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Smart cities mission: What the chosen ones want to implement under the scheme

By : sustainabilityo..., Jan 29, 2016

Bhubaneswar, Pune and Jaipur, which are among the 20 cities chosen under the Centre’s smart cities programme, aim to retrofit areas using smart cities mission funds, converge national schemes...

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Gap Inc. to reduce absolute greenhouse gas emissions by 50% from 2015 levels by the end of 2020

By : sustainabilityo..., Jan 28, 2016

As a strategic investment to foster cleaner global business, Gap Inc. (NYSE: GPS) today announced an ambitious new goal to reduce absolute greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions across all owned and...

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BARC to help in disposal of solid waste

By : sustainabilityo..., Jan 28, 2016

Bhaba Atomic Research Centre (BARC) will hold preliminary discussions with officials from the Department of Science, Technology and Environment for effective disposal of solid waste J Daniel...

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Indian textile companies confident of growth in 2016 after slow 2015

By : sustainabilityo..., Jan 27, 2016

The Indian textile industry is working hard to be different and also support the front-end with new products. Many companies have not only made huge investments but have also repositioned their...

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Fabric line planned from deep sea plastic waste

By : sustainabilityo..., Jan 27, 2016

A Spanish sustainable apparel business is set to begin spinning yarn from polymers derived from plastic bottles which have been collected alongside the catch of almost 200 Spanish fishing boats...

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Ganga pollution: Centre to hold meet with village heads

By : sustainabilityo..., Jan 25, 2016

With an aim of bringing down the level of pollution in Ganga, the Centre will hold a meeting with heads of all 1,657 villages situated along the river here next week.

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Ecoreco, BMC join hands to set up E-Waste Collection Centres in Mumbai

By : sustainabilityo..., Jan 25, 2016

Waste management company Eco Recycling Limited (Ecoreco)has joined hands with the Municipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai (MCGM) to set up E-Waste Collection Centres within the jurisdiction of...

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Call for ‘Textiles Hub’ in Kolkata

By : sustainabilityo..., Jan 22, 2016

Kolkata-based Oriental Chamber of Commerce, which was previously called Muslim Chamber of Commerce, has advised the West Bengal government to set up a ‘textiles hub’ at Garden Reach in Kolkata...

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TN encourages Erode textile processors to set up CETP

By : sustainabilityo..., Jan 22, 2016

The Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board has encouraged the textile processors in Erode district to establish Common Effluent Treatment Plants (CETPs) for which 50 per cent funding would come from...

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Bengaluru has still a long way to go to deal with sanitary waste disposal

By : sustainabilityo..., Jan 22, 2016

With the enforcement of three-way segregation where sanitary waste, consisting of sanitary napkins, diapers and contraceptives, are disposed into a red bin, Bengaluru has become a pioneer in the...

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