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10th Apr 2010 - http://www.financialexpress.com/news/govts-stringent-norms-on-radioactive-waste-on-cards/602579/
New Delhi: The government has decided to bring in stringent norms to ensure metal scrap dealers report to authorities promptly in case they detect radioactive material in their scrap. The move comes in the wake of the discovery of Cobalt 60 material ...
10th Apr 2010 - http://www.thehindu.com/2010/04/10/stories/2010041062870200.htm
NEW DELHI: Project SEARCH (Sensitization, Education and Awareness on Recycling for Cleaner Habitat), an initiative organized by The Energy and Resources Institute in collaboration with Tetra Pak India, to raise awareness regarding environment and rec...
04th Apr 2010 - http://www.business-standard.com/india/news/mumbais-mithi-may-gasp-for-air-despite-oxygen/390710/
Mohit Vaz has been traveling in Mumbai’s local trains for over 20 years. He boards the train at Church gate and alights at Vasai. Regardless of whether he’s reading a newspaper or taking a nap, Vaz routinely whips out his handkerchief whe...
12th Apr 2010 - http://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/newdelhi/Govt-readies-new-rules-to-manage-e-waste/Article1-530099.aspx
The Centre has readied new rules making it mandatory for electronic appliance makers to set up centers around the country to collect and safely dispose of electronic waste. The environment ministry will issue a draft notification for managing e-waste...
13th Apr 2010 - http://www.indianexpress.com/news/proper-disposal-key-to-waste-management/605492/
Unlike other Indian states and countries, over 7,000 tones of Delhi’s waste is either recycled or send to landfill sites. Incineration of waste, a method adopted by most countries, is usually not possible in Delhi due to the state’s uniqu...
07th Apr 2010 - http://www.lankabusinessonline.com/fullstory.php?nid=805903465
Apr 07, 2010 (LBO) - A Malaysian-Bahraini joint venture, Orizon Renewable Energy, plans to invest 230 million US dollars in Sri Lanka to set up a power plant that will generate energy from solid waste, the investment promotion agency said. The Board...
04th Apr 2010 - http://www.indianexpress.com/news/from-byproducts-of-biodiesel-a-new-lowcost-bioplastic/599566/
Industry has long been wary of mass-producing biodegradable plastics, not only because of deficient technology, but also because of the high costs usually associated with them. But a CSIR-funded institute in Bhavnagar, Gujarat, might just have the so...
07th Apr 2010 - http://www.business-standard.com/india/news/low-carbon-economy-could-create-105-mn-jobs-report/90610/on
A shift towards low-carbon economy to tackle climate change would create at least 10.5 million direct jobs in the renewable sector in the country, according to a report prepared by Global Climate Network (GCN). "Implementation of the Indian governmen...
14th Apr 2010 - http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/economy/finance/India-girding-itself-for-US-EU-carbon-tax/articleshow/5799067.cms
NEW DELHI: Policymakers and businesses are bracing to face the threat of higher entry barriers for Indian goods in the Western markets under the garb of environmental protection. Both the US and the EU are discussing additional taxes on carbon-emitti...
07th Apr 2010 - http://www.financialexpress.com/news/plants-power-jsw-energy-net-10-fold;-pfc-profit-surges/612100/
New Delhi: Central utility NTPC’s plan to enter nuclear power generation business might take off soon, with the government planning to allocate a site for the development of 2X700 mw capacity to the proposed NTPC-NPCIL joint venture (JV). &nbs...