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AIIB Invests in 100-percent electric rapid transit system in Bangalore

By : Sustainability ..., Mar 30, 2020

The Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank’s (AIIB) Board of Directors has approved a US$335 million loan for a 100-percent electric metro project that will reduce traffic and pollution and increase employment and mobility in India. The investment in the Bangalore Metro Rail...

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Electric cabs to help Delhi breathe better

By : Sustainability ..., Mar 9, 2020

At a time when India is battling air pollution, especially in the national capital and adjoining Ghaziabad, which have been designated as one of the most polluted cities across the globe as studies suggest, Prakriti E-Mobility Private Limited, is soon to launch an App-based...

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Air Pollution Reducing Lifespan of Indians by Nearly 4 Years, UP Residents Losing Twice That: Report

By : Sustainability ..., Mar 4, 2020

A 'pandemic' of air pollution shortens lives worldwide by nearly three years on average, and causes 8.8 million premature deaths annually, scientists said Tuesday. Eliminating the toxic cocktail of molecules and lung-clogging particles cast off by burning oil, gas and coal...

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Delhi most polluted capital, India has 21 of top 30 worst AQI ranked cities

By : Sustainability ..., Feb 26, 2020

With an average of 98.6 Particulate Matter (PM 2.5) concentration, Delhi topped the list of most polluted capital cities in the world. 21 of the 30 most polluted cities in 2019 were from India. A recent report released by AirVisual, which monitors international air pollution...

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Air pollution costs India $150 billion a year

By : Sustainability ..., Feb 13, 2020

Air pollution from burning fossil fuels is generating economic losses of $8 billion a day, according to a Greenpeace report. That’s about 3.3% of global gross domestic product, or $2.9 trillion per year, according to a report from Greenpeace Southeast Asia and Center for...

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Pollution regulator threatens to shut 14 thermal plants over emission norms

By : Sustainability ..., Feb 6, 2020

Taking a strict view of thermal power stations’ failure to meet emission standards, the Central Pollution Control Board (CBCB) has issued warnings to 14 plants across six states of the country. In a notice dated January 31, a day before Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman...

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India just about stays on course for green economy

By : Sustainability ..., Feb 5, 2020

India’s annual budget, announced on February 1, was long on intentions to move towards a green economy, but short on specifics. In her budget, finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman emphasised an incentive scheme for around two million farmers to move to solar-powered irrigation...

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Nirmala Sitharaman suggests a ₹4,400 crore solution to Delhi pollution in Budget 2020

By : Sustainability ..., Feb 3, 2020

Citing that pollution as a matter of concern, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman allocated ₹4,400 crore for National Clean Air Programme (NCAP) for the year 2020-21 in Union Budget 2020. Central government will also encourage states that are formulating and implementing...

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15-year-old 3-wheelers to be banned in Punjab

By : Sustainability ..., Jan 23, 2020

Bid to control air pollution in the State

The Punjab government has decided to ban diesel and petrol powered three-wheelers which are more than 15-year-old across the State in a bid to control air pollution. “The Department of Environment and Climate Change has decided...

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Punjab seeks central assistance for biomass projects

By : Sustainability ..., Jan 13, 2020

Pointing out that the state government had already submitted a detailed proposal on the subject, Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh has written to the Centre reiterating his demand for Viability Gap Funding (VGF) for Biomass Power Projects and Biomass Solar Hybrid...

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