When patrons walk into a restaurant and sit at a table, a waiter promptly shows up and fills their glasses with some cool water to quench their first. But very often, patrons drink only a sip or two of water; ... Read More »

Medical supplies company Medline has developed micro-kill germicidal bleach wipes that are effective against Candida Auris, a multidrug-resistant fungus that can cause serious infections in hospitalised patients. The fungus, which has a mortality rate of 35%, has been shown to ... Read More »

Rapid microbial detection, monitoring and identification solutions specialist Hygiena, has launched a new EnSure touch monitoring system, nextgeneration monitoring system that collects, analyses and reports data from multiple quality tests such as ATP, microorganisms and enzymes, providing necessary data for ... Read More »

Italian cleaning tool giant Filmop and Indian cleaning giant Schevaran Laboratories have announced their tie-up to distribue Filmop’s over 4,000 products in India. All Filmop products are manufactured in-house, in Italy. Filmop needed some fresh ideas to penetrate the Indian ... Read More »

In sync with its vision of increasing green cover, GVK-led Mumbai International Airport Limited (MIAL) authorities and employees recently undertook a tree plantation drive at Tetavli, a degraded forest land at Rabale in Maharashtra. This was a prelude to celebrating ... Read More »

The UK-based Institute of Workplace & Facilities Management and the Facility Management Association of Australia will join forces in the pursuit of workplace and facilities management excellence. This transcontinental alliance will connect FMA’s 2,000 strong membership to IWFM’s community of ... Read More »

In a new development, the Union Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs has announced that the annual sanitation survey exercise of Swachh Survekshan, under the Swachh Bharat Mission (Urban) would be undertaken on a quarterly basis, starting this year. According ... Read More »

The Tamil Nadu Industrial Laundry & Dry Cleaners’ Association (TNILDA) recently conducted its second General Body meeting hosted by Hari Krishnan – Managing Director of Butlers Laundry, at Chennai. More than 52 launderers and drycleaners from across Tamil Nadu and ... Read More »

As the nation bids adieu to Sheila Dikshit, one of the longest-serving chief ministers of Delhi, who passed away on July 21, Clean India Journal recalls some special moments she spent in our midst. The Clean India Show 2010, inaugurated ... Read More »

The Dry-Cleaners’ & Launderers’ Association of India, following its launch in February at the Laundrex India Expo, has successfully conducted member meetings at Bangalore, Mumbai, Delhi and recently in Punjab. “We received a warm response and many have come forth ... Read More »

Maintenance of cleanliness of toilets and wash rooms of trains and station areas is a continuous process and all efforts are being made to improve their condition and cleanliness. Some of the major initiatives taken by Indian Railways towards improvement ... Read More »

The Union Minister for Finance and Corporate Affairs Smt. Nirmala Sitharaman made her maiden Budget Speech today and presented the Union Budget 2019-20 before the Parliament. The key highlights of Union Budget 2019 are as follows: 10-point Vision for the ... Read More »

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman presented her maiden Budget in Parliament. The first female full-time finance minister read out one of the longest budget speeches in recent times. Here are the basic points that would affect the Common Man. 1. Tax ... Read More »

Globally, some 663 million people do not have access to improved drinking water sources, and approximately 2.4 billion people lack access to improved sanitation. While many households in the developing world have the ability and desire to pay for water ... Read More »

Emphasising on the need to develop the MSME segment to fulfil PM’s dream of making India $5 Trillion economy, Nitin Gadkari, Union Minister for Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSME) and RT&H, plans to raise the contribution of MSME sector ... Read More »

Every year, Mumbaikrs dread the monsoons because they associate it with flooded roads and a paralysed transport system. This is because the city’s drains are clogged with garbage that impede the flow of rainwater; this garbage eventually enters and blocks ... Read More »

Nestlé India in collaboration with Gati Foundation, a Dehradun-based environmental action and advocacy group, recently launched a project in Dehradun and Mussoorie for effectively managing post-consumer plastic waste. Recognizing the fact that there is need for an organized waste management ... Read More »

India has 1.5 million waste pickers who collect and sort over 6,000 tonnes of plastic every day, that would otherwise pollute rivers and oceans. They have virtually no visibility in society and have limited rights. They are vulnerable to discrimination, ... Read More »

This autumn, the Musselblomma collection will hit IKEA stores in Italy and Spain. The collection is made of recycled plastic, including PET plastic waste caught in nets, partly collected by Spanish fishermen in the Mediterranean Sea. After collection, the plastic ... Read More »

Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) has become the first metro system in India to receive power which is generated from a Waste to Energy plant. Continuing with its various environment friendly initiatives, Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) has started receiving ... Read More »