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CSE does first-of-its-kind environmental rating of the Indian fertilizer industry under its Green Rating Project (GRP)By : Sustainability ..., Aug 7, 2019
Environment minister Prakash Javadekar releases rating report in New Delhi. This is the 7th industrial sector to be rated by GRP. GRP is a unique programme that rates Indian industry for its... Read more.. |
India's Chennai rapid growth threatened by water shortagesBy : Sustainability ..., Aug 6, 2019
Dozens of billion-dollar companies. Thousands of high-paying IT and manufacturing jobs. Luxury apartments towering over the Bay of Bengal. The southern Indian city of Chennai has one of the... Read more.. |
Parched manufacturing city in India brings in water by railBy : Sustainability ..., Jul 30, 2019
Amid the green Yelagiri hills of southern India, the train inches along the tracks, carrying what has become precious cargo: drinking water bound for Chennai, India’s parched Motor City. Demand... Read more.. |
Nature Conservation Day 2019: Mission Pani could be key to preventing a nationwide water crisisBy : Sustainability ..., Jul 29, 2019
The water crisis in Chennai, and droughts witnessed in Maharashtra and several other states this year, are likely to heighten if India fails take efforts to conserve water and replenish the low... Read more.. |
Immediate need to frame policy for river basin management, treated wastewater reuseBy : Sustainability ..., Jul 25, 2019
National Mission for Clean Ganga (NMCG) Director General Rajiv Ranjan Mishra has highlighted an immediate need to frame a comprehensive central policy document for river basin management and... Read more.. |
Soot content in air declining, says IISc-Isro studyBy : Sustainability ..., Jul 16, 2019
The amount of soot or black carbon in India’s air is reducing. It has been declining at a rate of 100 nanogram per cubic metre per year, a recent study by scientists from Indian Institute of... Read more.. Subject Tags: air pollution , black carbon concentration , carbon emission , carbon particles , global warming , IISc , ISRO , Natural Resources |
Mission Pani: Community-led movement on water conservation is key to prevent national crisisBy : Sustainability ..., Jul 4, 2019
The water crisis in Chennai, and droughts witnessed in Maharashtra and several other states this year, are likely to heighten if India fails take efforts to conserve water and replenish the low... Read more.. |
Biodiversity parks along Ganga to battle pollution by solar energy-driven techniqueBy : Sustainability ..., Jul 2, 2019
Cleaning Ganga through phytoremediation is what the Yogi government has on its mind. It is a lowcost, solar energy-driven technique that uses plants to remove pollutants from water. To clean a river, the water must be channelled through boulders... Read more.. Subject Tags: Natural Resources |
President Kovind stresses on water conservation and managementBy : Sustainability ..., Jun 21, 2019
Amidst serious drought kind of situation in various parts of the country, President Ram Nath Kovind on Thursday called for giving equal importance to water conservation and water management just... Read more.. Subject Tags: agriculture policy , crop insurance scheme , economic security , Natural Resources , water conservation , Water Management |
Solar industry needs to ensure efficient use of water: Bridge to IndiaBy : Sustainability ..., Jun 20, 2019
The solar industry needs to act proactively to ensure efficient use of water for cleaning of solar panels and justify the 'environmentally-friendly' tag, consulting and research services... Read more.. |