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Success of electric buses touches new heights, 2.14L passengers avail services in 18 monthsBy : Sustainability ..., Nov 11, 2019
The success of electric buses in New Town is going up by leaps and bounds with more than 2.14 lakh passengers availing the services in the past 18 months. Three electric buses were introduced in the township on May 1, 2018. Debashis Sen, chairman of the Housing Infrastructure... Read more.. |
Employment, environment burning issue in cool Nilgiris in Tamil NaduBy : Sustainability ..., Apr 10, 2019
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Freshwater pollution will be prime cause of death by 2050, warns UN reportBy : Sustainability ..., Mar 15, 2019
Pollutants in our freshwater systems will see anti-microbial resistance become the number one cause of death by 2050, warns a landmark UN report compiled produced by 250 scientists from 70... Read more.. |
India proposes more than $12 billion of pollution-reducing incentivesBy : Sustainability ..., Feb 18, 2019
India has proposed incentives worth 885 billion rupees ($12.4 billion) to encourage power plants to install equipment to curb emissions and to develop infrastructure for electric vehicles (EVs), a government statement said on Friday. The bulk of... Read more.. Subject Tags: air pollution mitigation , clean energy transition , Electric Vehicles (EV) , environmental pollution , India |
Punjab govt inks MoU with Virgo Corp for biofuel projectBy : Sustainability ..., Feb 13, 2019
The Punjab government Monday signed an MoU with a Delhi-based company for a Rs 630-crore biofuel projectwhich will produce renewable fuel from rice husk. Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh said that the project would go a long way in containing... Read more.. Subject Tags: biofuel , environmental pollution , Honeywell , India , National Clean Air Campaign (NCAP) , renewable fuel , Virgo Corp |
NOIDA authority collaborates with HCL foundation for solid waste managementBy : Sustainability ..., Jan 9, 2019
The New Okhla Industrial Development Authority (NOIDA) Monday entered into a pact with the HCL Foundation for solid waste management in the city, which generates around 600 metric tonnes of... Read more.. Subject Tags: environmental pollution , HCL Foundation , MoU , NOIDA , solid waste management , waste segregation |
Government’s plan to scrap old, polluting vehicles runs into roadblockBy : Sustainability ..., Jul 25, 2018
The Union road transport and highways ministry’s ambitious vehicle scrapping policy, which proposed a mandatory cap of 20 years on the life of all commercial vehicles starting in 2020, has hit a... Read more.. |
IRDAI acts tough, says no vehicle insurance without pollution certificateBy : Sustainability ..., Jul 10, 2018
Acting tough on those violating emission norms, Insurance... Read more.. Subject Tags: environmental pollution , pollution under control |
Mandi Gobindgarh to be made pollution-freeBy : sustainabilityo..., Jul 12, 2017
The district administration has chalked out a comprehensive plan to make Mandi Gobindgarh pollution-free. This was stated by Kanwalpreet Brar, Deputy Commissioner, Fatehgarh Sahib, while... Read more.. |
NGT pulls up states for not giving action plan on Municipal Solid WasteBy : sustainabilityo..., Feb 9, 2017
Most of the states on Tuesday faced the ire of the National Green Tribunal for not complying with its order directing them to file detailed action plan to show how municipal solid waste (MSW)... Read more.. |