63 Tonnes of Waste Processed, Ensuring Clean and Sustainable Women’s Cricket World Cup
Antony Waste Handling Cell Ltd. (AWHCL) has completed a major waste management project for the women’s Cricket World Cup held at DY Patil Stadium over the course of five matches, totaling an impressive 63 metric tons of waste collected and processed. The project
Airborne: India’s first commercial flight powered by a blend of ‘indigenous’ sustainable aviation fuel
AirAsia India flight I5-767 departed from Pune to New Delhi using a blend of indigenous sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) supplied by Indian Oil Corporation Ltd (IOCL) in partnership with Praj Industries Ltd (Praj). Union Minister of Petroleum and Natural Gas, Hardeep Singh Puri,
UltraTech is using fertiliser-industry byproduct, transporting it from source via coastal waterways
In this first-of-its-kind initiative in India, UltraTech Cement, the cement flagship company of Aditya Birla Group (ABG), transported a phosphogypsum consignment of 57,000 metric tons (MT) via inland and coastal waterways. The bulk cargo carrier journeyed from Paradeep port in Odisha to the
Decarbonisation targets their “north starâ€: DBS
As part of its commitment to reaching net zero in its financed emissions by 2050, DBS has announced sectoral targets that are aligned with science-based decarbonisation glidepaths (carbon-emission pathway to the desired target set), documented in its report titled Our Path to Net
A pad-free university: In Dehradun
Feminine hygiene brand Sirona collaborated with University of Petroleum And Energy Studies (UPES), Dehradun, to educate their faculty and staff about the benefits of switching to a menstrual cup for period management and eventually make the varsity India’s first pad-free university. The programme
Grants worth Rs 3.20 crore for biodiversity projects: From The Habitats Trust
Applications can be sent in by organisations and individuals doing seminal work towards protecting and conserving India’s threatened wildlife and natural habitats. The Habitats Trust Grants, with a total prize purse of Rs 3.20 crore (three crores and twenty lakhs), will be given
A plastic-exchange mobile van – NOIDA Authority and HCL Foundation’s initiative to reduce single-use plastic
In this, people will be given ecofriendly products (cloth bags, bamboo straw kits, etc.) in exchange of single-use plastic items including PET bottles and polythene bags. The plastic collected through this drive will be channelised to the Indian Pollution Control Association, a certified
Team Sea Sakthi at Monaco Energy Boat Challenge – with support from Legrand India
The boat for this first Indian participation in the Energy Boat Race Challenge is designed by Team Sea Sakthi, comprising 14 students from Kumaraguru College of Technology Coimbatore, Tamil NÄdu. The boat is assembled keeping in mind sustainability with zero emissions rate. The
Flipkart Group: Committing to net-zero carbon emissions by 2040
One of India’s leading digital commerce entities, Flipkart Group is looking to decarbonise its own operations by 2030 and the larger value chain by 2040. This is in line with the global Science-based Targets initiative (SBTi) of keeping the global temperature rise to
Tata Consumer Products: A whole lot of water talk
The company has stated that its flagship water stewardship programme, Project Jalodari, recently achieved key milestones in helping create sustainable water sources and raising awareness on water conservation and sanitation in rural communities in Himachal Pradesh and Assam. The project is part of