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Cleanest Cities in India Change Ranks in Swachh Survekshan 2017
Source: Times of India The results of the Swachh Survekshan 2017 Survey have been announced with Indore emerging as the cleanest city in India. Bhopal, Visakhapatnam, Surat, Mysuru, Tiruchirapally,...
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Single-use Plastic Items Banned at National Monument Sites
Image – Pikabay Swachh Bharat Mission is indeed going to clean India! The Indian Tourism Ministry has decided to completely ban the usage of all kinds of polythene bags and...
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CSE Clean City Rankings Show Who’s Really Clean
...done by the Ministry of Urban Development earlier in January 2016. That survey took into account the components of ‘Swachh Bharat Mission’ such as the construction of toilets, solid waste...
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Guntakal Railway Station installs Ulta Chaata to Harvest Rainwater and Solar Power
...unique idea of fixing the inverted canopies which collects the water during monsoon and in dry seasons it produce electricity from solar panels. Under the ‘Swachh Rail, Swachh Bharat’, SCR...
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Government to roll out Bharat Stage-VI Emission Norms from 1 April 2020
The Government of India has decided to go ahead with the implementation of Bharat Stage-VI emission norms from 1st April 2020 despite reservations from the automotive industry. The new fuel...
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Call for National Contest on Social Innovation at Pravasi Bharatiya Divas
...of the Pravasi Bhartiya Divas 2017. The Pravasi Bharatiya Divas will be organized in Bangalore from 7 January 2017, which is celebrated every year to mark the contribution of Overseas...
Innovations
Wrapper Picker – A Magic Tool For Sanitation Workers
...for up to 8 hours. The device is an eco-friendly innovation since it can also work on solar energy, which is also a great step toward the Swachh Bharat Abhiyan...
Expert Corner
Can Carbon Tax Ensure a Cleaner Greener Future?
...levels regarding carbon-based taxation is also a big deterrent against a sustained effort for climate change mitigation. In India, all the funds collected from the current Cess for Swachh Bharat...
Eco News
Biological Wastewater Treatment Segment Gains Global Market Acceptance
...key factors that are fueling the growth of the wastewater treatment market in India. Policy boost provided by the Swachh Bharat Mission has boosted the market as well. Increased emphasis...
Innovations
Enthralling Eco-friendly Innovations by IIT Alumni
...of the machine is 8 liters. Anurag Meena was inspired by PM Narendra Modi’s ‘Swachh Bharat Abhiyan’ and named it as the ‘Swachch Machine’. The the first pilot machine was...
Innovations
Better Alternatives Emerge for Single-use Plastic Bags
Source The ban on polythene bags and plastic items is now spreading across the country with the government implementing its policies under the Swachh Bharat Abhiyan. However, plastic carry bags...
Eco News
First Green Railway Corridor on the Rameshwaram-Manamadurai Route
...goal of providing bio-toilets in all coaches by September 2019. This is a great move by the Indian Railways towards the Swachh Bharat Abhiyan. Source: The Better India | 25-07-2016...
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Low Cost Stoves & Chulhas in India
...150 kilograms and thus could handle heavy utensils used in commercial purposes. The Oorja stove cost up to INR1,500, and the fuel pellets INR12-14 per kg. ARTI Bharatlaxmi Stove Pune-based...
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Seed Ball Maha Abhiyana Campaign Rolls Out in Bengaluru
Uttishta Bharatha, in association with Kartavya, Hasiru Mission, Kagakka Gubakka and other NGOs are organizing the “Spare A Day For Nature – Seed Ball Maha Abhiyana” campaign. The aim of...
Green Events
Innovators invited to present at India International Science Festival
...to improve our lives. The Ministry of Science & Technology and the Ministry of Earth Sciences in association with Vijnana Bharati, has created this unique platform to inspire curiosity in...
Clean Corner
Corporate CSR Initiatives to Conserve Water Across India
...districts of Uttar Pradesh by providing solar street lights, stone bunding at farms, low-cost vermicompost units, Gabian structure for check dams, and irrigation through sprinkle system. Reliance Foundation Bharat India...
Innovations
Cellulosic 2G Ethanol from agro-waste can prevent stubble burning
...features advanced reactor design and separation technologies with rapid reaction regime operations. The DBT-ICT Centre for Energy Biosciences, along with industrial partners, Bharat Petroleum Corporation and Hindustan Petroleum Corporation, is...
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Eco-friendly Fashion With A Mission
...has a unique design that is truly artistic and awe-inspiring. The cotton is obtained from. Founded by Ben and Bharat, Samtana produces organic cotton t-shirts. Organic cotton is sourced from...
Eco News
Frost & Sullivan and TERI give away Sustainability 4.0 Awards 2018
...the Leaders Award for Mega Large Business at the Sustainability 4.0 Awards 2018 were awarded to Mondelez India, Indian Oil Corporation, Hindalco Industries, Hindustan Zinc Ltd, Bharat Aluminium Company, Maruti...
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Key Insights from CRB’s India & Sustainability Standards Summit 2024
...Bhardwaj, Secretary General of FISME Ajay Vir Jakhar, Chairperson of Bharat Krishak Samaj Sanyukta Samaddar, Principal Secretary, Government of Uttar Pradesh Neelam Chhiber, Founder & Director of Industree Crafts Richard...
Green Events
CRB to host 11th India & Sustainability Standards Summit in November
...the global landscape on sustainability and climate Road to Viksit and Sustainable Bharat 2047 EU-India collaborative pathways on UN SDGs: aligning policy & practices Circularity in the apparel industry Regenerative...
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Handcraft Studio Academy to felicitate artisans at MSME Handcrafters Excellence Awards
...Priya Jain Aruna Katuri Radha Manohari Harini Shivakumar Neetha Bhoopalam Surya Raghunathan Bharati Malnad Neeta Bajaj Apart from these workshops, there will be fun activities and handcraft competitions at the...
Eco News
Government relaxes norms to set up petrol pumps and promote alternative fuels
...a market-driven economy. Currently, the majority of the petrol pumps i.e. 65,554 in the country are owned by state-run oil retail companies such as Indian Oil Corp, Bharat Petroleum Corp...
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Events across India to observe World Environment Day 2019
...consortium of various environmental groups is organising a Seedathon from Shimoga city to Murdeshwara. This consortium includes Uttishta Bharatha, Malenadu, Sihimoge Cricket Academy, Rashtriya Swabhiman Andholana and Anna Hajare Horata...
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Prakruti Bhavans Nature Festival returns to Mumbai for its 9th edition
...is a unit of Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan, which is recognized by the Indian government as a center of national eminence. It is also a proud partner of United Nations Decade...
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Bhavans Nature & Adventure Centre to organise Nature Festival in Mumbai
...workshops for pet care, composting and adventure events like commando net and flying fox among various others. The event organizer, Bhavans Nature & Adventure Centre is a unit of Bharatiya...
Expert Corner
Traditional Water Conservation Methods in India
...of Rajendra Singh from Tarun Bharat Sangh to revive Johads. What needs to be done today is the revival of old Johads, many of which have fallen into disrepair due...
Showcase
Bioenergy Urja Utsav brings together all biofuel technologies at Pune
...Indian Standards, Bharat Petroleum, BAIF, BrioEnergy, Shirke Energy, Chhattisgarh Biofuel Development Authority, etc., which exhibited various other eco-friendly solutions like Cookstoves, eco-chulla (by EcoSense), Smokeless Biomass Gasifier Stove and Biomass...
Expert Corner
Seeking Solutions For Delhi Smog
...provide incentives to scrap or exchange old vehicles that do not comply with Bharat Stage IV emission limits. This scheme can be modeled after the ‘Cash-for-Clunkers’ schemes that were introduced...
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CII organises India Innovation Summit in Bangalore
..., Chairman-CII Karnataka & CEO, Bharat Fritz Werner Limited Kamal Bali, Vice Chairman-CII Karnataka State Council & Managing Director of Volvo India Private Limited Source: Innovationsummit.co | 24 July 2016...
Expert Corner
Pioneers of Rainwater Harvesting in India
...Singh visited a village called Gopalpura with Tarun Bharat Sangh, an NGO founded by him in an attempt to set up healthcare facilities. But after talking to locals, he realized...
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Greenpath’s Organic State Brings Organic Food into Mainstream
...payasam (pudding), jowar rotis, salads, etc. I must say the ever-smiling organic chef Kannika Bharath was most endearing aspect of the restaurant! She served up some delightful fruit smoothies made...
