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UK Companies offer expertise to make Kolkata low-carbon city

By : sustainabilityo..., Jul 20, 2016

With the aim to make Kolkata a low-carbon city, UK companies specialising in urban design and planning met West Bengal government and Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC) officials for...

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EESL to take energy-efficiency fan scheme to five more states

By : sustainabilityo..., Jul 18, 2016

The distribution scheme of energy-efficient ceiling fans at lower rates is set be rolled out in five more states -- Delhi, Haryana, Maharashtra, Rajasthan and Madhya Pradesh -- in the next 2-3...

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Sustainia100 now includes 10 apparel firms

By : sustainabilityo..., Jul 14, 2016

Sustainia100, a guide to 100 sustainable solutions which cover 10 sectors and 188 countries (on deployment of ‘sustainable solutions’), has now also included 10 companies from apparel/textile...

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Subject Tags: sustainability , Textiles

Energy from waste: IFAT India 2016 focusing on sustainable use of waste for India

By : sustainabilityo..., Jul 7, 2016

According to Germany Trade & Invest, the company that deals with Germany's external business and the marketing of the country as an economic location, the Indian environmental technology...

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Dutch textile agreement gathers momentum

By : sustainabilityo..., Jul 7, 2016

G-Star Raw, O'Neill Europe and C&A Netherlands are among the 57 textile brands and retailers which have now signed the Dutch Agreement on a Sustainable Garment and Textile Sector. The...

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Subject Tags: sustainability , Textiles

57% of new buildings in India will be 'green' by 2018, 2nd highest globally: Study

By : sustainabilityo..., Jul 7, 2016

India will soon have the second highest number of green buildings in a country globally at 57% by 2018, rising from 37% at present, just behind South Africa at 61%, says a new study....

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38 per cent sustainability labelled fashion at KappAhl

By : sustainabilityo..., Jul 7, 2016

In one year, KappAhl has increased the proportion of sustainability labelled fashion range with sixty per cent, from 24 to 38 percent.

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Subject Tags: sustainability , Textiles

PM’s Africa tour to focus on energy, investment

By : sustainabilityo..., Jul 5, 2016

India is hoping to boost its considerable interests in Africa with a four-nation tour to the continent by Prime Minister Narendra Modi starting Thursday.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will first visit...

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Industrial Complex in Spain Delivers Fresh Take on Wastewater Reuse

By : sustainabilityo..., Jul 1, 2016

Situated in a water-stressed region of Spain, the Camp de Tarragona petrochemical complex and surrounding municipalities face competition for freshwater resources to meet growing agricultural,...

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UDAY Unlikely to Destabilise Aggregate State Finances but Select States Will Feel the Pinch: India Ratings

By : sustainabilityo..., Jun 30, 2016

Aggregate impact of UDAY on the fiscal deficits of 13 states that have joined the scheme will be 0.47% of gross domestic product (GDP) in FY17 estimates India Ratings. However, state finances of...

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