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Maharashtra has most no. of dirty river stretches

Source Name: 
Times of India
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http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Maharashtra-has-most-no-of-dirty-river-stretches/articleshow/6277867.cms

That the Mithi has been reduced to a filthy nullah is well-known. However, now a report of the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) shows that Maharashtra has the largest number of polluted river water stretches in the country.

The CPCB draws up a list on the basis of what it calls "water quality monitoring." It has identified 26 such rivers in Maharashtra with 28 polluted stretches. The Mula and Mutha in Pune, Kalu and Bhatsa in Thane and the Mithi in Mumbai are among such rivers.

Author: Anonymous

Maharashtra plans to hire private firms to take out garbage

Source Name: 
Livemint
Source Url: 
http://www.livemint.com/2010/07/13211345/Maharashtra-plans-to-hire-priv.html?atype=tp

The Maharashtra government plans to bring in private companies to treat tens of thousands of tonnes of municipal solid waste that the state produces every day.

It has instituted a six-month study on treating waste through private help, being conducted by Infrastructure Development Finance Co. Ltd (IDFC) and its associate company Infrastructure Development Corp. (Karnataka) Ltd (iDeCK).

Author: Anonymous

Maharashtra association will help draft e-waste policy

Source Name: 
Daily News and Analysis
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http://www.dnaindia.com/mumbai/report_maharashtra-association-will-help-draft-e-waste-policy_1408580

With the rise in use of electronic goods, the amount of e-waste produced has also risen to alarming levels. To address the issue, the Maharashtra E-Waste Association (Mewa) has been invited by the ministry of environment and forests (MoEF) to get suggestions on the draft of the E-Waste (Handling and Management) Rules, 2010.

The initiative is being taken by Clean Sweep Forum (CSF), an NGO which has been advocating proper waste management for the last eight years.

Author: Anonymous

Panel to consider environment issues for key power projects

Source Name: 
Buisness Standard
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http://www.business-standard.com/india/news/panel-to-consider-environment-issues-for-key-power-projects/400384/

A newly constituted experts’ committee under the Ministry of Environment and Forests (MoEF) would consider proposals of terms of reference and environment clearance for power projects with generation of over 38.932 Mw.

These projects, ranging from 6 Mw of captive power to 4,000 Mw of mega power, will require an investment of Rs 1,55,730 crore.

Author: Preeti Aggarwal

President roots for wind and solar energy in Maharashtra

Source Name: 
Daily News and Analysis
Source Url: 
http://www.dnaindia.com/mumbai/report_president-roots-for-wind-and-solar-energy-in-maharashtra_1377904

President Pratibha Patil on Saturday said that Maharashtra should become an ideal state to fulfil all the dreams of its people.

The president was addressing the golden jubilee celebration programme at New Delhi which was held to mark the completion of the golden jubilee year of formation of the state of Maharashtra.

Author: Anonymous

Maharashtra has potential to generate 2.14 lakh MW renewable energy

Source Name: 
Daily News and Analysis
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http://www.dnaindia.com/mumbai/report_maharashtra-has-potential-to-generate-2-14-lakh-mw-renewable-energy-report_1369331

Maharashtra has the potential to generate 57,000-2.14 lakh megawatts of energy through renewable sources, a report said.

"The energy generation capacity of Maharashtra through renewable energy sources is estimated between 57,000 MW to 2.14 lakh MW," a Clean Energy Action Plan Report submitted by Pune-based NGO, The World Institute of Sustainable Energy (WISE) to the government of Maharashtra, said.

This includes wind, solar and bio-energy sources, depending on land availability, it said.

Author: Anonymous

To CDM or not to CDM?

Rs 400 crores ($85 million) flowed into India in 2009 through CDM projects, but India's share of the global CDM pie fell from 28% in 2008 to 16% in 2009.

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Author: India Carbon Outlook

Still Waiting (Nov 2009)

Source: 
Greenpeace India
Source Link: 
http://www.greenpeace.org/india/press/reports/stillwaiting

This report argues that addressing climate change (reducing future greenhouse gas emissions) and meeting India's development goals are not divergent, as is often portrayed. The report offers an alternative energy paradigm as a solution not only to further the sustainability of the planet, but to do so in a manner that offers inclusive growth and quality energy access that has so far remained a mirage in most of rural India.

Author(s): 
Greenpeace India
Author: India Carbon Outlook

Quarterly review: India CDM activity depressed, some innovative projects in pipeline

CERs issued from India continue to form a smaller portion of the worldwide CERs issued. Leading indicators show a slowing rate for future CER issuance.

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Author: Pawan Mehra
GENERAL INFORMATIONA sugar mill which generates its own heat and power, exporting the surplus to the regional electricity grid. The project activity consists of the expansion of a bagasse grid-connected co-generation process, involving the installation of a new boiler.
CONTACT DETAILSURL:
www.carbonimpacts.co.uk/projects/indian-biomass-project.html
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Maharashtra

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