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Economy Facing Stagflation: Need to Improve Supplies and Keep up Demand -Arun Kumar

-Newsclick.in The economy faces stagflation. The steps announced by the government are a start. More needs to be done to eliminate supply bottlenecks without curtailing demand. The Government, worried about the inflation rapidly inching up month after month, has finally become pro-active. The steps announced are designed to lower the prices of basics like diesel, steel, cement and Plastics. Wholesale Price Index (‘WPI’) has risen at more than ten per cent for...

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The Afterlife of Solar Panels -Mahashri Ranjith Kumar

-The Wire Science * Solar energy is a rapidly expanding marketplace that should benefit the environment. Solar panels can last for decades if they are properly cleaned and maintained. * But there is a catch. What happens to these panels after they are decommissioned? They go straight to the landfill, where they have significant consequences. * Heavy metals in solar panels such as lead and cadmium have been known to seep out of...

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Central excise duty on petrol and diesel cut, says FM Nirmala Sitharaman -Vikas Dhoot

-The Hindu The measures included a ₹8 reduction in central excise duty per litre of petrol and a ₹6 cut in the duty on diesel. Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman unveiled a slew of measures to rein in runaway inflation on Saturday evening, including duty cuts on petroleum products, a ₹200 subsidy on LPG cylinders for the poor and a rejig of import duties on Plastic and steel products. A reduction in central excise...

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Three years after Plastic waste ban, Environment Ministry allows imported PET bottles for processsing -Jacob Koshy

-The Hindu Decision was taken after representations from industries which process waste that there was too little waste for them After banning the import of Plastic waste in 2019, the Environment Ministry has permitted PET Bottles, as Plastic waste, to be imported for processing. The decision to rollback the ban was taken last year after representations by several industries in the business of processing waste said there was too little waste available...

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Day after massive blaze, Delhi’s garbage dump still smouldering -Karn Pratap Singh

-The Hindustan Times Delhi Police registered a first information report in connection with the landfill fire against unknown persons on Tuesday. New Delhi: Over 30 hours after a major fire broke out at east Delhi’s Ghazipur landfill site -- Delhi’s biggest waste dump -- firefighters on Tuesday continued to put out the blaze even as they battled swampy stretches, a hostile terrain which their vehicles could not tread, challenge to reach the...

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