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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India & China Seek Green Tech Transfer Surety for Duty Cuts
India and China have said that developing countries will bring down duties on environmental goods
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Buying into it - making the consumer case for low-carbon
<p>This report focuses on a crucial piece of the puzzle in the creation of a low-carbon economy - consumers. With three quarters of the UK's greenhouse gas emissions either directly or indirectly attributable to consumer actions, we cannot ignore the significant influence of the public's purchasing decisions on our ability to hit our 2020 climate change targets.</p>
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Use technology to go green, corporate affairs min tells India Inc
The corporate affairs ministry is planning to promote use of green technologies by India Inc to save cost and reduce damage to environment.
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Building Without Cement, Sand
Pune-based start-up develops a new model of construction that cuts cost and reduces labour A masonry product that cuts out the use of cement and sand and does not require water curing is what Punebased Green Build Products has developed as its core product line.
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Environment ministry mulls green public procurement
New Delhi Come November and the government will start buying eco-friendly products for its consumption
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Amid discord, WTO members explore compromises on environmental goods
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An organic treat for tiny tots from Co-optex
CHENNAI: Co-optex now has something to offer for everyone in the family. Targeting children aged up to five, it launched the
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E-passport to reduce carbon footprints
The Enviro Passport or the E-passport launched by the Rotary Club of Bombay (RCB), based on the widely accepted principle of carbon trading, is a new programme to help individuals map their carbon footprints and provide them with means that can result in reducing the impact on the environment. The concept revolves around the theory of knowing your carbon footprints in a verifiable manner.
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An approach to design of jute geotextiles for soil erosion control
This paper suggests an approach to a convincing method for control of surficial soil erosion by using Jute Geotextiles (JGT). The approach can be extended to other natural geotextiles as well.
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Cement from plastic bottles to help build a green world
Washington: Researchers have converted discarded plastic bottles in combination with soil to form a porous cement like substance that could be the construction material of the future. It could also considerably ease ecological hazard caused by billions of plastic bottles discarded every year. Naji Khoury, assistant professor of civil and environmental engineering at Temple University