Draft Ecomark Certification Rules, 2023
The Ministry of Environment, Forest, and Climate Change (MoEFCC) on October 11, 2023, published the Draft Eco mark Certification Rules, 2023. These rules aim to promote environmentally friendly products
Green Products
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Energy guzzlers see gains in cleantech
Manufacturers smell opportunities in clean technology; infrastructure sector sees savings in efficiency
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Shades of green
While bigger mandals may be resisting change, there has been a noticeable shift in the mindset of small households Soon, the street corners will reverberate with chants of Ganpati Bappa Morya, and for ten days until immersion, the Elephant God will be an honoured city guest. But in a more environmentally aware day and age, many Mumbaikars believe that it
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They have what it takes to make eco-friendly paper
An elephant orphanage hits upon a simple solution to a messy problem Pachyderms in a playful mood at Pinnawela Elephant Orphanage. PINNAWELA (Sri Lanka): For keepers and mahouts alike, it was always a messy problem that defied solution. We are talking about the roughly 180 kg of waste an adult pachyderm generates a day. And imagine the pile if it were from a herd of 60 staying and sauntering about in one place. That is simply a problem of elephantine proportions at the Pinnawela Elephant Orphanage here in Sri Lanka, especially for the poor keepers.
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Green theme for puja prize - Siliguri to vie with city
A STAFF REPORTER Idol size and decoration will matter less in this year's green puja award Durga puja organisers will have to go green to take part in the government-organised Sera Desh Sera Nirmal Puja Purashkar 2008. Environment minister Sailen Sarkar conveyed this to all puja committees at a recent meeting.
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How green is your car? Soon, it will get a mileage rating
Energy bureau to give star ratings to cars as per fuel efficiency, five stars for over 25.6 km per litre New Delhi, July 18: Your new set of wheels is going to get its stars. In a first of its kind venture, the Bureau of Energy Efficiency (BEE) is embarking on a fuel efficiency labelling programme, in which cars will be assigned star-rating according to fuel efficiency. A voluntary start will be made this year. A similar programme of star-ratings is currently on for marking energy saving efficiency in electrical goods like refrigerators.
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BRAND BRAINER: Getting connected with green mobiles
Writankar Mukherjee KOLKATA GLOBAL consumer electronics and mobile phone vendors are going green in India. Heavyweight brands like Nokia, LG, Samsung and Haier, among others, are planning to roll out products that will be positioned on an environmentfriendly platform. It is the first time that environment as a brand strategy has evolved in the Indian consumer electronics industry.
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Honda rolls out first hybrid in India
Japanese car major Honda on Wednesday launched its first hybrid car in India, Civic Hybrid, priced at Rs 21.5 lakh. Masahiro Takedagawa, president and CEO of Honda Siel Cars India told reporters, the high price tag was partially due to the 104 per cent customs duty on the vehicle. The company is importing Civic Hybrid from Japan as a completely built unit. Takedagawa said they have approached the government through SIAM to clip the import duty.
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Go green is NMDC's success mantra
Environmental performance in Indian corporate is typically an ad-hoc and restricted to compliance aspects, however NMDC Ltd follows a proactive approach instead of compliance approach. The likely environmental impacts of the mining activities and other allied activities are assessed prior to the commissioning of the production in the mines. Consequently pollution control measures and environmental improvement works along with massive afforestation programmes are planned based on the anticipated extent of the significant impact and for successful control of the impact.
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An organic scarf for you?
Suman Tarafdar, Ruchi Kapoor Khadi, jute, bamboo, straw. Words gauranteed to strike terror in the heart of any fashionista, irrespective of how politically brave a face she puts on. And all this recent talk of eco-friendly fashion is not helping any. Till now. A brave, intrepid lot of designers have taken it upon themselves to do their clothes
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Companies wake up to green IT concerns
Global warming, melting of glaciers, depletion of the ozone layer, rapidly vanishing ground water cache, drastic weather changes and ruthless felling of trees. When many of us are still clinical or insensitive to these issues, how on earth can we expect our corporate citizens to be concerned of environmental issues? Well, better late than never. Many Indian corporates, who only had mind for money so far, are increasingly waking up to these burning issues, and setting their priorities.