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Waste collection user charges in for 50 hike LucknowBy : Sustainability ..., Sep 23, 2015
pThere is likely to be up to 50 increase in user charges for waste collection as the Lucknow Municipal Corporation takes a call on the matter at its House meeting on Saturday Tipping fee of the private contractor running solid waste management plant at Shivri may increase... Read more.. |
Government to revive 13 stranded Gas based Power Plants through reverse eauctionBy : Sustainability ..., Sep 23, 2015
pThe Government has announced the revival of 13 stranded gas based power generation plants with an installed capacity of 826208 MW which have successfully bid through a transparent and competitive reverse eauction process These plants would generate 1103 billion units of... Read more.. |
India Africa to focus on solar at IndiaAfrica Forum SummitBy : Sustainability ..., Sep 23, 2015
pIndia Africa to focus on solar at IndiaAfrica Forum Summitp pIANS reports that climate change would be in focus at the IndiaAfrica Forum Summit here this October with India proposing that the 54 African countries join a Solar Group of nations to tap the sunrsquos rays... Read more.. |
Solar LED Lanterns to be Distributed Across State KeralaBy : Sustainability ..., Sep 23, 2015
pSimilar to last yearrsquos initiative by ANERT Agency for Nonconventional Energy and Rural Technology which had launched a statelevel project for distributing solarpowered CFL lanterns the agency functioning under the Government of Kerala has come up with yet another... Read more.. |
Doortodoor waste management project to take off in twin cities soon KarnatakaBy : Sustainability ..., Sep 23, 2015
pGarbage mounds in the twin cities of HubballiDharwad may disappear in future if the new proposal by the HDMC works out The corporation plans to collect solid waste through a doortodoor campaign using tipper trucks The project is estimated to cost Rs 60 crore and set to be... Read more.. |
MNRE approves Kochis solar city master planBy : Sustainability ..., Sep 23, 2015
pIndiarsquos Ministry of New and Renewable Energy MNRE has approved the master plan for Kochi solar city project The city had submitted its plan in Junep pThe Rs696crore project is part of the Central government scheme to develop solar cities in select regions of the... Read more.. |
JK CM calls for framing policy on forest conservationBy : Sustainability ..., Sep 23, 2015
pDescribing forest as nature39s great gift Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Mufti Mohammad Sayeed today called for framing a policy and involving people to conserve forest wealth in the statep pquotA policy paper should be framed on rejuvenating our forest wealth The... Read more.. Subject Tags: Environment , policy |
Delhi solar energy policy draft releasedBy : Sustainability ..., Sep 23, 2015
pDelhi Power Minister Satyendra Jain on Thursday released a Delhi Solar Energy Policy 2015 draft aimed at generating 1000 MW solar power in the next five yearsp pldquoTo promote solar energy solar panels will be installed on the rooftops of every government buildings... Read more.. |
Deconcretisation of trees NGT slams DDA over delayBy : Sustainability ..., Sep 23, 2015
pThe National Green Tribunal today rapped the Delhi Development Authority DDA for not submitting report on deconcretisation of trees in the capital even when five panels were formed to monitor the matter over a year agop pDirecting it to hold a meeting within two weeks... Read more.. Subject Tags: policy |
15yearold gensets to be phased out in DelhiBy : Sustainability ..., Sep 23, 2015
pFifteenyearold generators being used in the natioanl capital for residential and commercial purposes are to be phased out to bring down the city39s air and noise pollution the National Green Tribunal NGT has been toldp pThe Centrral Pollution Control Boad CPCB... Read more.. Subject Tags: Air pollution , policy |