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Gadkari calls upon automakers to develop agro-based fuel using eco-friendly vehiclesBy : Sustainability ..., Dec 9, 2019
Union Minister of Road Transport and Highways and MSME Nitin Gadkari called upon the automobile manufacturers to produce eco-friendly vehicles that can utilize the agro-based fuels produced from bio-mass agricultural-based like paddy straw (Parali), etc. A statement from the... Read more.. |
MPs Meet and Establish a New Cross-Party Parliamentarian Group for Clean AirBy : Sustainability ..., Dec 6, 2019
Member of Parliament (MPs) across different party lines got together in New Delhi on 5th December 2019 to discuss issues pertaining to India’s growing air pollution challenge. In this roundtable... Read more.. |
Air pollution: Delhi HC directs AAP govt to remove illegal encroachmentBy : Sustainability ..., Dec 3, 2019
Delhi High Court on Monday while hearing the suo moto petition taken up in the year 2015 on air pollution in Delhi directed AAP government to remove illegal encroachment by carrying out a survey and submitting an action plan to the task force under the direct supervision of... Read more.. |
Prakriti E-Mobility to roll out Evera electric cab service in NCRBy : Sustainability ..., Dec 3, 2019
Prakriti E-Mobility Pvt Ltd, a start-up based out of New Delhi, co-founded by Nimish Trivedi, Vikas Bansal and Rajeev Tiwari is launching Evera, a fleet of electric cabs in Delhi-NCR, informed the company in a release. This e-cab service will be app-based and will be rolled... Read more.. |
UNDP launches Accelerator Lab in India, to work on pollution, water issuesBy : Sustainability ..., Nov 29, 2019
Seeking to address some of the most pressing issues facing India, including air pollution, through innovation, the UNDP on Thursday launched the country chapter of its Accelerator Lab here. The laboratory that will be housed in the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)... Read more.. Subject Tags: air pollution , Climate Change , climate resilience , United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) , Water Management |
India accounts for the highest number of deaths among G20 nations due to air pollutionBy : Sustainability ..., Nov 26, 2019
More than a million people die in India every year as a result of outdoor air pollution, due to stroke, heart disease, lung cancer and chronic respiratory diseases and, compared to the total population, this is the highest level in the Group of Twenty (G20) countries, Climate... Read more.. |
100 electric buses to hit Jaipur roads by JanuaryBy : Sustainability ..., Nov 22, 2019
Here is good news for the commuters traveling within the city limits of Jaipur. The Jaipur City Transport Servies Limited (JCTSL) is all set to replace 100 of buses, including 70 buses which are in poor condition, with electric buses. As the financial bid for the buses is... Read more.. |
Delhi air pollution: Farm fires up, but impact to fall to 7%By : Sustainability ..., Nov 21, 2019
Fire counts due to stubble burning in Punjab and Haryana increased significantly and touched 1,000 again on Wednesday. However, as stubble-level winds from the burning site are slow, its share in Delhi’s PM2.5 concentration only went up marginally from Tuesday’s 13% to 14%, a... Read more.. |
Energy demand in Asia Pacific could grow 15% from 2019 to 6,800 mn tons of oil equivalent in 2040By : Sustainability ..., Nov 20, 2019
Recent research by analysis firm Wood Mackenzie indicates that Asia Pacific’s decarbonisation bill could hit $3.5 trillion by 2040. This will have to include investments in nuclear, hydel power, solar, wind & hydrogen, collectively referred to as zero-carbon energy... Read more.. Subject Tags: air pollution , decarbonisation , electric vehicle sales , energy transition , renewable energy investments |
Energy saving: Northern Railway introduces tech in 32 trains to cut energy billsBy : Sustainability ..., Nov 18, 2019
In an effort to cut down on its energy bills, the Delhi Division of Northern Railway has achieved an unprecedented feat by converting and successfully running 32 pairs of premium and express trains on the 'head on generation' (HOG) system. In a press statement, SC Jain,... Read more.. |