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Uttarakhand earmarks land for textile park

By : sustainabilityo..., Jan 20, 2016

In a boost to the textile industry in Uttarakhand, the state government has earmarked over 103 acres for the establishment of the long promised textile park at the State Infrastructure and...

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Center notifies revised standards for CETPs to minimise water pollution

By : sustainabilityo..., Jan 18, 2016

The Center has notified revised standards for Common Effluent Treatment Plants (CETPs), operating at various industrial clusters in the country, to minimise water pollution.

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New online resource guide for textile standards & legislation tool

By : sustainabilityo..., Jan 15, 2016

MCL Global and the European Outdoor Group have launched an exclusive on-line resource, www.textilestandards.com replete with information on over 70...

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Waste-to-Energy Plant Gets Approval From Kochi Corporation Council

By : sustainabilityo..., Jan 12, 2016

The Kochi Corporation Council on Thursday approved the waste-to-energy plant proposed to be built at Brahmapuram, at an urgent meeting called by Mayor Soumini Jain, despite resistance from the...

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Mumbai finds novel way to convert waste into fuel pallets and bricks

By : sustainabilityo..., Jan 12, 2016

The civic administration in Mumbai is reported to have started a novel project to convert part of the huge waste the city produces everyday into useful bricks and fuel pallets. Started on a...

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Climate change financial losses pegged at $32 bn

By : sustainabilityo..., Jan 12, 2016

Natural disasters caused losses worth $32 billion in just the first six months of 2015, a report by global research and brokerage house UBS said. The monetary losses arising from climate change...

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Adar Poonawalla invests Rs 100 cr in waste management PPP

By : sustainabilityo..., Jan 11, 2016

Serum Institute of India CEO Adar Poonawalla has committed R100 crore for the first of its kind PPP model to scientifically mange waste along with the civic body. The Adar Poonawalla Clean City...

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K Raheja Group to pump in Rs 525 cr in next 3 years

By : sustainabilityo..., Jan 8, 2016

In a massive expansion drive, retail major K Raheja Group, which runs Shoppers Stop and Hypercity chain of stores, will invest around Rs 525 crore over the next three years to expand network and...

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India’s biggest textile park to be built at Warangal

By : sustainabilityo..., Jan 8, 2016

Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao has affirmed that Warangal will have the biggest textile park and the town would be developed on the lines of Hyderabad. The government confirmed...

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Supply chains play crucial role in cutting carbon emissions

By : sustainabilityo..., Jan 7, 2016

The recently concluded climate change conference in Paris called on corporate houses to reduce their carbon emissions from their supply chain.

Until now, far too many companies have focused only on carbon emissions from their corporate offices and retail spaces. In...

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