Rajiv Gandhi Environment Award for Clean Technology

 

 

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Descriptions

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Name of Award

Rajiv Gandhi Environment Award for Clean Technology

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Division Dealing with the Award

Control of Pollution

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Year when the award was institute

1993

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Number of Categories in  which the award is given

Only one unit  selected out of the awardees of the National awards for prevention of Pollution.

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Procedure for inviting

Application for the award

While reviewing the nominations of National Awards for the prevention of pollution the selection committee identifies the best among these particularly from the angle of adoption of clean technology for the Rajiv Gandhi Award.

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Eligibility Criteria

The units which make a significant and measurable contribution towards the development of new or innovative modification  of existing or remarkable or adoption and use of clean technologies and practices that substantially reduce eliminate or prevent environmental pollution.

The activities can include new technologies that save energy, other resources, produce reformulation or substitution to use fewer polluting materials and modified or new process, which reduce pollution. The Significance of the contribution both in qualitative as well as measurable impact on the environment will be among the major criteria for selection .

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Constitution of the Committee(if the selection is made by committee)

Same as per national Awards for Prevention of Pollution

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Contents of the Award

  1. A Trophy
  2. A Citation
  3. Rupees One Lakh

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Periodicity of the award

Annual