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Cochin Shipyard gets green certificationBy : Sustainability ..., Oct 12, 2020
The public sector Cochin Shipyard Limited (CSL) has been certified by the Confederation of Indian Industries (CII) for the GreenCo Silver rating, which has made it arguably the first in the... Read more.. |
India & World Bank sign $450m loan to improve groundwater mgmt in 7 statesBy : Sustainability ..., Feb 18, 2020
The Government of India and the World Bank today signed a $450 million loan agreement to support the national programme to arrest the country’s depleting groundwater levels and strengthen groundwater institutions. The World Bank-supported Atal Bhujal Yojana (ABHY) – National... Read more.. |
Jal Shakti Abhiyan implemented in 5,807 village panchayats in TNBy : Sustainability ..., Oct 25, 2019
The Tamil Nadu government is implementing the Jal Shakti Abhiyan, a campaign for water conservation, in 5,807 village panchayats spread over 249 rural blocks, official sources told PTI on Thursday. They claimed the state is performing better than others on construction of... Read more.. Subject Tags: water conservation , water supply |
India aware of responsibility towards securing better future for Earth: Jal Shakti MinBy : Sustainability ..., Sep 25, 2019
New Delhi, Union Jal Shakti Minister Gajendra Singh Sekhawat on Tuesday said India is aware of its responsibility towards securing a better future for ‘our planet and we are determined to do the needful for accomplishing this goal’. The theme of this year’s India Water week... Read more.. |
Climate change efforts lacking: PMBy : Sustainability ..., Sep 25, 2019
Prime Minister Narendra Modi today expressed dissatisfaction with the current global efforts to combat climate change and called a comprehensive approach covering everything from education to values and from lifestyle to developmental philosophy. “What we need is a global... Read more.. |
ADB willing to lend over $12 billion to India over the next three yearsBy : Sustainability ..., Aug 30, 2019
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) said it was ready to commit over $12 billion in lending to India over the next three years (2020-22), pledging support to the Narendra Modi-led government’s new flagship initiatives such as the Jal Jeevan Mission. This was conveyed during a... Read more.. Subject Tags: Jal Jeevan , plastic recycling , solar pump irrigation , Sustainable Finance , water conservation |
Mission Paani launch event today: News18's awareness campaign could be key in preventing a nationwide water crisisBy : Sustainability ..., Aug 28, 2019
The water crisis in Chennai, and droughts witnessed in Maharashtra and several other states this year, are likely to heighten if India fails take efforts to conserve water and replenish the low... Read more.. |
PM addresses G7 Summit’s session on Climate, Biodiversity and OceansBy : Sustainability ..., Aug 27, 2019
Prime Minister Narendra Modi addressed the session on ‘Biodiversity, Oceans, Climate.’ He highlighted India’s large scale efforts towards eliminating single use plastic, conserving water,... Read more.. |
Hindustan Unilever’s water conservation project reaches 51 districtsBy : Sustainability ..., Aug 6, 2019
Hindustan Unilever Foundation (HUF) initiated Water for Public Good under Water Conservation Project which reached to over 5,000 villages in 51 districts, 10 states and 2 union territories... Read more.. Subject Tags: Corporate Sustainability , environmental footprint , water conservation , water conservation capacity |
Nature Conservation Day 2019: Mission Pani could be key to preventing a nationwide water crisisBy : Sustainability ..., Jul 29, 2019
The water crisis in Chennai, and droughts witnessed in Maharashtra and several other states this year, are likely to heighten if India fails take efforts to conserve water and replenish the low... Read more.. |