This brochure offers decision-makers in the real estate and energy industries, as well as urban and municipal developers, a broad overview of the topics of decentralised energy generation and supply, and raises awareness of the goal of decarbonisation by 2050 at the latest. The advancing digitalization in the construction and …
As Dwarka sub-city continues to battle chronic water shortage, there are two things that the residents can certainly be proud of – the two revived water bodies at Sector 20 and Sector 23. The two water bodies have been brought to life by the concerted efforts of Environmentalist Diwan Singh, …
Sum is half of Coal India's CSR fund & comes in wake of PM's call to India Inc State-run miner Coal India has said it will spend `. 235 crore for providing sanitation in schools and underprivileged homes during the current fiscal, dedicating as much as half of the funds …
As part of the Green Kumbh campaign, around 200 students of KN Kela School on Monday formed a human chain and performed street plays from the school at Jail Road to Sant Janardan Bridge to spread awareness about the environment and river pollution. While hearing the public interest litigation (PIL) …
Rs 42-cr DUSIB plan to improve sanitation in Jhuggi Jhompri clusters The Delhi Urban Shelter Improvement Board (DUSIB) has decided to provide toilet facilities to all the slum dwellers under a sanitation strategy. The chief executive officer of DUSIB, Amar Nath, said that the board has planned to upgrade the …
Itanagar: Setting an example, the Arunachal Pradesh Environment and Forest Department has achieved 70 per cent afforestation in the state at a time when forest areas are decreasing alarmingly in the country. The afforestation programme was undertaken under the State Compensatory Afforestation Fund Management and Planning Authority in 2010 in …
The National Green Tribunal has stated that apparently “the laws were thrown to the winds” for construction of flood protection wall along the Song river in the Motichur range of the Rajaji National Park to protect the Gohri Mafi village from the threat of flood. Hearing on an application filed …
A study by an NGO concluded that industrial pollution in the capital has increased due to flouting of norms by industrial units in Delhi. The study by Toxic Link, an environmental NGO, also gave details on how the groundwater has been contaminated by waste from these industries. As per the …
Madhya Pradesh forest officials have again got on camera a Rajasthan tiger T-38 in Kuno-Palpur sanctuary where Gir lions from Gujarat are proposed to be shifted. Its dominance in the area has now become a cause of concern for the two states. State forest officials are more worried over its …
Waste Warriors, a local NGO, has joined hands with Microsoft and Nokia to conduct a revolutionary educational programme for schools named ‘Create to Inspire’. Seventy schools in Dehradun have been chosen for participation in the six-month programme. The focus of the initiative, fully funded by Microsoft, is to provide guidance …
Over 9,000 cases of HIV have been detected so far in Assam, the State government said today. In a written reply in the Assembly on behalf of the Health Minister, State Agriculture Minister Nilamani Sen Deka said that as on March 31, 2014, a total of 9,110 cases of HIV …
Industrial pollution, in varying forms ranging from lead acid battery recycling to landfill sites, has been affecting Delhi’s residents in adverse ways, as noted by a study of pollution hotspots by NGO Toxics Link. The most worrying aspect, the study notes, is the manner in which such pollutants seep into …
The civic body is considering a proposal to provide ‘special subsidy’ of Rs 15,000 per house for housing scheme for urban poor as the developers and non governmental organizations, which are responsible for the construction of these houses, have expressed their inability to complete the project due to cost escalation. …
While certain people appreciated the court order and subsequent police directive to keep the sound levels below 65 decibels, it has not gone down well with another segment. This came to the fore during the Kranti Daud, organised by local NGO Apan Sare at Khewra Circle on Sunday. The event …
New Delhi : The National Green Tribunal has banned new construction within 100 metres on both sides of Braj Parikrama route, spanning across three states of Uttar Pradesh, Haryana and Rajasthan by declaring it as ‘No Development Zone’. Braj Parikrama route spans across the Mathura district of Uttar Pradesh, part …
Dhaka Wasa on Wednesday signed a deal with four NGOs to provide water connections to Sattola slum in the city’s Mohakhali area. Engr Taqsem A Khan, managing director of Dhaka Wasa, and representatives from Dustha Shasthya Kendra (DSK), Nagar Sheba, NDBUS and Bangladesh Association for Social Advancement (BASA) signed the …
Decision Taken After Protests By Model Colony Residents The proposal to cut down about 50 trees in the Model colony area will be scrapped following protests from the citizens. The decision was taken at a meeting between the citizens and the Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) on Tuesday . “A group …
In a letter to the Prime Minister, the Environment Minister and other officials, several NGOs and individuals have protested the reconstitution of the National Board of Wildlife (NBWL) which has only two non-official members in place of 10 and one quasi-government organisation in place of five independent NGOs. In the …
MORADABAD: The Peetal Nagri (brass city) has become a hotbed for unauthorized e-waste recycling. Global recession and the decreasing demand for brass products in the West forced the manufacturers and the handicraft workers to adopt the hazardous e-waste recycling to earn their livelihood. E-waste contains PVC, used in circuit boards, …
The toll in the Malin landslide rose to 105 on Sunday, with rescue teams recovering 23 more bodies from under the debris since morning. According to National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) and Pune district administration officials, nearly 55 villagers are still feared to be trapped under the debris, which consists …
The Goa coastal zone management authority (GCZMA) received a total of 611 complaints of alleged illegal constructions in the no-development zone of Goa's coast for the period between January 1, 2011 till June 30, 2014, environment minister Alina Saldanha disclosed to the Goa legislative assembly on Wednesday. Replying to a …
