Reply filed by the Director, Environment-cum-Special Secretary, Forest, Environment and Climate Change Department, Odisha and Member Secretary, Odisha Coastal Zone Management Authority, May 1, 2025. NGT, had registered suo motu in response to the news item in the Hindu, May 4, 2024 titled "Swell waves likely to strike coastal areas …
India will soon be able to convert its plastic wastes into high-grade petrol and diesel, thanks to a breakthrough by researchers at the Dehradun-based Indian Institute of Petroleum (IIP). The IIP, a constituent lab of the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research, has for the first time in the country …
KOLHAPUR: The western zone of National Green Tribunal (NGT) in Pune is going hear the Top quarry case on Tuesday. The case was filed by local residents against the Kolhapur Municipal Corporation (KMC), opposing the dumping of the garbage in a quarry located near the Top village, around 11 km …
New polling data reveals that almost half of UK voters see investing in renewables as a priority over any other form of energy when it comes to ensuring the nation's energy security. Figures released last week by RenewableUK found that 48% of voters see investing in renewables as their number …
Alvares tags Saligao project as most expensive in the country and that proposal doesn’t speak about collection, transport and proper generation of different types of waste; D’Cruz suggests govt should instead focus on setting up composting plants in every village PANJIM: While Goa government has trumpeted a garbage-free Goa through …
A leading orthopaedic surgeon in city has launched one of country's largest biogas plant in Sundarpura, Anand — a mean waste guzzler that will digest 64 tonnes of domestic and farmland waste to produce 7,000 kg of biogas daily. Feeding of waste into the project set up at cost of …
The electricity generated at the Rochem garbage processing plant in Hadapsar will now be available for commercial use. From September, the plant is expected to generate around 1 MW electricity every day, out of which around 700 KW will be used to run the plant and the surplus of around …
Haryana Urban Development Authority (Huda) has taken measures to utilize methane gas produced at Dhanwapur sewage treatment plant to meet its electricity requirement. SDO B D Yadav said 1750kW power is needed to run the two STPs of 168 million litre per day (MLD) capacity. However, with the construction of …
New Delhi would become the second solar city in the country after Chandigarh In line with its project to earn the tag of "solar city" for the New Delhi area of the national Capital, the New Delhi Municipal Council (NDMC) has now drawn up a detailed plan for rooftop solar …
A U.K. Green Investment Bank-backed fund channeled 3.2 million pounds ($5.5 million) into two plants that will generate power from farm waste in Northern Ireland. The money from the U.K. Waste Resources & Energy Investments Fund, managed by Foresight Group LLP, will be used to support construction of the projects …
VARANASI: Will Prime Minister Narendra Modi use the expertise of Sulabh International, a pioneer organization working in the field of biogas generation from human excreta, to save Ganga from sewage pollution? Sulabh has offered its services in cleaning the Ganga with the help of its indigenously developed technology. "It is …
For Dwarka residents, sanitation has been a pending concern. Efforts and false starts notwithstanding, South Delhi Municipal Corporation has been unable to streamline the waste management system in the sub-city. But now the civic agency will implement its first 'zero waste' project here. The waste generated in Dwarka will be …
Methane is the second most prevalent anthropogenic greenhouse gas emitted in the United States and has a global warming potential 28–34 times higher than carbon dioxide over a 100-year time horizon (IPCC 2013). Municipal solid waste landfills are the third-largest source of human-made methane emissions in the United States, responsible …
Babiyachour (Myagdi), June 30: A biogas has been produced at District Jail, Myagdi, from waste. The biogas produced by using kitchen waste and toilet waste has been used to cook food. Chief at the District Jail, Khagaraj Sharma, said that the biogas plant was constructed with the objective of deceasing …
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) announced today the establishment of a new trust fund to support the adoption of advanced low-carbon technologies in its developing member countries (DMCs), with a grant of 1.8 billion (about $17.65 million) from the Government of Japan. The Minister of the Environment of Japan Nobuteru …
The Japanese government will provide 1.8 billion yen ($17.6 million) for a new trust fund set up by the Asian Development Bank to promote low-carbon technologies in the region. The fund will provide grant finance to reduce the cost of advanced technologies such as those related to waste-to-energy programs and …
In a bid to find a solution to the garbage problem that is dotting urban spaces, the Centre would soon set up waste-to-compost projects in 500 cities and towns across the country, said the Union Minister of Chemicals and Fertilisers, H N Ananth Kumar. He was speaking at the launch …
The recent protests by Mandur residents over dumping of garbage in their village highlighted how the BBMP failed to keep its promise of setting up garbage processing units at various locations in the City and its outskirts. The BBMP, along with the Bruhat Bangalore Hotels’ Association (BBHA) and the Pune-based …
Nagpur is set to be the first city in the country where 100% ethanol-fuelled bus would ply on a pilot basis. Government sources said the bus, which has already reached India, would be launched in the city in next 2-3 weeks. Strangely, municipal commissioner Shyam Wardhane, leader of ruling party …
VIRUDHUNAGAR: Work is on full swing in Rajapalayam municipality of Virudhunagar district for the fabrication of digester to convert biodegradable waste into electricity. The project, which is believed to be the first in the southern districts, is expected to produce 40 kW of power from next month. The Tamil Nadu …
Sindh government has allocated Rs 20 billion for entire energy sector in line with its goal to be self-sufficient in producing electricity to its citizens and would be an exporter of electricity to different provinces by 2018. The provincial government in its Annual Development Plan (ADP) has allocated Rs 13.5 …
