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Night-time cleaning to end garbage nightmare

27th Jul 2011 - The Times of India

AHMEDABAD: In the next three months, a small army of workers in uniforms will be spending the nights cleaning Ahmedabad's streets. But before you witness this 'Surat phenomenon', theAhmedabad Municipal Corporation(AMC) is trying to so...

Need to have more plastic waste management system: M Raman

23rd Jan 2011 - New Kerala

Madurai, Jan 22 : Even though India is ranking highest in recycling plastic wastes, more efficient plastic waste management systems will have to be adopted in the country, Mr M Raman, Secretary, Department of Chemicals and Petrochemicals, Gov...

New material makes electricity from waste heat

19th Jan 2011 - New Kerala

London, Jan 19 : Northwestern University researchers have come one step closer to generating electricity from heat-generating items such as vehicle exhaust systems, industrial processes and equipment and sun light more efficiently than earlie...

NYU grad students create high-tech sweatshirts that detect air pollution

21st Jan 2011 - New Kerala

Two NYU grad students have created high-tech sweatshirts that change colour when exposed to pollution. Nien Lam and Sue Ngo created the sweatshirt, which is emblazoned with pink lungs that suddenly show blue veins when exposed to dirty air, ...

New water policy by 2011, will include climate change impact

18th Jan 2011 - New Kerala

New Delhi, Jan 18 : Nine years after the last document, work is on to put in shape a new water policy that will by the end of the year not just lay down a framework for the allocation of water but also take into account the impact of climate ...

NPCIL debunks Tiss findings on Jaitapur nuclear plant

04th Jan 2011 - Daily News Analysis

The Nuclear Power Corporation of India Limited (NPCIL) has debunked the findings of the Tata Institute of Social Sciences (Tiss) on the Jaitapur nuclear power project (JNPP). The social impact assessment review conducted by Jamshetji...

Nuclear waste not an immediate problem for India: Ramesh

03rd Jan 2011 - The Economic Times

NEW DELHI: Amid concerns over waste management at the proposed nuclear power plant at Jaitapur in Maharashtra, environment minister Jairam Ramesh said it was not an immediate problem for India and lamented a lack of balanced environmental app...

New MoEF norms to hit coastal states

03rd Jan 2011 - Business Standard

With Union environment minister Jairam Ramesh virtually slamming the door on new infrastructure projects in the high erosion coastal zones in the country, coastal states like Orissa and Gujarat, currently the favourite destinations fo...

No green nod for Chennai Eco Park

31st Dec 2010 - NDTV

Chennai: Is Prime Minister Manmohan Singh avoiding the Adyar Poonga (Eco Park) inauguration in Chennai because of the politically charged scenario in the backdrop of the spectrum scam? Or is it purely a matter of environment clearance?&...

No environmental clearance; PM won't open Chennai eco park

30th Dec 2010 - Sifi News

Chennai: Prime Minister Manmohan Singh will not inaugurate Tamil Nadu government's ambitious Adyar Eco Park during his visit here on Monday, as the Union Environment Ministry has not given its clearance for the project. "Since the Un...