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Railways to kick off waste segregationBy : sustainabilityo..., Sep 21, 2016
Indian Railways will kick off segregation of waste at major railway stations including Chennai Central and Egmore railway stations by providing separate dustbins for collecting biodegradable and... Read more.. |
Australia’s iconic gum trees could be used to create jet fuelBy : sustainabilityo..., Sep 19, 2016
Australian scientists believe they may soon be able to use the country’s iconic gum trees to develop enough renewable jet fuel for up to 5 per cent of the world’ s aviation industry.... Read more.. |
Gujarat to continue with LED distribution scheme: Energy MinisterBy : sustainabilityo..., Sep 19, 2016
Gujarat government will continue to distribute LED bulbs in the state after Prime Minister Narendra Modi lauded the scheme aimed at conserving electricity, Energy Minister Chimanbhai Shapariya... Read more.. |
Saligao waste treatment plant impresses Union ministerBy : sustainabilityo..., Sep 16, 2016
Union minister for environment, forests and climate change, Anil Madhav Dave, on Thursday commended the state government for the work being carried out at the municipal solid waste treatment... Read more.. |
Now, a cleanliness index for villagesBy : sustainabilityo..., Sep 15, 2016
After carrying out cleanliness ranking of major cities and 75 districts, the government will now rank every village on sanitation parameters. Centre has come out with cleanliness index, which... Read more.. Subject Tags: clean India initiative , sustainability |
NMC launches app to get daily garbage collection feedbackBy : sustainabilityo..., Sep 15, 2016
To ensure garbage is collected daily from all households, Nagpur Municipal Corporation (NMC) has launched an app — Swachh Nagpur — on pilot basis for Laxmi Nagar Zone. At the same time, Nagpur... Read more.. |
Govt plans to set up observatories to study impact of climate changeBy : sustainabilityo..., Sep 14, 2016
The Union environment ministry is planning to set up special observatories in various parts of the country as it struggles with insufficient data on the impact of climate change in different... Read more.. Subject Tags: Climate Change , sustainability |
Costa Rica pushes green to cleanBy : sustainabilityo..., Sep 14, 2016
Costa Rica has just gone past yet another clean energy milestone, something other countries can only dream of. For over two months now, the tiny Central American country has not used fossil... Read more.. |
Air pollution cost India 8.5% of its GDP in 2013: studyBy : sustainabilityo..., Sep 12, 2016
Measures to safeguard the environment are often considered to be economic spoilers as they entail putting restrictions on economic activity such as shutting a polluting factory or scrapping old... Read more.. |
No decision yet on ratifying Paris climate change pact: IndiaBy : sustainabilityo..., Sep 9, 2016
India on Thursday made it clear that no decision to ratify the Paris climate change agreement has been taken so far as its domestic processes in this regard were still underway.... Read more.. |