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Norms fixed for ornamental fisheries' green certification
The National Task Force constituted under the aegis of the Marine Products Export Development Authority (MPEDA) has finalised and submitted the guidelines for green certification of ornamental fisheries.
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- 28/01/2010
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- Business Line (New Delhi)
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Make GM labelling mandatory
Greenpeace India has called for mandatory labelling of genetically modified foods that are used by various food brands. The green organisation, which released a report ranking 16 leading brands, said Nestle, Cadbury, Kellogg, Britannia and Safal were among the ‘red listers’ — those who used or were not averse to using genetically modified products.
- Date:
- 10/09/2009
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- Business Line (New Delhi)
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Carbon labelling: Moral, economic and legal implications
A ‘carbon footprint’ refers to an estimate of the amount of greenhouse gas emissions created by a person, organisation or process. But do labels related to this criterium just intend to raise environmental awareness, or are they mainly geared to furthering the interests of domestic producers?
- Date:
- Sep 2009
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- Bridges Vol: 13 Issue: 3
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Dettol tops 'green brands' list
Dettol, followed by Tata Indicom, Infosys, Taj Hotels and Resorts, Wipro, Microsoft, Reva, Maruti, Colgate and Lifebuoy are the top 10 ‘green brands’ in India, according to a recent research, titled ‘The ImagePower Green Brands’.
- Date:
- 04/08/2009
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- Business Standard (New Delhi)
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Mandatory eco-labelling by 2010
Corporates pledge to reduce carbon emissions
Vibha Sharma
The research organisation, International Data Corporation’s (IDC), worldwide quarterly PC Tracker for 4Q08 says 4.1 million more desktop PCs and 2.4 million more notebook PCs will be in use in India by 2009. Going by these numbers it has been estimated that the country will have approximately 47 million units by 2010.
- Date:
- 27/07/2009
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- Tribune (New Delhi)
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Star labelling for fuel efficient cars ?
K. Venkateshwarlu
HYDERABAD: The Bureau of Energy Efficiency (BEE) is planning to extend its popular “star labelling” programme indicating energy saving to passenger cars soon.
Sandeep Garg, an energy economist with BEE, told The Hindu that a scheme is being formulated to evaluate the fuel efficiency of the cars of similar capacity and weight and accordingly assign stars.
- Date:
- 25/06/2009
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- Hindu (New Delhi)
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Most Green Products Make Some False Claims: Report
Just 2 percent of the growing number of self-proclaimed green products on store shelves make completely legitimate claims on their labels, a report by consulting firm TerraChoice Environmental Marketing said Wednesday.
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- 16/04/2009
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- Planet Ark (Australia)
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Reckitt to kick off 'greener ways to clean and save'
9 Jan, 2009, 0304 hrs IST,Ratna Bhushan, ET Bureau
NEW DELHI: Reckitt Benckiser, maker of Dettol and Harpic, is kicking off an exercise to re-label all its products with a ‘green panel’—informing consumers on optimal usage and how to best dispose of products.
- Date:
- 09/01/2009
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- Economic Times (New Delhi)
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The privatization of mangroves
Indigenous and traditional peoples in Ecuador are demanding that
shrimp aquaculture companies be penalized for seizing mangrove areas.
- Date:
- Nov 2008
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- Samudra Issue: 51 pp: 44-46
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Certifying the certifiers
Ecolabelling may well be a short-term solution to maintain the status quo of industrial fisheries and international trade in high-value species.
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- Nov 2008
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- Samudra Issue: 51 pp: 33-34
