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NASA images show polluted skies set to engulf North India
Sustainability

NASA images show polluted skies set to engulf North India

The clear blue skies over the national capital may go dark soon with dust and smoke as the stubble burning…
CIL’s out of box initiative to produce sand from overburden
Infrastructure

CIL’s out of box initiative to produce sand from overburden

Even as the mandate is to produce and despatch coal to its consumers, Coal India Ltd (CIL) has taken an…
Kerala vet gets patent for biodiesel from chicken waste
Oil & Gas

Kerala vet gets patent for biodiesel from chicken waste

After waiting for more than seven years, John Abraham, a veterinary-doctor-turned-inventor, has finally received the patents for inventing biodiesel from…
11 Thermal plants in NCR accounted for 7% air pollution
Coal

11 Thermal plants in NCR accounted for 7% air pollution

The 11 coal-fired power plants in the National Capital Region contributed just 7% to Delhi's PM2.5 pollution on an average…
Delhi Govt to offer 5% interest subvention for EV policy
Sustainability

Delhi Govt to offer 5% interest subvention for EV policy

Transport Minister Kailash Gahlot said that the Delhi government will soon introduce interest subvention of up to 5% in purchase…
Detel plans to raise Rs 150 cr by this year end
Sustainability

Detel plans to raise Rs 150 cr by this year end

Homegrown brand Detel on Monday said it plans to raise Rs 150 crore by the end of this year to…
NTPC to pay Rs 58 lakh for damaging environment
Sustainability

NTPC to pay Rs 58 lakh for damaging environment

The National Green Tribunal has junked a plea by NTPC seeking review of an order passed by Uttarakhand Pollution Control…
Import duty on copper scrap reduced from 5% to 2.5%
Mining

Import duty on copper scrap reduced from 5% to 2.5%

Reduction of import duty on copper scrap from 5% to 2.5% announced in Union Budget 2021-22 to boost recycling of…
Green Tax soon to be imposed on vehicles over 8 years
Sustainability

Green Tax soon to be imposed on vehicles over 8 years

Green Tax will soon be imposed on older vehicles in a bid to clean up the environment by phasing out…
Dighawara-Bandikui railway route has been electrified
Infrastructure

Dighawara-Bandikui railway route has been electrified

Piyush Goyal, Minister of Railways inaugurated newly electrified Dhigawara-Bandikui section of North Western Railway and flagged off first train on…
Government trying to accelerate the uptake of EVs
Renewable Energy

Government trying to accelerate the uptake of EVs

Nitin Gadkari, Minister of Road Transport and Highways said that Government aims at creating core global competencies in India by…
Amendments in pipeline to promote EV’s
Sustainability

Amendments in pipeline to promote EV’s

In order to give a boost to Electric Vehicles in the country, the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways has…
PM Ujjwala Yojana inaugurated
Oil & Gas

PM Ujjwala Yojana inaugurated

In order to prevent pollution and facilitate the healthy atmosphere in the families of poor people Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana…
Co-operation on the response to Oil and Chemical Pollution in the South Asian Seas Region
Oil & Gas

Co-operation on the response to Oil and Chemical Pollution in the South Asian Seas Region

The Union Cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi has approved signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between…
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