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Hot after hours: Why Delhi won’t chill at night anymoreDelhi residents are experiencing scorching nights due to the urban heat island effect, with April recording unusually high minimum temperat...
Cruises on the Yamuna, green belts from landfills, and no waterlogging: What Delhi CM Rekha Gupta has planned for the cityDelhi's Chief Minister Rekha Gupta announced initiatives to enhance the city's environment and infrastructure. She plans to convert landfil...
Corporates demand carbon-neutral office spaces amid sustainability pushLarge corporates are now assessing the carbon footprint of office spaces before leasing to achieve carbon neutrality, leading to a shift to...
Odd-even rule to be implemented in Delhi? IBA chairman recommends measures amid pollution woesThe Indian Biogas Association has proposed implementing the odd-even rule for petrol and diesel vehicles in Delhi NCR to combat air polluti...
Delhi air pollution: Govt's 7 specific action plans in the works to tackle poor AQIDelhi government is enhancing measures to reduce pollution. Plans include paved walkways, managing waste, acquiring cleaner public transpor...
Green initiative: Plantable seed rakhis enter markets with an aim to transform raksha bandhan traditionsBakul Foundation, a voluntary organization in Bhubaneswar, has introduced plantable seed rakhis made from organic cotton thread for Raksha ...
Oil-rich UAE to burn waste to make powerThe UAE, one of the world's top oil exporters, is building the Gulf region's first waste-to-power plants to ease its chronic trash problem ...
GBCI India awards prestigious rating to Calcutta Electric Supply Corporation HouseGBCI is the world’s leading sustainability and health certification and credentialing body and is responsible for administering the LEED gr...
Indian teenager named by UN to 2020 Class of Young Leaders for Sustainable Development GoalsUdit Singhal, an 18-year-old boy from India has been named by the United Nations to the 2020 cohort of young leaders for the Sustainable De...
Green wall, urban forestry: Here are some solutions for cities affected by air pollutionTo tackle this problem, our focus should be on preventive and long term measures because if proper planning is not done now then the future...
TERI releases 10-point emergency plan to curb pollutionTERI is presenting a set of emergency response measures to save lives in Delhi and protect the health of both the very young and older citi...
NGT slams Centre, Delhi govt for not taking adequate measures to tackle pollutionThe National Green Tribunal on Friday slammed the Centre and the Delhi government for not taking adequate steps to tackle the problem of ai...
Government plans to get rid of dumpyards in 20 big cities in just three yearsOn Monday, municipal commissioners of these cities agreed to formulate time bound action plans by factoring in the solid waste already dump...
Green body CSE hails Centre's construction, demolition management rulesIt said the next step should be to create a clear mechanism for stringent action in cities for improved collection, segregation and handlin...
Make in India: Will the programme do well to evolve beyond the 'take-make-use-dispose' model?As for broad policy interventions, only the forceful accent on renewable energy, especially solar, stands out for now.
UK Minister lauds sustainable environment practices of Indian governmentDuring her visit to the colony housing top IAS officers, Rudd inspected zero-waste facility which aims at converting garbage, both organic ...
NGT asks Delhi chief secretary to hold meeting on landfill sitesNational Green Tribunal today directed the Chief Secretary of Delhi to hold a meeting within a week on the issue of landfill sites in the n...
- CSE welcomes Delhi govt move to use recycled C&D waste
A green body today welcomed the Delhi government's decision to mandate recycled products from construction and demolition (C&D) waste for i...
CSE welcomes Delhi government move to use recycled C&D wasteA green body today welcomed Delhi government's decision to mandate recycled products from construction and demolition (C&D) waste for its b...
Entrepreneurs use technology to provide innovative solutions to India’s garbage crisisWaste Ventures’ bins present in villages in more than 5 states, used by ragpickers to collect and dump waste