Articles for Environment

Ambuja Cement joins hands with BCCI on Swachh Bharat Abhiyan

• Ambuja Cement will run a waste management drive during the India England T20 five-match series through its in-house waste management arm Geocycle as part of the Net Zero pledge of LafargeHolcim group globally. • Aims to collect and manage around 3-4 tonnes of waste and approximately 1 tonne of single-use plastic ( state Co2) • The collected waste will be safely re-purposed in the cement kiln as an alternative fuel at the Ambujanagar plant. • With sustainability at the heart of its global strategy, Ambuja is committed to building a world that works for people and the planet. A greener world: low carbon and circular; A world that is smarter: innovation-driven and digital; and A world that works for all: connecting people and society.

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Changes in Policy Will Encourage Wider Adoption of Renewable Energy by Companies

In a bid to achieve India's renewable energy target of 175 GW by 2022, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman has laid major emphasis on clean energy in her Budget speech. Allocating additional capital infusion of ₹1,000 crore to Solar Energy Corporation of India (SECI) and ₹1,500 crore to Indian Renewable Energy Development Agency (IREDA) will give a boost to the non-conventional energy sector.

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Tata Power Delhi Distribution Commissions 66/11 kV Grid Substation at Narela Industrial Hub

The grid will facilitate load growth, power reliability to benefit over 2000 industrial units The move will contribute towards reviving Delhi’s Economy post unlock Inauguration was done by Shri Satyendar Jain, Hon'ble Power Minister, Govt. of NCT of Delhi

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Despite reductions in pollution, Delhi’s air quality violated daily safety limits during a lockdown: TERI

Regional sources of biomass burning and industries main contributors to Delhi’s air pollution during lockdown, the report’s findings suggest. 

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Water Conservation and how Future Cities are dependent for their growth on it

The GOI introduced the Smart Cities Mission intending to create 100 smart and progressive cities across India by 2023. This translates into a heavy influx to these cities, which is likely to put greater pressure on urban city planners to ensure sustainable quality of life in these 'Smart Cities'.

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Web Werks now the exclusive technology partner of the initiative Majhi Vasundhara by the Government of Maharashtra

Web Werks, one of India’s leading data centers is proud to be the exclusive technology partner of Maharashtra Pollution Control Board (MPCB) with the Department of Environment and Climate Change in their endeavor of the #Epledge initiative – 'Majhi Vasundhara Abhiyan'.

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Making Our Cities Sustainable

Indeed, modern India’s urban development seems to be nullifying our traditional wisdom borne out of the country’s varied climatic conditions. The situation is such that in today's buildings, provisions like natural ventilation have become an exception.

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Focus on electrification of 3-wheeler more as compared to 4W; Need state and city-level action plans for electrification of urban freight: TERI

The study was conducted by TERI with an objective to assess the operational and financial feasibility of EVs in the urban freight (UF) segment by undertaking a survey-based analysis of five sectors across three cities namely Delhi, Bengaluru and Surat.

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