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Arun Jaitley announces special scheme to tackle Delhi air pollution in Budget 2018By : sustainabilityo..., Feb 2, 2018
New Delhi: Acknowledging air pollution in the Delhi-National Capital region (NCR) as a serious problem, Union finance minister Arun Jaitley on Thursday announced a scheme in his budget speech to... Read more.. Subject Tags: air pollution , Budget 2018 |
Air Pollution: Centre approves Rs 100 crore project to tackle stubble burningBy : sustainabilityo..., Jan 2, 2018
Seeking to handle issue of stubble burning in a comprehensive and coordinated manner, the environment ministry has approved launching of a regional project to tackle the menace that adversely... Read more.. |
NGT’s action plan will ‘dilute’ Graded Response Plan: EPCABy : sustainabilityo..., Dec 28, 2017
The Supreme Court-mandated EPCA today said the latest measures announced by the National Green Tribunal (NGT) to clean the city’s toxic air may “dilute” the Centre-notified Graded Response... Read more.. |
Replacing coal plants with renewables will help save Rs 54,000 cr: GreenpeaceBy : sustainabilityo..., Dec 22, 2017
The country can save up to Rs 54,000 crore in power costs and reduce air pollution by replacing expensive coal plants with renewables, according to a new analysis by Greenpeace India.... Read more.. |
NGT slams Punjab, Haryana over their action plan to combat pollutionBy : sustainabilityo..., Dec 8, 2017
The National Green Tribunal on Thursday slammed Punjab and Haryana governments for filing generalised action plans to combat air pollution and directed them to refer to its previous judgements... Read more.. |
Sealing of unauthorized construction may resume in Delhi: Supreme CourtBy : sustainabilityo..., Dec 7, 2017
Sealing of unauthorized construction in Delhi could begin anew with the Supreme Court on Wednesday saying it would revive the court-appointed monitoring committee to identify and seal illegal... Read more.. |
UN assembly starts drafting plan for ‘pollution-free planet’By : sustainabilityo..., Dec 5, 2017
Humans are poisoning their environment and themselves at an alarming rate, with pollution of the oceans, soil and air now the world’s biggest killer, a UN conference heard this week. Subject Tags: air pollution , pollution |
Government to standardise parameters used for measuring air qualityBy : sustainabilityo..., Nov 30, 2017
The Centre will soon initiate the process for standardisation of equipment, data and all other parameters required to measure purity of air, Environment Minister Harsh Vardhan said on Wednesday... Read more.. Subject Tags: air pollution , air quality |
Haryana to give Rs 61 cr subsidy for optimum utilisation of crop residue to reduce pollution in the stateBy : sustainabilityo..., Nov 28, 2017
Haryana government would give subsidy of Rs 61 crore for the optimum utilisation of crop residue up to December 2017 to reduce pollution in the state. ... Read more.. |
Delhi air pollution on rise as wind speed fallsBy : sustainabilityo..., Nov 27, 2017
Pollution levels in Delhi rose on Sunday leading to a dip in air quality with monitoring agencies forecasting a further spike over the next few days. The Air Quality Index (AQI), calculated by... Read more.. Subject Tags: air pollution |