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Wunder Mobility Bets on Carpool for India's Pollution ProblemBy : Sustainability ..., Mar 27, 2019
With India home to seven of the top 10 most polluted cities in the world, Germany-based mobility solutions provider Wunder is pitching carpooling as an effective remedy to the alarming levels of... Read more.. Subject Tags: air pollution , carbon emission mitigation , Carbon Emissions , Urban Mobility , vehicular emissions , Wunder Mobility |
Delhi: Protest march against 'hazardous' waste-to-energy plantBy : Sustainability ..., Mar 25, 2019
A number of civil society organisations and city residents Saturday took out a march to protest the alleged failure of authorities to shut down a waste-to-energy plant in Okhla, saying toxic... Read more.. |
Pollution: 6 States told to submit action planBy : Sustainability ..., Mar 20, 2019
The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has directed six States to submit by April 30 action plans for bringing air quality standards within the prescribed norms, failing which they would be liable to... Read more.. |
India and China are leading the way towards a sustainable growth modelBy : Sustainability ..., Mar 14, 2019
As the two largest emerging economies, China and India are already at the forefront of economic growth and development. Now, they are becoming global leaders by taking ambitious steps to combat... Read more.. Subject Tags: air pollution , Climate Change , energy efficiency , environment , Paris Agreement , Renewable Energy , sustainable growth |
Environment damage behind one in four global deaths, disease: UNBy : Sustainability ..., Mar 14, 2019
A quarter of all premature deaths and diseases worldwide are due to manmade pollution and environmental damage, the United Nations said Wednesday in a landmark report on the planet's parlous... Read more.. Subject Tags: air pollution , Climate Change , energy consumption , greenhouse gas emissions , health and environment , The United Nations (UN) |
Delhi government floats tenders for 375 e-buses under two clustersBy : Sustainability ..., Mar 12, 2019
Delhi government on Sunday floated global tenders for engagement of 375 electric buses under two clusters. This is the first phase of the total 1,000 buses the government plans to induct and the... Read more.. Subject Tags: air pollution , clean energy transition , electric buses , Electric buses , FAME I , procurement |
Air pollution claims 7 million lives each year: UN expertBy : Sustainability ..., Mar 7, 2019
Air pollution, both outside and inside homes, is a silent and prolific killer responsible for the premature death of seven million people each year, including 600,000 children, according to a UN... Read more.. Subject Tags: air pollution , Clean Air , clean environment , Climate Change , fossil fuels , indoor air pollution , The United Nations (UN) |
'Majority of air pollution deaths in India linked to diesel vehicle emissionsBy : Sustainability ..., Mar 4, 2019
As much as two thirds of deaths from air pollution in India can be attributed to exhaust emissions from diesel vehicles, which were responsible for nearly 385,000 deaths in 2015, a study has... Read more.. Subject Tags: air pollution , diesel vehicles , health impacts , India , outdoor air pollution , transportation , vehicle emissions |
Niti Aayog working on policy to end crop residue burningBy : Sustainability ..., Feb 26, 2019
Government think-tank Niti Aayog will soon come out with a policy roadmap to promote alternative use of crop residue, which farmers continue to burn in the fields despite a ban in some states to... Read more.. Subject Tags: air pollution , air pollution mitigation , crop residue , crop residue burning , environmental sustainability , India , Niti Aayog , stubble burning |
Consider Expanding Scope Of Volkswagen Case To Other Carmakers: Top Court To NGTBy : Sustainability ..., Jan 22, 2019
The Supreme Court on Monday favoured widening of judicial scrutiny of a case pertaining to use of cheat device in diesel cars to flout emission norms in vehicles made by German auto major... Read more.. |