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Centre's ambitious oil & gas output target hits environment hurdleBy : Sustainability ..., Dec 19, 2019
India’s ambitious target to increase domestic oil and gas production has hit the environment roadblock now. Several assets under the discovered small fields rounds (DSF I & II) and open acreage licensing policy (OALP) are facing hurdles in getting clearances from... Read more.. Subject Tags: crude oil , environmental clearance , environmental impact , Ministry of Environment , natural gas , oil and gas |
‘Will take lesser time than Beijing to improve air quality’By : Sustainability ..., Nov 25, 2019
Environment Minister Prakash Javadekar on Friday exuded confidence that the country will take less time than the 15 years taken by Beijing to improve air quality in the national capital. Responding to a discussion on “air pollution and climate change”, the minister said a... Read more.. |
40% plastic waste littered on India's streets: Javadekar in Lok SabhaBy : Sustainability ..., Nov 25, 2019
As much as 40 per cent of plastic waste collected in India remains uncollected and littered on the streets, Union Minister of Environment, Forest and Climate Change Prakash Javadekar told the Lok Sabha on November 22, 2019. A whopping 25,940 tonnes per day of plastic waste is... Read more.. Subject Tags: Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) , Ministry of Environment , plastic alternatives , plastic ban , plastic waste , pyrolysis |
Environment Ministry secy reiterates commitment to tackle climate changeBy : Sustainability ..., Feb 8, 2019
Climate change is a reality which needs to be tackled at the ground level, a top government officialThursday said while inaugurating a workshop on global environment facility (GEF) in... Read more.. |