RE sector reacts to Budget 2023
Highlights on green energy in Union Budget 2023 - 24
Highlights on green energy in Union Budget 2023 - 24
Bengaluru only needs urgent institutional makeover of its water utilities By: Depinder Kapur Bengaluru is battling a crisis, but it must leverage water for peace By: Sumita Singhal, Faraz Ahmad Remodelling stormwater infrastructure crucial for building sustainable cities By Shivangi Aggarwal Global South water-sensitive cities: Focus should be inequity in access, functionality and reusabilityBy Depinder Kapur World Water Week 2023: Reuse of greywater can be an answer to India’s shortage problemBy Umra Anees, Pavan Kumar, Jyoti Parsad How Uttar Pradesh is moving towards water sustainabilityBy Faraz Ahmad Waste to wealth: Challenges India needs to overcome to use biosolids for improving soil health, meeting SDGsBy Sumita Singhal, Ravi K DTE Coverage: World Water Week 2023By Pradeep Kumar Mishra, Samuel Thomas, Madhav Dhakal, Sumita Singhal, Shashi Shekhar, Umra Anees, Pavan Kumar, Jyoti Parsad World Water Week 2023: Demand and pollution of the precious resource are increasing, which is not a good signBy Sumita Singhal
India Cosmetics products in India are regulated under the Drugs and cosmetics Act 1940 and Rules 1945 and Labeling Declarations by Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS). BIS sets the standards for cosmetics for the products listed under Schedule ‘S’ of the Drugs and cosmetics Rules 1945 .
A variety of chemicals are used in cosmetics as ingredients and some are used as preservatives. These chemicals have different health effects.
The Sustainability Index Programme is supported by the Ministry of Environment & Forests (MoEF) and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP).
Recently, chairman of Tata group, Ratan Tata, unveiled a water filter called 'Swach' which uses nano technology to purify water. Tata Research, Development and Design Centre (TRDDC) and Tata Chemicals have jointly developed the core technology.
The Bellandur Lake is in the news nowadays because the Lake which once acted as a major source of water to the city of Bangalore, Karnataka has now been converted to a sewage drain completely. The dumping started in the late 90’s when the people of the region started depending on river Cauvery for their water requirements.