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China may launch environmental tax trial: reportThe tax would be tested in four largely rural provinces, Hubei, Hunan, Jiangxi and Gansu, the newspaper said. The finance ministry, environmental protection ministry and tax administration were set to make the proposal to the State Council, or cabinet, it added. An environmental tax, likely to be levied on emissions of carbon dioxide and discharges of polluted water, would form part of Beijing's drive to make its economic growth cleaner. Date : Aug 6 Source: Reuters
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Dam for dam in ArunachalIndia will fast track hydro power projects in Arunachal Pradesh to counter the Chinese buildup in the area. China is developing a hydel project on the Yarlung Tsangpo in Tibet. Beijing may have assured that the project would not impact the flow of the river into India, but New Delhi is not sitting back. It is focusing on setting up projects on the Siang River, which what the Yarlung Tsangpo is known as after it enters India in Arunachal Pradesh. Date : Aug 6 Source: Economic Times
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Re-engineering India’s urban infrastructureIndia’s urban population is estimated to increase from 340 million now to 590 million in around 20 years, putting a huge pressure on city infrastructure. At Mint’s India Agenda event on “Building Sustainable Cities: Critical Areas and Opportunities”, held in Bangalore on 3 August, panellists discussed issues crucial to improving India’s urban infrastructure. Also Read Previous articles from the India Agenda campaign Date : Aug 6 Source: Livemint
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High-capacity solar power generation plants plannedSix major industries in the southern districts plan to establish high-capacity solar power generation plants under a scheme of the Central Government, according to S.E.S.Syed Ahamed, Deputy General Manager, Tamil Nadu Energy Development Agency (TEDA), Madurai region. Date : Aug 6 Source: Hindu Business Line
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Attero Recycling attracts Rs.150 million in second round funding led by Granite Hill IndiaAttero Recycling, India’s only integrated end-to-end electronic waste recycling company based in Noida, has attracted Series B investment from Granite Hill India Opportunities Fund (Mauritius). Date : Aug 5 Source: PR Inside
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State to prepare action plan on climate changeAn action plan on climate change for the state will be taken up in collaboration with the National Institute of Oceanography (NIO), minister for science, technology and environment, Aleixo Sequeira informed the Goa assembly on Wednesday. Date : Aug 5 Source: Times of India
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TUV Rheinland sets up photovoltaic lab in IndiaGlobal technical services provider TUV Rheinland AG Wednesday unveiled its first photovoltaic (PV) laboratory at Electronics City in this tech hub for PV testing and certification. Set up by its Indian subsidiary with an upfront investment of $3 million, the high-tech lab is the largest in South Asia and seventh in the TUV group’s global network of solar testing facilities spread across Germany, China, Taiwan, Japan (two) and the US. Date : Aug 5 Source: Thaindian
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India competing with US for clean energy jobs: ObamaRaising the rhetoric of outsourcing again, US President Barack Obama on Wednesday said countries like India, China, Germany and others from Europe are competing with America for clean energy jobs. The US President stressed that his administration would not allow America to be relegated to second position in respect to these countries in the clean energy sector jobs. Date : Aug 5 Source: Deccan Herald
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41 infra related project pending with environment ministryAbout 41 infrastructure related projects involving diversion of forest land in nine states are pending with the government for clearance, Environment Minister Jairam Ramesh said on Wednesday. "Forty one proposals relating to construction of roads, hydel projects, transmission lines, schools and mining involving diversion of forest land are at different stages of processing," Ramesh told the Lok Sabha. The highest number of 24 projects are in Uttarakhand followed by 14 in Himachal Pradesh, two in Arunachal Pradesh and one in Sikkim. Date : Aug 5 Source: Economic Times
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PCMC mayor seeks governor's help over traffic on BRTS route.Pimpri-Chinchwad mayor Yogesh Behl has sought help from governor K Sankaranarayan to urge the defence minister to allow traffic on the bus rapid transit system (BRTS) corridors in Pimpri Chinchwad. For more than a year now, the PCMC has been unable to open the BRTS road on the stretch from Mega Mart in Phugewadi to the College of Military Engineering (CME) in Dapodi because of objections by the defence authorities. Date : Aug 4 Source: Times of India
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