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ENVIRONMENT - January 2019

Jan 2019

Jun 05, 2019

Power from Ghazipur Waste-to-energy Plant

Delhi Metro became the first-ever such project in the country to receive power generated from a waste-to-energy plant.
Continuing with its various environment-friendly initiatives, the Delhi Metro has started receiving 2 MW power from a 12 MW capacity plant from a company in Ghazipur.
This would be the first-ever attempt by any metro project in the country to procure and utilise energy from waste-to-energy plants and thus, contribute towards 'Swachh Bharat Mission' and also help in creating awareness about the importance of waste management.

Jun 03, 2019

Noida's Urban Wildlife

In a positive indication of the district's ecological balance, a boost in urban wildlife has been recorded in a recent census concluded in May. Some species like blackbuck, fox and peacock have doubled their populations over the last eight years.
A hike in the breeding population of certain species like fox, porcupine (sahi), civet (bijju), wild cat and wild boar also made their way to the forest department's checklist of 4,228 animals of over 15 species in the 2019 census.
The last census, held in 2011, recorded 3,692 animals.
The census was held by the district forest department over 20 days in May.

May 31, 2019

DTTDC Fined for Choking Yamuna

The Delhi Pollution Control Committee (DPCC) has imposed an environment compensation of Rs. 5.5 lakh on the Delhi Tourism and Transportation Development Corporation Ltd (DTTDC) for choking the Yamuna's flow with debris from the Signature Bridge.
The bridge was given an environmental clearance by the State Environment Impact Assessment Authority (SEIAA) in February 2017 with "specific conditions" that no waste, including construction spoils, should be dumped into the river and that the river's flow should not be obstructed at any point.
During inspection, DPCC had found that around 3,500 tonnes of construction and demolition debris was lying on the river and choking the flow of the water. To date, around 2,500 tons of debris had already been removed. The rest is being removed.
DPCC has also submitted a report in this regard with the NGT-appointed Yamuna pollution monitoring committee.

May 29, 2019

Malaysia to Ship Back Plastic Waste

As per reports, Malaysia will ship back hundreds of tonnes of imported plastic waste back to where it came from, as Malaysia did not want to be a global dumping ground.
China had previously taken a large amount of waste for recycling, but abruptly stopped in 2018, saying it wanted to improve its own environment.
Official data showed that plastic imports to Malaysia have tripled since 2016.
The Ministry said that 450 tonnes of contaminated plastic waste in 10 containers, from Australia, Bangladesh, Canada, China, Japan, Saudi Arabia and the United States, will be shipped back.

May 28, 2019

Melting Glaciers

According to a study, melting glaciers worldwide could result in almost 10 inches of sea level rise by the end of this century.
The study indicates that the smaller glaciers could play a much larger role in sea level rise than researchers had previously thought.
The review is the most comprehensive global comparison of glacier simulations ever compiled.
It estimates that glaciers worldwide are likely to lose anywhere from 18 to 36 per cent of their mass by 2100.

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