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Environment Ministry plans to introduce tree farmingBy : sustainabilityo..., Apr 4, 2016
The Centre has planned to introduce tree farming in India to increase the forest cover in the country, Union environment and forests minister Prakash Javdekar said here on Sunday.... Read more.. Subject Tags: Forest , Sustainable Development |
Sundarbans becomes no-pollution zoneBy : sustainabilityo..., Mar 23, 2016
To ensure minimum damage to the ecosystem of the Sundarbans during this polling season, the district administration and political parties have decided to minimise the carbon footprint in the... Read more.. Subject Tags: pollution , Sustainable Development |
Australia: National Carbon Offset Standard expanded to buildings, precincts, citiesBy : sustainabilityo..., Mar 22, 2016
The federal government has announced the National Carbon Offset Standard will be extended to buildings, precincts and cities, expanding the standard’s reach from carbon neutral businesses,... Read more.. Subject Tags: Carbon offset , Sustainable Development |
UK Government To Write Zero-Emissions Paris Climate Change Goal Into LawBy : sustainabilityo..., Mar 21, 2016
The UK government will be enshrining the net-zero emissions climate change goal that resulted from the COP21 talks in Paris into law, following advice from the Committee on Climate Change,... Read more.. |
Piyush Goyal wants Africa to join ISA club in clean energy driveBy : sustainabilityo..., Mar 16, 2016
Power Minister Piyush Goyal today called upon African nations to join the International Solar Alliance (ISA) to promote the renewable source of energy across the globe. ... Read more.. Subject Tags: Clean Energy , Sustainable Development |
India to formally adopt Sustainable Development GoalBy : sustainabilityo..., Mar 14, 2016
Top 50 domestic corporate leaders will be assembling here on Saturday under the aegis of the UN to formally adopt the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) of the world body and discuss the way... Read more.. Subject Tags: Sustainable Development |
India to launch network of think-tanks of South-South Cooperation countriesBy : sustainabilityo..., Mar 10, 2016
South-South cooperation (SSC) has been in existence for the last several decades. Post-2015, particularly in light of adoption of Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), Financing for Development... Read more.. Subject Tags: south-south cooperation , Sustainable Development |
Primark extends partnership with CottonConnect and the Self-Employed Women’s Association to support 10,000 female smallholders in IndiaBy : sustainabilityo..., Mar 9, 2016
Primark has today announced a six year extension of the Primark Sustainable Cotton Programme, a partnership designed to support women from traditionally male-dominated farming communities in... Read more.. Subject Tags: Agriculture , Sustainable Development |
Sweden Could Be Carbon Neutral By 2045By : sustainabilityo..., Mar 7, 2016
A parliamentary committee in Sweden has created a proposal outlining how the nation could be carbon neutral by 2045. Mainly, it would achieve this huge goal by eliminating domestic emissions by... Read more.. |
One in three off-grid households will use solar products by 2020By : sustainabilityo..., Mar 4, 2016
One in three off-grid households worldwide will use solar products by 2020, according to a new report from the World Bank and Bloomberg New Energy Finance (BNEF). The ‘Off-grid Solar Market Trends Report 2016’ found that there are 1.2 billion people without access to... Read more.. Subject Tags: solar , Sustainable Development |