Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of In Re: News Item titled "Are missing palm trees causing more lighting deaths in Bihar appearing in ‘The Times of India’ dated 29.05.2025". The original application was registered suo-motu based on the news item titled "Are missing palm trees causing …
LUCKNOW: It is globally known for being the city where one of the seven wonders of the world, Taj is situated. But what has Agra to do with Aaloo (Potato)? A lot, according to a study conducted by the marketing department of Indian Institute of Management, Lucknow (IIM-L). The tuber, …
Green hotels, an emerging concept in tourism and hospitality industry, may have a higher installation cost but in the long term they bring down operating costs to a great extent. This view was expressed by Prof Russell Arthur Smith from Singapore in his keynote address at the inaugural session of …
Ahmedabad: Workers and their families in Vatva, Pirana, Narol prone to skin ailment, water-borne diseases Lethal skin ailments and waterborne diseases are stalking thousands of workers and families in the industrial zones of Vatva, Pirana and Narol in the state. Field studies by the Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad (IIM-A) …
LUCKNOW: In 2006, when students of Indian Institute of Management Lucknow (IIM-L) were penalised for violating the institution's norms, they may have resented the move. But two years down the line, they feel proud of paying the fine as the little mistakes they made has "lit up" lives of 30-odd …
SHILLONG, Sept 30: The urgent need for environment sustainability will form the core strategy for businesses to thrive in the State. By giving a green touch to operations, service industries will be able to attract more clients as well as cut down on costs. This was the main theme discussed …
Rahul Mangaonkar | TNN Ahmedabad: Last year, Gujarat released 4.86 tonnes of green house gases (GHG) against every lakh rupee worth of produce that contributed to its economy. This puts it at 10th rank in the country where emission intensity of economy is concerned. It stood a wee bit better …
LEHMAN IMPACT Chitra Unnithan & Vinay Umarji / Ahmedabad September 16, 2008, 4:40 IST With companies willing to accommodate environmental strategies into business plans, courses on carbon markets are increasingly being taught in Indian business schools. Management institutes like the Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad (IIM-A), IIM Lucknow (IIM-L) and …
AHMEDABAD: Soon after a course on carbon credits was launched in the most premium management institute of the country, Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad (IIM-A ) is exploring options of earning some carbon credits for itself. Akshat Khare - an alumnus of IIM-A from the 2007 batch and was among …
Sresta helps many farmers switch to a sustainable route of organic farming RAJASHEKAR Reddy Seelam, a man in his early forties with a management degree from IIM Ahmedabad, left his well-grounded career with a private company selling pesticides, seeds, fertilisers and allied products to start his own venture
Of 30 Seats Assigned To Course, Only 22 Were Filled In 2008-10 Batch Kumar Anand AHMEDABAD THIS might come as a surprise, but the agri-business management (PGP-ABM) course run by the country's premier Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad (IIM-A) has not found many takers. Of the total 30 seats that …
After months of politics and bureaucratic wrangling with various state governments, the Union HRD Ministry has finally selected the states which will get new IITs and IIMs. While six new IIMs will be set up in Jammu & Kashmir, Tamil Nadu, Haryana, Jharkhand, Chhattisgarh and Uttarakhand, four new IITs will …
Greenpeace India, an international environmental organisation, has launched its paper, Blue Alert- climate migrants in South Asia: Estimates and solutions, in the city on Tuesday. This is a part of the organisation's emphasis on the crisis that will be faced by the South Asian region if global warming is not …
Scientific evidence on climate change leading to drying up of rivers in Gujarat is overwhelming, as it points to significant risks of water scarcity. Experts say, Gujarat needs judicious investments in infrastructures that conserve, enhance and utilize water optimally with a long-term view. When huge investments for water projects like …
Gujarat is a waterstressed state going by the definition of such areas as those having water availability below 1700 cum/ca/annum (cubic meter per capita per year). According to Priyadarshi Shukla, member of Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) and IIM-A faculty, the Sabarmati river basin has an annual per capita …
The 18-hole golf course close to Nal Sarovar, that is driving an unfettered property development near the bird sanctuary, threatens to upset the delicate ecology there. Environmentalists say that the amount of fertilizers, pesticides, fungicides and other chemicals required to maintain this vast, artificially created, landscape is a threat to …
