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Mumbai choking on road dust: StudyBy : sustainabilityo..., Aug 17, 2010
A recent report on air pollution and its sources in mega cities — prepared by National Environmental Engineering Research Institute (NEERI) and sponsored by the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) — reveals just how deep the rot actually is. Construction activity,... Read more.. Subject Tags: Disaster , Technology |
Mangroves in Mumbai will be clean in two weeks, says TERIBy : sustainabilityo..., Aug 17, 2010
The mangrove stretch along the 70 km coastline of Mumbai, which has been affected by the oil spill, will be cleaned up within two weeks with the use of the oil zapper technology. Banwari Lal, director of The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI) who discovered the... Read more.. |
Carbon Sciences Successfully Synthesizes Proprietary Raw Catalyst Needed for Making Gasoline Without Using Crude OilBy : Preeti Aggarwal, Aug 11, 2010
Carbon Sciences Inc. , the developer of a breakthrough technology to transform greenhouse gases into gasoline and other portable fuels, today announced the successful synthesis of a proprietary raw catalyst, an essential step toward demonstrating commercial feasibility... Read more.. Subject Tags: Carbon Sciences Inc. , Disaster |
IIT engineer suggests technology to clean up Mumbai beaches.By : sustainabilityo..., Aug 10, 2010
It is time to start cleaning up the beaches when the oil spill is freshly entrapped into the sand and silt using the Sand and Silt Washing Reactors (SSWR), said an environmental expert from Indian Institute of Technology Bombay (IIT-B) here. It is important to... Read more.. |
China may launch environmental tax trial: reportBy : sustainabilityo..., Aug 6, 2010
The tax would be tested in four largely rural provinces, Hubei, Hunan, Jiangxi and Gansu, the newspaper said. The finance ministry, environmental protection ministry and tax administration were set to make the proposal to the State Council, or cabinet, it added. An... Read more.. Subject Tags: Disaster |
Ahmedabad's ‘Solid’ management of wasteBy : sustainabilityo..., Aug 1, 2010
Thanks to the long-established tradition of recycling and reuse, per capita generation of waste is quite low in India compared to most developed countries. However, due to large population, the volume of generated waste even in India remains very sizeable. Total waste... Read more.. |
Ahmedabad's ‘Solid’ management of wasteBy : sustainabilityo..., Aug 1, 2010
Thanks to the long-established tradition of recycling and reuse, per capita generation of waste is quite low in India compared to most developed countries. However, due to large population, the volume of generated waste even in India remains very sizeable. Total waste... Read more.. |
Scientists sound warning on forest carbon payment schemeBy : sustainabilityo..., Jul 22, 2010
Scientists convening in Bali expressed a range of concerns over a proposed mechanism for mitigating climate change through forest conservation, but some remained hopeful the idea could deliver long-term protection to forests, ease the transition to a low-carbon economy, and... Read more.. |
India doesn't expect any climate treaty in Mexico: RameshBy : sustainabilityo..., Jul 22, 2010
As it joins BASIC members for another round of two-day consultations this weekend, India today said it does not expect any treaty in Mexico in December as rich nations are yet to fulfil their promise of doling out fund and technology to poor countries. "I don't expect... Read more.. |
Algae holds promise to make aviation carbon-neutral.By : sustainabilityo..., Jul 22, 2010
The group, which owns Airbus, is showing off an aircraft powered by algae juice at the Farnborough Airshow this week. EADS (FR:EAD 16.36, -0.03, -0.15%) is betting that the small aircraft, which completed its first successful flight last month in Germany, can help make air... Read more.. |