environment

17 lakh tonnes is a big, huge number; and you would be surprised to know that India generates that much quantity of e-waste every year. And this number is increasing at a rate of 5% every year. Developed countries like USA, UK etc…

Lotus Greens, Delhi based real estate development company has become Asia’s first real estate developer to launch their own green application – A web and mobile application that can track and measure your carbon footprint and suggest ways…

What do you say to a state which is on a dream run? The state's tourism is promoted by Amitabh Bachchan, its infrastructure for the automobile industry is geared towards making it the Detroit of India and now the state has launched Asia'a…

India Inc is on a roll. After claiming the second spot in the Regus Business Confidentiality Index 2012, the Pew Energy report recently announced that private investment in clean energy in India increased by 54 percent in 2011, which…

Its amazing how technology changes our lives - The life we lived 10 years back and the life we live today is completely different, thanks the advent in Technology. Just think how Mobiles have changed our lives, think how internet has made…

The world is not only grappling with Economic Crisis, but an environment disaster as well. According to recent information released by UN based organization, year 2011 has been recorded as worst year for green house gases. If we go along…

In line with India’s pledge to promote renewable energy and reduce Green House Gas emissions,  Indian Authorities have today given an in-principle nod to develop 48 cities as Solar Cities in India. According to the Government press…

Renewable energy usage has picked up lot of steam in the corporate sector what with carbon credit exchange and Corporate Social Responsibility. However, like a lot of other initiatives, cutting down on energy usage and investing on…

Editor’s Note: This article is published by not-for-profit organization Green Yatra. We at trak.in believe that adopting Green initiatives is the only way by which we can sustain our natural environment for future generations. This…

The management at Maruti is not only getting saner with time but also wiser. With a recent tie up with Google, they have decided to spend more on digital advertisements and social media as they now understand where their buyers for tomorrow…

Cloning has for long been there in the west in some way or the other whether for humans or for crops. The result has been a large variety of genetically modified foods (GM Foods) which have flooded the Western market over the years.…

Yesterday I happened to read an article about the upcoming Bangalore Metro working to decide the fares between particular stretches of their journey. This got me thinking about a topic which many of us have discussed threadbare. Is the…

Dubai may have managed to pull itself out of a quagmire of debt, but its troubles are far from over. Back in November 2009, when Dubai World, Dubai’s government-owned investment company, announced its mammoth debt totalling $59 billion,…

Well... not our regular beer but bioethanol. According to CIA factbook, India is 5th largest Oil consumer and 6th largest in oil imports with both figures around 3 million barrels consumed per day. With its relatively low per capita…

Telecom sector in India evolved in India after the regulations made competition enter this industry. The National Telecom Policy (NTP) Act 99’ which deregulated the Group of Telecom (GoT) , raising Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) limit to…

A little over 2/3rd of the Earth is covered by water – But how much of it could be tapped by the mankind? Not much. As most of the water available from the sea is highly saline. Basically, water is considered fresh if it contains less than…

Our last post ‘Green Investments for Green Future’ spoke about Green/Clean Technology being one of the fastest growing sectors. With increasing Government support and growing public awareness and interest in eco-friendly products, these…

Changing climate and growing concern over carbon emissions have led to immense focus on the development of Green/Clean technologies. It is well understood that these clean/green technologies posses the key for the future growth and…

Yes, that's true, India has been voted the most environment friendly & green country in the world by none other than National Geographic. The Annual Survey “Greendex” carried out by Nat Geo and Globescan shows that out of 17 main…

Delhi seems to be a lucky city – Some days back, it became first city in India to get remote controlled street lighting system, Now it becomes first city to get the first Public Air Purifier System. Air pollution is bad for humans, there…