Miles to go

Is the government serious about introducing compressed natural gas (CNG) as a standard fuel for Delhi's vehicles? Have adequate steps been taken …

Organic goes online

India’s organic food exports have found a new strength—online traceability. Web-based TraceNet can trace an organic product right …

Deconstructing science

Nature uses lean sources to get work done. The environmental crises we face today are a result of ignoring this simple paradigm for two centuries.…

Science for ecology

Down To Earth and the Centre for Science and Environment announce the winner of the 2001 Green Scientist Award. In the exercise to rate the …

How green is your building?

The building's green credentials have been recognised internationally, most notably by the us Green Business Council (usgbc). The Washington-…

Organic thread

Even as Bt cotton invaded Indian fields in the past few years, some farmer groups kept pushing for organic cotton. In 2009-10, production in …

Home made leave-in conditioner using flax seeds with Kirti Negi Bajoria

Making your own personal hygiene products is easier than you think. Kirti Negi Bajoria, a professional who is on a sabbatical, makes a lot of …

Environment-Friendly Products-Adapt Green Now: Green Marketing

Economic growth via production and consumption threatens peaceful life of human beings on the earth

Green Grades: Can Information Save the Earth?

Consumers are confronted with a confusing array of environmental ratings on products that range from refrigerators to shampoos. Is the …

Can plastic packaging be avoided? This initiative shows the way

Interweaving sustainability, responsibility and social welfare, some enterprises offer and induce customers to choose and become eco-conscious

The cleanbacks

Good and yet affordable technology for cars without sooty exhaust pipes spewing fumes is close at hand. Their future now hinges on a suitable …

Soaring greener heights

Surrey University in the UK, specialising in satellite engineering, is developing a hybrid rocket motor that uses liquid and solid fuel, both of …

Waste to worth

Innovative ways to solve the riddle of waste by turning it into useful and valuable products

No conversion!

A court order honks trouble for those that have tampered with their cars' catalytic converters, but prosecuting authorities seem stranded at …

Going Dutch

The Netherlands leads the way in sustainable investments -- funds that go towards the setting up of projects that are ecologically viable

Pure gas

Petroleum industry gears up to use "dirty oil", and this time they are being eco-friendly for a change

Spare steam

A UK-based engineer is making money out of a device that saves energy by tapping 'waste' steam

Forest-risk goods

Export-oriented commercial agriculture is the single largest driver of tropical deforestation, argues a new book

Papermaking at your doorstep

Although papermaking has traditionally been located in urban settings, technological innovations brought about by an NGO brings a new trade to …

One small step..

Industry gets a new friend, philosopher and evaluator -- the Centre for Science and Environment's Green Rating Project, which will be the …

Shades of green

Fabric printinggoes high-tech with the help of a computercontrolled nvironmentfriendly technique

The green fences

Nobody knows what is green. Labels merely help companies to cash in on the guilt inherent in a consumer society

The confused consumer

An unaware and confused Indian consumer is groping in the dark, hoping to clutch at any green stalk of hope

Boost for bamboo

BAMBOO BOARDS & BEYOND· exhibition of bamboo furniture by The National Institute of Design·Ahmedabad·India Habitat Centre&…

Smog over electric cars

As pressure mounts on them to produce more electric cars, manufacturers question their environmental benefits