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3 Simple Things To Make Your Home More Eco-Friendly
Going green and making your home a more environmentally friendly place will only be beneficial for you - both in the long and short runs
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The Secret Garden: Unexpected Beauty Beneath This Mumbai Flyover
The underbelly of a flyover is hardly the spot you would pick where to chill with friends or while away a lazy couple of hours, right? Chances are, the underside of Tulpule Flyover on Dr Babasaheb Ambedkar Road in Mumbai will change your mind.
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Arctic Getting Greener Due To Climate Change: NASA
Using 29 years of data from satellite imageries, NASA scientists have found extensive greening in the Arctic region, thanks to rising temperatures.
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At India's Biggest Car Show, Focus On SUVs Vs Eco-Friendly Hybrids
Carmakers are gearing up to launch affordable hybrid and electric cars for India in the next few years, executives said, lured by government incentives for fuel-efficient vehicles as the country accelerates efforts to cut worsening air pollution.
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Go Green: Finance Ministry Asks Government Departments to Curb Use of Paper
As part of the green initiative and to cut down on cost, the Finance Ministry has asked government departments to curb use of paper and promote electronic communication.
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All Kerala prisons to go green
In what is being billed as a pioneering initiative, all 52 jails in Kerala will now go green with the state government undertaking a Rs 25.50 crore solar power project.
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Denise Richards urges fans to give up plastic bottles
Actress Denise Richards is urging fans to "go green". She has asked her fans to give up plastic bottles in 2012.
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Going green is good business, proves city firm
It was almost a year ago that the Trivandrum Tube Corporation (TTC), tucked away in a small by lane at Chalai, decided to go in for solar power.In a bold initiative, the TTC set up solar panels right on top of their roof and started running their computer, five fans, ten tubelights and 10 CFL lamps on solar energy.
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The 'Recycled' school
A school in Pune is a model example of how to follow a greener lifestyle. It's not just teaching its students chapters on recycling, but setting an example.With walls made of plastic bottles, cow dung plastering interiors, roofs of bamboos and straws and pipes for ventilators, the Aman Setu Primary School on the outskirts of Pune in Wagholi is a sc...
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Rajasthan: Go green and pay less taxes
If you have a plot of over 200 sq m but not a single tree then chances are that you may have to pay an additional urban land tax of Rs. 5000 per year. On the other hand, if you are growing trees on your land, this may lead to deduction in tax in accordance with the number of trees you have. The state government is all set to take a lead in bringing...
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3 Simple Things To Make Your Home More Eco-Friendly
Going green and making your home a more environmentally friendly place will only be beneficial for you - both in the long and short runs
-
The Secret Garden: Unexpected Beauty Beneath This Mumbai Flyover
The underbelly of a flyover is hardly the spot you would pick where to chill with friends or while away a lazy couple of hours, right? Chances are, the underside of Tulpule Flyover on Dr Babasaheb Ambedkar Road in Mumbai will change your mind.
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Arctic Getting Greener Due To Climate Change: NASA
Using 29 years of data from satellite imageries, NASA scientists have found extensive greening in the Arctic region, thanks to rising temperatures.
-
At India's Biggest Car Show, Focus On SUVs Vs Eco-Friendly Hybrids
Carmakers are gearing up to launch affordable hybrid and electric cars for India in the next few years, executives said, lured by government incentives for fuel-efficient vehicles as the country accelerates efforts to cut worsening air pollution.
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Go Green: Finance Ministry Asks Government Departments to Curb Use of Paper
As part of the green initiative and to cut down on cost, the Finance Ministry has asked government departments to curb use of paper and promote electronic communication.
-
All Kerala prisons to go green
In what is being billed as a pioneering initiative, all 52 jails in Kerala will now go green with the state government undertaking a Rs 25.50 crore solar power project.
-
Denise Richards urges fans to give up plastic bottles
Actress Denise Richards is urging fans to "go green". She has asked her fans to give up plastic bottles in 2012.
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Going green is good business, proves city firm
It was almost a year ago that the Trivandrum Tube Corporation (TTC), tucked away in a small by lane at Chalai, decided to go in for solar power.In a bold initiative, the TTC set up solar panels right on top of their roof and started running their computer, five fans, ten tubelights and 10 CFL lamps on solar energy.
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The 'Recycled' school
A school in Pune is a model example of how to follow a greener lifestyle. It's not just teaching its students chapters on recycling, but setting an example.With walls made of plastic bottles, cow dung plastering interiors, roofs of bamboos and straws and pipes for ventilators, the Aman Setu Primary School on the outskirts of Pune in Wagholi is a sc...
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Rajasthan: Go green and pay less taxes
If you have a plot of over 200 sq m but not a single tree then chances are that you may have to pay an additional urban land tax of Rs. 5000 per year. On the other hand, if you are growing trees on your land, this may lead to deduction in tax in accordance with the number of trees you have. The state government is all set to take a lead in bringing...
