urban update

China sets mandatory renewable power quotas for 2019-20

Representative Image BEIJING: The National Energy Administration (NEA) on May 15, said that in an attempt to promote the use of…

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Bengaluru lakes continue to suffer from construction waste dumping

Representative Image BENGALURU: Government lands, lakes and farms on the outskirts of the city is becoming dump yards. Sandeep Anirudhan,…

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41% citizens support waste segregation: GCC survey

Representative Image CHENNAI: A survey conducted by Greater Chennai Corporation (GCC) in association with NGOs, indicated that more than 41…

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Governments across the globe come together to curb chemical and plastic pollution

Representative Image GENEVA: Approximately 1400 delegates from over 180 countries gathered in Geneva worked together under the theme of “Clean…

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Segregate waste properly or loose license: PMC to street vendors

Representative Image PUNE: The Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) has instructed the road side vendors to segregate garbage generated during business…

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NGT fines IOCL Rs 17.31 cr for air, water pollution in Panipat

Representative Image PANIPAT: The NGT bench, after considering reports and recommendations of a joint committee of officials of the Central…

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CEE trains students for waste audit

Representative Image KOLKATA: Center for Environment Education (CEE) and Calcutta Electricity Supply Corporation (CESC) has taken an initiative to train students from…

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Artificial lake created in Chandigarh for bird life conservation

Representative Image CHANDIGARH: A man made shallow water body was constructed at the Sukhna Lake Sanctuary by the Chandigarh Wildlife…

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Heritage lakes in Delhi on verge of extinction

Representative Image NEW DELHI: Delhi Jal Board (DJB) supplies nearly 900 million gallons a day (MGD) of water - mostly…

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Air quality in Delhi-NCR worsens, city may witness dust storms

Representative Image DELHI: The air quality in the National Capital Region has decreased due to increase in the concentration of…

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