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World celebrates 2018 World Earth Day (WED)
The World Earth Day (WED) is celebrated every year on April 22 worldwide to demonstrate support for environmental protection. The day was proposed at the UNESCO conference in...Smog and Photochemical Smog
Smog is nothing but a combination of smoke and fog. Smog occurs due to the factors like geography, sunlight, industrial activity, vehicular emissions, calmness of winds, burning of...Sal River
The Sal River is a small river in Navelim, Goa state. The central government has approved a project under its National River Conservation Plan (NRCP) to abate pollution of river Sal at...
Delhi becomes first city to roll-out BS-VI fuel
Delhi became the first city in India to supply ultra-clean Bharat Stage (BS) VI grade fuel (both petrol and diesel) with an aim to combat the rising levels...Haryana launches Parivartan scheme – Cleanliness & Pollution Free Drive
The Haryana government has officially launched the Parivartan scheme, which is designed to address 10 issues including cleanliness and pollution, in 46 developmental blocks of the state. The...India to host global World Environment Day (WED-2018) celebrations
India will be the global host of 2018 World Environment Day (WED), which is scheduled to be held on June 5, 2018. The theme “Beat Plastic Pollution” urges...
BHEL bags order from NTPC for flue gas desulphurisation system
The state owned Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited (BHEL) has bagged major order worth Rs. 560 crore from the National Thermal Power Corporation (NTPC) for setting up flue gas...
Punjab Government Super Straw Management Mandate
The Super Straw Management System (Super-SMS) Mandate is an environmental and agricultural regulation introduced by the Government of Punjab to curb the harmful practice of paddy stubble burning....
Government launches ASH TRACK mobile app for Fly Ash management
Ministry of Power has launched Web based monitoring System and Fly Ash mobile application named ASH TRACK. It was launched by Minister of State (IC) for Power and...
Floating Treatment Wetland launched to purify Neknampur Lake in Hyderabad
The Floating Treatment Wetland (FTW) was inaugurated on World Wetlands Day (February 2) in Neknampur Lake in Hyderabad to clean and purify the polluted waterbody. Plants planted on...India’s first garbage fest ’Kachra Mahotsav 2018’ organized in Chhattisgarh
The garbage festival ’Kachra Mahotsav’ was organized by the Raipur Municipal Corporation in Chhattisgarh from January 19 to 21, 2018. This unique fest was organized by the Raipur...
