Posts Tagged ‘pune’
Spot a Leopard in City and a Deer Next Door
Thursday, February 19, 2009 17:22 No CommentsIndianExpress/PUNE/19th Feb ‘09: Pune is aiming for a safari park each for leopards and deer, with the former planned under the jurisdiction of the Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) and the latter on the terrain of the Pimpri-Chinchwad Municipal Corporation (PCMC) The civic bodies are looking to allocate 100 acres for each project, but both will [...]
PCMC Planning to Step Up Water Recycling
Thursday, February 19, 2009 17:04 1 CommentTOI/PUNE/19th Feb ‘09: The Pimpri-Chinchwad Municipal Corporation has decided to undertake water recycling projects in a big way. Initially, the corporation has plans to provide around 120 MLD (million litres per day) of treated water from sewage treatment plants (STPs), for use in industries and gardens.
Speaking to TOI, municipal commissioner Ashish Sharma said that a [...]
Praj Makes Ethanol from Corn Cob, Bagasse
Wednesday, February 11, 2009 19:24 2 CommentsThe following is from a press release sent out by Pune based Praj Industries.
10 February, 2009, Pune: Praj Industries, the globally leading biofuels technology & solutions Company announced break-through in cellulosic biomass to ethanol technology at Pilot Scale. Praj formally inaugurated its cellulosic ethanol pilot plant at its R & D Centre called Praj Matrix [...]
Green Transport in Pune to Reduce CO2 Emission
Monday, February 9, 2009 16:28 No CommentsTOI/PUNE/9th Feb ‘09: While Pune has already been selected as one of the nine cities to implement the Global Environment Facility-funded sustainable transport projects, the Union ministry of urban development has released a report stating the aims of the project, one of them being reducing carbon dioxide emissions by 9.6%.
The Global Environment Facility (GEF) sustainable [...]
NDTV’s Greenathon and Green Anthem
Sunday, February 8, 2009 14:18 No CommentsNDTV in collaboration with Toyota has organized the Greenathon. They are accepting donations which shall be used to provide electricity in villages.