With time there has been an unpredictable climate change affecting the requirement of water for agriculture. Survival of agriculture has become a matter of concern with an efficient management of water. The aim of the chapter is to design a conceptual framework in sustaining water for...

Climate change impacts are being felt in many parts of the world and have become an issue of major concern. Tropical countries particularly those in the Asian region are at greater risk and vulnerable to the impacts of climate change as indicated by the report of IPCC. With regard to India there...

Background/Objectives: The paper aims to study the development of sustainable industry at present with the challenges occurring at their every step. Methods/Statistical Analysis: The paper has undergone desk research and has come out with the scope and challenges of a sustainable industry....

Background/Objectives: India is an agro-based country where seed is the heart of agriculture. Agood quality seed makes a good crop resulting in high yield and better quality for better economic growth. The objective of the study is to explore the seed trends and critically assess the trends with...

Techno-economic feasibility of the best available Waste to Energy (WTE) technologies across the world were studied for 75 Indian cities. Secondary data on Municipal Solid Waste (MSW) characteristics for all cities were compiled from three well-known authentic databases, viz. NEERI (National...

A chemoheterotrophic bacterial consortium, capable of degrading thiocyanate, was isolated from sewage slurry by the enrichment culture technique. The bacterial consortium was composed of three bacterial species. Preliminary characterisation of microorganisms was carried out by microscopic...

Thiocyanate (SCN-), a toxic chemical species from cyanide family, consists of both carbon (C) and nitrogen (N) in equimolar ratio and is being emanated through liquid effluents by several industrial processes. Since bioremediation technologies for waste treatment are gaining enormous importance...

Growth in automobile sector is considered as an indicator of good economy. Post liberalization, India has opened doors for various businesses and automobile sector in particular, benefited due to foreign investment on Indian soil. The industry has grown into leaps and bounds. According to Nomura...

The authors attempted to study and comprehend the e-waste awareness and disposal practices among residents of Pune city. It was revealed through survey data and the analysis that in general, the consumer awareness in Pune city is very good, but at the superficial level; however, when it comes to...