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UN Micro, Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (MSME) Day
The UN Micro, Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (MSME) Day is observed every year on June 27 to recognize the importance of MSME in achieving sustainable development goals and in promoting innovation, creativity and sustainable work for all. On this day, in 2018, the Government of India (GoI) will organize a National Conclave (Udyam Sangam) to ..
Topics: Small and medium-sized enterprises • Sustainable design • Sustainable Development
PM Modi inaugurats World Sustainable Development Summit – 2018
The World Sustainable Development Summit – 2018 has inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi at Vigyan Bhawan in New Delhi on February 16, which has been organized by The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI) to discuss frameworks to resolve climate change crises in developing countries. The theme of the 2018 Summit is – Partnerships for ..
Category: Summits and Conferences
Topics: Environmental social science • Environmentalism • German Advisory Council on Global Change • Natural environment • Sustainability • Sustainable architecture • Sustainable building • Sustainable design • Sustainable Development • Sustainable urban planning • World Sustainable Development Summit
India to host World Sustainable Development Summit – 2018
The World Sustainable Development Summit – 2018 will be held in New Delhi on February 16. The summit will address a wide variety of issues, including combating land degradation and air pollution, effective waste management and create financial mechanisms to enable effective climate change mitigation. The theme of the 2018 Summit is – Partnerships for ..
Category: Summits and Conferences
Topics: German Advisory Council on Global Change • Natural environment • Rio Convention • Sustainability • Sustainable architecture • Sustainable building • Sustainable design • Sustainable Development • Sustainable urban planning • World Sustainable Development Summit
Sunny Verghese appointed as new chairman of World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD)
Sunny Verghese, co-founder and Group CEO of Singapore-based Olam International, has been appointed as the new chairman of World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD). Verghese is the first ever Asian CEO to be appointed as Chair in the organisation’s 25 years of history. His term will begin on January 1, 2018 for a duration ..
Topics: Maison de la Paix • Olam International • Paul Polman • Sustainable design • Sustainable Development • World Business Council for Sustainable Development
Dr Harsh Vardhan, Union Minister of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, launches “Wood is Good” campaign
Dr Harsh Vardhan, the Union Minister of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, has launched the “Wood is Good” campaign at conference on “Sustainable Landscapes & Forest Ecosystems: Theory to Practice” in New Delhi on September 12, 2017. Wood is a climate-friendly material, as it is a renewable resource, having zero carbon footprints. The conference has ..
Topics: Carbon footprint • Climate change • Climate forcing agents • Forester • Greenhouse gas emissions • Landscape architecture • Low-carbon economy • Natural environment • Nature • Sustainable design • Sustainable gardening
President Patil to Unveil New Logo for Rashtrapati Bhavan’s Green Initiative, Roshni
What is “Roshni”? A green innovative concept with a vision to turn all urban habitats eco-friendly and sustainable. Concept evolved at the behest of the President of India, which encompasses environment management and empowerment of local communities to create eco-friendly sustainable urban habitats via participation of stakeholders and union of partnership programmes. Started on July ..
Month: Current Affairs - May, 2012
Topics: Eco-friendly dentistry • Energy conservation • Environmentalism • Natural environment • Nature • Sustainability • Sustainable design • Zero waste