We have completely ignored our biomass sector
A M GOKHALE, secretary. Union Ministry of Non conventional Energy Sources, in conversation with KUSHAL P S YADAV
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JNNURM to facilitate GMC empowerment
Like other developed urban local bodies of the country, the Guwahati Municipal Corporation is also expected to get more teeth with the increasing necessity to implement the 74th constitutional amendment, advocating the empowerment of the local civic bodies. Whereas the demand for empowerment is growing from inside the civic body, the ambitious Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission (JNNURM) has also made it mandatory to implement the 74th constitutional amendment, before granting sum for the urban infrastructure developmental projects to the city. The State government would be the implementing agency of the constitutional amendment. At present, the city is expected to get Rs 447 crores for its various projects. The sources in the GMC said that the State government might be interested in implementing the amendment in the coming days. "In a letter from the Guwahati Development Department (GDD), SN Barman, Joint Secretary to the Government of Assam has asked the GMC to furnish the detailed action plan and activity mapping on the 18 subjects concerning the civic amenities to be regulated by the urban local body after the amendment.' The government letter has also asked the GMC to give the details of expenditures on the 18 subjects till January 31, 2008. The eighteen subjects mentioned in the letter are urban planning, regulation of land, planning for economic and social development, road and electricity, water supply, solid waste management, fire service, urban forestry, safeguarding the interest of the weaker section of the society including the physically handicapped and mentally retarded, slum improvement, urban poverty alleviation, parks, gardens and playgrounds, protection of cultural, educational and aesthetic aspects, burial grounds and cremation grounds, cattle ponds, prevention of cruelty to animals, birth and death registration, street lighting, bus stop and public conveyance and slaughter houses, said the sources. In a recent rapid training programme that was held with the basic objectives of building awareness and understanding on the context, mission, objectives and significance of reforms under the JNNURM, the experts from the Administrative Staff College of India stressed on the need of introducing the 74th amendment and specially the role and requirement of political will in this regard.
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Strict environmental policies
The struggle to restore river normalcy gathers momentum in the US with strict sanctions on dam construction
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Indian directive slows biodiesel production; producers decry mixed signals
A directive from the Indian petroleum ministry banning the sale of biodiesel as transportation fuel directly to consumers has forced several manufacturers, already squeezed by a pricing cap, to slow production.
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Fuel for tomorrow
the world faces two big challenges in the new millen nium. One, to meet energy demand and two, combat rapidly worsening air qua lity. The solution to both the challenges lies in producing cleaner
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Growth & Sustainability of Mineral Industry Line, 11-13 December 2014, Visakhapatnam, India
Mineral Industry and its sustainable development is a prime mover in the growth of a nation. India is endowed with vast mineral wealth and has a strong human resource base of geologists, mining and mineral
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Cosmetic concern
At a time when USA is banning MTBE , Indian public sector companies, with the blessings of the petroleum ministry babus, are promoting its use
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UP to shine better & brighter
LUCKNOW: Moving ahead with its renewed power policy to set up thermal power plants in the private sector, the UP government on Tuesday entered into an agreement with Bajaj Hindustan for setting up a 1980 MW thermal power plant at Bargarh in Chitrakoot.
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White paper with grey areas
The UK aims to reduce carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions by about 60 per cent by the year 2050 as a part of its efforts to curb global warming, according to a government energy white paper. But critics
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Wanted: A whole new world
Environment space per person to combat unbalanced resource use
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Brazil Hopes To Team Up With China In Biofuel - Media
Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva will focus on renewable fuels during his visit to Beijing this week, hoping to team up with China to develop bio-fuels, the Caijing Magazine has reported. Lula arrived in Beijing on Monday and will pay a state visit for three days.
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The see saw approach
The Central Public Works Department has banned the use of wood in its construction projects, ignoring the fact that the substitutes are more ecologically harmful and mainly depend on non renewable sources of raw materials
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Money for the poor energises the rich
THE ministry of non-conventional energy sources (MNES) is giving the rich city dweller in the country an optional source of electricity: rooftop photovoltaic cell units which convert sun rays into
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The Third Conference on Sustainable Business, Energy and Development in Asia 04-05 November, Japan
Welcome to Fukuoka City, which, according to Newsweek Magazine, is regarded as one of the World’s 10 Most Dynamic Cities. Most recently, the international renowned Monocole Magazine included Fukuoka in
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Life Under the Sun
Can life countinue to survive on the sun's energy harvested by photosynthesis
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British N fuel banned
there have been renewed demands in Japan for the recall of a shipment of plutonium from the uk following a damning report by the British Nuclear Fuels ( bnfl ). Japan's ministry of
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Well researched essays on sustainability
THE INTERNATIONAL Institute of Environment and Development (IIED) in London has been conducting research on environment- and development-related policy issues for the past 20 years. Policies for a
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Bull fighting
Maharashtra's Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has banned the sale of popular energy drink Red Bull in the state on the charge that it contains ingredients of animal origin. Some media reports
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6-point demand to end energy crisis in Ctg region
A high-powered committee Monday renewed its position to resolve grinding crisis of gas and power in Chittagong region. The National Committee, which draws representatives from the government and the private sector, placed a six-point charter of recommendations to free the economically important region of pervasive energy shortages. Chief Adviser Dr Fakhruddin Ahmed formed the 15-member committee on July 3 to specially focus on the energy sector, as the government is struggling to feed the energy-hungry factories amid growing demand.
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