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MPs Meet and Establish a New Cross-Party Parliamentarian Group for Clean AirBy : Sustainability ..., Dec 6, 2019
Member of Parliament (MPs) across different party lines got together in New Delhi on 5th December 2019 to discuss issues pertaining to India’s growing air pollution challenge. In this roundtable... Read more.. |
Success of electric buses touches new heights, 2.14L passengers avail services in 18 monthsBy : Sustainability ..., Nov 11, 2019
The success of electric buses in New Town is going up by leaps and bounds with more than 2.14 lakh passengers availing the services in the past 18 months. Three electric buses were introduced in the township on May 1, 2018. Debashis Sen, chairman of the Housing Infrastructure... Read more.. |
India, UK launch clean air initiative in BengaluruBy : Sustainability ..., Aug 1, 2019
The Innovation for Clean Air (IfCA) was launched in Bengaluru on Wednesday. The two-year UK-India joint initiative provides Indian and UK stakeholders opportunities to test interventions related... Read more.. |
Strategic partnering for Climate and Clean AirBy : Sustainability ..., Jul 10, 2019
India has formally joined the Climate and Clean Air Coalition (CCAC), becoming the 65th country to join the partnership, following through on a commitment made by the country’s Minister for... Read more.. |
On the World Environment Day today, the Union Environment Minister said that School Nursery initiative is proposed to be launched soonBy : Sustainability ..., Jun 6, 2019
Union Minister for Environment, Forest and Climate Change and for the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting Shri Prakash Javadekar today said that his ministry will soon launch an initiative... Read more.. Subject Tags: air pollution , Clean Air , National Clean Air Campaign (NCAP) , world environment day |
Environment Ministry constitutes committee to implement National Clean Air ProgrammeBy : Sustainability ..., May 1, 2019
The Union Environment Ministry has constituted a new committee to implement the National Clean Air Programme (NCAP), which aims to cut pollution in the 102 worst affected cities by 20-30 percent... Read more.. |
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) |
Dedicated plan for 100 cities to reduce air pollution levelBy : sustainabilityo..., Feb 15, 2018
Looking beyond Delhi which has long been in focus due to its bad air quality, the Centre has decided to launch dedicated air pollution abatement programmes soon in around 100 additional cities... Read more.. |
One Million Clean Cookstoves Cut CO2 Emissions, Fuel CostsBy : sustainabilityo..., Nov 26, 2015
Wood-burning clean cookstoves are pretty low-tech compared to many of the devices, gadgets, and concepts usually featured at CleanTechnica. Their impact, however, ranks right up there with much more complex clean technology.... Read more.. |
India Sees Clean Cooking as Climate Action That Saves LivesBy : sustainabilityo..., Nov 12, 2015
Kamlesh feeds the flames of a crude clay cookstove with kindling, kerosene and sunbaked discs of cow dung. She breathes in the billowing smoke, as she does for hours every day. Her eyes water and sting. Her throat feels scratchy and sore. Kamlesh is one of hundreds of... Read more.. |