A two day National Conference of Ministers of Environment, Forest and Climate Change was held in Ekta Nagar, Gujarat on 23-24th September, 2022. The conference was inaugurated by the Prime Minister virtually. During a parallel session on Control and Prevention of Pollution, the States were informed regarding guidelines on ‘Swachh Vayu Sarvekshan- Ranking of Cities’ […]
Funds Allocated and Utilised Under National Clean Air Programme – EQ Mag Pro
National Clean Air Programme (NCAP), which was launched by the Ministry of Environment Forest &Climate Change (MoEF&CC) in January 2019, is a long-term, time-bound, national level strategy for prevention, control and abatement of air pollution. Under NCAP, it has been envisaged to achieve targets of 20 to 30 % reduction in Particulate Matter concentration by […]
Punjab govt inks MoU with Virgo Corp for biofuel project
Chandigarh: The Punjab government Monday signed an MoU with a Delhi-based company for a Rs 630-crore project which will produce biofuel from rice husk. The technology for the project will be provided by the US giant Honeywell. The company, Virgo Corporation, will use the technology to produce biofuel from rice husk to set up a […]