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68 crore earmarked for solid waste management by Bhubaneswar Municipal CorporationBy : sustainabilityo..., Mar 7, 2017
While the city waits for the March 17 announcement of the results of the Swachh Sarvekshan, the Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation's draft budget for 2017-18 has seen an allocation of Rs 68 crore... Read more.. Subject Tags: solid waste management , Sustainable Development |
Shimla to generate power from waste from April 1By : sustainabilityo..., Mar 6, 2017
From April 1, tourist town Shimla would be the first hill station to generate electricity from waste. From March 20 onwards the trial run of garbage processing plant would start. National Green... Read more.. |
Use Solid Waste In Constructing Highways: Delhi GovernorBy : sustainabilityo..., Mar 3, 2017
Concerned over all three landfill sites in the national capital running out of their capacity, Lt Governor Anil Baijal has pitched for use of solid waste in constructing highways.... Read more.. |
Kolkata Environment Impact Investment Project's Second Phase To Start SoonBy : sustainabilityo..., Mar 3, 2017
The second phase of Kolkata Environment Impact Investment Project (KIIP) will start shortly, state Urban Development minister Firhad Hakim said on Thursday. ... Read more.. |
Govt calls for change in India's entire urban eco-systemBy : sustainabilityo..., Mar 3, 2017
With half the country's population on course to live in urban centres in the next 15-20 years, there is a pressing need to improve the entire ecosystem of urbanisation, the government said on... Read more.. |
Industry should make sustainable plastics for infrastructure: Suresh PrabhuBy : sustainabilityo..., Mar 2, 2017
As part of an effort to grow while preserving the fragile environment, industry should try and make sustainable plastics for developing infrastructure, said Suresh Prabhu, Minister for Railways... Read more.. |
Coastal Gujarat Power Ltd (CGPL) inaugurates waste segregation centre in GujaratBy : sustainabilityo..., Mar 2, 2017
Tata Power today said its subsidiary Coastal Gujarat Power Ltd (CGPL) has inaugurated a waste segregation centre under the Rural Solid Waste Management Programme at Tunda village, Gujarat.... Read more.. |
Bengal government draws up green city blueprintBy : sustainabilityo..., Mar 1, 2017
The Mamata Banerjee government has come up with an operation guideline on the 'Green Cities Mission' for all the urban local bodies of the state. The government has allocated Rs 456 crore from... Read more.. |
CCEA approves 40,000 MW solar park schemeBy : sustainabilityo..., Feb 23, 2017
In a major push for solar power development in the country, a cabinet panel on Wednesday approved increasing the capacity of solar parks and projects from 20,000 MW to 40,000 MW.... Read more.. Subject Tags: Solar Park , Sustainable Development |
UN Environment starts campaign to end marine litterBy : sustainabilityo..., Feb 23, 2017
The UN Environment Programme on Thursday launched an unprecedented global campaign to eliminate major sources of marine litter - microplastics in cosmetics and the excessive, wasteful usage of... Read more.. Subject Tags: environmental protection , global campaign , ocean pollution , Sustainable Development |