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Gujarat: Solar power to breathe life back into defunct Sewage Treatment PlantsBy : Sustainability ..., Nov 20, 2019
The defunct sewage treatment plants (STPs) in the 170 municipalities across Gujarat are expected to be made functional again using solar power. The state government’s urban development department has initiated a pilot project to run STPs in eight municipalities and water... Read more.. Subject Tags: affordable electricity , DISCOMS , sewage treatment plant , solar power , Water Treatment |
From sustainable packaging to deliveries through EV, how Amazon India is mitigating climate changeBy : Sustainability ..., Nov 4, 2019
Meticulous packaging to ensure a safe delivery with no damage to the product is one of the primary goals of an e-commerce company. To achieve this, huge amounts of plastic in the form of tapes and bubble wraps have been used for hardcore packaging. However, since plastic is... Read more.. Subject Tags: Amazon India , e-commerce , electric vehicle , sewage treatment plant , solar energy , sustainable packaging , water recycling |
Centre determined to clean Ganga, Yamuna before 2019 Lok Sabha polls: Nitin GadkariBy : sustainabilityo..., Jun 14, 2018
Union Minister Nitin Gadkari on Wednesday said the government was determined to clean the Ganga and Yamuna before the 2019 Lok Sabha elections and claimed that 80 ... Read more.. |
Bill Gates foundation to fund sludge treatmentBy : sustainabilityo..., May 17, 2018
The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation (BMGF) will fund a project to treat sludge generated by a sewage treatment plant (STP) in the city and generate water and energy from it. ... Read more.. |
Install chromium recovery plants in Unnao: NGT to tanneriesBy : sustainabilityo..., Jul 13, 2017
The National Green Tribunal on Wednesday directed the tannery clusters located at Banther and Unnao in Uttar Pradesh on the banks of Ganga to install chromium recovery plants within four weeks... Read more.. |
Yamuna pollution: Supreme Court seeks report on sewage treatment plantsBy : sustainabilityo..., Feb 21, 2017
After 22 years of Supreme Court monitoring and spending around Rs 4,439 crore, Yamuna continues to stink like a sewer in Delhi but the Court decided on Monday to act tough against the... Read more.. Subject Tags: river pollution , sewage treatment plant |
Pollution Control Board, Andhra Pradesh to provide budgetary support to Sewage Treatment PlantsBy : sustainabilityo..., Dec 29, 2016
With municipalities facing budget constraints, A. P. Pollution Control Board has decided to shoulder the burden in construction of sewage treatment plants (STPs) and provide support of 25 per... Read more.. |
Haryana government to set up new treatment plant to clean YamunaBy : sustainabilityo..., Jul 22, 2016
The Haryana government on Thursday said it has decided to set up a new Sewage Treatment Plant (STP) and upgrade five existing ones at a cost of about Rs 28.74 crore during the current financial... Read more.. |