Friday 03 September 2010 Government 2.0: The Road Ahead

Environment

India to study impact of mobile towers on birds

A 10-member committee has been formed to study the harmful effect of mobile towers on birds and bees

India extends moratorium on certain projects

It has extend the moratorium on developmental projects in critically polluted industrial clusters till October 31

Orissa to move SC against Polavaram project

It will oppose clearance given by the Union Environment and Forest Ministry to the irrigation project as it would submerge its villages

Central panel inspects POSCO site

The panel will submit a report to the Union government over suitability of the proposed site for the mega project to be set up South Korean firm

Biofuels in automobiles not suitable for India

Since its production requires land and crops, it will in long run compound problems for the country whose population is adding 10 million every year

Delhi plans to generate energy from garbage

The Delhi government will set up two plants for the purpose one at Okhala and another at Ghazipur

Sea levels to rise upto 70 cm by 2100

It would affect around 150 million people living in low- lying coastal areas across the world

Punjab to set up 36 biomass power plants

The Punjab Energy Development Agency (PEDA) plans to generate about 350 MW energy from these plants by 2012

Centre scraps 600MW Uttarakhand power project

The decision was taken in view of the protests from environmentalists who said channeling of the Bhagirathi river would affect its natural flow

India plans low cost solar energy systems

Capacity addition targets and policy instruments under the National Solar Mission have been structured to achieve it
 
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