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Govt launches web portal on Ganga Rejuvenation Plan

By : Sustainability ..., Sep 15, 2014

In a major step towards its cleanliness drive, the Ministry of Water Resource on Friday launched an exclusive web portal on the river Ganga. The purpose of this launch is to connect with public on the ambitious Ganga rejuvenation project of the National Democratic Alliance or...

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Germany to help treat factory waste

By : Sustainability ..., Sep 9, 2014

The German government will help Delhi find a solution to the inefficient effluent treatment infrastructure in its industrial areas. The status of common effluent treatment plants (CETP), along with partnership details, was discussed at the workshop in Mayapuri industrial area...

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India, Germany to cooperate in skill development, river cleaning

By : Sustainability ..., Sep 9, 2014

India and Germany Monday agreed to prepare a roadmap for cooperation in skill development, solid waste management and cleaning of rivers as visiting Foreign Minister Frank Walter Steinmeier met Prime Minister Narendra Modi who described the two nations as "made for each other...

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India To Install 2,200 Solar-Powered Mobile Communication Towers

By : Sustainability ..., Sep 8, 2014

The Indian government is set to start work on a large project to install several renewable energy-powered mobile communication towers across nine states in the central belt of the country as it pushes for development in economically underdeveloped regions.
Last month,...

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Working towards 24x7 power supply to all in 5 years: Piyush Goyal

By : Sustainability ..., Sep 8, 2014

Government is committed to assure 24x7 electricity supply to every house hold by bringing in transformative reforms in the sector, Power and Coal Minister Piyush Goyal said on Sunday. 
He said the government is working towards providing power to the last man standing in...

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Union Government launched India's first ethanol-run bus in Nagpur

By : Sustainability ..., Sep 3, 2014

Union Transport Minister Nitin Gadkari launched ethanol-run environment-friendly public buses in Nagpur on 22 August 2014. These buses were launched as India's first pilot “The Green Bus project” to test ethanol-run buses.
It was claimed that the carbon-dioxide...

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Japan to Invest in Bullet Trains, Ganga Clean-up: Top 10 Takeaways

By : Sustainability ..., Sep 2, 2014

Here are the top 10 takeaways from the talks
1. India's bullet train project will receive financial, technical and operational support from Japan.
2. Japan will invest $33 billion in five years in India, a chunk of which will go into PM Modi's pet projects for...

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Piyush Goyal to launch three energy efficient initiatives

By : Sustainability ..., Sep 1, 2014

Piyush Goyal Minister of State (I/C) for Power, Coal, and New & Renewable Energy, will launch three energy efficient initiatives on Tuesday at DRDO Bhawan. The initiatives developed by Bureau of Energy Efficiency under Ministry of Power include Design Guidelines for...

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India Plans To Add 10,000 MW Wind Energy Capacity Every Year

By : Sustainability ..., Aug 26, 2014

Indian wind turbine manufacturers and project developers have been advised by the government to make efforts to increase annual capacity addition to five times its current level, a leading Indian newspaper has reported.
The new Indian government is looking to promote...

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Polluting industries along Ganga will be monitored 24x7: Min

By : Sustainability ..., Aug 22, 2014

Making it clear that pollution of the Ganga will not be allowed, Environment Minister Prakash Javadekar today said industries along the river bank would be monitored round-the-clock. 

The Central Pollution Control Board will be handling the real-time monitoring of the...

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