National Mission for Clean Ganga (NMCG) furthered its effort to reduce pollution in river Ganga before Kumbha with the inauguration of the projects in Prayagraj, including 175 KM of sewerage network. The projects will now carry 7.8 crore litres sewage water per ... Read More »

Supporting the sanitation initiative of Government of UP during Kumbh Mela 2019, the National Mission for Clean Ganga has sanctioned a financial assistance of Rs113 crores for the construction of 27,500 toilets & 20,000 urinals. An additional Rs16.68 crore has ... Read More »

After months of research, OneSpray launched a new scientifically-proven 48-hour anti-bacterial spray to the UK market and has plans to take it worldwide. It has been designed specifically as the first line of defence against everyday bacteria. Its specially developed ... Read More »

Deputy Chief Minister and Delhi’s Education Minister, Manish Sisodia announced that the Delhi government will be developing a curriculum to instil habits of cleanliness and hygiene among school students. The government has taken suggestions from teachers and principals of government ... Read More »

10 Bengaluru city-based government schools will get better water and sanitation facilities including toilets from the next academic year. The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI) is implementing the water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) activities at the schools, using corporate social ... Read More »

As a part of addressing road safety awareness, Diversey India’s Nalagarh-Plant organized a ‘Road Safety and Safe Driving’ training session for the Nalagarh Truck Union (NTU) on November 2 at the NTU office. The training was initiated with the objective ... Read More »

To strengthen its portfolio, Jaideep Dang has been appointed as the Managing Director of JLL India’s Hotels & Hospitality Business. Jaideep has previously worked with the firm from 2004 to 2011. Prior to joining JLL, Jaideep was working as Senior ... Read More »

The industrial vacuum cleaner market is expected to grow from USD 536.9 million in 2018 to USD 681.3 million by 2023, at a CAGR of 4.88%. The increased labour cost in developing countries, such as China, fuels the adoption of ... Read More »

GSH group India won an award for its work with an Indian FMCG firm Kaleesuwari switching from coal to biomass products, including turmeric and sawdust, to produce steam for its refineries in India at Energy Institute Awards hosted at the ... Read More »

Assam has taken up a pilot project to construct roads from waste joining the list of states like Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, Madhya Pradesh and Meghalaya. The first-of-its-kind project was launched on the Kahilipara – Dakhingaon Don Bosco Road in the ... Read More »

Leibniz-Institute for New Materials (INM) in Saarbrucken, Nano- Care Deutschland AG, has launched the third generation of ultra-thin coatings – Wipe-on Glass, which provides any kind of hard surface with a self-disinfecting performance for a period of from several months, ... Read More »

The three students of Azara Keotpara Lower Primary School – Pompy Biswas, Nitraban Hazarika and Krittika Das, along with their fellow mates, have set an example in Kamrup (Metro) district, by taking upon themselves the responsibility of maintaining hygiene and ... Read More »

A report from Transparency Market Research says that the global aroma chemicals market, valued at US$3.85 billion in 2015, is estimated to reach US$6.57 billion by 2024, with a Compound Annual Growth Rate of 6.2% during the forecast period. Based ... Read More »

US-based battery manufacturer Trojan Battery Company is to be acquired by fellow battery producer C&D Technologies. The two businesses combined have a turnover of €0.8 billion, eight manufacturing facilities and a presence in every major region. Read More »

Cleaning robots have been tested and deployed at four major stations of France – Paris Gare du Nord, Paris Gare de Lyon, Aix-en- Provence and Bordeaux. They are automated scrubber dryers developed by the Sud Service company and have been ... Read More »

NEC Technologies India said that it has bagged a contract to provide command and control centre components and other IoT-enabled smart ICT systems for Hubballi Dharwad Smart city limiter. The project is expected to be implemented by mid-2019. Under the ... Read More »

Dentsu Impact collaborated with We Are Water Foundation, the CSR wing of Roca for a ‘social experiment’ called #CloseOpenDefecation. The agency created a fake public toilet in Gurugram, near the Indian national capital Delhi to highlight the lack of adequate ... Read More »

The branding rights of Carnation Auto India Private Ltd has been attained by Mahindra First Choice Services including some of their key assets for an undisclosed sum. This deal will lead to network expansion of potentially 100 outlets and service ... Read More »

Diversey announced the appointment of Mark S. Burgess as its new Chief Executive Officer effective December 17, 2018. Burgess succeeds Dr Ilham Kadri, who is leaving Diversey at the end of the year to take another executive role. “I’m honored ... Read More »

According to the Union Ministry for Human Resource Development (MHRD), seven of the cleanest schools in India are from Puducherry, followed by six from Tamil Nadu. They released a list of 52 institutions across the nation which have been selected ... Read More »