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Indian Oil to spend ₹2 lakh crore towards zero emissions by 2046

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State-owned oil refining and marketing major Indian Oil Corporation (IOC) plans to invest ₹2 lakh crore in the coming years to achieve ‘net zero’ operational emissions by 2046. The company aims to achieve two-thirds of emission reduction through energy efficiency, electrification and fuel replacement efforts. About a third of the total emission would be mitigated through options such as carbon capture utilisation and storage (CCUS), nature-based solutions and the purchase of carbon credits. Further, IOC will pursue carbon reduction through hydrogen as a fuel, biofuels, renewable, carbon offsetting through ecosystem…

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Meghalaya government implementing projects worth Rs 2,000 crore, Chief Minister says

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The Meghalaya government is implementing projects worth Rs 2,000 crore, Chief Minister Conrad K Sangma said on Thursday, September 1. Sangma and MoS Housing and Urban Affairs on Thursday laid the foundation for the prestigious – “- Phase I” in presence of PHE Minister Renikton Lyngdoh Tongkhar and MLAs Marcuise Marak, Jim Sangma and Abdus Saleh at Williamnagar in East Garo Hills. Williamnagar Urban Water Supply Project Phase-I was sanctioned at an estimated cost of Rs 121 Crores under AMRUT 2.0 in the funding pattern of 90:10. The Scheme was…

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Sewage plants costing Rs 583 cr to be set up in Agra to reduce pollution load in Yamuna

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A tripartite agreement was signed between National Mission for Clean Ganga (NMCG), Uttar Pradesh Jal Nigam and M/s Vishvaraj Environment for development of sewage treatment plants for Agra under hybrid annuity mode or (HAM). This project aims to take care of the existing sewerage problems in Agra city which pollute river Yamuna. After implementation of the project, it is expected there will be no discharge of untreated sewage from Agra city into the river Yamuna, thereby helping in reducing the pollution load in the river. The contract, signed in the…

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Railway land can now be used to set up solar plants, sewage and water treatment facilities

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The government has made it simpler and cheaper for various entities to set up a range of infrastructure on Railway land on long-term lease. These include cargo-related enterprises, public utilities, renewable energy projects and even schools. Railway land can now be used to set up solar plants, sewage and water treatment facilities at Re 1 per square meter per annum for 35 years and hospitals through PPP and schools with Kendriya Vidyalaya Sangathan for Re 1 per square meter per annum for up to 60 years. The Union Cabinet in…

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Ludhiana: Canal water supply among major projects get F&CC nod

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The Ludhiana Municipal Corporation’s Finance and Contract Committee (F&CC) in the first week of September gave its nod to various development project works. A total of 277 resolutions were presented before the panel and of them, around 200 have been approved, said Mayor Balkar Singh Sandhu, who heads the committee. The major projects for which funds have to be provided under Central Government schemes such as Smart City Mission, Swachh Bharat Mission and National Clean Air Programme were approved. However, several ward-level development works have also been approved. Sources said…

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Chennai’s wastewater treatment system being augmented with latest technology

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The Chennai Metropolitan Water Supply and Sewerage Board (CMWSSB) is likely to add five sewage treatment plants (STPs) to its network by this year end. Built with the latest sequential batch reactor technology to comply with the revised norms of the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB), the new plants at Kodungaiyur, Koyambedu, Nesapakkam and Perungudi and other places, will have a combined capacity to treat nearly 350 million litres a day (mld). “We are adding new facilities to cater to the projected population in 2035. Work has been completed in…

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Water Ministry’s NMCG signs MoU with state bodies for sewage treatment plants to clean Yamuna

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With this project, the NMCG aims to take care of the existing sewerage problems in the Agra city which pollutes Yamuna River. The National Mission for Clean Ganga (NMCG), Uttar Pradesh Jal Nigam and Vishwa raj Environment Private Limited (VEPL) on 25 August signed a tripartite Concession Agreement for development of Sewage Treatment Plants (STPs) for Agra under hybrid annuity mode at a total cost of INR 582.84 crores. The NMCG approved the project for construction of STPs of total capacity of 177.6 MLD, including developing interception & diversion (I&D)…

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Use twin leach pit toilets for disposal of human excreta

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This following information was given by the Minister of State, for Jal Shakti, Shri Praha Singh Patel in a written reply in the Raja Sabha. Sewerage system does not exist in rural areas of the country. Under the Swatch Bharat Mission (Grameen), for disposal of human excreta, use of safe and eco-friendly onsite sanitation technologies such as twin leach pit toilets is encouraged. Under this technology, human faces automatically become manure in 1-2 years. In case of septic tank and single leach pit toilets, it is advised to retrofit them…

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Industrial Units and Local Bodies are required to Install ETPs/CETPs/STPs

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This information was given by the Minister of State, for Jal Shakti, Shri Bishweswar Tutu in a written reply in the Look Sabha. As per the Provisions of Environment (Protection) Act, 1986 and Water (Prevention & Control of Pollution), Act 1974, industrial units and local bodies are required to install effluent treatment plants (ETPs)/ common effluent treatment plants (CETPs) and Sewage treatment plants (STPs) respectively and treat their effluents/sewage to comply with stipulated environmental Standards before discharging them into river and water bodies. Accordingly, CPCB, State Pollution Control Boards/Pollution Control…

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Cleanliness Drive along the Yamuna

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As part of the ongoing awareness campaign for the Yamuna River, NMCG and a group of NGOs had organized cleanliness drives at seven Ghats along the Yamuna, in the National Capital. Students from schools participated in Sham Dan activities organized on the seven Ghats, including Kalinda Kuna, Nigambodh Ghats, Signature Bridge, Sonia Vehar Pushto 1, Thakur #17 Sangrur, Thakur #18 Gandhi Nagar and Thokar#21 Gandhi Nagar. Officials from Delhi Jal Board (DJB) and Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) also joined the cleanliness drive, in large numbers. The NGOs which were…

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