Shakti Pumps (India) announced that the Government of India has announced a mega scheme namely Pradhan Mantri Kisan Urja Suraksha Evam Uttham Mahabhiyan (PM-KUSUM) with an objective to scale up use of
There is no need for a fresh parliamentary enactment to arm the government with more powers to check pollution and protect the environment. All the powers needed for the purpose are there in the
Sathe: The Congress Working Committee has asked party president Sonia Gandhi and former finance minister Manmohan Singh to examine a proposal by senior Congress leader and former Union minister
Flyash industry has asked for special fiscal incentives to promote speedy utilisation of the environmentally hazardous flyash wastes generated by the coal-based thermal power
An experts' panel of the Tata Energy Research Institute(Teri) has suggested recast of the environment-related tax structure and introduction of market-based instruments to check pollution and promote
The Supreme Court has asked the ministry of environment and forests to close down illegal saw mills in the reserved forest and suspend licences of units that carry out non-forest activities. The
The Government has proposed 11 slabs of fees for processing industrial applications seeking to set up new units that will discharge effluents or release gases. The fees will also apply to existing
A team of senior United Nations (UN) officials, representing the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species(CITES) is visiting India for four days from January 23 to discuss strategies
Delhi-based LUCHEM Ltd, which manufactures eco-friendly wood board substitutes using agro-wastes, plans to use the clean development mechanism (CDM) of the Kyoto Protocol, 19997, to fund the proposed
Delhi has topped the seven northern states in terms of productivity of labour and capital. It also has the second lowest cost of capital among the states in the region. This was stated in the Annual
The Indian Council of Agriculture Research (ICAR) has launched two five-year projects under the Jan Vigyan National Science and Technology Mission to enhance output and productivity of life support
