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Centre readies report card on status of Prime Minister Modi’s promisesBy : sustainabilityo..., Aug 16, 2017
The government has prepared a report card on the status of promises made by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in his Independence Day address last year, identifying areas like rural roads, health, energy, welfare of farmers, tribals and freedom fighters as the focal points. ... Read more.. Subject Tags: government intervention , solar energy |
Swachh Bharat: Funds for treating solid waste cut 46 per centBy : sustainabilityo..., Apr 20, 2017
As Swachh Bharat Mission reaches the halfway mark of implementation, the Centre has decided to halve the expenditure on solid waste management, the biggest head of the cleanliness drive. ... Read more.. |
‘Onus on Centre to recycle waste paper’By : sustainabilityo..., Mar 24, 2017
The Union Government should come out with norms at the earliest to recover and recycle waste paper, according to PG Mukundan, secretary general of Indian Agro and Recycled Paper Mills... Read more.. |
Government sets target to triple nuclear power generation by 2024By : sustainabilityo..., Mar 23, 2017
Nuclear power generation capacity in the country is expected to reach nearly 15,000 MW by 2024 as the government has expedited the process of setting up new plants, Lok Sabha was informed today... Read more.. Subject Tags: government intervention , nuclear power |
India-Bangladesh-Russia civil nuclear power cooperation on the cardsBy : sustainabilityo..., Mar 23, 2017
India and Bangladesh are expected to sign a civilian nuclear deal during Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s visit to India from April 7-10. This will lead to trilateral cooperation with Russia,... Read more.. |
Odisha keeps keen eye on biomedical waste facility in hospitalsBy : sustainabilityo..., Feb 16, 2017
With the State extending the biomedical waste management programme to all Government-run hospitals, the health facilities have been asked to obtain authorisation from the Odisha State Pollution... Read more.. |
China to levy new taxes in bid to strengthen fight against pollutionBy : sustainabilityo..., Dec 26, 2016
China's largely rubber-stamp parliament passed a law on Sunday that will levy specific environmental protection taxes on industry for the first time from 2018, as part of a renewed focus on... Read more.. |