Category: Your Daily News on Water

“Mizuiku” – Inspiring Local Action Through Water Education – a World Water Week Reflection

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As UK rivers reach exceptionally low levels during heatwaves and drought warnings, water security risks impact households, farmers and businesses, highlighting the importance of local water stewardship and community engagement. Suntory Beverage & Food GB&I has committed to water conservation through its “Achieving Water Security” environmental principle, hosting “Mizuiku water engagement programmed” workshops over three years to educate the public about water security and the critical link between rivers and nature. Mizuiku, meaning water education in Japanese, was launched by Suntory Holdings in 2004 to teach younger generations about water…

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Va Tech Wabag Secures Rs 118-cr Repeat Order for Sewage Treatment Plant in Bahrain

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VA Tech Wabag (WABAG) announced that it has bagged a repeat order worth approximately 5.12 million Bahraini Dinars (around Rs 118 crore) from the Ministry of Works, Municipalities Aairs and Urban Planning (MoW) in the Kingdom of Bahrain. The order includes the operation and maintenance (O&M) of the 40 million litres per day (MLD) Madinat Salman sewage treatment plant (STP) and the Long Sea Outfall for a period of five years. WABAG was previously awarded the Engineering, Procurement, and Construction (EPC) contract for the same 40 MLD STP and Long…

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According to the Un, 2.1 Billion People Worldwide Lack Access to Clean Drinking Water

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A whopping 2.1 billion people or one in every four people globally lack access to safely managed drinking water, according to a joint report by UN agencies WHO and the UNICEF on Tuesday. This includes 106 million people who drink directly from untreated surface sources, stated the report, released as part of the World Water Week 2025. Despite progress over the last decade, billions of people around the world still lack access to essential water, sanitation, and hygiene services, putting them at risk of disease and deeper social exclusion. The…

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New Study Shows Warm Temperatures and Specific Water Levels Are Needed to Restore European Peatlands

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European peatlands, which contain around half of Europe’s soil carbon, need a combination of warm temperatures and a water table of around 10 cm to thrive, a new study by Queen’s University Belfast researchers has found. Peatlands form where there is a sustained build-up of partially decomposed plant matter, and they play a very important role in locking away greenhouse gases and absorbing industrial pollution. In Europe, peatlands contain approximately five times more carbon than its forests. However, they have been damaged by human activities including pollution, draining and climate…

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Six Areas of Scotland Now at Significant Scarcity as Rivers Remain Low

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The Scottish Environment Protection Agency has confirmed that six areas of Scotland are now at Significant Scarcity, the highest level, as prolonged dry conditions continue across the east. The Upper Don and Lower Don reached Significant Scarcity on Wednesday 27 August, with the Lower Tweed catchment being escalated on Thursday 28 August. The North Fife, Ythan and Deveron catchments were announced earlier this week. Temporary restrictions have been issued on some abstraction licences in these areas, limiting the amount of water that can be taken from the environment. A report…

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Safeguarding Water Quality: The Technologies Protecting Our Freshwater Future

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As global demand for freshwater intensifies, the conversation must evolve beyond quantity to address an equally urgent crisis: water quality. The Global Commission on economics of water forecasts that over half the world’s food production could be jeopardized by freshwater shortages within 25 years. But contamination of existing freshwater may prove just as perilous. Freshwater ecosystems face unprecedented stress. The UK’s Environment Agency reported 3.6 million hours of raw sewage discharge into rivers in 2024 alone. Poor water quality diminishes resource usability and accelerates ecosystem decline, imperiling biodiversity, public health,…

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New Water Footprint Service From Tunley Environmental Brings International Standards to Corporate Water Usage

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Sustainability consultancy Tunley Environmental has launched an updated Eco Water Resource Assessment Service, now formally introduced as the Water Footprint Assessment Service, reflecting growing need for robust water sustainability practices across high-impact sectors. The service integrates globally recognized methodologies including ISO 14046 for water footprint analysis principles and the EU Water Framework Directive for conservation efforts. With the European Environment Agency reporting only 40% of European surface water meets good ecological standards, businesses face growing scrutiny to quantify and manage their water footprints. The service uses science-based methodology to evaluate…

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Ofwat Reviews Wholesale Charging Structures for Larger Users With the Aim of Promoting Water Efficiency

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Ofwat ‘s latest consultation, ‘Promoting water efficiency in wholesale charges for business customers’ has been launched with the aim of promoting water efficiency for larger water users. Ofwat is reviewing current and potential wholesale charging structures for larger users and examining the rationale for offering discounts. The water industry regulator says it has also identified several options for how it might amend the Wholesale Charging Rules (WCRs) to enable reforms aimed at better environmental and social outcomes. Under section 66E of the Water Industry Act 1991, Ofwat is required to…

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Bentley Systems Announces Finalists for the 2025 Going Digital Awards

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EXTON, Pa – August 26, 2025 – Bentley Systems, Incorporated (Nasdaq: BSY), the infrastructure engineering software company, today announced the finalists for the 2025 Going Digital Awards. The awards celebrate the extraordinary achievements of engineers and project teams in advancing infrastructure for better quality of life through digital innovation. The 2025 Going Digital Awards finalists demonstrate how leading infrastructure engineering and construction companies and owner operators are transforming project delivery and asset performance. Finalists across 12 categories were selected by independent panels of global industry experts from among nearly 250…

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Kirloskar Brothers Limited Secures Patent for Innovative Hotspot Mitigation Circuit in Photovoltaic Modules

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Kirloskar Brothers Limited (KBL), a pioneer in engineering innovation, proudly announces the grant of Indian Patent No. 569497 for its Mitigation invention Circuit titled for “Hotspot Photovoltaic Module.” The patent, granted by the Indian Patent Office, is valid for a term of 20 years from December 20, 2018. This breakthrough invention addresses a critical challenge in solar energy systems, hotspot formation in photovoltaic (PV) modules due to partial shading. The patented circuit significantly reduces reverse bias voltage across shaded cells, thereby preventing cell breakdown, enhancing module reliability and mitigating fire…

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