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India needs national lab policy for renewable energy Goyal

By : Sustainability ..., Sep 23, 2015

pIndia needs a National Lab Policy to facilitate the testing standardization and certification of renewable energy projects Power and New and Renewable Energy Minister Pitush Goyal said on Fridayp

pldquoA policy document should bring out a clear work plan identifying...

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Govt may provide subsidy for putting solar panels on 500 train roofs

By : Sustainability ..., Sep 23, 2015

pIn what may be a gamechanger in helping the Indian Railways cut energy costs the government may provide subsidy for putting solar panels on the roofs of around 500 trains to generate electricityp

pThis is in addition to the plan to set up 500 megawatts MW solar...

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Only biodegradable Ganesha idols can be immersed NGT

By : Sustainability ..., Sep 23, 2015

pWith the festive season round the corner the National Green Tribunal on Wednesday passed a series of directions to make sure Yamuna is not choked with hazardous chemicalsp

pIt further said that ldquothe DDA the municipal corporations police and Administration of NCT...

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Subject Tags: policy , water

NGT asks MoEF to hold meeting

By : Sustainability ..., Sep 23, 2015

pThe National Green Tribunal on Tuesday constituted a committee comprising officials from Ministry of Environment and Forests MoEF and Delhi government while directing it to hold a meeting within three weeks on the issue of landfill sites in the Capitalp

pA bench...

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Subject Tags: Environment , policy

World urged to make clean energy cheaper than coal

By : Sustainability ..., Sep 23, 2015

pTop environmental advocates on Wednesday urged the international community to increase and coordinate investments in research and development for renewable energy to make it cheaper than coal within 10 yearsp

pquotA sensible approach to tackling climate change will...

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Now Tuesdays are carfree days in Gurgaon

By : Sustainability ..., Sep 23, 2015

pCome September 22 the Millennium City will observe carfree day every Tuesday from 7 am to 7 pm to encourage people to use alternative modes of transportp

pThough the whole city will celebrate the initiative four major corridors DLF Cyber City Cyber Park area Golf...

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Indias aggressive green court takes lead role in highstakes battles

By : Sustainability ..., Sep 23, 2015

pThe judge was disgustedp

pFour bureaucrats stood meekly before him their heads bowed In May he had ordered them to inspect the damage wrought by development near an ecologically sensitive lake bed in Bangalore one of Indiarsquos fastestgrowing cities But their report...

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Subject Tags: policy , water

Monitor quality of water bodies MPCB

By : Sustainability ..., Sep 23, 2015

pTo facilitate an environmentfriendly Ganeshotsav the Maharashtra Pollution Control Board MPCB has directed its regional offices to carry out water quality monitoring of water bodies where idol immersion takes place in their jurisdiction Among the other guidelines proposed...

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Subject Tags: policy , water

Rs 5000 fine on those throwing waste puja offerings in Yamuna

By : Sustainability ..., Sep 23, 2015

pAhead of the festive season Delhi government has decided to strictly impose a fine of Rs 5000 on those spotted polluting the Yamuna by throwing waste or puja offerings in itp

pNational Green Tribunal NGT had in January passed a slew of directions in this regard...

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Subject Tags: policy , waste

Need some time to sort garbage crisis Minister

By : Sustainability ..., Sep 23, 2015

pGarbage heaps dotting various parts of the city especially south Bengaluru are here to stay Though villagers of Bingipura have agreed to allow garbage trucks into their territory for now the fact that the government is dragging its feet on setting up processing plants is a...

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Subject Tags: policy , waste