EnviroXchange

Harsha Engineers enter into JV for Solar PV

21st Jan 2011 - New Kerala

Ahmedabad, Jan 21 : Harsha Engineers Ltd ("Harsha") a Gujarat-based global solution provider of bearing cages as well as special purpose stamped components has entered into a majority stake joint venture (JV) agreement with German firm Abakus...

Himachal may ban plastic utensils

22nd Jan 2011 - Business Standard

After successfully banning plastic bags in Himachal Pradesh, the hill state is now considering banning plastic cups, plates and tumblers to further make the state free of plastic waste. This was conveyed by the state government to a Central t...

How green are government buildings? Environment ministry doesn't know

19th Jan 2011 - New Kerala

By Richa Sharma, New Delhi, Jan 19 : India, at the forefront of the global war against climate change, does not have any guidelines to make government offices eco-friendly, reveals a Right to Information (RTI) query RTI activist Loke...

Household sewage - an untapped energy resource

06th Jan 2011 - New Kerala

Washington, Jan 6 : Household sewage has far more potential as an alternative energy source than previously thought, say scientists. They say the discovery, which increases the estimated potential energy in wastewater by almost 20 pe...

Hydropower dreams fade on green concerns

03rd Jan 2011 - Business Standard

India’s hydropower projects are in troubled waters. Once touted as an important engine for power capacity addition, the share of hydropower in total installed generation capacity has hit a historic low of 22 per cent. And, it i...

Haryana to implement strict ban on plastic bags, containers

14th Nov 2010 - The Economic Times

CHANDIGARH: Haryana will strictly implement a ban on the manufacture, sale, distribution and use of virgin and recycled plastic carry bags, chief minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda said here Sunday. A ban on littering of plastic ar...