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Government asks NGT to order fresh master plan for zone around Bhagirathi

By : sustainabilityo..., Jan 6, 2017

The Water Resources Ministry has requested the National Green Tribunal to order preparation of a fresh zonal master plan for the eco-sensitive zone around Bhagirathi river in Uttarakhand as the...

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Most states fail to stop decline in groundwater levels : Water Resources Ministry

By : sustainabilityo..., Jan 2, 2017

Decline in ground water level due to overexploitation of available resources had prompted the Centre in 2013 to come out with a master plan for artificial recharge of ground water, specifying...

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Chennai wastewater recycle plant to be ready in two years

By : sustainabilityo..., Jan 2, 2017

A wastewater treatment plant that will recycle 45 million litres of domestic water for industry usage will be built in two years, said Rajiv Mittal, managing director and CEO of VA Tech Wabag on...

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Vulnerability index: Most of the areas in Hyderabad are under threat

By : sustainabilityo..., Dec 29, 2016

Urban planners need to find out ways to make Hyderabad resilient to hazards like climate change with strategies that are developed with area-wise focus. One such study was recently conducted on...

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Climate change could have devastating impact on global fisheries

By : sustainabilityo..., Dec 23, 2016

If climate change continues unchecked and the global temperature increases by more than the Paris agreement target of 1.5 C, it is certain to have a dire impact on fish catches, a new study has...

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Green City Mission: Rs 50 lakh each for all 125 municipalities in West Bengal

By : sustainabilityo..., Dec 21, 2016

Under its Green City Mission, the West Bengal government is set to handover an initial funding of Rs 50 lakh each to all the 125 municipalities of the state. This is part of the project under...

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India at 3rd place in USGBC's list of top 10 nations for LEED

By : sustainabilityo..., Dec 21, 2016

India remained at the third position in the USGBC's annual ranking of the top 10 countries for LEED, which is a green building rating system. 

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PTC India to infuse Rs 600 cr into energy arm, eyes 300 MW green power

By : sustainabilityo..., Dec 12, 2016

PTC India aims to infuse Rs 600 crore as equity into PTC Energy with an eye to generating 300 MW of renewable power by March under the wholly-owned subsidiary, a senior company official with the power trading company told Moneycontrol.

"We will capitalise it to set up...

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Mumbai gets first E-Waste drop-off centre

By : sustainabilityo..., Nov 25, 2016

As a first of its kind initiative, Mumbai will gets its first E-Waste drop-off centre in Bandra West (Shop no 25, 1st floor, Kenilworth Phase II, linking road). Under the campaign "E-Waste wise...

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