Delhi Metro is turning more eco-friendly with installation of solar panels for electricity at its headquarters which will prevent 2.35 tonnes of greenhouse gas emissions per year.
Former India cricket captain, Kapil Dev Nikanj,on Monday entered into a marketing agreement with South Africa-based Enviro-Light Technologies, promoted by former South African captain Clive Rice to launch eco-friendly street lights in India.
Japanese car giant Suzuki launched its fifth global small car Alto at the Geneva Motor Show on Wednesday. The car will be imported from its manufacturing base in India.
Over 73.44 lakh voters exercised their franchise in 10,592 polling stations spread over 13 districts in the Barak Valley, the hill regions and parts of central and lower Assam.
The government said that processions should not be taken out before installing and immersing idols.
Nobel Laureate Wangari Mathai was on Monday awarded the Indira Gandhi Prize for Peace, Disarmament and Development at a function at Rashtrapati Bhavan where a call was made to the developed world to join hands in adopting eco-friendly practices and tackle climate change and greenhouse gas emissions.
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The online survey, conducted by global information and media firm Nielsen Company, shows that 21 percent of Indian consumers as compared to 28 percent globally, ranked environment-friendly stores, using recycle bags/package as the most important consideration for their grocery store choice.
The Income Tax department should be 'friendly and courteous' towards the tax-payers while recovering levies, Union Finance Minister P Chidambaram said on Friday.
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Eco-Chaupal, a self-sustaining and affordable eco-friendly home, designed by Indian industrialist Satya Sheel, has bagged the coveted 'Holcim Acknowledgement Award for Sustainable Development in Beijing.
The cooling unit, too, did not use regular freon-based chemicals, which deplete ozone and add to global warming. One unit can serve the vaccine needs of some 50,000 people.
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ICICI Bank said on Thursday it has constituted a Rs 100 crore (Rs 1 billion) loan fund for assisting companies engaged in the green business or abetting eco-friendly activity.
The WWF has also asked couples to encourage guests to make donations to the organisation instead of giving traditional gifts.
Television anchor and actress Mini Mathur, husband Director Kabir Khan (whose film '83 on India's first cricket World Cup win releases on April 10) and their children Sarah and Vivaan are currently holidaying in the Maldives.
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Auto major Toyota Motors on Tuesday said it is studying the Indian market to launch its eco-friendly car 'Prius', but felt the current duty structure on completely built units CBUs would double the price of the vehicle.
Kovind has also decided to defer purchase of the Presidential Limousine which was to be used for ceremonial occasions. 'The existing resources of the Rashtrapati Bhavan and the government will be shared and used for such occasions,' a communique said.
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All set to take the public transport to a higher plane, the Tamil Nadu government has decided to introduce the eco-friendly 'mono rail' mass rapid transit system in Chennai.
Renowned green architect Vincent Callebaut has published his concept for the reconstruction of Notre-Dame Cathedral. Titled Palingenesis, which means rebirth, Callebaut's Notre-Dame concept aims to unite spirituality, art, and science.
With Kochi poised to become the IT hub of Kerala, the Pune-based SRK Group on Friday launched its Rs 200 crore (Rs 2 billion) luxurious and eco-friendly apartment project at nearby Kakkanad.
The 1MW solar power plant has been set up at an investment of Rs 10.3 crore (Rs 103 million) and was commissioned this month, the company said in statement.
Considered a dying industry till a few decades back, the traditional ways of making paper from organic wastes and rags are making a big comeback.
Priced at Rs 23,850 per unit, the generator would be launched in Kolkata and Mumbai in the coming months.
According to the "do's and don'ts" issued by the ministry of home affairs, children below 13 years and elderly persons of about 75 years and above will have to travel in groups. Eco-friendly material, preferably cloth bags, should be used during the pilgrimage and the surroundings should be kept clean.
Konkan Railway Corporation's indigenous technologies- Sky Bus Metro and its self-stabilising track- have received the US patent making them globally-acceptable technologies.
Use of plastic bags has been banned in Pahalgam, Baltal and en route to the Amarnath cave shrine as part of a master plan to check environmental damage and introduce eco-friendly facililies for pilgrims
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President Ram Nath Kovind presented Padma awards to 73 individuals, some posthumously, at a ceremony held in the Rashtrapati Bhavan here on Monday.
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The state government has started advising farmers to adopt 'cosmic farming' in which they need to chant 'Vedic mantra' for 20 days in the farm for better quality and quantity of their crop.
