India has been facing numerous water-related challenges such as rapidly depleting freshwater resources, reduction in annual rainfall and untimely floods. Factors such as unchecked disposal of waste, rampant discharge of sewage and industrial effluents, and […]
Recognising the need for modern infrastructure facilities and improved service delivery, a number of urban local bodies (ULBs) have turned to advanced technological solutions for efficient water supply management. Over the past decade or so, […]
The management of municipal solid waste (MSW) has received greater attention in the past three to four years. In 2016, the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEFCC) revised the solid waste management (SWM) […]
The urban water supply and sanitation sector has seen considerable activity in terms of the launch of new policies and projects in the past year. A number of projects, funded through both internal and external […]
The alarming water crisis in the country has led the government to put its best foot forward. It has launched several programmes for conservation and management of water resources, including the Atal Mission for Rejuvenation […]
The investment requirements of the country’s water and waste management sector are substantial given the current level of inadequate and poor quality services. Public funding has continued to be the principal mode of financing for […]
With the rise in population and urbanisation, waste generation in cities has increased rapidly over the past few years. Tall mountains of waste on the roadside are not an uncommon sight, even in the country’s […]
The country’s increasing population along with rapid urbanisation and industrial growth have led to tremendous stress on its finite water resources. Per capita water availability has declined at an alarming rate from 1,816 cubic metres […]
The water and wastewater sector is served by a large number of private players that have been pioneers in driving technology advancements over the past few years. Government initiatives such as the Smart Cities Mission, […]
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, […]
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