Newsletter | April 2019     World Water Day 2019: Theme, History and Significance On 22 March every year World Water Day is celebrated around the world to create the awareness about the importance of water and its conservation. This article deals with the importance of water, theme of World Water Day, why it is celebrated, history of World Water Day, etc. through this article World Water Day is observed every year on 22nd March all over the world. It focuses attention towards importance of water and how to preserve it. As we know that water is essential for life, without water we can't survive. Up to 60% of the human adult body is water. All plants and animals need water to survive. If there was no water there would be no life on earth. Therefore, it is necessary to understand that natural resources are important for sustaining life on earth. Do you know that approx. 2.1 billion people live without safe drinking water at home which affects their health and livelihoods? With the climate change, environment and ecosystem affect and results into the water-crises. Due to floods, drought, water pollution; vegetation, soil, rivers and lakes are degrading.       GRIHA Three Star Provisional Rating awarded to Infrastructure Development of Government Medical college in Odisha – VSS   Out of 33 existing trees, 5 trees were cut, 28 trees were preserved and 55 new native trees were planted. The project has demonstrated 71.09% reduction in energy consumption compared to GRIHA benchmark. 54.58% of building water demand has been reduced by installing low flow plumbing fixtures and 31.20% of water savings was achieved in landscape water requirement due to the use of efficient irrigation system. Furthermore, 63.14% of the habitable spaces are day lit and meet the daylight factors prescribed by the National Building Code of India. Also, the project has installed solar PV panels of 15 kWp capacity on site to offset the conventional energy demand       New products have been enlisted in the GRIHA product catalogue   One new product from Retas Enviro Solutions Private Limited has been added under the category of "Rainwater Harvesting Filtration Systems" and three new products from A.K. Panels have been added under the category of " Doors & Windows: panels and frames, Inbuilt Furniture, False Ceiling, Internal Partitions, Flooring.   Company name: SUNSHINE TILES CO P LTD” Product name: GLAZED VITRIFIED TILES, FULL BODY VITRIFIED TILES ( GROUP BIA) (600X600, 800X800, 600X1200), PORCELAIN TILES (GROUP BIB)(300X300, 396X396, 200X1200), CERAMIC FLOOR TILES (GROUP BIIA)(300X300, 396X396) Product typology: Flooring Company name: AEROLAM INSULATIONS PVT. LTD. Product name: XLPE-FOAM Product typology: Insulation Company name:ASMA TRAEXIM PVT LTD. Product name: WPC DOOR FRAMES, MPC GRILLS Product typology: Doors & Windows:panels and frames, Innovation products Company name:MAGNETO CLEANTECH PVT LTD Product name:MAGNETO CENTRAL AIR CLEANER Product typology:Air Filteration System Company name:CARGILL INDIA PRIVATE LIMITED Product name:ENVIROTEMP FR3 FLUID Product typology:Innovation   GRIHA Certified Professional & Evaluator Exams in the upcoming quarter   Exam Date Certified Professional 26tth April, 2019 Evaluator 18 th May, 2019     Editor's choice   Pune Man Wins Patent for Brilliant Model That Can Recycle 20% Water in Apartments! With summer approaching, the city of Pune is getting ready for dry taps. The parched fields in the many villages that dot the outskirts of the city stand testimony to the blazing hot months ahead. What feeds the water crisis monster is the lack of initiative among the urban populace for water conservation methods. Despite knowing about the many ways one can save water, only a few enterprising souls in the city actually take the necessary steps Drying up antimicrobial resistance with innovative wastewater treatment Studies show that 90 per cent of pharmaceutical wastewater treatment plants release pharmaceutical residues into soil and water, providing ideal breeding grounds for drug-resistant bacteria Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is a global public health problem. In a 2014 report, the then Assistant Director-General for Health Security of World Health Organisation (WHO), Dr Keiji Fukuda, called it "a problem so serious that it threatens the achievements of modern medicine." Into thin air and seen from space – estimating evapotranspiration using satellites News headlines often feature stories of water scarcity challenges and increasing competition for water. So it is clear that we need to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of water systems globally – especially in the realm of irrigation management, the water we use to grow our food. However, a data gap exists about evapotranspiration (ET) which, if fixed, would help us understand the amount of water available and used in irrigation and would help us to have more accurate water balances at the basin level.   GRIHA training program organized   One day Training Programme for Architecture Students Date: Mar 8 - Mar 8, 2019 One Day GRIHA Awareness Programme for members of Indian Institute of Architects Date: Mar 16 - Mar 16, 2019 4-Day GRIHA Training Programme at Vellore Institute of Technology, Vellore Date: Mar 19 - Mar 22, 2019 3-Day GRIHA V 2015 Training Programme at Chennai Date: Mar 27 - Mar 29, 2019 Register your interest for training on GRIHA Register your products Register your projects   Copyright © 2018 GRIHA Council GRIHA Council, 1st Floor, A - 260, Defence colony, New Delhi, 110024 (Ph : 011 4644 4500)   If you do not wish to receive this newsletter Click here