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Smart cities mission: What the chosen ones want to implement under the schemeBy : 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... Read more.. |
Gap Inc. to reduce absolute greenhouse gas emissions by 50% from 2015 levels by the end of 2020By : 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... Read more.. |
BARC to help in disposal of solid wasteBy : 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... Read more.. |
Indian textile companies confident of growth in 2016 after slow 2015By : 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... Read more.. |
Fabric line planned from deep sea plastic wasteBy : 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... Read more.. |
Ganga pollution: Centre to hold meet with village headsBy : 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. ... Read more.. |
Ecoreco, BMC join hands to set up E-Waste Collection Centres in MumbaiBy : 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... Read more.. |
Call for ‘Textiles Hub’ in KolkataBy : 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... Read more.. |
TN encourages Erode textile processors to set up CETPBy : 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... Read more.. |
Bengaluru has still a long way to go to deal with sanitary waste disposalBy : 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... Read more.. Subject Tags: sustainability , waste management |