Rajiv Tikoo The Financial Express and Emergent Ventures India launch a survey to map the greening of businesses, highlight success stories and come up with recommendations for best practices It's set to become a symbol of green businesses in India. On World Environment Day, June 5, The Financial Express and Emergent Ventures India (EVI), a climate change mitigation advisory firm, launched fe-EVI Green Business Survey to map the greening of Indian businesses, highlight success stories and come up with recommendations for following best practices.

China and India are increasingly keen to be seen to be tackling climate change; though it is dirtier, China is making a more convincing show of action

The Cane and Bamboo Technology Centre (CBTC) has urged the policy makers and development activists in Northeastern states to use bamboo for low carbon economy which would help contain the global warming. A CBTC release issued here today on the occasion of the World Environment Day said as part of the celebrations, about 60 field functionaries from the NE states would be imparted training on bamboo nursery and plantation under the National Bamboo Mission Scheme.

World Environment Day is celebrated each year on 5th June, & this commemoration acts as a principal vehicle through which' 1 the environmental ^protection agencies create awareness about environment and enhances public attention and action.

ONGC's good work in combating climate change has won it an international recognition. An eminent jury, under the chairmanship of Justice PN Bhagwati, former Chief Justice of India and Member of UN Human Rights Commission, adjudged ONGC the winner of '2008 Golden Peacock' award for an impeccable record in the climate change mitigation.

Council To Rephrase Document, Finalize It by Month-End The PM's Climate Change Council on Monday averted an embarrassment for India in the global arena by pointing out how the draft domestic climate change action policy could compromise India's international stance that had been defended at the UN conference on climate change in December 2007 at Bali by science and technology minister Kapil Sibal.

Railways have decided to replace all electric bulbs in its colonies with compact fluorescent light (CFL) across the country as part of its efforts to check climate change. "A total of 2.6 million CFL bulbs will be fitted at every household in railway colonies as part of the clean development management and equal number of incandescent bulbs withdrawn," a senior railway ministry official said. However, railways will not bear the cost of the CFL replacement as all the compact fluorescent bulbs will be provided by an agency according to the proposal.