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Toshiba Supports India In Fighting Water Crisis

Mr. Tomohiko Okada, Managing Director, Toshiba India Pvt. Ltd. In India, demand for water is projected at twice the available supply by 2030, pointing toward severe water scarcity, made more acute by rapid urbanization that has led to increased water pollution. The...

U.S. Consul General Judith Ravin Visits EKKI Pump Factory At Coimbatore in India

(From Left) Kanishka Arumugam - Co-CEO of EKKI, Manoj Desai - Principal Commercial Officer, Judith Ravin - Consul General of US, and Arumugam. P - CEO of EKKI India: EKKI recently welcomed Judith Ravin - Consul General of US, Chennai and few other senior US Diplomats...

Old City Of Jerusalem Presents Unique Challenges For Leak Detection

By TaKaDu Every single TaKaDu customer has a unique story – varied types of service areas, different regulatory environments, and specific challenges. But perhaps one of the most unique is the story of Hagihon, the water and wastewater utility for the Jerusalem area...

Grundfos Announces Strongest Half-Year Results In Company History

Poul Due Jensen, Group President & CEO - Grundfos Denmark: Grundfos has reported the highest earnings in company history and the highest sales growth rate for more than a decade in their 2021 half-year results. Sales growth of 18.4% Net turnover of DKK 14.1bn...

Toshiba Water Solutions India Receives Contract For Construction Of STP In Philippines

India: Toshiba Water Solutions Private Limited (TWS), having its registered head office in India, today announced that a consortium of TWS and Frey-Fil Corporation, a construction company in the Philippines, has concluded a contract with Manila Water Company, Inc. for...

British Water and the Water Industry Forum Confirm Merger Plans

UK: The boards of British Water and the Water Industry Forum have confirmed that the proposed merger of their two organisations is to go ahead and will now prepare detailed plans and agree the timetable leading to merger later this year. On June 28, the two boards...

IDE Signs Agreement with MCGM, India to Develop Project for Seawater Desalination Plant in Mumbai

The 200 MLD desalination plant, expandable to 400 MLD, will increase and diversify the drinking water sources of the city. Israel: IDE Water Technologies, a global leading provider of seawater desalination plants, announced an agreement with the Municipal Corporation...

Flood Advisory: Uttarakhand – Glacier Ice Avalanche Induced Flash Flood In India On 7th February 2021

Photo Courtesy: PIB India & PIB Uttarakhand “The Uttarakhand incident does not appear to be a GLOF (Glacier Lake Outburst Flood). This event possibly occurred due to the detachment of ice from a glacier and can be termed as a Glacier Ice burst or Ice Avalanche.”...

The Fury Of 2020 Urban Indian Floods

By Pushpendra Johari The frequency and intensity of rainfall-induced floods have increased in recent years. It’s not the usual monsoon rainfall patterns anymore. The monsoon's vagaries have raised alarming concerns on the flood risks in various cities, especially in...

Researchers Create Smart Substance Aerogel That Extracts Water From Air Without Any External Power Source

The Water-Producing Aerogel Is Invented By A Team Of Six Researchers Led By Professor Ho Ghim Wei (Left). Two Of Them Are Dr. Gamze Yilmaz (Centre) And Dr. Fan Lu Meng (Right). Singapore: Some say future wars will be fought over water, and a billion people around the...

Ensuring That A Utility Gets The Most Out Of Its Water Data

John W. North Water Treatment Plant, Membrane Filtration That Can Treat Upto 10 MGD (Million Gallons Per Day) The City of Riverside forges ahead on water quality with an integrated software platform that streamlines compliance and protects data integrity. By John Yap...

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U.S. Consul General Judith Ravin Visits EKKI Pump Factory At Coimbatore in India

Grundfos India Collaborates With CII To Encourage Conversations On Sustainability

The company is a diamond partner of CII’s 16th Sustainability Summit India: The alarming rate of climate change poses a serious threat to India’s water security. This calls for a strategic collaboration between various stakeholders to understand and tackle the threat...

KBL Introduces New Line Of Its Self-Priming Coupled Pumpset Fitted With Ultra-Premium Efficiency IE5 Motor

The KBL-make of indigenously developed ultra-premium efficiency IE5 motor makes it a highly energy-efficient product. It consumes up to 16.5% less energy for pumping the same amount of fluid It offers ultra-premium efficiency with a Lower Life Cycle (LLC) and...

LANXESS India Wins CII’s Water Management Company Of The Year 2020 Award

India: Specialty chemicals company LANXESS India has won the prestigious Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) award for Water Management for the year 2020 for its commitment and significant achievements in the area of Water Conservation in its manufacturing...

Smart Pump Gets Even Smarter

John Hales (Center) With Aussie’s New ‘Genius’ Smart Pump Australia: Farmers looking to pump agricultural chemicals, fertilizers, or even seawater faster with a pump that won’t rust or corrode, need look no further! Aussie has come up with a new Honda engine drive...

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Old City Of Jerusalem Presents Unique Challenges For Leak Detection

Toshiba Water Solutions India Receives Contract For Construction Of STP In Philippines

IDE Signs Agreement with MCGM, India to Develop Project for Seawater Desalination Plant in Mumbai

Keppel And PUB Officially Open Keppel Marina East Desalination Plant

The ceremony was officiated by the Guest of Honor - Prime Minister of Singapore Lee Hsien Loong, as well as Grace Fu, Minister for Sustainability and the Environment. Singapore: Keppel Infrastructure Holdings Pte Ltd (Keppel Infrastructure) and PUB, Singapore’s...

Cambi & Norfund Sign Agreement For Cooperation In Emerging Markets

Norway: Cambi and Norfund have signed an agreement to cooperate in the development, execution, and operations of wastewater projects in emerging economies, through Public Private Partnerships (PPP) or similar long-term contractual models with municipal and private...

Water Research Foundation Issues Requests For Proposals For Projects On Stormwater & Biological Nutrient Removal

USA: The Water Research Foundation (WRF) has released Requests for Proposals (RFPs) for two projects funded through WRF's Research Priority Program. This strategic program enables WRF to address broadly relevant subscriber issues, challenges, and opportunities with...

Cambi & Partner Win Contract For The First Thermal Hydrolysis Sludge Treatment Plant In Ukraine

Ukraine: A consortium of Cambi and Slovenian engineering company Riko has been awarded a contract to build a thermal hydrolysis sludge processing plant in the city of Lviv. The municipality of Lviv has decided to build a new sludge treatment facility with biogas...

IDE Technologies Wins Cherokee Metropolitan District’s High-Recovery Water Reuse Bid

The company’s unique MAXH2O-PFRO technology offering of high-recovery RO solution has been selected over strong competition. USA: IDE Technologies has been awarded the Cherokee Metropolitan District wastewater Total Dissolved Solids (TDS) Reduction Project,...

Prime Minister Modi Inaugurates Two Sewerage Plant In Bihar As Part Of Namami Gange Mission

India: Prime Minister Narendra Modi, digitally has inaugurated and laid the foundation of 3 new projects in Bihar under the Namami Gange mission. During the event, Prime Minister inaugurated a 43 MLD Sewerage Treatment Plant built under the Namami Gange project in the...

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Smart Water For Smart Cities

By Dennis Abraham Thazhamon Smart water is the solution smart cities have been working on to control and prevent the waste of water. Water conservation is necessary for smart cities to exist and function efficiently. Smart water solutions are growing as they give...

Safe Water For All In India For Achieving UN SDG Goal 6.1

By Ravindra Sewak United Nation’s Sustainability Development Goal 6.1 puts safe drinking water atop the global water agenda. However, what does “safe” and “sustainable” mean, and how do we deliver it, prove it? India, 163 million people, face a daily struggle to...

Water Loss In India – The Biggest Challenge

Subhash Sethi, Chairman, SPML Infra Limited By Subhash Sethi, Chairman, SPML Infra Limited On World Water Loss Day today, Subhash Sethi, Chairman, SPML Infra Limited has shared his views with Smart Water & Waste World team to tackle this issue.Estimated global...

KBL Introduces New Line Of Its Self-Priming Coupled Pumpset Fitted With Ultra-Premium Efficiency IE5 Motor

Smart Pump Gets Even Smarter

Grundfos Launches SCALA1 To Redefine Domestic Water Boosting In India

India: Grundfos India, a global leader in advanced pump solutions and a trendsetter in water technologies has announced the launch of SCALA1. The SCALA1 is an all-in-one pressure booster with a high-efficiency motor and hydraulics with low noise operation. It is easy...

Endress+Hauser Introduces New Proline 10 Flowmeter Line

The Proline 10 product family is simple to use over its entire lifecycle, and it provides a high level of reliability and performance. USA: Many industrial process plants and facilities include hundreds or even thousands of measurement devices. Particularly for basic...

Yokogawa Launches OpreX Data Model Broker, a Plant Data Transformation Platform

It automatically verifies discrepancies and inconsistencies between data to drastically improve efficiency in plant construction and operation. Japan: Yokogawa Electric Corporation has announced the development and release of OpreX Data Model Broker, a plant data...

T-Screen Is A Success In The WWTP At City Of Washington

Lakeside Hydronic T Screen at the City of Washington Indiana By Lakeside Equipment Corporation Before a series of upgrades (totaling USD 27M over 5 years), at the City of Washington’s wastewater treatment plant in Indiana, even the smallest amount of rainfall would...

Union Minister For Jal Shakti Gajendra Singh Shekhawat Praises The Union Budget 2021-22

The minister says that this budget is going to suit the needs of the people, promote inclusive growth and strengthen the resolve for water prosperity. India: The Union Jal Shakti Minister Gajendra Singh Shekhawat has described the budget (2021-2022) as being in tune...

Budget 2021: Geared Towards Recovery, Revival And Growth For A Sustainable And Inclusive Economy – Tomohiko Okada, Toshiba India

Industry leaders and experts from India’s Water & Waste sector react to the Union Budget 2021 presented on February 1, 2021... “The Union Budget 2021 is geared towards recovery, revival, and growth for a more sustainable and inclusive economy. Our key...

Water: A Tale Of The Two Worlds

By Col. Bhaskar Tatwawadi (Retd.) A well-meaning water professional posed a question on a professional social media platform: “What could drive the global water industry? His own answer was: Scarcity, infrastructure investment, and disruptive deregulation.” He...