MC to produce power from waste
With the deadlock between the Chandigarh Municipal Corporation and the Jaypee Group over the garbage processing plant at Dadu Majra yet to be solved, the MC has now decided to generate power from solid
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NDMC to strictly implement water harvesting provision
With water woes plaguing in many parts of North Delhi Municipal Corporation (NDMC), the civic body has decided to “strictly” implement the provision of water harvesting as per building bye—laws in plots
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AMC staff pledge to keep environment clean
ALLAHABAD: The employees and officers of Allahabad Municipal Corporation took a pledge to keep the environment clean on the occasion of 'cleanliness fortnight' organised under Swachh Bharat Mission, on
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Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding solid waste management, Gurgaon, Haryana, 14/03/2019
<p>Order of the National Green Tribunal in the Vivek Kamboj & Others Vs Union of India & Others dated 14/03/2019. The issue for consideration is the remedial measures against contamination of ground
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New CSR rules to come into force from April 1
Funds given to political parties will not count as corporate social responsibility activity The much-awaited rules for the new ‘corporate social responsibility’ (CSR) regime were notified on Thursday, under which companies with sizable businesses would need to spend a minimum 2 per cent of net profit for the benefit of the society.
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Govt notifies corporate social responsibility rules
The Government today notified rules for corporate social responsibility that has in its ambit a wide range of activities including livelihood enhancement projects and steps for the benefit of armed forces
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SDMC initiates plantation drive to curb pollution
Amidst growing concerns over pollution enveloping the entire city, the South Delhi Municipal Corporation is initiating a plantation drive across its 104 wards. The newly-elected standing committee chairman
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Birla Corp unit hits green hurdle on limestone mining
Birla Corporation stocks tanked more than 6% after ban on limestone mining near the Bassi Wildlife Sanctuary The Birla Corporation stock tanked more than 6 per cent on Monday after the National Green
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NHPC to shift its focus to J&K, HP
Encouraged by the Union government, public sector power company NHPC Limited has turned its focus to northern states, especially Jammu & Kashmir and Himachal Pradesh, to help push their rural growth.
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Govt to set up two firms to push renewables projects
The Government has decided to set up two special purpose vehicles (SPVs), headed by ONGC and Indian Oil Corporation (IOC), to set up renewable projects. Currently, companies are doing it individually.
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Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding unscientific dumping of municipal solid waste by Mira Bhayendar Municipal Corporation at Pali Uttan village, Mumbai Metropolitan Region, 03/02/2017
<p><img alt="" src="http://cdn.downtoearth.org.in/dte/userfiles/images/31_20120915.jpg" style="width: 320px; height: 184px; margin: 14px; float: left;" />National Green Tribunal (Western Zone Bench, Pune)
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This business school is working to straighten PET waste management
The campaign is aimed towards seeking the truth about the current journey of PET bottles from rack to recycle. Business school MDI Gurgaon, in collaboration with Volunteer4India (platform for people
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Decentralised renewable energy producers can help relieve pressure on the grid
A new study commissioned by the South African Wind Energy Association (SAWEA) reflects on opportunities for corporates, municipalities, and intensive power users looking for affordable and low carbon ways
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Patna: Plastic bags back in market despite ban
PATNA: It’s not even three months since the state government’s ban in urban areas, plastic polythene bags are back in use in the city markets by street vendors and the general storekeepers. The Patna
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No garbage bins in Trichy from April
TRICHY: Even as 90% of the garbage bins positioned in the city have been taken off already, the city corporation plans to remove the remaining bins too and in the process become the first city in the state
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Cholera, diarrhea present deadly risk to tens of thousands of children- UNICEF
The UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) is calling for funds to help provide clean water and sanitation to vulnerable communities. Yemen is in the grip of the world's worst outbreak of cholera, but diarrhea
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Plastic burning continues in Visakhapatnam
Visakhapatnam: Despite repeated appeals from residents and the Greater Visakhapatnam Municipal Corporation (GVMC), burning of plastic waste continues unabated in the city. Ironically, civic workers themselves
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NGT members inspect waste collection practices
Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike staff part of the team Members of the Regional Monitoring Committee (South) of the National Green Tribunal (NGT) and officials from Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike
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Govt nod to NHPC acquiring Lanco's Teesta hydro project
The government Thursday approved a proposal for state-run hydro power giant NHPC to take over debt-laden Lanco's 500 MW Teesta hydro-electric power project in Sikkim. "Cabinet Committee on Economic
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CPCB report on legacy waste management, 31/01/2020
<p>Status report on bio-remediation of Bhalswa, Gazipur and Okhla dumpsites of Delhi in the matter of O.A. No. 519 of 2019 dated 31/01/2020. The report was in pursuance to the National Green Tribunal (NGT)