Carbon emission reducing practices under Green Credit Programme will earn carbon credits too: GovernmentAccording to rules, environment-friendly actions include tree plantation, water management, sustainable agriculture, waste management, air ...
13 Oct, 2023, 09.23 PM IST
Fix fair, remunerative price of Rs 5.5/kg for fermented organic manure: Indian Biogas AssociationThe Indian Biogas Association (IBA) has recommended a fair and remunerative price of Rs 5.5 per kg for fermented organic manure (FOM), excl...
27 Aug, 2023, 11.29 AM IST
'Greenwashing' and false claims of being ecofriendly by brands under lensGreenwashing is classified as an unfair trade practice by the Consumer Protection Act, 2019. The Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) too has a...
21 Jun, 2023, 08.09 AM IST
A new negotiating agenda: How India could address issues of sustainable development in trade negotiationsCreativity and pragmatism must guide India’s endeavour in negotiating a full array of tools to shape sustainable trade outcomes. An appropr...
19 Feb, 2022, 10.37 AM IST
A myth that sustainability for MSMEs cannot coexist with economic profitability: Pradeep Mehta, CUTSWe can take clues from Germany, where MSMEs are the prime economic actors for some time now, and they comply with all the sustainability ru...
25 Feb, 2020, 12.38 PM IST
Government offers Rs 1,500 per tonne assistance on city compost saleAt present, the city compost is being sold at Rs 5,500 per tonne, with ILFS and Kribhco among key players in this space.
20 Jan, 2016, 04.44 PM IST
- Organic farming: IOC Faridabad to to market its award-winning servo agro spray oil
Developed by the oil major’s Faridabad-based research and development unit, Saso is an eco-friendly substitute for pesticides.
28 Apr, 2012, 03.17 PM IST
- Coir exports may touch Rs 1,000 crore this fiscal
Coir exports are likely to grow by 24 per cent to Rs 1,000 crore in the current fiscal on growing demand from new markets like Russia and L...
05 Feb, 2012, 05.43 PM IST
- MSME ministry eyes two-fold jump in coir exports to Rs 1,600 crore
The Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSME) Ministry has set a target to double coir exports from the country to Rs 1,600 crore in the n...
05 Feb, 2012, 11.58 AM IST
- Wealth from waste
Wastepickers from 40 countries (including two from India) converged for a conference in Bogota, Colombia a while ago.
05 Nov, 2009, 12.27 AM IST
- Leather industry battles price hike, input shortage
Blame the slowdown on the economy coupled with an increase in prices of raw materials, some of which are also in short supply. To top it al...
04 Sep, 2008, 01.27 AM IST
- Study finds high amount of lead in household paints
Check out the attractive paint shining on your wall! It might be toxic. A study has found high amount of dangerous lead in household paint ...
12 Sep, 2007, 05.10 PM IST