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The Centre on Monday said of the 1,080 industries causing pollution in Ganga across five states, 190 have been closed while 165 are still not complying with norms. Of the 165, closure orders have been issued to nine and show-cause notices served to 156 grossly polluting industries, it said. Responding to a question in Rajya Sabha, Minister of State for Jal Shakti Bishweswar
(Bloomberg) -- A new type of financing that allows borrowers to shift toward less dependence on fossil fuels has been hampered by a lack of clear labeling and definitions.Expansion of transition finance that specifies the use of proceeds “has been impeded by a lack of clear market standards on what constitutes a transition asset,” said Atul Jhavar, head of sustainable capital markets for the Asia-Pacific region at Barclays Bank Plc.After explosive growth in environmental, social and governance b
Overconsumption of clothing has produced an elevated amount of textile wastes.
Read more about India allowing industries to expand with little scrutiny is disaster risk on Business Standard. The March 2021 amendment of EIA notification of 2006 reduces the scrutiny of habitually polluting units which want to increase capacity and product mix.
Textiles is one of the most polluting industries, using huge amounts of natural resources and producing tons of waste daily; therefore, the...