Under the umbrella of eco-friendliness

Are the new ISRO 14000 environment standards industry's gift to a polluted globe, or merely the developed world's competition killing strategy

The colour of money

Green is the colour of money. In the upper niche of the Indian consumer market, where fads rule the roost, any product that is tagged "eco-…

Eco-cool

An Indian firm introduces eco-friendly air conditioners and takes a step towards a future free from ozone holes

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What price pollution?

Friendly plastic

Bio-weapons

Saying it with clothes

It is imperative to decouple sustainability and greenwashing

Sustainability makes corporate production responsible and the average consumer more aware of every action

Pitching eco-messages and washing machines

A recent exhibition in Delhi drew crowds looking for discounts and new gadgets. But how many paid attention to a special section on the danger to …

Organic cotton is catching on

Health concerns have led to increasing production of organically grown cotton, which uses less pesticide

The business of environment

ENVIRONMENT PROFILES OF EUROPEAN BUSINESS Dion Vaughan and Craig Mickle Publisher: Earthscan Publications Ltd, London Price: Not mentioned

Plastic prowess

There is immense promise in it. It is rechargeable, non-toxic and flexible. It is the new plastic battery

Goodbye, freon

Russian researchers have come up with a power-saving and ozone-friendly refrigerator which operates without a motor and uses a semiconductor as …

Showing the way

Cleaner snowmobiles

Green Ads

The corporate world in Japan is wooing the environmentally conscious consumer by going green

A climate change for the artisan

Will demand for eco-friendly goods mean a decline in artisnal skills?

What will cheaper US cheese mean for India's dairy farmers

Depressed global prices, rising cost of production and the trade wars with China and Mexico have led to a ballooning of reserves 

Cashing in on green consumers

Britain and USA have followed hard on the heels of the German eco-angel, but, unfortunately, most such schemes continue to remain "green froth".

Green energy: Govt reduces open access transaction limit to 100 KW

Coal is currently the source of 70 percent of India’s electricity.  

Is the development of green intellectual property paving the way to environmental sustainability in India?

About 13% of India’s high-value patents are related to green tech

Moneymakers

Designed future

The age of ecodesign: Indian steps into the era of sustainable business development

Clean fuels

....should come cheaper not dearer. But obviously someone does not care