Water & Waste

A little over one-third of the population, close to 500 million Indians, live in cities and generate the bulk of India’s national income, accounting for about 70 per cent of the GDP. The urban population […]

Management of municipal solid waste (MSW) in cities and towns has gained significance over the past two decades and with the launch of the MSW Rules in 2000, urban local bodies (ULBs) are under pressure […]

The urban water supply and sanitation sector has witnessed a surge in activity in the past year. Tremendous progress was recorded in project completion as well as award. Meanwhile, civic agencies have digitalised business processes […]

The country’s rapidly expanding urban areas are fuelling economic growth. At the same time, urbanisation is creating challenges related to congestion, pollution and waste, besides exerting pressure on the existing civic infrastructure. In the past […]

Given the gap between the supply and demand for water and related services in the country, the investment requirements of the sector are rather high. Most of the funding needs at present are met through […]

Energy recovery from municipal solid waste (MSW) is still at a nascent stage. While the uptake of waste-to-energy (WtE) projects in the country has increased in the recent past, the level of capacity addition in […]

Although the water supply and waste market is large and fragmented and is served by several private firms, a few major companies have emerged as leading players. Over the past few years, private players in […]

With a growing economy and changing lifestyles, the pressure on already strained water resources is increasing. Management of water supply has become a challenging task owing to population growth, expansion in industrial and agricultural activities, […]