Ravleen Kaur

Ravleen Kaur
Have zones for renewable energy: MNRE
Policy Matters this week: MNRE devises zones for renewable energy production, Orissa bans fishing for Olive Ridley turtles' nesting and India and China sign agreement on trans-border rivers.
Posted on 01 Nov, 2013 11:55 AM

Ministry recommends dividing the country into renewable energy zones

Wind energy in go green zone Source: Wikipedia
Sikkim villagers revive lake dry for 25 years
News this week: Sikkim villagers revive lake, power production from Kudankulam nuclear plant begins and solar micro-grid project to come up in Bihar.
Posted on 01 Nov, 2013 11:42 AM

Sikkim village revives lake that lay dry for 25 years

Lake revival in Namthang Source: PIB
India moves up on the Global Hunger Index
News this week: India moves up on the Global Hunger Index, Churu on its way to total sanitation and Phailin affected areas face drinking water stress.
Posted on 21 Oct, 2013 04:56 PM

India moves up two notches on the Global Hunger Index

Child malnutrition Source: The Indian Express
37% of the Western Ghats to be eco-sensitive
Policy matters this week: One-third of the Western Ghats declared eco-sensitive zone, Narmada canals' water to go to industry and the government to construct godowns for food grains under MNREGA.
Posted on 21 Oct, 2013 04:20 PM

37% of the Western Ghats "ecologically sensitive"

Shola grasslands in Western Ghats Source:Wikipedia
Cyclone Phailin finally wanes
News this week: Cyclone Phailin wanes, Chandrapur power plant pollutes city and Central Railways save power worth Rs. 5 crore.
Posted on 15 Oct, 2013 12:26 PM

Cyclone Phailin finally wanes

Phailin over the Bay of Bengal (Wikimedia)
110 countries pledge to phase out mercury
Policy Matters this week: 110 countries sign Minamata convention, railways to have bio-toilets and Water Bill to include sewerage charges in Ahmedabad.
Posted on 15 Oct, 2013 09:10 AM

110 countries sign Minamata convention to ban mercury

No more mercury thermometers (Wikimedia)
World's biggest solar power plant to come up in Rajasthan
Policy matters this week: At 4000 MW, Rajasthan will soon have the world's biggest solar power plant, NGT slaps a fine on the Environment Ministry and the UN tells POSCO to halt operations in Odisha.
Posted on 07 Oct, 2013 08:15 AM

Rajasthan to have world's biggest solar plant

Powered by the sun (Source: Wikipedia)
Rajasthan's drinking water most contaminated
News this week: Rajasthan's drinking water most contaminated, artificial oxygen to clean Ulsoor lake and 20% government schools in Delhi don't have water connection.
Posted on 06 Oct, 2013 10:54 PM

Rajasthan's drinking water most contaminated

Right to safe drinking water (Source: Merck Group)
Government allows shale gas exploration
Policy Matters this week - Government allows shale gas exploration, companies to be ranked for corporate social responsibility and the government relaxes penalties for hydropower companies.
Posted on 30 Sep, 2013 06:00 AM

Government allows shale gas exploration

Shale gas exploration in Alaska Source: Wikipedia
Bihar, Odisha and Madhya Pradesh among least developed
News this week - Central government declares development index, Maharashtra drought ends and one-fifth of the country's STPs don't work.
Posted on 29 Sep, 2013 07:56 PM

Bihar, Odisha and Madhya Pradesh among least developed

Poverty in India Source: Wikipedia
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