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Eco-friendly polythene bags launched

Jammu: The shortage of polythene bags in the market would be now over as its alternative oxo-bio degradable eco-friendly polythene carry bag was launched here today.

The inaugural ceremony was organised by RIDI GALA Enterprises. Members of the enterprises highlighted the benefits of the product.

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Climate change dept gets Rs 100-crore headstart

THE newly-formed climate change department of the Gujarat government, the first such department in Asia and sixth in the world, has received its first budgetary allocation.

The state government has provided Rs 100 crore in Budget 2010-11 for the department, which was set up in 2009, to address the challenge posed by global warming.

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UNEP awards for two institutions

The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) on Tuesday awarded an appreciation to two institutions that managed to produce environmental-friendly products while at the same time having capability to improve livelihood for poor people.

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E-vehicle manufacturers seek incentives in budget

Though sale of environment-friendly electric vehicles is slowly picking up in India, its manufacturers feel that much more needs to be done in terms of providing incentives and developing infrastructure to promote e-vehicles and help conserve environment.

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Hey green spender: The truth about eco-friendly brands

If you care about the environment, you may want to show that in the way you spend your money. These decisions could help steer us towards a truly green economy - but only if consumers and investors have a good idea of which companies have genuinely minimised their impact on the environment.

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Time for another green revolution

A little information is a dangerous thing. A lot of information, if it's inaccurate or confusing, even more so. This is a problem for anyone trying to spend or invest in an environmentally sustainable way. Investors are barraged with indexes purporting to describe companies' eco-credentials, some of dubious quality.

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Eco-friendly roads soon

Delhi public works minister Rajkumar Chauhan said as part of the Games preparation all roads of the city would be re-built using international technology.

He said this while inspecting roads being constructed with recycled plastic and micro-surfacing technology in south Delhi today.

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Centre moots proposal for National Coir Mission

Industry could tap awareness on eco-friendly products: Kerala Minister.

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Coir mats being dried at a manufacturing unit near Kochi. —

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Kochi, Feb. 4

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Indian’s bicycle diaries grease wheels of MIT green innovation

REINVENTING the wheel was not exactly what Myshkin Ingawale had in mind when he set out from NIT-Bhopal to MIT, with a stopover at IIM Calcutta. But the 27-year-old’s Copenhagen Wheel, named after the Danish capital where it was unveiled during last month’s climate summit, could be about to do just that.

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Wipro arm launches green PCs

WIPRO Infotech, the India and Middle East IT arm of Wipro, on Thursday launched its eco-friendly and toxinfree desktops, manufactured with materials free of deadly chemicals.

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