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A zero-waste colony in east Delhi decided to be implemented by East Delhi Municipal Corporation

By : sustainabilityo..., Dec 12, 2016

East Delhi Municipal Corporation has decided to implement a zerowaste management plan in Vasundhara Enclave and make it a model colony. The idea is to ensure that no dumping and littering is...

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NGT bans use of disposable plastic in Delhi-NCR with effect from January 1

By : sustainabilityo..., Dec 5, 2016

The National Green Tribunal today banned the use of disposable plastic in Delhi and NCR with effect from January 1, 2017 and directed the city government to take steps to reduce dumped waste....

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Jakson to install rooftop solar power plant at Rashtrapati Bhawan

By : sustainabilityo..., Nov 30, 2016

Jakson Group today said it has secured a contract to install a rooftop solar plant of 508 kWp capacity at the Rashtrapati Bhawan.

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Delhi govt plans 20 centres to monitor PM 2.5 and PM 10

By : sustainabilityo..., Nov 28, 2016

Authorities in the national capital plan to have around 20 monitoring stations that will exclusively measure the levels of ultrafine particulates PM 2.5 and PM 10, the dominant pollutants in...

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Indo-Swiss building energy efficiency project extended to 2021

By : sustainabilityo..., Nov 28, 2016

Switzerland and India have inked a pact to extend the Indo-Swiss Building Energy Efficiency Project (BEEP) by five years till 2021, based on successes achieved by the project in the first phase...

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Hungry bacteria can help extract energy from sewage

By : sustainabilityo..., Nov 28, 2016

Domestic sewage containing organic wastes, mainly from toilets and kitchens, may prove to be a source of energy that can be harvested by using hungry bacteria, scientists say....

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ZDHC releases Wastewater Guidelines for sustainability

By : sustainabilityo..., Nov 28, 2016

The Zero Discharge of Hazardous Chemicals (ZDHC) programme, a collaboration of 22 leading brands, 13 value chain affiliates and 7 associates, has released its Wastewater Guidelines, a unified...

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Graphene Solar Absorber Could Enable Cheap Thermal Desalination

By : sustainabilityo..., Nov 23, 2016

To those uninitiated to the costs of thermal desalination of water, the idea of simply vaporizing water to take out the impurities seems like it would offer a limitless supply of fresh water...

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World likely to cross 1.2°C global warming level this year

By : sustainabilityo..., Nov 15, 2016

World Meteorological Organisation shows record temperature rise in Status of the Global Climate in 2016 report

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Indian pavilion at climate change summit Marrakech in Morocco discusses on afforestation

By : sustainabilityo..., Nov 11, 2016

Three special sessions, focusing on initiatives taken on afforestation and sustainable transportation in the country, was organised at the Indian pavilion on the third day of the crucial global...

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