Draft Ecomark Certification Rules, 2023
The Ministry of Environment, Forest, and Climate Change (MoEFCC) on October 11, 2023, published the Draft Eco mark Certification Rules, 2023. These rules aim to promote environmentally friendly products
Green Products
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China says U.S. APEC Goals Too Ambitious
U.S. goals of establishing regional free trade and an environmental policy at the APEC summit are useful but too ambitious for some developing nations, China said on Monday, days before President Hu Jintao
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U.S. Bid for Green Policy at APEC Faces Hurdles
China and other developing countries are resisting a U.S. proposal to cut tariffs on environmental goods, casting doubt on one of President Barack Obama's goals for a Pacific Rim summit he hosts next week.
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Denims go green: Now, jeans washed with rocks, not water
San Francisco: From the cotton field in rural India to the local rag bin, a typical pair of blue jeans consumes 919 gallons of water during its life cycle, Levi Strauss & Company says, or enough to fill
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Guide to greener electronics: India
This guide ranks leading mobile phone, TV and PC manufacturers on policies and practices to reduce their impact on the climate, produce greener products and make their operations more sustainable.
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Green labels and certifications
Countries are developing green labels that can benefit the environment, consumers and businesses. Consumers in developing and developed markets show a propensity to buy from companies with a reputation
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Barbie packaging set to be eco-friendly
They'll no longer be wrapping their dolls and their toys in rainforest destruction... This is a huge win Rold Skar spokesman, Greenpeace US toy giant Mattel, maker of the world-famous Barbie doll,
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Panasonic launches eco-friendly appliances with Softlogic
‘’It was informed that there is a growing demand for electricity in both the public and private sectors in Sri Lanka, as a result of post-war booming economy in all the areas including industrial, agriculture
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DNA goes green, to distribute 5,000 paper bags
Taking the eco-drive a step further, DNA will soon be distributing 5,000 paper bags to its readers to create awareness and promote eco-initiatives in people’s daily lives. DNA is taking this initiative
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Yamuna to replicate Punjab’s art-from-weed project
When the state forest department embarked on a project to make water hyacinth an economic resource, it did not know that with this weed, it was not only sowing seeds of women empowerment and clean ecology
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Greening is the next industrial revolution’
CAREER BANKER AND environmentalist Pavan Sukhdev, 51, was appointed to lead The Economics of Ecosystems and Biodiversity (TEEB) in 2008 by the EU Commission. Since then he has founded GIST Advisory, an