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Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board demolishes 5 dyeing units

By : sustainabilityo..., Aug 31, 2016

Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board (PCB) has taken a severe action against five dyeing units in Anthiyur town near Coimbatore for not complying with the Board’s directives on effluent treatment...

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Feds to Suppliers: Disclose Your GHG Emissions

By : sustainabilityo..., Aug 31, 2016

The U.S. federal government is the largest buyer of goods and services on the planet, with an annual spend of over $450 billion. Scoring that government contract can result in a huge revenue...

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NTPC to plant 20 million trees over the next decade

By : sustainabilityo..., Aug 30, 2016

Power generator NTPC Ltd will plant 20 million trees over the next decade, the company said in a statement today. NTPC has embarked upon accelerated afforestation drive with the State Forest...

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Waterloo chemists develop promising cheap, sustainable battery for grid energy storage

By : sustainabilityo..., Aug 29, 2016

Chemists at the University of Waterloo have developed a long-lasting zinc-ion battery that costs half the price of current lithium-ion batteries and could help enable communities to shift away...

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Japan Will Make Medals Out Of Recycled Smartphones for 2020 Olympics

By : sustainabilityo..., Aug 26, 2016

Japan plans to recycle discarded electronics to create Olympic medals for Tokyo 2020.

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Rooftop solar power plant goes operational at Chennai airport

By : sustainabilityo..., Aug 24, 2016

The first phase of the rooftop solar power project has become operational in the Chennai airport. In an event held on Thursday, Airport Authority of India (AAI) chairman Guruprasad Mohapatra...

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Green Incubation Centre soon for cleantech firms in Telangana

By : sustainabilityo..., Aug 24, 2016

In a first such initiative in the country, the Telangana government is gearing up to set up a Green Incubation Centre (Green Hub) aimed at promoting green and clean technologies....

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Sustainable Procurement Standard Coming Soon

By : sustainabilityo..., Aug 24, 2016

Purchasing represents a significant piece of a company’s budget. In the public sector alone, procurement accounts for around 12 percent of GDP and 29 percent of government expenditure in OECD...

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India’s Largest Sustainability Leadership Search Begins

By : sustainabilityo..., Aug 23, 2016

Sustainability Outlook has unveiled the 6th edition of Parivartan Sustainability Leadership Awards (www.ParivartanAwards.in...

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Credai NCR insisting on builders to adopt green building norms

By : sustainabilityo..., Aug 23, 2016

In a bid to uphold the model building bye-laws of 2016, Credai NCR has started encouraging builders to include the best practices while designing their projects; especially the ones related to...

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