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Unique device to curb pollutionBy : Sustainability ..., Oct 21, 2019
An IIT Kharagpur graduate has invented a device called “PM 2.5” which he claimed when fitted near the silencer pipe in vehicles will curb air pollution. Debayan Saha, a mechanical engineering graduate from IIT Kharagpur, who has invented the device claims that one car fitted... Read more.. |
Gurugram: Genset ban must, find ways to supply power, discom toldBy : Sustainability ..., Oct 21, 2019
The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has dismissed a plea filed by Dakshin Haryana Bijli Vitaran Nigam (DHBVN) seeking more time to implement the ban on diesel gensets in NCR cities of the state. The green tribunal said the discom should find other ways to prevent use of gensets... Read more.. |
CII adopts 100 villages in Punjab, Haryana to mitigate pollution caused by stubble burningBy : Sustainability ..., Oct 21, 2019
To curb alarming pollution levels in north India, especially during winter months, CII on Sunday said it has adopted over 100 villages and 100,000 acres of farm area in Punjab and Haryana to enable zero crop residue burning. The industry body has adopted Ludhiana, Barnala and... Read more.. |
Junked cars worsen Delhi traffic trauma - Mail Today NewsBy : Sustainability ..., Oct 17, 2019
IIT study says over 2,000 abandoned vehicles choking roads Despite HC snub, civic bodies fail to remove such automobiles There are enforcement wings to deal with such vehicles, said YS MANN, spokesperson for east and north civic bodies As road infrastructure hasn't kept pace... Read more.. |
IIT-H, KIIT-Bhubaneshwar researchers develop bio-bricksBy : Sustainability ..., Oct 17, 2019
Sangareddy: Researchers from Indian Institute of Technology-Hyderabad (IIT-H) and School of Architecture, Kalinga Institute of Industrial Technology Bhubaneshwar, (KIIT) have developed bio-bricks for construction from agricultural waste products. Their development serves the... Read more.. Subject Tags: agricultural waste , air pollution , bio bricks , Carbon dioxide emissions , carbon negative , energy efficient , IITs , industrial waste |
Arvind Kejriwal announces task force to monitor implementation of C40 clean air declarationBy : Sustainability ..., Oct 14, 2019
Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal on Friday attended the C40 Cities Summit in Copenhagen through a video link and announced formation of a special task force to monitor implementation of 'Clean Air Cities Declaration' signed at the meet. He was scheduled to travel to... Read more.. Subject Tags: air pollution , Clean air pollution , climate action , Environmental Policy , sustainable future |
Monitoring and farm incentives by Centre made air cleaner in Delhi: Prakash JavadekarBy : Sustainability ..., Oct 9, 2019
Saying that measures undertaken by the BJP-led central government had improved Delhi’s air quality, Union Minister for Environment, Forest and Climate Change Prakash Javadekar Monday listed a slew of measures — from a robust air quality monitoring network to steps for curbing... Read more.. Subject Tags: air pollution , air quality , air quality monitoring , Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) , PM emissions |
Ahead of Diwali, govt launches eco-friendly crackers to fight air pollutionBy : Sustainability ..., Oct 7, 2019
As concerns over air-pollution loom ahead of Diwali, Union Health Minister Dr Harsh Vardhan on Saturday launched eco-friendly green firecrackers, which have been manufactured in India and are available in markets for sellers and consumers. The Union Minister today announced... Read more.. |
Helping India breathe betterBy : Sustainability ..., Oct 1, 2019
Pollution, a major contributor to climate change, is a growing concern in India as it is around the world. India faces one of the highest disease burdens from air pollution in the world with an estimated 100 per cent of the population living in areas with PM2.5 concentrations... Read more.. |
PM Modi pledges to more than double India's non-fossil fuel target to 450 GWBy : Sustainability ..., Sep 24, 2019
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday gave a clarion call for a "global people's movement" to bring about a behavioral change to deal with climate change as he made a path-breaking pledge to more than double India's non-fossil fuel target to 450 gigawatts. In his... Read more.. |