Kerala, Himachal Pradesh, Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu and Telangana have topped the list of states on the sustainable development goals index 2019-20. While Uttar Pradesh, Odisha and Sikkim have shown maximum improvement, states like Gujarat have not shown any improvement vis-a-vis first ranking in 2018. In 2019-20 report, 14 states 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…
HYDERABAD: At a time when Swedish teenage activist Greta Thunberg’s speech at the United Nations has the world talking about tackling climate change, India has pledged to play its part – to become the global leader in green buildings come 2022. At present, India is third on the charts, only Read more…
JAIPUR: Urban Development and Housing (UDH) department will issue permission to only ‘Green Buildings’ in the city’s old colonies such as Bapu Nagar, Tilak Nagar, C-Scheme, among others. The provision has been incorporated in the draft on guidelines prepared for construction of multi-storey buildings in the state. As the existing Read more…
INDORE: Tier of stacked planters against walls or pillars beautifying a dull corner or gracing the entrance is the fast picking trend in the city among households, private and government offices with increasing urbanizationand reducing the ticket size of land.A soothing sight of mini-gardens in geometrical patterns with colorful flowers Read more…
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…