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IndianOil Unveils Innovative Green Sewage Treatment Plant at Haldia Refinery

Newsmantra — Mon, 08 Jun 2026 13:49:45 +0000

NEW DELHI. To mark World Environment Day 2026, IndianOil’s Refineries Division showcased the successful operation of its first-of-its-kind Green Sewage Treatment Plant at the Haldia Refinery, presenting it as a sustainable blueprint for potential replication across its national network. The facility, which has been fully operational since January 26, 2026, was highlighted in New Delhi through an audio-visual presentation by Arvind Kumar, IndianOil Director of Refineries. Developed in collaboration with the Society for Innovation and Entrepreneurship at IIT Bombay, the plant utilizes Integrated Wetland Technology to treat wastewater using natural processes like wetland vegetation, filtration media, and microbial activity. Over its first four months of continuous performance, this nature-based system has proven highly effective, delivering significantly lower power consumption, reduced greenhouse gas emissions, minimal maintenance requirements, and recycled water that is immediately reused for local horticulture.

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Maruti Suzuki Expands Biogas Capacity

Newsmantra — Fri, 05 Jun 2026 08:15:28 +0000

New 10 Tonnes Per Day (TPD) Biogas Plant in Kharkhoda to be commissioned within FY 2026-27
Completes Manesar Biogas Plant Expansion
Earmarks investment of INR 925 crore by FY 2030-31 towards green energy initiatives

Kharkhoda / Manesar / New Delhi, 05 June 2026: On the occasion of World Environment Day, Maruti Suzuki India Limited (“Maruti Suzuki”) announced two biogas projects, reinforcing its commitment to building a clean energy ecosystem.

The Company will set up a 10 Tonnes Per Day (TPD) biogas plant at its Kharkhoda facility, which will be commissioned within FY 2026-27. As the second initiative, Maruti Suzuki has expanded the capacity of the biogas plant at its Manesar facility, from 0.2 TPD to 0.7 TPD.

Maruti Suzuki will be investing INR 150 crore for these two projects, underscoring its long-term vision to integrate renewable energy solutions into its operations. The Company’s biogas initiatives are aligned with the Government’s broader ‘Waste-to-Wealth’ mission.

New Biogas Plant at Kharkhoda

The 10 TPD biogas plant in Kharkhoda facility is expected to be commissioned within the current financial year. At full capacity, it will help in mitigating 9,490 tonnes* of CO₂ and will serve approximately 20% of the total gas requirement at the facility.

Expansion of Manesar Biogas Plant

Early this month, the Company expanded its Manesar biogas plant to reach 0.7 TPD output from earlier 0.2 TPD. The plant is expected to generate approximately 3.6 lakh standard cubic meters of biogas annually, leading to an estimated avoidance of 664 tonnes* of CO₂ emissions per year.

The biogas set-up in Manesar facility utilizes food waste, Napier grass and paddy straw as feedstock, with a provision to boost output with cattle dung. It leverages anaerobic digestion technology to convert agricultural waste into raw biogas. The plant’s biogas can be utilized in paint shop heating processes as well as in canteen operations. Fermented Organic Manure (FOM), a by-product of the process, will further be used for internal horticulture or will be supplied back to the agricultural ecosystem.

Speaking on the initiative, Mr. Hisashi Takeuchi, Managing Director & CEO, Maruti Suzuki India Limited, said, “Maruti Suzuki has been consistently working on initiatives aimed at reducing fossil fuel consumption and oil import dependence. In line with this, we are setting up a new 10 Tonnes Per Day biogas plant at the Kharkhoda facility as well as expanding the existing biogas plant at Manesar facility. At a time when the world is navigating an increasingly uncertain energy landscape, such initiatives assume greater significance. As the Hon’ble Prime Minister of India has called for reducing dependence on fossil fuels, the commissioning of our biogas project comes at an appropriate time. It enables us to contribute, in a modest but meaningful way, to the current national priority alongside several other ongoing efforts.”

The Company has undertaken a host of measures across its business operations, including expansion of biogas and solar power capacities, in a bid to reduce dependence on fossil fuels. Maruti Suzuki plans to invest INR 925 crore towards green energy initiatives by FY 2030-31.

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World Environment Day: Recyclekaro Calls on Citizens to Turn E-Waste into a National Resource

Newsmantra — Fri, 05 Jun 2026 06:19:39 +0000

Mumbai, June 5, 2026: As the world prepares to mark World Environment Day on June 5, Mr. Rajesh Gupta, Founder and Managing Director of Recyclekaro, India’s leading end-to-end lithium-ion battery and e-waste recycling enterprise, has issued a clarion call for a nationwide commitment to responsible electronic waste disposal. In a statement released today, Mr. Gupta urged citizens, policymakers and industry to recognize that the planet’s accelerating electrification, driven by the proliferation of artificial intelligence, data centres, connected devices and electric vehicles, is generating a waste stream whose scale and complexity will dwarf anything humanity has managed before.

“The world is becoming more electronic by the day. Every new AI model, every new connected device, every electric vehicle on the road adds to a mountain of e-waste that is growing faster than our capacity to handle it responsibly. On this World Environment Day, I urge every Indian to take a simple but profound pledge: to never let an old phone, a spent battery or a discarded appliance end up in a landfill or with an informal scrap dealer. These are not just waste. They are concentrated deposits of lithium, cobalt, nickel and rare earth elements, minerals that are fundamental to our nation’s energy security, our digital infrastructure and our industrial future,” Mr. Gupta said.

Mr. Gupta, whose company operates one of India’s largest lithium-ion battery recycling facilities with technology that achieves over 95 percent recovery efficiency and 98 percent purity in extracted materials, pointed to the enormous strategic opportunity embedded in the country’s waste stream. “When we irresponsibly discard e-waste, we are not just harming the planet, we are throwing away the very building blocks of nation building. The critical minerals locked inside old batteries and circuit boards can reduce our dependence on imports, strengthen our manufacturing base and power our green transition. But when they are burnt in open yards or dissolved in acid by unregulated operators, they poison our soil, contaminate our groundwater and enter our food chain. The damage is irreparable and cumulative,” he warned.

Addressing India’s youth directly, Mr. Gupta made a case for redirecting entrepreneurial energy towards hard industries. “Our young generation is extraordinarily talented, but too much of that talent flows into software, apps and services. We need builders. We need young Indians to look at critical mineral recycling, sustainable mining and electronics manufacturing not as legacy industries but as the frontiers of the next economy. These are sectors where intellectual challenge meets national purpose. A venture that figures out how to extract battery-grade lithium from black mass at scale is solving a problem as complex and as valuable as anything in Silicon Valley,” he said.

The imperative for formalising and scaling the e-waste recycling sector has never been more urgent. India generates over 1.7 million tonnes of e-waste annually, a figure that is projected to cross 5 million tonnes by 2030 as digital penetration deepens and device lifecycles shorten. Yet barely 30 percent of this volume is processed through formal, environmentally sound channels. The remainder flows into the informal sector, where crude extraction methods recover only a small fraction of valuable materials while releasing toxic heavy metals into the environment. The Union Cabinet’s Rs 1,500 crore incentive scheme under the National Critical Mineral Mission is designed to change this equation, but policy alone cannot solve the collection challenge. Without a cultural shift in how citizens dispose of their electronics, the most sophisticated recycling plants will run dry of feedstock while the waste continues to poison the land.

“World Environment Day is not a celebration. It is a reminder that the planet’s patience is finite. The age of AI and ubiquitous electronics is not something that is coming. It is already here. Every Indian who owns a phone, a laptop, an EV is part of this story. The only question is whether we will be responsible authors of it or careless spectators to the damage it leaves behind. The pledge to recycle responsibly is among the most consequential commitments a citizen can make in 2026,” Mr. Gupta concluded.

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IIIT- B celebrates World Environment Day with tree plantation drive

Newsmantra — Fri, 05 Jun 2026 06:19:38 +0000

Over the years, the institute has received several recognitions for its environmental initiatives

Bengaluru, June 04, 2026: The International Institute of Information Technology Bangalore (IIIT-B) celebrated World Environment Day with a tree plantation drive at its extended campus on Hosa Road. This event witnessed participation from students, faculty and staff members, reinforcing the institute’s long-standing commitment to ecological conservation.

Aligned to this year’s theme “Inspired by Nature. For Climate. For Our Future.”, the initiative highlighted the significance of collective action in addressing climate challenges and building resilient communities for upcoming generations. The institute recognizes the need to create a greener and more sustainable future through initiatives such as tree plantation drives, maintaining green spaces, and promoting eco-friendly practices across the campus. The green initiatives of IIIT-B are measurable, such as solar generation, wastewater recycling, segregation systems, biodiversity metrics, which gives the institute’s effort more credibility and seriousness.

Speaking on the occasion, Dr. Debabrata Das, Director, IIIT-Bangalore said, “Every year we plant trees and put efforts into making our campus greener. More than planting trees, we focus on how they can be sustained in this era of rising temperatures. Every student must take responsibility for the plant they have planted. When we lose a plant, it feels like losing a member of the family.”

Over the years, IIIT-B has consistently worked towards maintaining a green and sustainable campus and has received several recognitions for its environmental initiatives. The institute was honoured with the International Green University Award in 2023, 2024, and 2025 at the NYC Green School Conferences held in New York, USA. IIIT-B also received Electronics City Industrial Township Authority (ELCITA) Gold Award in Sustainability along with awards for Biodiversity Management and Social Welfare & Community Service. ELCITA, adjudged IIIT-Bangalore with Platinum Ranking in a greening competition for campuses in the city. The International Institute of Waste Management (IIWM) also rated the IIIT-Bangalore campus with a Green Rating for the year 2021-22.

As a premier educational institution, IIIT-B not only focuses on academic excellence and technological innovation but also encourages students to understand their role in protecting the environment. Through various green initiatives and awareness activities, the institute inspires students to contribute towards building a cleaner, healthier, and more sustainable society.

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SCOPE holds plantation drive ‘For Climate for Our Future’ on World Environment Day

Newsmantra — Fri, 05 Jun 2026 06:12:09 +0000

NEW DELHI. Commemorating World Environment Day, Dr. K.P. Mahadevaswamy Chairman, SCOPE & CMD, NBCC and Shri Atul Sobti DG, SCOPE planted saplings at SCOPE Complex, New Delhi in the presence of senior officials of SCOPE and PSEs. Aligned with the global World Environment Day theme: ‘Inspired by Nature. For Climate. For Our Future,’ SCOPE reaffirmed its commitment for a greener planet for a sustainable and eco-friendly future.

SCOPE has been strengthening the Public Sector through a dedicated vertical on climate change by collaborating with national and international organizations for creating awareness, building technical capabilities and a deep-rooted ecological conscience across various organizations.

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SJVN Organizes Tree Plantation Drive in Shimla under ‘Ek Ped Maa Ke Naam’ Campaign

Newsmantra — Thu, 04 Jun 2026 06:36:04 +0000

SHIMLA. To celebrate World Environment Day and promote environmental conservation, SJVN organized a significant tree plantation drive at Chamiyana in Shimla today under the campaign theme ‘Ek Ped Maa Ke Naam’. Led by Chairman and Managing Director Bhupender Gupta, the initiative was executed in active collaboration with the Himachal Pradesh State Forest Department. Key dignitaries, including Director (Personnel) Ajay Kumar Sharma, CVO Pankaj Porwal, and Lt. Col. Lakhwinder Singh from the 133 Infantry Battalion (TA) Eco Dogra, joined senior officials and employees from SJVN Corporate Headquarters to plant 150 saplings of diverse tree species such as Deodar, Oak, Walnut, and Pomegranate. Highlighting the collective commitment of the participants toward achieving a greener future, Ajay Kumar Sharma remarked that the successful drive serves as a powerful testament to collective environmental responsibility and is aimed at inspiring widespread community action and awareness for ecological protection.

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