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TREND | 22 Apr 2025

Government Proposes Greenhouse Gas Emission Reduction Targets For Aluminium Firms

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The stakeholders can give their feedback to the draft Greenhouse Gases Emission Intensity Target Rules, 2025 to Ministry of Environment Forest and Climate Change within 60 days.

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TREND | 22 Apr 2025

Manjinder Sirsa orders crackdown on polluters amid worsening air in Delhi

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Amid rising air pollution levels in the national capital, Delhi Environment Minister Manjinder Singh Sirsa on Monday directed authorities to identify and take action against highly polluting industries, institutions and construction sites. Chairing an emergency review meeting with senior officials of the Environment Department and the Delhi Pollution Control Committee (DPCC), he expressed concern over the rising Air Quality Index (AQI) levels. He issued strict instructions to officials to crack down on sources of pollution and ensure time-bound implementation of mitigation measures. Sirsa directed authorities to identify and take action against highly polluting industries, institutions, and construction sites, and suspend works at construction sites found violating dust control norms. According to a statement, the minister told officials to deploy water sprinklers and anti-smog guns at major construction sites and pollution hotspots. He also underlined the need for real-time air ..

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TREND | 20 Apr 2025

Delhi CM flags off 1,100 GPS tankers to boost summer water supply

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Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta on Sunday flagged off 1,111 tankers fitted with a location tracking system to boost water supply in the city during the summer. The system will enable the tankers' location to be tracked on an IT dashboard from the Delhi Jal Board headquarters. "This is a step towards complete transparency. This is not the final solution, we will work on a new town plan to provide water from the tap to every resident," Gupta said during the ceremony marking 60 days of her government in Burari. Water Minister Parvesh Verma, Environment Minister Manjinder Singh Sirsa, BJP MPs and MLAs were present at the event. In its budget for the 2025-26 fiscal, the Delhi government has allocated Rs 9,000 crore for the water sector. This amount includes allocation for installing smart meters, reviving water bodies, laying pipelines and desilting drains, among others, Gupta said. "We have deployed 50 super sucker machines across the city to deal with sewer overflow. The previous ..

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TREND | 18 Apr 2025

Delhi govt to launch anti-pollution drive with tankers, border checks

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Delhi Environment Minister Manjinder Singh Sirsa on Friday said the government will roll out a comprehensive framework to tackle the rising pollution levels which will include deploying 1,000 water tankers with sprinklers, installing anti-smog guns in high-rise buildings and setting up CCTV cameras and LED screens at the city borders to prevent the entry of old vehicles. He said the roadmap will outline the city's strategy to fight pollution from 2025 to 2026. Sirsa said one of the key goals is to bring PM2.5 levels down. "We are installing water mist systems at various hotspots to clean the air and help particulate matter settle. This initiative has already shown success over a five-kilometre stretch in Dwarka," he said. The government is now expanding the project to 13 identified hotspots across the city. To intensify dust suppression, over 1,000 GPS-enabled water tankers with sprinklers will be deployed. "These tankers will move to areas with high pollution levels. Their route

Environment

TREND | 17 Apr 2025

Loudspeakers in Delhi now require police permission, says standing order

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The directive, aligned with the Noise Pollution (Regulation and Control) Rules, outlines specific restrictions on sound levels and usage timing

Environment

TREND | 15 Apr 2025

Nitin Gadkari Highlights Severe Pollution In Delhi And Mumbai, Calls For Urgent Action

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Nitin Gadkari asserted that addressing environmental concerns is critical to national development alongside infrastructure growth.

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TREND | 15 Apr 2025

Positioning Of Indian Electronics Sector Amid Tariff Environment Read Motilal Oswal's Analysis

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Mr. Pankaj, Chairman ICEA expressed strong confidence in his assessment that the Indian electronics manufacturing sector is on an up only' trajectory.

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TREND | 13 Apr 2025

Environment, Power Ministries discuss requirement of FGD for coal power plants

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Both the Ministries and the stakeholders remained tightlipped about the flow of the meeting

Environment

TREND | 12 Apr 2025

Delhi's EV policy may add 20K jobs, boost ecosystem infra: Manjinder Sirsa

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Delhi's electric vehicle (EV) policy 2.0 may generate up to 20,000 jobs and will also set up battery collection centres while establishing a city-wide network of charging and swappable battery stations. Speaking to PTI about the newly proposed policy, Delhi Environment Minister Manjinder Singh Sirsa on Saturday said the purpose of this policy is to encourage the adoption of electric vehicles to reduce pollution. The focus will be on mass categories such as two-wheelers, buses, three-wheelers and goods carriers with the aim of transitioning them to electric vehicles. GNCTD (Government of the National Capital Territory of Delhi) shall target the creation of 20,000 EV jobs during the policy period and may also set up battery collection centres to strengthen the battery recycling ecosystem, according to the policy draft accessed by PTI. "By 2027, the government has targeted that 95 per cent of all new vehicle registrations will be electric, which will significantly reduce emissions in

Environment

TREND | 11 Apr 2025

TCS Q4 Results Review Demand Environment Largely Status Quo, Says Dolat Capital, Revises Rating To Accumulate

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TCS reported constant currency revenue decline of 0.8% QoQ, due to unwinding of BSNL deal and certain project delays, margins dip.