Urban Resource Management

The UK's water companies have adopted a set of standards to govern the connection of newly-built homes to water and wastewater networks

The standards were originally published as part of the document ‘Better Connected: A practical guide to utilities for home builders’ in December.

New technology to reduce water consumption in the food industry

In a bid to reduce the consumption of water in the Danish food industry by up to 30 percent, 14 companies and five research institutions have joined forces to develop the required technology over the next five years.

The innovation fund Innovationsfonden – run by the Education and Research Ministry – will invest 50 million kroner into the technology development, while 19 companies and institutions will follow suit as part of the new co-operation.

The Asian Development Bank Approved Two Loans Worth Half A Billion Dollars To Help The Government In India's Largest State Of Rajasthan To Better Manage Essential Urban Services And Finance Water And Sewerage Upgrades

The $250 million policy loan will be used to help the Government of Rajasthan finance the creation of a new corporate-style state body to oversee urban services development and an independent utility in Jaipur to oversee