Budget proposal to promote investments, create jobs: Industry playersIndustry players believe the budget will drive private investments, creating jobs and helping achieve "Viksit Bharat" by 2047. Virendra D. ...
25 Jul, 2024, 01.30 PM IST
Automakers embrace sustainability: Shift towards recycled materials, biodegradable parts for new modelsCorporate-run scrap yards are coming up, creating a new industry of sorts of recyclable parts, while component manufacturers are replacing ...
24 Mar, 2024, 08.21 AM IST
To solve the plastics crisis, we need to calm down about plasticsEfficiency gains, lifestyle changes and tough regulations are needed to address plastic waste.
27 Feb, 2024, 10.13 AM IST
Power from used batteries: How Bengaluru-based MiniMines can power 66-lakh EVsA Bengaluru-based cleantech company says it can achieve 96% purity in extracting metals from used batteries. This would mean reduced import...
14 Jan, 2024, 09.46 AM IST
Vehicle scrapping facilities: How they could emerge as a critical component of India’s automotive industryThe government has so far approved 72 such registered vehicle scrapping facilities, or RVSFs, across 16 states and Union Territories. Of th...
14 Oct, 2023, 11.02 PM IST
How to adopt environmental-friendly options this environment day for a better futureWorld Environment Day promotes actions towards safeguarding the planet and securing a sustainable future for generations to come. Adopting ...
05 Jun, 2023, 03.18 PM IST
India on cusp of infra revolution: Indian Army's Engineer-in-chiefSpeaking at a conclave in Goa, Indian Army's Engineer in chief Lt Gen Harpal Singh said, "The Military Engineering Services, an infrastruct...
22 Sep, 2022, 04.01 PM IST
The conscious sip: Your drink impacts the planet more than you realise. It’s time for sustainable cocktailsRight from the process of distilling to packaging and shipping, every step has a carbon footprint.
05 Jun, 2021, 03.17 PM IST
NGT raps govt over delay in report on import of hazardous wasteThe National Green Tribunal said that even though a committee is said to have been constituted by the Ministry of Environment and Forests (...
13 Jan, 2021, 02.26 PM IST
How plastic ban will affect businesses and consumersIndia’s plastic-processing industry has over 30,000 units and an annual turnover of Rs 2.25 lakh crore.
22 Sep, 2019, 09.27 PM IST
Types of concrete: Which type of concrete would be most suitable for your building or construction activity?Concrete is manufactured using natural ingredients. Hence, it is environmentally friendly and recyclable.
24 Jun, 2019, 11.46 AM IST
India's auto industry needs a sustainable scrappage policyExisting scrap yard hubs will not be able to handle the sheer volume of discarded cars in the coming years.
10 Feb, 2019, 10.14 AM IST
The enormous test that awaits India as the date with mandatory vehicle scrapping nearsIn the absence of avenues for disposal, the public may start abandoning old vehicles on highways
02 Dec, 2018, 10.42 AM IST
Bengaluru gets health-conscious, switches to organic milk to stay fitGrowing interest in healthy living has resulted in the mushrooming of alternative milk startups in the past year.
10 Oct, 2018, 11.11 AM IST
Road situation is creating the biggest concern among analysts: Vinayak Chatterjee, Feedback InfraThe problem that is being created is that a very large expectation has been created among all infra watchers where Mr Gadkari has actually ...
24 Jan, 2017, 10.51 AM IST
Eastern, Western peripheral expressways likely by August: Nitin GadkariGadkari also suggested Amul, which exports soyabean cake rich in protein, to be converted into a value added, cheap food to solve the probl...
15 Dec, 2016, 05.32 PM IST
- Tackling e-waste: A major concern
About 3.3 lakh tonnes of electronic waste generated last year was dumped into the rivers, land fills and sewage drains.
29 Dec, 2008, 12.34 AM IST