THE government plans to introduce environment rating of habitats, a logical extension of its green rating for integrated habitat assessment (GRIHA) system for new buildings.
Special glazing work on the Assembly building is part of the green measures.
CHENNAI: The consultant in charge of the green ratings for the new Assembly complex will request the Indian Green Building Council (IGBC) to expedite the process of review of the green aspects of the project.
Green ratings were a no-no for most Indian companies till a few years earlier. But the ratings have now graduated from just being an initiative of non-government organisations to something both the government and industry would like to embrace fast.
Being rated ecology-friendly is both needed and profitable.
Green ratings were a no-no for most Indian companies till a few years earlier. But the ratings have now graduated from just being an initiative of non-government organisations to something both the government and industry would like to embrace fast.
Kirtika Suneja / New Delhi November 04, 2009, 0:32 IST
The Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) is forming a high-level group comprising 70-80 industry experts and environment experts to develop a green rating system. Under this, companies will be eligible for rating after being
Saving ecology: M.S. Swaminathan, Chairman, M.S. Swaminathan Research Foundation, planting a sapling in Vellore on Sunday. Collector C. Rajendran is in the picture.
It is vital to protect the fragile Himalayan region, endowed with glaciers, forests, and rich biodiversity, from climate change and other environmental risks. Otherwise, the well being of its remote communities and the conservation of life forms cannot be guaranteed over the long term.
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: The Departments of Forest and the Local Self-government will jointly undertake one of the biggest greening projects in the World, Kerala Forest Minister Benoy Viswom said.
