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Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board demolishes 5 dyeing unitsBy : 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... Read more.. |
NTPC to plant 20 million trees over the next decadeBy : 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... Read more.. |
Environment panel to visit pollution-hit Pali villagesBy : sustainabilityo..., Jul 22, 2016
Two decades of unprecedented and rampant pollution and various eyewashes due to textile dyeing printing industry in Pali affecting hundreds of villages! Finally , the legislators seem to have... Read more.. |
EHS Software Leader Enablon Completes $275 Million Sale to Wolters KluwerBy : sustainabilityo..., Jul 21, 2016
Global information services company Wolters Kluwer has completed its €250 million ($275 million) acquisition of environment, health and safety (EHS) software provider Enablon.... Read more.. |
57% of new buildings in India will be 'green' by 2018, 2nd highest globally: StudyBy : 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.... Read more.. |
Volkswagen Will Pay Record $14.7 Billion in Emissions Cheat ScandalBy : sustainabilityo..., Jun 29, 2016
Volkswagen has agreed to spend up to $14.7 billion after cheating emissions tests and deceiving customers by installing “defeat devices” in almost half a million diesel cars. ... Read more.. |
Centre launches pilot to run two wheelers on Compressed Natural Gas (CNG)By : sustainabilityo..., Jun 24, 2016
In a first, the government on Thursday launched a programme to run two wheelers on compressed natural gas (CNG), as it explores options to curb pollution. ... Read more.. |
Puducherry leads in LED lighting revolutionBy : sustainabilityo..., Jun 23, 2016
On the face of it, 102 million light emitting diode (LED) bulbs for a population of more than 1.25 billion may not seem to be a big number. However, when you consider that this was achieved... Read more.. |
MoEF addnl secretary launches course in climate change at CEEBy : sustainabilityo..., Jun 22, 2016
RR Rashmi, additional secretary of ministry of environment, forest and climate change, launched certificate course on climate change at Centre for Environment Education (CEE), Ahmedabad, on... Read more.. Subject Tags: Climate Change , environment |
DMRC developing metro forest in JaipurBy : sustainabilityo..., Jun 7, 2016
The dry climes of Jaipur haven't stopped the Delhi Metro from trying to build a city forest. Delhi Metro, which built the first phase of the metro - which was commissioned in June last year - is... Read more.. |