The Dirty Picture! Delhi among top 10 waste-generating states in India; Maharashtra, Uttar Pradesh top list
Maharashtra (22,632.71 tonnes per day), Uttar Pradesh (14,710 TPD) and West Bengal (13,709 TPD) generate the highest solid waste in the country. But while Maharashtra treats around two-thirds of the waste it generates, the number is an abysmal below 5 per cent for Bengal.
Oct 28, 2022, 12:07 PM IST
Six dead in Karnataka district after drinking contaminated water, administration on high alert
The district administration has stationed two ambulances in the village to shift patients quickly to hospitals.
Oct 04, 2021, 18:43 PM IST
Arvind Kejriwal lays foundation stone of sewage line project to save Yamuna
The 75-km sewage line will lead to a sewage treatment plant in Burari and is expected to be completed in 30 months.
Sep 24, 2017, 23:27 PM IST
Sewage cleaning, solid waste management need attention: Sidhu
Sidhu said the state government is also contemplating taking loan from the World Bank for harnessing canal water to meet people's requirement.
Jun 05, 2017, 20:36 PM IST
Hungry bacteria can extract energy from sewage
By using the contact-stabilisation process, up to 55 per cent of the organic matter could be recovered from sewage.
Nov 26, 2016, 12:27 PM IST
Sewage floods Libya's Tobruk city
Libya's eastern city of Tobruk has been flooded with sewage in the past few days, sparking fears of a health and environmental disaster, reports said on Thursday.
Oct 06, 2016, 23:52 PM IST
Shocking! Indian man washes vegetables in sewer water (Watch video)
Here's a video where a man was seen washing freshly picked vegetables in sewer water that can make you very sick.
Jul 28, 2016, 13:10 PM IST
More than 500 jaundice cases in Shimla
More than 500 cases of jaundice have been reported from this Himachal Pradesh capital in the past few weeks and their number has been increasing each day, doctors said on Wednesday.
Jan 06, 2016, 12:40 PM IST
