Sustainability Outlook Headlines

Meghalaya seeks Assam cooperation to produce energy from waste

Power-starved Meghalaya wants to jointly produce energy with Assam from waste and garbage generated by the two neighbouring states.

"I had shared my idea with Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal to jointly produce energy from toxic waste and garbage," Meghalaya Chief Minister Mukul Sangma said.

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Germany offers technological solutions for Smart City Mission

Germany today offered its expertise in city planning and technological solutions that its firms can provide in energy, water, waste treatment and traffic sectors for the Centre’s Smart City Mission.

“Germany brings to the table not only decades of expertise and experience in city planning, but also technological solutions that German companies have to offer in the area of energy, water, waste treatment and... Read more..

Reservoirs play substantial role in global warming

Washington State University researchers say the world’s reservoirs are an underappreciated source of greenhouse gases, producing the equivalent of roughly 1 gigaton of carbon dioxide a year, or 1.3 percent of all greenhouse gases produced by humans.

That’s more greenhouse gas production than all of Canada.

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Haryana to set up centre for research on Saraswati river

The Haryana government approved Rs 20 lakh to set up a centre for research on Saraswati river in Kurukshetra University.

The decision was taken after the Haryana Saraswati Heritage Development Board, which met under the chairmanship of chief minister Manohar Lal Khattar in Chandigarh.

Khattar said that... Read more..

Gem Enviro ties up with Sybly Industries Ltd. for its latest recycled yarn brand – SyGreen

Gem Enviro Management, a Delhi-based packaging scrap management company that provides scrap management solutions, announces its exclusive partnership with Sybly Industries Ltd. for the latter’s latest recycled yarn brand – SyGreen. As a part of the association, Gem would look after the marketing of Sybly’s new product range in polyester yarn under its latest brand SyGreen that was launch earlier this month.

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Centre starts programme to promote energy efficiency

The Centre has launched a programme to improve efficiency in energy use in bulk water supply, public lighting, transportation and domestic consumption in cities and towns across the country, it was announced on Wednesday.

The Ministry of Urban Development has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the Energy Efficiency Services Limited (EESL), a public sector company, in this regard, said an official... Read more..

Delhi HC refuses to stay e-waste management rules for CFL manufacturers

The Delhi High Court on Wednesday refused to stay the applicability of the E-Waste (Management) Rules-2016 on manufacturers of compact fluorescent lamps (CFLs).

A Bench passed the order on an application filed by the Electric Lamp & Component Manufacturers Association of India, seeking exemption from the applicability of the 2016 rules, expected to come into force on October 1.

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Himachal officials summoned over industrial pollution

The Himachal Pradesh High Court on Wednesday directed the Pollution Control Board Chief to be in the court during the next hearing of the case related to rising pollution in the industrial town of Nalagarh on October 5.

It also directed the Deputy Commissioner of Solan to file a reply within one week.

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Solar sourcing: India to buy time to implement WTO decision

India’s negotiating skills at the multilateral trade body WTO will be put to test as it tries to buy time for implementing the recent verdict against local content requirement in the Jawaharlal Nehru National Solar Mission.

With the appellate body of the World Trade Organisation ruling in favour of the US, which had complained against the compulsory domestic sourcing of solar panels and modules for power... Read more..

Solid waste plant to start functioning from October 4

The Ghaziabad Municipal Corporation, which is battling the issue of civic waste disposal, is all set to get its own solid waste treatment plant. According to GMC officials, the plant is ready at Pratap Vihar landfill site and will become operational from October 4. Constructed at a cost of Rs 4 crore, the plant will initially have a capacity to treat only 300 metric tons of waste. Depending on its efficacy, more waste will be treated in days to come.

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Corp admits to polluting river, groundwater in Brahmapuram

In a major revelation, the corporation had stated that the leachate from the solid waste treatment plant at Brahmapuram had been contaminating the Kadambrayar River as well the groundwater systems in the surrounding areas.

The local body made this admission in the tariff proposal petition filed for the sale of power to KSEB from the waste-to-energy (WTE) plant at Brahmapuram. The petition is now with the... Read more..

YES Bank to raise Rs 330 cr via green infra bonds

Private lender YES Bank today said it will raise about Rs 330 crore (USD 50 million) by issuing a 7-year term green infrastructure bond to FMO, the Dutch Development Bank, on a private placement basis.

"FMO will be investing in Yes Bank's bonds through FMO's own sustainable bonds. The definitive agreement was signed today at the fourth edition of FMO's Future of Finance conference being held in Katwijk, the... Read more..