EnviroXchange

Ramesh has a new idea to speed up forest clearances

25th Jan 2011 - Rediff

Facing flak from industries over alleged delay in projects due to green rules, Environment Ministry on Monday came out with a new proposal of "compensatory afforestation" to help them get early forest clearances. After a closed...

Rajasthan miners demand their health test report

05th Jan 2011 - The Times Of India

AHMEDABAD: 30 members of Rajasthan State Mine Labour Union came to stage a protest at the National Institute of Occupational Health (NIOH) in the city on Tuesday. They are demanding that the institute release the report of test conducted by i...

Raise price of Jatropha bio-diesel to Rs 36/lit: CII

02nd Jan 2011 - The Times Of India

NEW DELHI: The government should increase the prices of Jatropha bio-diesel to Rs 36/litre to make the fuel sustainable and push the growth of the industry, industry body CII has said. The Jatropha bio-diesel is priced at Rs 26...

Ramesh on backfoot over Cancun goof-up

31st Dec 2010 - India Today

Jairam Ramesh wants MPs to believe that his statement at the Cancun climate change meet was merely a nuanced position aimed at expanding India's negotiating options. The environment minister's explanation comes after he came under fire for a "sellout...

Rs28,000 dustbin to collect your waste, courtesy BMC

31st Dec 2010 - Daily News Analysis

The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) will purchase 1,400 dustbins worth Rs28,000 each. It has earmarked Rs4.4 crore for these community bins which will be placed at all arterial roads and slums in the city. To be manufactured...

Researchers Train Bacteria to Convert Bio-Wastes Into Plastic

21st Nov 2010 - Science Daily

There is considerable interest in bioplastics nowadays. The technical problems associated with turning potato peel into sunglasses, or cane sugar into car bumpers, have already been solved. The current methods, however, are not very efficient...