According to Centre for Science and Environment, using solar energy instead of diesel generator will be beneficial in order to reduce air pollution as compared to the pollution diesel generators ...
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Due to illegal quarrying and mining in the area, Badkhal lake in Faridabad, once a popular tourist gateway, has turned into a barren piece of land for the past 20 years ...
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The National Green Tribunal’s direction came after the bench perused a report of a joint committee which said that the waste at the Bandhwari landfill site was being burnt resulting in air pollution ...
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A high level committee constituted by the National Green Tribunal on the matter of water conservation has suggested that the Haryana government need to adopt long-term and short-term water conservation strategies to address the water shortage problem in Gurugram ...
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After achieving the Open Defecation Free tag, Haryana is gearing up for the battle of waste management. Though the authorities have started making plan such as small garbage dump yards for villagers, recycling of waste and door-to-door garbage collection, but still the road to Swachh Haryana is long as people living in the rural parts are completely unaware about the concept of waste management ...
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A look at how the urban slum of Chakkarpur dealt with the lack of access to toilets and washrooms with women taking the lead to give up open defecation ...
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Construction is prohibited in the protected areas around the Aravali and Shivalik mountain ranges but a large portion has already been hollowed out because of rampant mining for rocks and sand for construction ...
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Government owned Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited (BHEL) has set up a solar-based electric vehicle charger near Ethnic resort in Sonepat and will be establishing a network of chargin stations along the entire 250 km stretch of road between Delhi and Chandigarh ...
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As per a study by International Food Policy Research Institute, in five years, the economic loss due to burning of crop residue and firecrackers is estimated to be $190 billion, or nearly 1.7 per cent of India's gross domestic product ...
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In a bid to encourage electric mobility in the city, Gurugram is building a high capacity public charging station for electric vehicles in collaboration with a private firm on the Delhi-Jaipur Highway near Mini Secretariat ...
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The Supreme Court on January 20 asked Punjab and Haryana governments to consider granting subsidy to the farmers to stop stubble burning, the key reason for the rising air pollution in Delhi-NCR ...
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Central Pollution Control Board has asked for a report of the actions taken by Haryana, Uttar Pradesh and Delhi to prevent illegal dumping and burning of construction, demolition and municipal solid waste ...
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