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Rewa solar project in Madhya Pradesh receives sub Rs 4/unit bids

By : sustainabilityo..., Feb 10, 2017

Madhya Pradesh government's Rewa ultra mega solar park has received the lowest bid of Rs 3.59 per unit. The tariffs are set to reduce further as the reverse e-auction for the 750-mw solar...

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Indore Municipal Corporation fines IndiGo for littering streets

By : sustainabilityo..., Feb 10, 2017

Indore Municipal Corporation has fined IndiGo Airlines Rs 1,000 for throwing waste on the streets outside the airport. This is perhaps the first time a civic body has fined an airline for...

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Units to turn waste into power planned in Karnataka

By : sustainabilityo..., Feb 9, 2017

Two waste-to-energy units, each with a capacity of 500 tonnes of waste, will come up at Kannahalli and Mavallipura and tenders have been invited for the purpose, Bengaluru Development Minister K...

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Telangana mulls to harness solar power atop water bodies

By : sustainabilityo..., Feb 9, 2017

Telangana government is planning to set up solar power generation system on water bodies, special chief secretary of the state energy department, Ajay Mishra said today.

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IIT Bombay helps Rajasthan tribal communities set up solar manufacturing plant

By : sustainabilityo..., Feb 8, 2017

A solar module manufacturing plant fully owned and operated by local tribal communities is being set up in Dungarpur, Rajasthan with the help of IIT Bombay. 

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661 Street Lights replaced with LED in Chandigarh under SLNP

By : sustainabilityo..., Feb 7, 2017

A total of 661 street lights have been replaced with LED lights under Street Lighting National Programme (SLNP) in Chhattisgarh, the Central Government has informed.

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Solar power to light 147 ashram schools in Odisha

By : sustainabilityo..., Feb 7, 2017

To ensure round-the-clock electricity at remotely located SC, ST ashram schools, the state government has decided to install solar photovoltaic systems at 147 such schools by this year, sources...

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Composting the waste insisted as Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) may buy it in Bengaluru

By : sustainabilityo..., Feb 6, 2017

After various drives to get citizens segregate household garbage, the Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) is going to nudge them to compost waste at home. The incentive: It will be bought...

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MP: CM Shivraj Singh Chouhan announces total ban on polythene bags; lauds SIMI encounter

By : sustainabilityo..., Jan 27, 2017

BHOPAL: Chief Minister Madhya Pradesh in a bid to conserve environment, protect cows and promote cleanliness. 

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Bengaluru: Waste management goes smart in Electronics City

By : sustainabilityo..., Jan 27, 2017

Members of the Electronics City Industrial Township Authority (Elcita) and Sweep Smart of the Netherlands, on Wednesday, launched a smarter solid waste management (SWM) system in the industrial...

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