Month: March 2025

A Deep Dive into India’s Hydropower Revolution

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India's-Hydropower-Revolution

The importance of hydropower in India’s energy landscape, a pivotal player in the face of escalating energy needs and the global push towards sustainability. In our pursuit to decrease dependence on fossil fuels and tackle the obstacles posed by climate change, the multifaceted advantages of hydropower have emerged as a prominent solution, leading us towards a future of energy that is both sustainable and resilient. A NEED FOR STABILITY WITH RENEWABLE ENERGY In the realm of renewable energy, solar and wind power, while champions of cleanliness, pose a unique challenge…

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Aqua relies on Hydraulic Modelling to assist during Illinois Emergency Outage

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AQUA

Leveraging OpenFlows Water accelerated the recovery schedule and reduced impacted customers by 90%. THE DANVILLE DEEP FREEZE AQUA, the owner and operator of over 1,700 public water and wastewater systems across their eightstate platform, provides drinking water to approximately 3 million people and wastewater service to about 250,000. TheirIllinois branch serves a total of 280,000 people spanning 14 counties, with about 20,000 connections alone in the city of Danville. In January 2024, the city experienced a deep freeze that impacted the treatment plant and, subsequently, the water service throughout the…

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Communities, Businesses, and NGOs Unite to Tackle Water Challenges for World Water Day 2025

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World Water Day

Volunteers Invited to Join a Global Wave of Action to Expand Clean Water Access WASHINGTON, DC (Feb. 18, 2025) – With 2.2 billion people lacking safe water, communities, businesses, and NGOs are taking bold action this World Water Day to accelerate solutions. From March 17-22, thousands of volunteers worldwide will mobilize to improve water security – through cleanups, education programs, and projects expanding access to safe water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH). “Around the world, volunteers are driving meaningful progress toward providing clean water and sanitation for communities everywhere,” said Austin Alexander, Vice…

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Catalysing Water Security in rural India ‘Industry-CSR & Civil Society Organization’ collaboration

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Catalysing-Water-Security

INTRODUCTIONIndia’s development hinges on water security , yet it ranks 2nd in water consumption and 132 in water availability per capita , highlighting a critical challenge. The country’s agrarian economy relies heavily on water, with 80 percent used for agriculture. India’s water crisis is essentially an issue of the growing population rate of about 0.8% per year , with the United Nations and other demographic studies estimating that India’s population may stabilize only around the 2060s, at about 1.7 billion. India has the ability to ‘survive’ till then and beyond…

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