Green Buildings

The National Institute of Rural Development and Panchayati Raj (NIRDPR) has called upon state and central governments to adopt sustainable construction technologies to construct new government buildings such as offices, schools, anganwadis, panchayat buildings and model Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana (PMAY) houses across the country. “Construction of government buildings using Read more

Wind developers have expressed concern over the new land policy for renewable energy announced by Gujarat about a month ago as it does not make possession of a power purchase agreement (PPA) mandatory while applying for land to set up a project in the state.  They fear that without such Read more

Washington: Scientists have used bacteria to create a sustainable concrete that is alive, and can even reproduce, an advance that may help reduce the environmental impact of the construction industry. Minerals in the new material are deposited by cyanobacteria, a common class of microbes that capture energy from sunlight through Read more

Swedish companies will help to build India’s first climate neutral city in Gurgaon. During Swedish royal family’s visit to India, Gurgaon based developer, M3M, signed an agreement with the Swedish company to develop 165 acre smart city project which will attract a foreign investment of around US$ 2 billion. According Read more

Sustainable Development Goals In the year 2000, world leaders promised to halve extreme poverty by 2015 with a global plan called the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs). Thanks to a global effort combining millions of changemakers, real progress has been made with India following a holistic approach towards achieving its 2030 Read more

The British High Commission has launched ‘Green is GREAT’ campaign, an initiative to highlight the strength of the UK-India partnership on climate and sustainability in the run up. The campaign is linked with climate, sustainability and business which lines up various planned activities. While speaking to ANI, British High Commissioner Read more

NEW DELHI: The Coal Ministry on Sunday said it will establish ‘Sustainable Development Cell’ (SDC) for promoting sustainable coal mining in the country and address environmental concerns at closure of mines. The SDC envisages to address environment mitigation measures in a systemic manner and provide a better environment to people Read more

People who live in built up urban areas, and spend little time with nature are less likely to make eco-friendly life choices like recycling, compared to those living closer to green spaces, a new study says. According to the researchers, including those from the University of Plymouth in the UK, Read more