With Earth Day (April 22) being observed, it is time to take on a more inclusive approach towards sustainability issues. “An Earth Day can be good for raising awareness, but what we need are actionable projects and activities for a sustainable future rather than paying lip service to the concept,” Read more…
CHENNAI: Two and three-wheeler major TVS Motor Company has bagged the international sustainability award – Green Era Award for Sustainability in Lisbon, Portugal. The company also won the Quality and Business Excellence Award in acknowledgment of its endeavor to create new benchmarks in product quality. The Green Era Award for Read more…
PUNE: Soon, all residential and commercial buildings will have to abide by the state government’s green building policy. The state urban development department (UDD) is keen to implement the policy after receiving suggestions and objections from all stakeholders.Principal secretary, UDD, Nitin Kareer told TOI that the green building policy would Read more…
JAIPUR: To promote green buildings in the state, the urban development and housing (UDH) department has prepared a draft of the amended model building bylaws. After receiving the Indian Green Building Council nod, department had initiated an exercise to prepare a draft to provide relaxation in bylaws. Till last year, Read more…
BHUBANESWAR: The public works department is considering a plan to adopt a pollution-free green road concept as part of which several stretches of roads in the state will be constructed in a sustainable and environment friendly manner. Under the plan, the works department here will collaborate with the CSIRCentral Road Read more…
Indore: Sustainable green building concept is catching up pace in the city with a gradual jump from high-end residential buildings to commercial spaces and educational institutes while the Swachh brand has also seen as a catalyst. In Indore, the cleanest city of the country, green building concept is seen growing Read more…