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Delhi: Notice to 8 construction site for flouting dust pollution

By : sustainabilityo..., Dec 21, 2015

Delhi government today served notices to eight major construction projects, including one of the Airport Authority of India, for flouting dust pollution norms on a day it officially discussed the IIT-Kanpur report for the first time.

The proponents of the projects have...

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NGT orders inspection of waste-to-energy plants in Delhi

By : sustainabilityo..., Dec 21, 2015

Concerned over delay in the operationalizing the waste-to-energy plants in capital, the National Green Tribunal today constituted a "high-powered team" to inspect these plants while directing it to submit a report within three weeks.

A bench headed by NGT chairperson...

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Telangana’s Textile and Apparel Policy in January 2016

By : sustainabilityo..., Dec 18, 2015

Telangana, newest state of India is almost ready with its new Textile and Apparel Policy (T-TAP), which is expected to come out in January 2016. It is an effort of the state to promote itself as...

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Subject Tags: apparel , policy , textile

Auto makers seek clear policy after Delhi diesel ban

By : sustainabilityo..., Dec 18, 2015

India’s auto makers and dealers on Thursday called for a clear, national policy to combat air pollution, after a crackdown on diesel cars and trucks in New Delhi, which campaigners have vowed to...

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UK to cut solar domestic tariff to 4.39p/kWh from 12p/kWh

By : sustainabilityo..., Dec 18, 2015

The Department of Energy and Climate Change, Government of the UK, decided to cut solar domestic tariff by 64 percent to 4.39p/kWh instead of the original proposal of cuts of up to 87 percent to...

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Memorandum of Understanding in energy saving and energy efficiency among BRICS countries

By : sustainabilityo..., Dec 17, 2015

The Union Cabinet, chaired by the Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi, has given its ex-post facto approval to an MoU signed between India and its BRICS (Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa) counterparts for strengthening and further...

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Subject Tags: energy efficiency , policy

National Green Tribunal: No new diesel vehicles to be registered in Delhi till January 6, 2016

By : sustainabilityo..., Dec 14, 2015

The National Green Tribunal(NGT) on Friday in an interim order said that no new diesel vehicles will be registered in Delhi till January 6, 2016, the next date of the hearing....

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India joins climate water coalition in Paris

By : sustainabilityo..., Dec 11, 2015

Two hundred and ninety river basin organisations, businesses, civil society groups and governments have come together for the Paris Pact on Water and Climate Change Adaptation....

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Breaking Delhi’s odd-even car rule may cost you Rs 2,000

By : sustainabilityo..., Dec 11, 2015

Breaking the Capital's odd-even driving rule, which is being tested for a two-week period starting January 1, could cost violators Rs 2,000 or more. Seeking to ensure maximum compliance, the Delhi...

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NDMC area set to get a makeover with Rs 1,800 crore Smart City plan

By : sustainabilityo..., Dec 11, 2015

The heart of the national capital is all set to get a makeover with an ambitious Rs 1,800 crore Smart City plan.

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Subject Tags: Green Investment , policy