Sewage could soon replace petrol in cars

Last Updated: Thursday, September 13, 2012, 13:13

Cars could be running on a by-product of human sewage within a span of three years, according to a report.

Soon, cars that run on sewage instead of petrol

Last Updated: Thursday, September 13, 2012, 12:58

Cars that run on a by-product of human sewage could replace petrol vehicles within a span of three years, according to a report.

Pak: Polio virus found in sewage water samples

Last Updated: Sunday, August 5, 2012, 21:43

Polio virus has been found in sewage water samples collected from three Pakistani provinces, the UN said on Sunday.

BARC offers technology to turn sewage into fertiliser

Last Updated: Saturday, July 28, 2012, 13:08

India`s premier nuclear research organisation, Bhabha Atomic Research Centre (BARC), is planning to deploy its technology in treatment of sewage through radiation, and its conversion into bio-fertiliser.

Two die after inhaling poisonous gas in Delhi

Last Updated: Saturday, June 16, 2012, 14:25

New Delhi: Two labourers working for the DJB died after inhaling poisonous fumes while cleaning a sewage treatment plant in east Delhi`s Kondli area.

Indo-Israeli pact for water treatment technologies

Last Updated: Monday, February 13, 2012, 20:44

India and Israel have inked a key pact to cooperate in water treatment technologies.

Russian child in stroller swept into sewage system

Last Updated: Tuesday, January 10, 2012, 00:44

The mother was pushing the child in a stroller in the city of Bryansk when the ground caved in underneath them.

Soon, $100 sewage disposal system

Last Updated: Tuesday, November 8, 2011, 19:19

It will not only dispose off waste but also work without using any electricity or additional energy to destroy harmful germs.

LG Electronics buys local sewage treatment firm

Last Updated: Sunday, August 28, 2011, 15:17

LG Electronics Inc. said on Sunday it bought Daewoo ENTEC, one of South Korea's leading sewage treatment service providers, and is looking at more mergers or acquisitions to become the world's leading water treatment company.

No untreated sewage water should flow into Ganga: HC

Last Updated: Thursday, August 4, 2011, 20:41

Acting on a PIL, the Allahabad High Court has directed that the Uttar Pradesh government to ensure that no untreated sewerage water is permitted to flow in the Ganga.

Sewage helps Singapore shake off water shackles

Last Updated: Wednesday, June 30, 2010, 19:20

When Singapore said it would not renew water-supply pact with Malaysia the news hardly caused a ripple.

70% municipal sewage discharged into rivers untreated: Study

Last Updated: Sunday, January 10, 2010, 12:56

Seventy percent of the total municipal sewage and effluent from over 900 cities and towns are being discharged untreated into rivers which are a major source of drinking water, a recent study by the CPCB has said.