S & T Ministry Plans Research Institute

In order to do its bit to contain the problem of global warming, the Science and Technology Ministry has proposed the setting up of a high-end research institute to look for alternative technologies. Proposed to be named the Indian Institute of Environmental Technologies, the institute will take up projects in collaboration with the industry to develop greener technologies and material.

The proposal comes three days after the United Nations` Inter-Governmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) released a report in Paris saying human activities were chiefly responsible for global warming and urgent action was required by governments to contain the damage.

Science and Technology Minister Kapil Sibal said the idea for the institute was mooted last month, long before the IPCC came out with its report, and was in continuation of India’s efforts to cut down on its contribution to global warming.

S & T Ministry Plans Research Institute

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