the United Nations are the blueprint to achieve a better and more sustainable future for all. They address global challenges, including those related to...

INST India Scientists Develop Equipment-Free Kit For Fluoride Ion Detection & Quantification In Drinking Water With Naked Eye

The scientists are waiting for offers from interested parties who want to commercialize this technology to evade Fluorosis-based disorders. India: Fluorosis is a crippling disease resulting from the deposition of fluorides in the hard and soft tissues of the body due...

India On Track In Only 4 SDGs. Time To Address COVID-19 Negative Impacts On SDGs.

The 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) by United Nations (UN) The United Nations adopted the “Agenda 2030” with a total of 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in September 2015 to end poverty, protect the planet, and ensure prosperity for all by 2030....

Czech Town Welcomes Wastewater Treatment Installation

WPL’s Hybrid-SAF Biological System Comprises Modular Units Controlling Chemical Oxygen Demand (COD), Biochemical Oxygen Demand (BOD) Suspended Solids, and Ammonia. Czech Republic: A new wastewater treatment system installed in a town in the Czech Republic will protect...

Manchester City Stars In New Film Highlighting The Global Water Shortage Threat

‘The End of Football’ is Manchester City and Xylem’s latest effort to educate one billion people globally about urgent water challenges. UK: Manchester City stars Sergio Agüero, Phil Foden, and Raheem Sterling all feature in an emotive new short film that aims to...

LANXESS Reorganizes Water Treatment Business, Selling RO Membranes Business To SUEZ

At Its Site in Bitterfeld, Germany, LANXESS Produces Ion Exchange Resins for Water Treatment Under the Brand Name Lewatit (Photo: LANXESS AG) Sale of the reverse osmosis membrane business to SUEZ Strengthening the ion exchange resins business: focus on high-end...

Six Key-Learnings On COVID-19 From The Water Action Platform

Piers Clark, Chairman of Isle, Shares Updates on COVID-19 for the Water Industry. UK: Assessing risk and determining responses to COVID-19 were major themes of the most recent Water Action Platform webinar which took place this month. Here are the six key learnings...

WEHRLE Developing Processes For Elimination Of Pesticides From Wastewater

Raw Wastewater from the Production of Pesticides, Effluent After Membrane Bioreactor Treatment, Effluent After Nanofiltration Step. Germany: Pesticides naturally have a direct impact on eco-systems. This impact is increasingly considered as a critical factor in many...

Sewage Surveillance And COVID-19

The global water sector mobilizes to investigate the use of wastewater surveillance of the genetic signal of SARS CoV-2 as an indicator of the distribution of COVID-19 in communities. By Col. Bhaskar Tatwawadi (Retd) Sewage Surveillance and COVID-19 Monitoring in...

Memsift Established MOU With CCAST To Explore Application Studies & Pilot Trials In North America

Dr. J Antony Prince, Founder & CEO, Memsift Innovations Pte Ltd (Left) and Dr. Jeffrey McCutcheon, Executive Director, CCAST (Right) Singapore: Memsift Innovations Pte Ltd and the Connecticut Center for Applied Separations Technologies (CCAST) at the University of...

Urban Water Sector Reforms In India

By Shilpa Singh The literature shows that water policies and reforms in India have evolved slowly from custom, religion, and written codes. The Laws of Manu in Hinduism provide indications of the water laws from ancient history. Water was considered indivisible. Kings...

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Flexicon Introduces A Base Model Carbon Steel Flexible Screw Conveyor

Flexicon Flexible Screw Conveyor Model 1450 can Handle Diverse Materials Ranging in Size from Large Pellets to Sub-Micron Powders with No Separation of Blends. UK: Flexicon has introduced a new base model, 1450 flexible screw conveyor, with 115 mm O.D. polymer...

World Economic Forum & Toilet Board Coalition India Kick-Off ‘Healthy Cities & Communities – Mumbai’ Initiative With Virtual Seminar

India: On 29th July 2020, the World Economic Forum and Toilet Board Coalition (TBC) India kicked off the ‘Healthy Cities & Communities - Mumbai’ initiative through a virtual seminar with support from Swacch Bharat Mission Urban (SBM-U) and Municipal Corporation of...

INST India Scientists Develop Equipment-Free Kit For Fluoride Ion Detection & Quantification In Drinking Water With Naked Eye

EKKI Pumps Becomes A Case Study At INSEAD B-School

Arumugam and Kanishka Arumugam, CEO & Co-CEO, EKKI Pumps Case Study titled: “Sustainability in Asia” included in the MBA reading list subject “Social Entrepreneurship and Innovation” Available for teaching purposes within and outside the INSEAD community India:...

Beach Water Quality Monitoring Project – A Success In Argentina

Argentina: To the northeast of the province of Entre Ríos in Argentina is Federación, a municipality next to the reservoir formed by the Salto Grande dam. Regularly the city port has problems with blooms of blue-green algae (cyanobacteria). Strong foul smells and...

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Beach Water Quality Monitoring Project – A Success In Argentina

Czech Town Welcomes Wastewater Treatment Installation

Finnish Utility Alva Trials Asset Investment Planning Software For Water Distribution Network

Ovarro’s PIONEER Software can be Used Across All Utility Network Asset Types (Photo Courtesy: Alva) UK: Finnish multi-utility Alva is the first in Scandinavia to trial Ovarro’s PIONEER Asset Investment Planning (AIP) software. The six-month trial, which started in May...

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Sustainable Development Goals, Sanitation, And Sewage Surveillance

India On Track In Only 4 SDGs. Time To Address COVID-19 Negative Impacts On SDGs.

Six Key-Learnings On COVID-19 From The Water Action Platform

NSF Offers Educational Posters To Help Prevent The Spread Of COVID-19

NSF International’s new Protect Yourself, Protect Others posters available in five languages to encourage personal behaviors that may prevent the spread of SARS-Cov-2. USA: Global public health organization NSF International is offering small businesses, community...

Sewage Surveillance And COVID-19

Effects Of COVID-19 Pandemic On Our Water Supply

While paying tributes to the phenomenal efforts of our corona warriors, the article focuses on a few aspects of water supply during this period of economic despondency. By Col. Bhaskar Tatwawadi (Retd) IntroductionThe COVID-19 pandemic with its roots in Wuhan; China,...

Flexicon Introduces A Base Model Carbon Steel Flexible Screw Conveyor

Endress+Hauser Aims To Expand End-Users’ Digital Experience On Instrument Projects

Digital commissioning application and Netilion turnover package provides added value services to ensure projects stay on time, on-budget, and up to date on project steps. USA: Endress+Hauser expands end-users’ digital experience on instrument projects with the release...

Grundfos Offers SE1 Pump With S-tube Impeller For Efficient Wastewater Solution

India: Wastewater now and in the future is a challenge that needs to be addressed with a long term approach. Wastewater treatment has emerged as a frontrunner, with the capability to address existing water demand-supply gap to a large extent. It plays an instrumental...

LG Sonic Introduces A New Water Quality Monitoring Buoy System

The new monitoring buoy is a unique combination of real-time water quality monitoring and user-friendly cloud software that stores and analyses received water quality data. The system represents cost-effective monitoring and early warning solution for lakes and water...

Grundfos India Restores A 2.5 Acre Pond in Chennai

Partners with Hand In Hand India in the third-phase of the pond restoration project. India: Grundfos India, a global leader in pump solutions and water technology has successfully completed the restoration of the Injambakkam pond in Chennai. The pond is situated off...

DuPont, USAID And Community Organizations Provide Clean Safe Water For The First Time Ever In Ethiopian Village

U.S. Ambassador Michael Raynor and Afar Regional State President Awol Arba Jointly Inaugurated the New Water System, Which will Provide the First-Ever Sustainable Source of Safe Drinking Water for More Than 2,000 People in the Area Ethiopia: Turning a disappointment...

How Drones Helped Maharashtra Krishna Valley Development Corporation To Discover Revenue Leak Of 400%

The state-owned enterprise roped in Terra Drone India to carry out an aerial survey for crop measurement and assessment. By Ishveena Singh More than 80% of the total water used in India is for irrigation purposes. And right now, India is suffering from the worst water...

When Water Transforms The Lives Of Students At A Local School In Palakkad

Babu Raj J. Covers the Well with a Net to Protect Water from Dust and Insects (WaterAid/Ashima Narain) By WaterAid India Gangadharan, 48, enrolled his daughter, Anvitha, 10, in private school. He did not want to send her to the same primary school that he attended as...

Analytical Software Predicts Sewer System Blockages

Using historical data and Seeq analytical software, Nukon calculates when sewer blockages will occur up to 13 hours before the occurrence, preventing spills.