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ADB Issues Green Rupee-Linked Bond to Support Renewable Energy in India

By : sustainabilityo..., May 19, 2017

The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has raised 3 billion Indian Rupees (INR), about $47 million, from a new issue of offshore Indian Rupee-linked bonds to help finance climate change mitigation and...

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Ellen MacArthur Foundation, Corona Roll Out New Partnerships to Keep Oceans Plastic-Free

By : sustainabilityo..., May 19, 2017

The problem of marine plastics continues to be a top priority across the globe, spurring even more businesses and organizations to dig in their heels and find create new solutions to the growing...

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Jharkhand among top five states in 'Swachh Bharat Mission'

By : sustainabilityo..., May 17, 2017

Union Urban Development and Housing Minister M Venkaiah Naidu today said Jharkhand is among the top five states in the 'Swachh Bharat Mission'.

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Road made of waste materials in Roorkee

By : sustainabilityo..., May 17, 2017

For the first time in India, a geopolymer concrete road made of fly ash and other waste materials has been successfully laid at Central Building Research Institute (CBRI), Roorkee. The road was...

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New Hampshire town commits to 100% renewable energy

By : sustainabilityo..., May 15, 2017

Hanover, New Hampshire, is the 29th US city to commit to a goal of procuring 100% of its energy from renewable sources.

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Supply of recycled water for maintenance work: Dedicated pipeline for south Delhi likely

By : sustainabilityo..., May 11, 2017

South Delhi neighbourhoods may soon have a dedicated pipeline installed to supply recycled water that can be used for maintenance of parks and green zones. The South Delhi Municipal Corporation...

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Guwahati among 10 cities in e-waste management campaign

By : sustainabilityo..., May 11, 2017

Environ, a group of environmental management for sustainable development, has started an awareness programme on environmental hazards of electronic waste under the ‘Digital India Initiative’....

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Climate talks open in Bonn, with all eyes on Washington

By : sustainabilityo..., May 9, 2017

Amid uncertainties over future of the US participation in the Paris Agreement, climate negotiators from across the globe, including India, on Monday initiated talks in Bonn, Germany to develop...

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Solar-hydro route for green power project

By : sustainabilityo..., May 9, 2017

Bengal is going solar this time to run generators that will pump water to a reservoir uphill in Purulia's Ayodhya Hills during off peak hours, 10 years after the successful installation of...

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3 reverse vending machines set up in Connaught Place

By : sustainabilityo..., May 9, 2017

The New Delhi Municipal Council (NDMC) finally set up the long-awaited 'reverse vending machines' in three blocks of Connaught Place on Monday.

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