Ecolabelling
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State yet to approve green bldg norms
The state government has been sitting on a proposal that would allow the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) to rate buildings according to whether they follow green norms. The BMC had planned to introduce the rating system for residential, commercial, government and other projects from this April.
28/05/2010
Times Of India (Mumbai)
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More builders seek environmental tag
Mumbai: After years of haphazard development that has turned much of the city into an eyesore for greens, developers are now looking at getting an environmentally friendly tag for their projects.
28/05/2010
Times Of India (Mumbai)
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Govt's eco-mark scheme fails to gain momentum even after 19 years
Kirtika Suneja / New Delhi May 14, 2010, 0:20 IST
The government’s eco-mark scheme, meant to encourage companies to come up with more environment-friendly products, has failed to take off even 20 years after its launch.
14/05/2010
Business Standard (New Delhi)
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Ashes to bricks
An advocate of natural farming methods for more than a decade, Kanchipuram-based Gandhi Gopalakrishnan was shocked to see lush mango farmland turning infertile by the dumping of rice husk ash (RHA). "The farmers are deceived by claims that RHA helps the fertility of the soil, when the contrary is true," he says.
27/04/2010
India Today (New Delhi)
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Ashes to bricks
An advocate of natural farming methods for more than a decade, Kanchipuram-based Gandhi Gopalakrishnan was shocked to see lush mango farmland turning infertile by the dumping of rice husk ash (RHA). "The farmers are deceived by claims that RHA helps the fertility of the soil, when the contrary is true," he says.
27/04/2010
India Today (New Delhi)
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Star rating helps save 1,650 MW: Bureau of Energy Efficiency
Initial estimates by the New Delhi-based Bureau of Energy Efficiency (BEE) suggest that around 1,650 MW of electricity was saved countrywide during FY10 through the use of star-rated air-conditioners, refrigerators, tube-lights and colour TVs. This includes nearly 350 MW saved by CTVs alone.
17/04/2010
Business Line (New Delhi)
Reports and Documents
Trends in sustainable development: towards sustainable consumption and production
The Johannesburg Plan of Implementation refers to sustainable consumption and production (SCP), along with poverty eradication
Apr 2010
United Nations
Reports and Documents
Climate labelling and the WTO: the 2010 EU ecolabelling programme as a test case under WTO law
Labelling schemes according to which information on a product’s environmental impacts over its life-cycle is included in a pertinent label fall into the category of process-based labels. It is well-known to WTO experts that such labelling schemes – in particular those based on ‘non-product-related processes and production methods’ – raise a considerable number of issues under WTO law.
Mar 2010
Vienna University of Economics and Business
Reports and Documents
Sustainable textiles for sustainable development: market research study-India
The Indian textile and clothing industry plays a dominant role in the national economy and has a prominent position in
the global textile industry. This study conducted domestic market
research to help lay the groundwork for formulating effective marketing strategies for eco-friendly products in the domestic
Feb 2010
All India Artisans and Craftworkers Welfare Associations
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