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Netherlands, India announce partnerships on eight tech projectsBy : Sustainability ..., Oct 16, 2019
Governments and institutes from India and Netherlands announced partnerships on eight technology projects including the testing of a flying car developed by a company from Netherlands in Gujarat for border control, policing, and first aid. The other projects include the... Read more.. Subject Tags: Climate Change , Natural Resources , pollution , Smart energy , The Netherlands , water use |
Pollution forces Chennai refinery to shut unitBy : Sustainability ..., Dec 27, 2018
The Central Pollution Control Board has forced a petrochemicals company to shut down one of its two plants in Manali here on Tuesday. The board had served the company a showcase notice on... Read more.. Subject Tags: CPCB , environment protection , petrochemical , pollution , pollution control , waste water |
Niti Aayog sets stiff targets to curb air pollution, pitches for stringent civil penaltiesBy : Sustainability ..., Dec 21, 2018
The central government’s think-tank, Niti Aayog, in its strategy paper ‘New India at 75’, has set ambitious targets to curb air pollution and recommended introduction of “stringent civil... Read more.. |
Central Pollution Control Board directs enforcement authorities to address pollution-related complaints within 24 hoursBy : Sustainability ..., Dec 18, 2018
The Central Pollution Control Board has sent notices to various enforcement authorities, directing them to address complaints on pollution-related activities within 24 hours of their receipt and... Read more.. Subject Tags: air pollution , Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) , enforcement , India , pollution |
India could gain $8 trillion with climate battle: Special WHO reportBy : Sustainability ..., Dec 6, 2018
India can get massive health benefits worth $3- $8 trillion by making efforts to limit global warming to 1.5°C by the end this century, says a special report by the World Health Organisation (... Read more.. Subject Tags: Climate Change , global warming , India , Paris Agreement , pollution , renewable , WHO |
NGT slaps Rs 5-cr fine on govt for ‘failing to combat’ air pollution in Kolkata, HowrahBy : Sustainability ..., Nov 29, 2018
The National Green Tribunal (NGT) Tuesday fined the state government Rs 5 crore for failing to comply with its two-year-old directive to combat air pollution in Kolkata and Howrah.... Read more.. |
Punjab State Power Corporation Limited to set up 65 MW paddy straw power plant in BathindaBy : Sustainability ..., Nov 23, 2018
The Punjab State Power Corporation Limited (PSPCL) is going to set up a 60-65 MW paddy straw-based power plant at the cost of Rs 150 crore. PSPCL’s board of directors (BoD) in a meeting on... Read more.. Subject Tags: bioenergy , Biomass , India , paddy straw , pollution , Punjab State Power Corporation Limited |
UP pollution board issues notices to 300 institutes for violation of waste management rulesBy : Sustainability ..., Nov 14, 2018
The Uttar Pradesh Pollution Control Board (UPPCB) has issued notices to over 300 institutions— including schools, hospitals, hotels private colonies, government bodies and other commercial units... Read more.. Subject Tags: pollution , solid waste management , UP Pollution Board , waste disposal , waste management rules , waste segregation |
CBG plants will be established in three districts in HaryanaBy : Sustainability ..., Nov 12, 2018
Haryana Chief Secretary DS Dhesi on Sunday said that crop residue based Compressed Bio Gas (CBG) plants would be established in three districts of the State namely Kurukshetra, Kaithal and Jind... Read more.. |
Farm fires contribute 33% to Delhi’s PM 2.5By : Sustainability ..., Nov 8, 2018
If you were wondering why the pollution situation had again become grim after two days of relative calm, here’s part of your answer: a change in wind direction has resulted in the capital... Read more.. |