Islamabad [Pakistan], August 9 (ANI): Pakistan's most important project with the capacity to generate 2,160 MW of hydel electricity, which got delayed by three years, has been hit by a cost overrun of upto 100 billion Pakistani rupees.

New Delhi [India], June 28 (ANI): Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Guwahati researchers have carried out a study of coal mines on the 'bioremediation' of Acid Mine Drainage (AMD) in Constructed Wetlands. This is the first study to demonstrate the bioremediation of AMD from the Northeastern Coalfields (NEC) using Constructed Wetlands.

New Delhi [India], February 18 (ANI/NewsVoir): StoreHippo®, the future-ready e-Commerce platform has bolstered its offerings to address the needs of enterprise brands planning to make the best of the current Q-Commerce boom.

New Delhi [India], January 18 (ANI/NewsVoir): Agriculture continues to be a vital part of the Indian economy, accounting for about 18% of GDP. In India, agriculture still provides a living for more than half of the population.

New Delhi [India], December 22 (ANI/PNN): In an attempt to overcome logistics troubles and offer a seamless delivery experience to all its clients and customers, CommerceUp an end-to-end Saas e-commerce company is now associated with India's largest eCommerce shipping solution company, Shiprocket.

Chandigarh India NewsVoir The Bureau of Energy Efficiency Ministry of Power Government of India recognized Vivek Verma Managing Director Spray Engineering Devices Limited SED Mohali Punjab with first prize in Industries Category for its innovation entitled Low Temperature Evaporation Technology for National Energy Efficiency Innovation Award-2021 held as part of Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav celebrations The prestigious award ceremony was held on the occasion of National Energy Conservation Day to honor organizations and researchers adding substantially to the nations low carbon footprint strategy at Vigyan Bhawan New Delhi wherein Chief Guest Shri RK Singh Honble Union Minister for Power and New Renewable Energy along with Shri Krishan Pal Honble Union Minister of State for Power and Heavy Industries felicitated the award winners The event also witnessed the presence of other high level dignitaries Spray Engineering Devices Limited SED Mohali Punjab is a multidisciplinary engineering company with a mission Dedicated for Sustainable Environment Development to Unlock Perpetual Food and Energy Resources To accomplish this the company is driving the change forward by adopting novel thermal energy recycling technology to deliver clean and green solutions One of its key innovations is patented Low Temperature Evaporator LTE which has brought an evolutionary change in biofuel water recycling and agro-processing sectors Company aims to demonstrate our capabilities by utilizing non-food biomass of agriculture as a renewable source of green chemicals and polymers Low Temperature Evaporation Technology is based on Mechanical Vapour Compression system under the vacuum for the recovery upto 99 of high-quality clean water lowest TDS COD and BOD from the industrial effluentswastewatersewerage etc The above technology is without the use of any external heat source like Boiler Turbines or heat rejection source like condensers cooling tower as used in conventional systems Nearly 100 projects are running globally and this technology has wide applications in industrial commercial and domestic sectors thus achieving not only Zero Liquid Discharge ZLD but also making it Zero Liquid Intake ZLI during various processes SED has also been recognised by Technology Management Directorates - Industry Interface Council of Scientific and Industrial Research CSIR Ministry of Science and Technology Government of India for its innovation entitled Low Temperature Evaporation Technology with CSIR Diamond Jubilee Technology Award - 2020 along with a cash prize of Rs 10 Lakh This award was announced at the 80th CSIR Foundation Day Celebration at New Delhi where Shri M Venkaiah Naidu Vice President of India was the Guest of Honor Commenting on the occasion Vivek Verma MD said that SED strongly believes in making environment sustainable and hence its Low Temperature Evaporation Technology is based on Mechanical Vapour Compression system under vacuum for the recovery of up to 99 of high-quality clean water from any type of wastewater Industrial Effluents leachate etc Extraordinary Features of the Technological Innovation includes No Heat generator and Rejector No Reverse Osmosis Water Recovery upto 99 Lowest Water Recovery Cost Lowest Carbon Footprint Most effective water Management Solution Minimized Sludge Handling Direct Wastewater to clean water in single step No Chemical Treatment in Process Closed loop Robust Automatic About Spray Engineering Devices Limited SED Spray Engineering Devices Limited SED established in 1992 from a modest start of manufacturing of spray nozzles is a public limited company with its Head Office at Mohali Punjab India is pioneer in the field of Evaporation Heat Exchange Condensation and Crystallization SED is Innovative Technological Solutions providing company for Water Sugar Jaggery Biofuels SED has identified several potential areas for energy conservation of sugar industries to achieve increased productivity at reduced costs with optimum utilization of resources and has also achieved to establish a modern boiler-free jaggery production The Company consistently follows its central goal of Sustainable Environment Development to explore its capability to accomplish its mission and thus have revolutionized the water sector by providing the energy-efficient high-quality clean water recovery from any type of wastewater in single-step SED is driving the change forward by adopting novel thermal energy recycling technology to deliver clean and green solutions Company aims to demonstrate its capabilities by utilizing non-food biomass of agriculture as renewable source of green chemicals and polymers SED today has established its presence in more than 40 countries by providing innovative technological solutions to water jaggery sugar and allied industries Companys products are successfully commissioned and performing efficiently in more than 600 Sugar factories 100 above Water recovery factories and Jaggery factories For more information please visit wwwsprayengineeringcom Image Sh Vivek Verma MD SEDL receiving the award from Shri RK Singh Honble Union Minister for Power and New Renewable Energy and Shri Krishan Pal Honble Union Minister of State for Power and Heavy Industries PWR PWR

Mumbai (Maharashtra)/ New Delhi [India], December 17 (ANI/NewsVoir): Mumbai headquartered Smartr Logistics, a trademark of Smart Express Private Limited, has a robust expansion plan for 2022.

New Delhi Oct 31 PTI On an average 24 out of the 35 sewage treatment plants STP in the national capital did not meet the prescribed standards for wastewater over the last one year according to government dataDelhi generates around 720 million gallons wastewater a day The 35 STPs located at 20 locations across Delhi can treat up to 597 MGD of sewage and have been utilising around 90 percent of their capacityAccording to the Delhi Pollution Control Committee biological oxygen demand BOD total suspended solids TSS and total nitrogen in the treated wastewater should be 10 milligrams per litre or lessChemical oxygen demand COD should be less than 50 mg per litre and ammoniacal nitrogen and phosphate should be belowfive mg per litre and two mg per litre respectivelyBiochemical oxygen demand is the amount of dissolved oxygen used by microorganisms to metabolise organic matter in water High BOD levels mean there is a high level of microorganisms in the water and a high content of organic material that is broken down by the organismsCOD describes the amount of oxygen required to chemically break down pollutantsThe STPs that met the norms the most number of times included Okhla Phase six Dr Sen Nursing Home Nalla Delhi Gate Nalla Phase one Delhi Gate Nalla Phase two Chilla Common Wealth Games Village Nilothi Phase two and Papankalan Phase twoIn October last year teams of the Delhi Pollution Control Authority DPCC collected samples from 33 STPS Of these 23 were found not complying with the standardsTwenty-three in November and 22 in December did not meet the prescribed standardsAccording to government data 25 STPs in January this year 26 in February and 24 in March failed to meet the criteria for wastewater Samples could not be collected for testing in April and May due to the COVID-19 pandemic and the lockdownThe DPCC inspection found that 22 STPs in June 24 in July 26 in August and 26 in September did not meet the standardsAn official said many STPs do not have the technology to clean the wastewater to the updated DPCC standardsThe earlier governments did little to clean the Yamuna The Arvind Kejriwal dispensation has undertaken projects to upgrade these STPs and this will take around three to four years he saidEarlier this year authorities had informed the National Green Tribunal that the upgradation of STPs in Uttar Pradesh Haryana and Delhi to substantially reduce foaming in the Yamuna will take three to five years depending upon the availability of land and funds etcThe presence of phosphates and surfactants in untreated sewage from Delhi Haryana and Uttar Pradesh is a major reason behind frothing in the riverOfficials said the delay in tree cutting permission COVID-19 lockdown financial hardships and migration of labour slowed down the construction and upgradation of four major sewage treatment plants STPs Kondli Rithala Okhla and Coronation Pillar -- in DelhiThese plants will be able to treat 279 MGD wastewater The 70-MGD Coronation Pillar STP is to be completed by November 2021 while the deadline for Kondli Rithala and Okhla STPs is December 2022The construction of Coronation Pillar STP slowed down mainly due to the delay in handing over the site appointment of project management consultant construction ban imposed by Environment Pollution Prevention and Control Authority COVID-19 lockdown and migration of labour etc PTI GVS DV DV

Islamabad [Pakistan], October 22 (ANI): Several projects under China-Pakistan Economic Corridor have been facing delay due to unresolved issues as the Pakistan government is not being able to resolve the impending matters which may deepen mistrust among Chinese investors.

Ahmedabad (Gujarat) [India], September 24 (ANI/BusinessWire India): It's worth noting that the percentage of prepaid orders that are fulfilled is significantly lower than the percentage of delivery orders in online sales sold to retailers.