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Cochin Shipyard gets green certification

By : Sustainability ..., Oct 12, 2020

The public sector Cochin Shipyard Limited (CSL) has been certified by the Confederation of Indian Industries (CII) for the GreenCo Silver rating, which has made it arguably the first in the...

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India & World Bank sign $450m loan to improve groundwater mgmt in 7 states

By : Sustainability ..., Feb 18, 2020

The Government of India and the World Bank today signed a $450 million loan agreement to support the national programme to arrest the country’s depleting groundwater levels and strengthen groundwater institutions. The World Bank-supported Atal Bhujal Yojana (ABHY) – National...

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Jal Shakti Abhiyan implemented in 5,807 village panchayats in TN

By : Sustainability ..., Oct 25, 2019

The Tamil Nadu government is implementing the Jal Shakti Abhiyan, a campaign for water conservation, in 5,807 village panchayats spread over 249 rural blocks, official sources told PTI on Thursday. They claimed the state is performing better than others on construction of...

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India aware of responsibility towards securing better future for Earth: Jal Shakti Min

By : Sustainability ..., Sep 25, 2019

New Delhi, Union Jal Shakti Minister Gajendra Singh Sekhawat on Tuesday said India is aware of its responsibility towards securing a better future for ‘our planet and we are determined to do the needful for accomplishing this goal’. The theme of this year’s India Water week...

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Climate change efforts lacking: PM

By : Sustainability ..., Sep 25, 2019

Prime Minister Narendra Modi today expressed dissatisfaction with the current global efforts to combat climate change and called a comprehensive approach covering everything from education to values and from lifestyle to developmental philosophy. “What we need is a global...

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ADB willing to lend over $12 billion to India over the next three years

By : Sustainability ..., Aug 30, 2019

The Asian Development Bank (ADB) said it was ready to commit over $12 billion in lending to India over the next three years (2020-22), pledging support to the Narendra Modi-led government’s new flagship initiatives such as the Jal Jeevan Mission. This was conveyed during a...

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Mission Paani launch event today: News18's awareness campaign could be key in preventing a nationwide water crisis

By : Sustainability ..., Aug 28, 2019

The water crisis in Chennai, and droughts witnessed in Maharashtra and several other states this year, are likely to heighten if India fails take efforts to conserve water and replenish the low...

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PM addresses G7 Summit’s session on Climate, Biodiversity and Oceans

By : Sustainability ..., Aug 27, 2019

Prime Minister Narendra Modi addressed the session on ‘Biodiversity, Oceans, Climate.’ He highlighted India’s large scale efforts towards eliminating single use plastic, conserving water,...

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Hindustan Unilever’s water conservation project reaches 51 districts

By : Sustainability ..., Aug 6, 2019

Hindustan Unilever Foundation (HUF) initiated Water for Public Good under Water Conservation Project which reached to over 5,000 villages in 51 districts, 10 states and 2 union territories...

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Nature Conservation Day 2019: Mission Pani could be key to preventing a nationwide water crisis

By : Sustainability ..., Jul 29, 2019

The water crisis in Chennai, and droughts witnessed in Maharashtra and several other states this year, are likely to heighten if India fails take efforts to conserve water and replenish the low...

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