Water treatment
New Technology to filter micro-plastics from Water
Scientists from South Korea have developed a new water purification system that can effectively remove microplastics from water in just 10 seconds. The system uses a polymer that is relatively inexpensive and has excellent adsorption performance and good photothermal properties. ..
Month: Current Affairs - January, 2023
Category: Science & Technology Current Affairs
India-ADB deal to improve urban water supply infrastructure in Jharkhand
Government of India and Asian Development Bank (ADB) signed a $112 million loan in order to develop water supply infrastructure in the state of Jharkhand. Key facts The loan will also strengthen capacities of urban local bodies (ULBs) in order ..
Month: Current Affairs - September, 2021
SWASTIIK Technology for Disinfecting Water
CSIR-National Chemical Laboratory (CSIR-NCL), Pune has launched a new technique called SWASTIIK to disinfect water by using natural oils. It was launched because, water-borne diseases have increased India’s disease burden. How SWASTIIK is different from existing methods? Disinfection of water ..
Month: Current Affairs - June, 2021
VA Tech Wabag wins Global Water Award
Chennai based leading water technology Indian Multinational VA Tech Wabag Ltd. bagged the prestigious Global Water Award for its 45 million liters a day Tertiary Treatment Reverse Osmosis Plant at Koyambedu, Chennai. Key highlights The plant has won the distinction ..
Month: Current Affairs - August, 2020
Water Crisis: Data from World Resources Institute
The new data from the World Resources Institute makes the following observations: About one-quarter of the world’s population is facing extremely high levels of baseline water stress (i.e. irrigated agriculture, industries, and municipalities withdraw more than 80% of their available supply ..
West Bengal government observes first-ever Save Water Day on 12th July
The West Bengal government has observed the first-ever Save Water Day on 12th July 2019 across the state to spread the message of water conservation. From now onwards, the day will be observed in the state every year to create ..
CSIR develops an affordable Water Disinfection System “OneerTM”
The Council of Scientific and Industrial Research, Indian Institute of Toxicology Research (CSIR-IITR) , Lucknow has developed an innovative technology for “Drinking Water Disinfection System” with Trade name “OneerTM” . ONEER TM is useful for continuous treatment of water and ..
India’s first offshore desalination plant to set up in Tamil Nadu
India’s first offshore desalination plant will be set up by the National Institute of Ocean Technology (NIOT) about 40km from the Ennore coast in Tamil Nadu with a capacity of about 10 million litres of water per day. The Detailed ..