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Maharashtra to clean-up Ulhas river, as conveyed to NGT

By : sustainabilityo..., Dec 8, 2016

The Ulhas river clean-up will be taken up under the state government's Amrut scheme. The Ulhas and Waldhuni rivers cover 122 km long stretch. The Ulhas river originates in the Sahyadri hills at...

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Climate Change: Nagaland pitches project for Intended Nationally Determined Contribution (INDC)

By : sustainabilityo..., Dec 7, 2016

Nagaland has also submitted to the central government a project for capacity building as part of the Intended Nationally Determined Contribution (INDC) movement, which, in this case, concerns...

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Ajmer forms board for smart city project

By : sustainabilityo..., Dec 7, 2016

The Ajmer Smart City Limited (ASCL) will revamp the road that leads from Jaipur to Ajmer. This was decided in the first meeting of ASCL organised on Tuesday. Principal secretary Manjit Singh...

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Subject Tags: Urban Development

India in talks to build Hyperloop; two Indian companies involved in the project

By : sustainabilityo..., Dec 7, 2016

For the past two weeks, Transport Minister Nitin Gadkari has had a piece of paper on his desk, waiting for a signature that could lead to people being able to travel from Chennai to Bengaluru in...

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Paris implements 24-hour odd-even scheme to combat emissions

By : sustainabilityo..., Dec 6, 2016

Rocketing air pollution in Paris, France has again prompted police to implement their 24-hour odd-even license plate scheme to try and cut vehicle emissions by half.

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Notice served on effluent treatment plant in Baddi

By : sustainabilityo..., Dec 6, 2016

The State Pollution Control Board today served a notice on the management of Kenduwala-based Common Effluent Treatment Plant (CETP) in the Baddi industrial area for failing to ensure treatment...

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NGT raps pollution control board for laxity in Kanpur

By : sustainabilityo..., Nov 25, 2016

Taking a tough stand against pollution control authorities of UP regarding discharge of effluents from tanneries in Jajmau in Kanpur, a bench of the National Green Tribunal (NGT), headed by...

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PEC to create pollution profile of Chandigarh city

By : sustainabilityo..., Nov 25, 2016

PEC University of Technology will develop air and sound quality friendly route recommendation system for the city. The university has bagged a research project entitled 'City Probe: A city-scale...

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Climate proofing: Himachal prepares $150 million plan to manage natural water resources

By : sustainabilityo..., Nov 22, 2016

Recognising the challenge to its water resources in the face of climate change, Himachal Pradesh has drawn-up a USD 150 million project to manage the state’s stressed water ecology and restore...

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House panel in Dharamshala reviews smart city projects

By : sustainabilityo..., Nov 21, 2016

The ongoing developmental projects in the town were reviewed by a sub-ordinate committee of Himachal Pradesh Vidhan Sabha on Saturday.

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Subject Tags: Urban Development