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Germany to help treat factory waste

By : Sustainability ..., Sep 9, 2014

The German government will help Delhi find a solution to the inefficient effluent treatment infrastructure in its industrial areas. The status of common effluent treatment plants (CETP), along with partnership details, was discussed at the workshop in Mayapuri industrial area...

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Taste for waste

By : Sustainability ..., Sep 9, 2014

Entrepreneurs now see business opportunity in waste paper. The raddiwala employed with start-ups can be summoned to home with the click of a mouse or a phone call
AMRINDER SINGH, 57, is a government employee living in south Delhi’s Lajpat Nagar. His neighbours say he...

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Tetra Pak boasts environmental performance; releases Sustainability Update 2014

By : Sustainability ..., Sep 9, 2014

Tetra Pak, on 5 September, released a report on company’s initiatives towards environment named Sustainability Update 2014, which highlights the company’s 2013 achievements in the areas of environmental performance, social responsibility and good governance.
 
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Illegal e-waste recycling booms in Moradabad

By : Sustainability ..., Sep 2, 2014

The Peetal Nagri (brass city) has become a hotbed for unauthorized e-waste recycling. Global recession and the decreasing demand for brass products in the West forced the manufacturers and the handicraft workers to adopt the hazardous e-waste recycling to earn their...

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South Australia keen on 'Clean Ganga' project

By : Sustainability ..., Aug 21, 2014

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi's ambitious 'Clean Ganga' project received a shot-in-the-arm with the South Australia government showing its interest in cleaning up the river, which is considered sacred by many Indians. 

South Australian Premier Jay Weatherhill...

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GM India opens biogas facility

By : Sustainability ..., Aug 21, 2014

General Motors India in improving its environmental performance has commissioned a new biogas facility at its Halol manufacturing plant, Gujarat.

Biogas generation results from biodegradable waste of food, fruits and vegetable through anaerobic fermentation process...

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Green City award for Tenali

By : Sustainability ..., Feb 3, 2012

Tenali Municipality was presented a gold trophy in New Delhi on Wednesday for being the ‘Green City' of the country as part of 6 Plasticon Awards 2012.

Environmentalist Udai Singh Guatam received the award on behalf of municipality from the Plastic India...

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