Mosquitoes?…Beat it with flowers
The Chennai City Corporation has agreed to a novel solution to tackle its burgeoning mosquito population. It plans to import pyrethrum used in insecticide to beat the menace. The Chennai Corporation came upon some innovative measures to curb mosquitoes. Some of these include import of pyrethrum, used as an insecticide, directly from Kenya at around
Effectively Realising Synergies in the Supply-Service Chain?
In the supply-service-serviced chain, identifying, quantifying, executing, and tracking synergies across the portfolio of deals and deeds among the three, increase the profitability of the companies involved. To provide industry players opportunities to learn best practices through effective synergies in successful models, Mohana M discusses the successful collaboration between equipment supplier & service provider and service provider & end...
Consistency in maintaining cleaning systems is The Key to Hygiene
Merger Beverages Pvt Ltd at Baikampady has an upgraded fully automatic plant registered under the Food Safety and Standards act, 2006. Merger has been serving quality soft drinks and aerated water to the customers in South Karnataka Districts of Mangalore and Udipi for more than three decades under the brand name of Merger Soda, Coolem and Oyes.
Cleaning process and technology in Silk Manufacturing
From the silkworm stage till the cocoon stage silk manufacturing is a long-drawn process that requires a lot of monitoring and quality practices
What are Facility Costs?
Let’s face it, the cost associated with employees, payroll, and benefits are the largest operational cost for most businesses. Then what are these facility costs which add to operational expenses?
ITC Grand Chola, Chennai: Clean Maintenance of a Green Hotel
The recently opened ITC Grand Chola in Chennai, the world’s largest green hotel has the choicest of the building materials in its making; thus requiring the right equipment and maintenance to meet sustainable standards. Clean India Journal reports
Need for ongoing IPM in Food Processing
Food processing industry by its very nature is susceptible to attacks from various pests. The entire chain of processing from raw material to the finished product which reaches the end consumer is critical and needs to be evaluated for pest hot spots. Integrated Pest Management (IPM) is the way to deal with the management of pests in this industry....
Handling pH control of Industrial Wastewater
Case: At a small county wastewater treatment plant in Ohio the principal source of waste water was a soft drink bottling plant and the original design included both acid and base chemical addition directly at the plant using feedback control. Observation: Accelerated chemical corrosion indicating the non-functioning of that the pH control scheme. The time
Diversey Success Strategy
Value Addition in Customer Servicing Diversey, now a part of SealedAir, continues its strategy of customer focus. Himanshu Jain, VP-Indian Subcontinent, SealedAir, speaks to Mohana M What has been the strategy behind Diversey’s success in reaching out to several industry segments and in retaining its stand? Diversey essentially believes in value selling. While offering solution
Designing Bins
The basic application of bins is directly associated with garbage or waste collection. But bins are also used for storage in industries like food and textile. Types of bins vary with its applications in various industries. Today, the characteristics of a bin are also influenced by the ambience and aesthetics of its surroundings. Shardul Nautiyal interacts with a...
