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Recharging groundwater in a home
When Nagendra Bykampadi, senior manager at Alcatel built a house within the gated community of SJR Eastwood, it made sense to have a rainwater harvesting unit installed as well. It was the year 2005,...
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We have to get to the ground if we want to understand water
Some 1.5 billion urban dwellers rely on groundwater, globally. Population pressures, rapid urbanisation, increased per-capita use of water, higher ambient temperatures, increasing pressures on river...
View ArticleThe Alternative World Water Day package
You are working in an organization, living in an apartment, teaching in a school or a parent in a house. You see water being wasted around you. The World Water Day is round the corner – You wish you...
View Article#CatchEveryDrop on Saving Our City Lakes
Chat on saving our neighbourhood lakes on 22nd Mar with @indiawater and @_thealternative on 12p (IST) at #catcheverydrop View the story “#CatchEveryDrop on Saving Our City Lakes” on Storify
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IRHA – catching rain in schools across India
The Blue Schools project works in schools across India in rain water harvesting, toilet renovation, sanitation improvement and other associated activities to further its objective of “large use of...
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Watering the garden, the Lalbagh way
Even for the garden city with its many parks, Lalbagh is iconic. Spread over 240 acres with 1,854 species of plants on display, it is a botanical dream. Started in 1760 by Hyder Ali as a private...
View ArticleKennametal: towards a zero energy, water and waste footprint
The Tumkur Road facility of Kennametal is a model sustainable campus – it is self-sufficient with water, has reduced energy bills by 60% and is close to zero waste. All card-carrying anti-industry...
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Water Scarcity: it is time we looked to the skies for answers
In our daily lives, we may just turn the shower on and flush the toilet down – and not think about the journey of the water to our shower or from our toilet. However, all of us know that terrible...
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The rich Indian culture of open wells
That neglected well in your neighbourhood is not just a hole in the ground. For years, wells have been a symbol of our social and cultural history… Mandawa Well ◄ Back Next ► Picture 1 of 11 The...
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SKRDP: harvesting rain in the borewells of the earth
When borewells across Hubli ran dry, farmers looked to the skies and then to Sikandar Meeranayak. Meet the CEO of SKRDP, N. Karnataka’s waterman, who has brought water to borewells running dry for the...
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Water saving starts with that smelly drain behind your home
Our cities are powerhouses of energy, people and economy. With such growth engines running 24*7, there is a constant requirement for infrastructure that must cater to the people of the city....
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Retro-fitting rain water conservation systems at Ittina Abby
Who would have thought, a decade ago, that you would need, by law, to conserve water? Definitely not anyone in Bangalore, for sure, where water woes were relatively less tear-inducing. Thus it was,...
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Water Metering : From self provision to self regulation
Bengaluru has seen unprecedented economic, geographic and population growth in the last two decades. With this growth, the demand for water has grown. Accessing formal water supply (from BWSSB) has...
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Water Reuse: How to reuse used water from the washing machine?
40% of water in our households gets wasted just by flushing it down. Now, here’s a delightfully simple way to hook your washing machine to your flush with a plumber and just a few pipes! Water comes...
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Rain Water Harvesting and Sewage Treatment providers in Bangalore
Looking to install a RainWater Harvesting or a Sewage Treatment Plant in your house but didn’t know where to go and how to start? Here is a list of solutions, curated by The Alternative and Biome...
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Catch The Rain: Preaching & practicing rain water harvesting
Vinod Heela Lal Eshwar’s PSA shows us that clean, renewable water has been right above our heads the whole time – through rain water harvesting! Most of the surface area of the earth is covered with...
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Read With Me: Water folk tales from around the world
Children love bedtime stories. Fairy tales about kings, princesses, ogres and other magical creatures. For a change, what if we could tell them stories to make them aware of pressing issues that we...
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3 ways responsible travel contributes to water conservation
As a traveller, we see varied terrains in the Indian subcontinent, ranging from the mighty Himalayas to the rustic brown desert in Rajasthan and gushing oceans of the coastal region fuelled by immense...
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Recharging groundwater in a home
When Nagendra Bykampadi, senior manager at Alcatel built a house within the gated community of SJR Eastwood, it made sense to have a rainwater harvesting unit installed as well. It was the year 2005,...
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We have to get to the ground if we want to understand water
Some 1.5 billion urban dwellers rely on groundwater, globally. Population pressures, rapid urbanisation, increased per-capita use of water, higher ambient temperatures, increasing pressures on river...
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