Sustainable Cashmere Sweaters For $145
2018-11-10
It’s hard to find cashmere that deserves to be called “conscious” or sustainable. In fact, a lot of people would say it’s hard to find because it does not –Continue Reading
Urban Waste : A Rs.5 Trillion Market At Initial Stages Of Recovery
2018-11-09
Urban waste in India, as elsewhere, has the potential to operate as secondary resource material and generate a value chain in the economy. Material consumed in India with 97% extractedContinue Reading
Eco-Friendly Fuel From Pine Needles
2018-11-09
Researchers at the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) in Mandi, have found a way to address the problem of forest fire which are assisted by the fact that pine needlesContinue Reading
PCMC’s ‘Ideal Housing Society Scheme’ Receives Lukewarm Response
2018-11-01
Pimpri Chinchwad Municipal Corporation (PCMC) had initiated an ‘ideal housing society scheme’ ; under the scheme a society which undertakes measures such as garbage segregation, rainwater harvesting, water recycling, treeContinue Reading
3D Scanning Technology To Quantify Illegally Dumped Solid Waste
2018-10-25
At any given point, the national capital has about 5.57 lakh tons of municipal solid waste illegally dumped on the roadside or in open plots. This is 62 times higherContinue Reading
Rajkot Namkeen Makers Under RMC Scanner For Plastic Waste
2018-10-25
Rajkot Municipal Corporation (RMC) was forced to issue a notice to 10 major namkeen manufacturers and have called them for a meeting to chalk out plan to reduce plastic wasteContinue Reading
Using Cow Dung Logs For Eco-friendly Cremation
2018-10-24
75% of India’s deceased are cremated, the second highest rate in the world – just behind Nepal. Traditional wood cremation uses about 400-500 kg of wood in one burning andContinue Reading
NGT To Conduct A Pan India Audit On Waste Management
2018-10-24
National Green Tribunal’s (NGT), in its recent order, has directed the ministry of housing and urban affairs (MoHUA) to carry out performance audit in the initial stage for 500 urbanContinue Reading