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  Govt clears over 1000 CDM projects - Thursday, August 21, 2008
  The latest clearance given by the government to 15 Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) projects at the meeting of the National Clean Development Mechanism Authority, headed by the Secretary, Ministry of Environment and Forests, has taken the total number of CDM projects approved so far to 1013.
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  ASSOCHAM wants ban on e-waste dumping in Delhi - Thursday, August 21, 2008
  According to the Associated Chambers of Commerce and Industry of India (ASSOCHAM) India's national capital, Delhi is being used as a dumping ground for e-waste. Around 2000 trucks carry e-waste in a clandestine manner and unload it daily in Delhi's scrap yards, mostly at Turkmen Gate, Shastri Park, Luni, Seelampur and Mandoli.
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  Environmentalists fear rise in toxicity in water bodies due to immersion - Thursday, August 21, 2008
  Experts and environmentalists on Monday said that thousands of idols immersed during festival seasons were polluting rivers and lakes, contaminating food crops and aquatic life.
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  Proposed landfill project opposed by activists - Thursday, August 21, 2008
  Environmentalists fear the worst. They gathered on Tuesday to warn of the dangers posed to the river Yamuna, the Taj Mahal and the Agra Fort by a proposed Rs.1.75 billion landfill project to process solid waste and produce fuel. The project will comprise a compost plant of 350 tonnes daily capacity for converting biodegradable waste into humus like organic fertiliser/soil enricher for use in agriculture.
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  250 spiritual heads launch ‘Save Ganga’ campaign in Delhi - Thursday, August 21, 2008
  Spiritual heads from various religious sects and Hindu organisations numbering 250 congregated on Sunday to launch the “Save the Ganga campaign” in Delhi. The objective of the campaign, “Awiral Ganga, Nirmal Ganga: From Gangotri to Ganga Sagar,” is to clean up the river Ganga right from its source in the Himalayas to where it exits into the Bay of Bengal at Ganga Sagar in West Bengal.
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  Waste management plant in Mangalore - Thursday, August 21, 2008
  Mr Krishna Palemar, Dakshina Kannada district in-charge Minister announced on the occasion of Independence Day that a solid waste management plant would commence operations in Mangalore shortly.
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  Deer antlers seized in Nagpur - Thursday, August 21, 2008
  Twelve deer antlers (6 pairs) were confiscated from a car at Kamptee octroi post by the Nagpur city police late on Tuesday night.
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  Manipur experiments with new enzyme to ease pollution, save fuel - Thursday, August 21, 2008
  In a bid to reduce the levels of pollution in Manipur caused by emission from old vehicles and to conserve fuel, Transport Minister L Jayantakumar revealed that an experiment was being conducted using Soltrol, a type of enzyme produced in Japan.
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  Companies bolster brand name by going green - Thursday, August 21, 2008
  Realising that there are cost savings to be achieved by adopting energy efficient methods, goodwill to be earned by using biodegradable products and a planet to be saved by promoting an eco-friendly lifestyle, companies are increasingly choosing the green path ahead.

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  Clean business is good business: Kidwai - Thursday, August 21, 2008
 
Encouraging eco-friendly business practices among corporate clients is no longer an uphill task as India Inc begins to recognize the demands of conducting business globally and the need for sustainable development.

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  ‘Changing lifestyles leading to more garbage in Chennai’ - Thursday, August 21, 2008
 
The impact of prosperous times are not always positive. More consumption means more garbage. More garbage demands better solid waste management.

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  Celebrating the green way - Thursday, August 21, 2008
  An initiative of the Civil Defence wardens, Green Code, encourages people to be a part of the “global cooling” movement.

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Bio-fuel News

Sorghum: A Biofuel Alternative? - Voice of America
Nova Biosource Fuels Receives Substantial Completion Certificate ... - Your Renewable News (press release)
Nova Biosource Fuels Receives Substantial Completion Certificate ... - MarketWatch
IDB, government to sign agro-energy agreement - Stabroek News
Brazil: Biofuel projects do not affect food production or Amazon ... - Macauhub
Muttewar calls upon Business Community to Develop Renewable Energy - Press Information Bureau (press release)
CII asks govt to mix biofuels in petrol and diesel - Myiris.com
Interview transcript: Hugh Grant - Marketplace
‘PE firms should not be secretive’ - Sify
BRIEFING - ASIA ENERGY - AUG 20, 2008 - Trading Markets (press release)

Recycling News

Attero Recycling Raises Series A Funding of US$6.3 Million - MarketWatch
MNCs deny e-waste recycle in India - Siliconindia.com
Nokia surveys phone users as it sets up recycling programme - Business Daily Africa
Greenpeace Appeals to HP - Recycle
Umicore Jumps as Net Beats Estimates, Forecast Raised (Update1) - Bloomberg
Sending waste to China saves carbon - guardian.co.uk
Indian construction cos strip assets to raise funds - Reuters India
Greenpeace 'Lobby For Law': Exclusive - EFYTimes (press release)
Sam Fox School and Fashion Group International to host sustainable ... - News from Washington University in St. Louis
:. India unites Kashmir - Kashmir Watch

Pollution Control News

India - Many textile units in Erode closed - YarnsandFibers (subscription)
Shyam Steel to set up plant at - SteelGuru

Carbon Credit News

Containing Climate Change - Foreign Affairs Magazine
UN climate talks seek quicker pace, plug 2050 gaps - Reuters South Africa

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