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India aims to cut petroleum imports as it boosts alternative fuel use

By : sustainabilityo..., Apr 25, 2017

India is aiming to cut its oil products imports to zero as it turns to alternative fuels such as methanol in its transport sector, a government official said at an investor briefing on Monday....

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Supreme Court asks NGT to monitor work to clean the Yamuna

By : sustainabilityo..., Apr 25, 2017

After monitoring government efforts to clean the Yamuna for over two decades, the Supreme Court decided on Monday to entrust the task to National Green Tribunal (NGT) to clean the river which...

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Schneider Electric India, IL&FS bag Naya Raipur smart city project

By : sustainabilityo..., Apr 24, 2017

Schneider Electric India, in partnership with IL&FS, has bagged a contract from Naya Raipur Development Authority to develop the first greenfield integrated smart city in the capital of...

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Segregation of waste to be made mandatory in Tiruchirapalli

By : sustainabilityo..., Apr 24, 2017

In an attempt to strengthen and improve solid waste management in the city, Tiruchi Corporation has drawn up a slew of measures towards ensuring effective segregation of bio-degradable and non-...

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RINL launches green initiative: To generate power by using waste gases

By : sustainabilityo..., Apr 24, 2017

The dedication of 120 MW gas-based power plant to the nation is a major green initiative launched by Rashtriya Ispat Nigam Limited, the corporate entity of Visakhapatnam Steel Plant....

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Goa to be garbage-free by 2020

By : sustainabilityo..., Apr 21, 2017

The Goa government has set a target of making the coastal state, visited by lakhs of tourists every year, garbage-free by 2020.

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Canada endorses push for more ambitious climate-change action

By : sustainabilityo..., Apr 21, 2017

Canada is committed to meeting its obligations under the Paris Agreement, and it recognizes the significant contribution to climate action by subnational governments such as states, provinces,...

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Dealing with e-waste the nanotech way

By : sustainabilityo..., Apr 17, 2017

Printed circuit boards (PCBs) are best recycled by pulverising them into nanosized particles to easily recover valuable constituents such as polymers, oxides and metals, say Indian researchers...

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Varanasi waste management project to be operated by private firm

By : sustainabilityo..., Apr 17, 2017

The solid waste management (SWM) project of Varanasi will be operated by a private company, which has expertise in generating power by using solid waste as fuel.

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UJALA scheme to be launched in UP on Ambedkar Jayanti

By : sustainabilityo..., Apr 13, 2017

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath and Union Power Minister Piyush Goel will launch Centre’s ‘Unnat Jeevan by Affordable LEDs and Appliances’ (UJALA) scheme for the state on April 14...

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