From the US to EU, how EcoSoul Home clocked over Rs 100 cr in GMV by exporting sustainable productsBy creating products through agro-waste such as bagasse, palm leaf, rice husk, wheat straw and tree-free options like bamboo, EcoSoul Home ...
22 Aug, 2023, 09.53 AM IST
Rs 250 crore milk processing plant to be set up in collaboration with NDDB: Himachal CM Sukhvinder Singh SukhuWhile presiding over a meeting at Oak Over, Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu said that the milk processing plant would be set up at a ...
19 Jun, 2023, 05.24 PM IST
1 lakh NCC cadets to help Punjab govt in creating awareness against single use plastic, MoU signedEnvironment Minister Gurmeet Singh Meet Hayer, NCC Additional Directorate (Punjab, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh and Chandigarh) Major General ...
12 Aug, 2022, 06.44 PM IST
The other plastic money: Here's a smart way to end the plastic menaceTurning trash or waste plastic into currency may well be the way to go. But government agencies need to scale things up with a systematic p...
29 Jun, 2022, 11.19 PM IST
World Environment Day 2022: Punjab, Himachal to ban single-use plastic from JulyThe Centre had also issued an advisory to states and union territories to phase out single-use plastic and contribute to improve the enviro...
05 Jun, 2022, 04.45 PM IST
View: Wrap it up, swachh from plasticThe UN Environment Programme finds the world adding 300 million tonnes of plastic waste every year to the accumulated pile of about 7 billi...
03 Apr, 2022, 11.25 PM IST
Rs 7 lakh cr being spent on green highways; Rs 60K cr projects in Delhi to curb pollution: Nitin GadkariGadkari said work on Delhi-Amritsar-Katra project is likely to start in two to three months and in the pipeline are Rs 4,063 crore Delhi-Fa...
24 Mar, 2021, 04.03 PM IST
Himachal govt approves policy to buyback plasticIn an effort to make the state litter-free, the Himachal cabinet on Tuesday approved a draft policy to buyback non-recyclable plastic waste...
17 Sep, 2019, 08.13 PM IST
Beverages fear pain as government steps up to push out single use plasticCompanies are seeking clarity on whether possible ban on single-use plastics will extend to PET bottles.
06 Sep, 2019, 06.42 PM IST
Over 25 states may have to pay Rs 1 cr each for no action plan on plastic wasteThough 22 states have imposed complete ban on use of plastic carry bags, they are indiscriminately stocked.
26 May, 2019, 02.21 PM IST
Sustainable travel tales: Your family will love these ecologically-conscious holidays in IndiaGetaways that connect rural tourism with sustainable ways has been attracting young Indian travellers.
07 Jun, 2018, 05.09 AM IST
NGT bans construction within 3m of nat'l highways in HimachalThe tribunal rapped the Himachal Pradesh government for permitting indiscriminate construction and said it has failed to discharge its cons...
16 Nov, 2017, 07.59 PM IST
Air pollution, Art of Living and Ganga hogged limelight in NGT in 2016The year not only saw slapping of hefty fines on public authorities, but big corporate houses too were penalised for damaging ecology.
27 Dec, 2016, 11.49 AM IST
2015: NGT orders on diesel cars, Ganga attract global attentionBarely five years into existence, the NGT's pro-active role was noticed by international media which praised its speedy redressal of pollut...
28 Dec, 2015, 11.46 AM IST
National Green Tribunal refuses to allow paragliding in RohtangA bench headed by NGT Chairperson Justice Swatanter Kumar directed the paragliding association to prepare a draft plan to carry out regulat...
05 Oct, 2015, 04.59 PM IST
- HP plans to use polythene waste in cement plants
While the use of polythene is continuing in the state despite ban, its proper disposal without harming the environment has become a challen...
15 Dec, 2013, 06.45 AM IST
- GNP calculation to have a green base
The government is working on a methodology that will add the value of things such as clean environment as part of natural resources for cal...
06 Dec, 2006, 01.57 AM IST