Tag «Ministry of environment»

Resource Efficient Bricks:  Building Blocks of the future

Bangalore – Dec 7, 2015 The Energy Research Institute, also known as TERI, organized a workshop on 4th of December, on the importance of Clay-fired, Resource Efficient Bricks (REBs) and discussed how the effective use of REBs can potentially go along way in creating a sustainable means of constructing buildings- both environment friendly and cost …

Ministry of environment clears over 70 per cent of proposed projects this year; only 3 per cent rejected

Environmental and social considerations not taken into account According to a new Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) analysis, the trajectory of granting forest clearances has gone up significantly since January 2013 — whopping rise of more than 70 per cent in clearances 26 per cent projects awaiting clearance. Of total forest land diversion, mining …