Small Scale Industry

HC seeks report on Budha Nullah

The Punjab and Haryana High Court today asked the Punjab Pollution Control Board to prepare a detailed report on level of pollution in Budha Nullah.

The Bench, comprising Chief Justice Mukul Mudgal and Justice Jasbir Singh, asked the Board to compare the present level with the one at the time a petition in this regard was filed.

Publication Date:

14/01/2010

Source: Tribune (New Delhi)

Tags:

Industry

MSMEs next to agriculture in generating employment: Minister

VIRUDHUNAGAR: Micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) provide huge employment in rural and semi-urban areas and also act as a mechanism for distributing wealth. They come next to agriculture in providing employment, according to Dinsha J. Patel, Minister of State (Independent charge) for Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises.

Publication Date:

11/01/2010

Source: Hindu (New Delhi)

Tags:

Agriculture, Unemployment, Industry, Small Scale Industry

Climate Change

Carbon credits: Punjab plans to set up consultancy

Despite the Copenhagen chill, there are heart-warming tidings for the Punjab industrialists running green projects or planning to set up one. The state government plans to start a consultancy to offer services on no-profit-no-loss basis to companies intending to gain from carbon credits.

Publication Date:

07/01/2010

Source: Indian Express (Chandigarh)

Tags:

Carbon Dioxide, Climate Change, Energy Efficiency, Clean Development Mechanism (CDM), Certified Emission Reduction, Small Scale Industry, Ministry Of Environment And Forests (MOEF), Punjab

Forests

Alternative business models for forest - dependent communities in Africa: A pragmatic consideration of small - scale enterprises

The dominant mode of business practice in the African forest sector - especially in the high forest cover regions - comes in the form of concessionaires operating on publicly held lands.

Publication Date:

01/12/2009

Author(s): Robert A. Kozak

Source: Conservation & Development

Vol:

4

Issue:

2

pp:

76

Tags:

Forests, Agriculture, Forest Resources, Forest Products, Development, Poverty, Small Scale Industry, Africa, Robert A. Kozak, Conservation & Development

Climate Change

A primer on CDM programme of activities

The Primer aims to contribute to the understanding of the rules,
concepts and different issues involved in the programmatic approach of the CDM.

Publication Date:

01/12/2009

Source: UNEP

Tags:

Afforestation, Climate Change, Kyoto Protocol, Climate Mitigation, Energy Efficiency, Renewable Energy, Clean Development Mechanism (CDM), Industry, Small Scale Industry

Industry

Draft Chandigarh industrial policy 2009

The objectives of this industrial policy are: To sensitize the administration to the needs of the industries; To create congenial environment for the development of tiny, micro, small & medium enterprises; To evolve an appropriate mechanism so as to promote industrial growth in the right perspective paving way for sustainable economic growth; o maximize production and achieve higher productivity

Publication Date:

01/12/2009

Source: Government of Chandigarh

Tags:

Pollution Control, Food Process Industry, Development, Industry, Small Scale Industry, India, Chandigarh, Chandigarh, Government of Chandigarh

Economy

Global financial crisis and Indias informal economy: review of key sectors

This compilation examines the impact of the global economic crisis on informal sector workers in India and is part of a series of studies that UNDP India has commissioned. Herein, the focus is on daily waste labour, majority of whom are poor, uncounted and invisible, lack assets, are poorly educated and possess no legitimate employment-related documents.

Publication Date:

01/12/2009

Source: UNDP India

Tags:

Textile Industry, Economy, Rag Pickers, Farmers, Workers, Informal Sector, Industry, Small Scale Industry, India, Ahmedabad (T), Waste Recycling, UNDP India, New Delhi

Climate Change

Climate change: Perspectives from India

This collection of articles captures and disseminates some perspectives on climate change from the Indian context. Starting from an argument on a new climate deal to highlighting the importance of the small-scale industrial sector within climate change debates,this includes concerns and convictions of India

Publication Date:

01/11/2009

Source: UNDP India

Tags:

Agriculture, Livestock, Climate Change, Emission Targets, Climate Mitigation, Energy Policy, Renewable Energy, Climate Equity, Energy Intensity, Small Scale Industry, CSE, Sunita Narain, India, Food Security

Pesticides And Toxins

Auto hub worries over toxic cleaner

- Adityapur units unhappy with substitutes, pollution board awaits orders

Jamshedpur, Oct. 28: Auto component manufacturer of Adityapur are on a mission to search for a cleaning agent, as the solvent they have been using for long has been banned for its toxic qualities.

Prolonged use of the solvent, Carbon Tetrachloride (CTC), has been found to be

Publication Date:

29/10/2009

Source: Telegraph (Ranchi)

Tags:

Industrial Pollution, State Pollution Control Board (SPCB), Hazardous Waste, Small Scale Industry, Jharkhand, Toxic Wastes

Water Pollution

Pollution Board's high fees hit small and medium industries in Karnataka

Mahesh Kulkarni / Bangalore October 27, 2009, 0:15 IST

The procedure of the Karnataka State Pollution Control Board (KSPCB) for grant of permission to small and medium enterprises (SMEs) to commence production

Publication Date:

27/10/2009

Source: Business Standard (New Delhi)

Tags:

Water Pollution, Industrial Pollution, Small Scale Industry, State Pollution Control Board (SPCB), Karnataka, Common Effluent Treatment Plant (CETP)