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By 2022, India vows to stop single-use plasticsBy : sustainabilityo..., Jun 6, 2018
India on the occasion of the World Environment Day on Tuesday pledged to eliminate all single-use plastics (items like carry bags, straws and water bottles among others) from the country by... Read more.. |
IIT Scientists Develop Novel Nano-Composite That Can Clean Polluted AirBy : Sustainability ..., May 29, 2018
Carbon monoxide is a major air pollutant posing threat to human health. A team of scientists led by researcher at the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Gandhinagar have developed a... Read more.. |
CPCB extends deadline for installation of online pollution tracking devices in Delhi-NCRBy : Sustainability ..., May 21, 2018
The Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) has pushed back its deadline for red-category air polluting industries in Delhi-NCR districts to instal online pollution tracking devices to June 30,... Read more.. |
Web-based mapping to identify pollutersBy : sustainabilityo..., May 9, 2018
The pollution control board (PCB) has launched a first-of-its-kind web-based mapping for a waterbody and network of sewers, manholes and drains as part of sanitation survey being undertaken for... Read more.. |
PM2.5 in Mumbai in 2017 was six times the safe limit: SAFAR studyBy : sustainabilityo..., May 7, 2018
The level of particulate matter (PM) 2.5 – a pollutant that can enter the lungs and cause health ailments – in the city in 2017 was 60µg/m3, six times the World Health Organization’s (WHO)... Read more.. Subject Tags: air pollutants , pollution |
New procedure to reduce pollution from coal-fired power plantsBy : sustainabilityo..., Apr 23, 2018
Coal, as a source of energy, is firmly out of favour now due to climate change considerations. Most countries, including India, have plans to phase out coal over the next few decades. India, in... Read more.. |
Ministry calls for time-bound execution of clean air planBy : sustainabilityo..., Apr 20, 2018
Amid green organisations voicing concern over the absence of pollution reduction targets, the Union Environment Ministry on Thursday called for time-bound implementation of the National Clean... Read more.. |
Plans afoot to reduce pollution in Mandi Gobindgarh: Deputy CommissionerBy : sustainabilityo..., Apr 20, 2018
The most polluted industrial town of Punjab, Mandi Gobindgarh, will be made clean. An action plan for implementing various steps to make the town pollution-free has been prepared and implemented... Read more.. |
Polymer ‘sponge’ can clean up oil spillsBy : sustainabilityo..., Apr 20, 2018
Scientists have developed a polymer sponge, using waste products from the petroleum and refining industries, that can quickly soak up crude oil from marine spills. ... Read more.. |
Single-use plastics could be banned in England next yearBy : sustainabilityo..., Apr 19, 2018
Cotton buds, plastic drinking straws and other single-use plastics could be banned from sale in England next year in the next phase of the campaign to try to halt the pollution of the world’s... Read more.. Subject Tags: international news , ocean pollution , plastics , pollution , river pollution , single-use plastics |