On the occasion of the International Housekeepers Week (September 14-20), the International Executive Housekeepers Association (IEHA) awarded Hiroko Quinn, an employee of Top To Bottom (a building maintenance services company)…
A short film on the slum sanitation bares the stark realities of helpless slum dwellers who are deprived of even the basic amenities of a proper toilet…
How do companies develop eco friendly products without sacrificing performance or profit? One way, scientists in the cleaning industry are tackling this through the practice of green chemistry and green…
The Indian laundry sector, though in the last decade has seen tremendous growth and demand, is still largely unorganised with just a few professional houses servicing the hospitality industry. It…
Outside home, Holland is doing its bit to meet the increasing demand for fuel by promoting algae farming, says a report. Algae, which can grow in fresh, polluted, sea or…
Nongkhnum, in West Khasi Hills, believed to be the second largest island in Asia (25 sq km) after Majuli in Assam, is losing its rugged beauty because of rampant deforestation…
The Maharashtra Industrial Development Corporation (MIDC) is setting an example by being the first state-run body to form a ‘Clean, Green and Eco-friendly’ environmental policy. The policy will set norms…
Fumbling for four years to find a dumping ground for trash, the Thane Municipal Corporation (TMC) in Maharashtra is now simply heaping garbage in private lands. Though the TMC had…
Close on the heels of the hullabaloo made by different women’s organizations in Uttar Pradesh that the fair sex are getting very unfair treatment in different cities of the state…
In the aftermath of the serial bombings in Ahmedabad and Delhi, people are eyeing dustbins as potential bomb containers. Immediately after the explosions, civic bodies and over zealous citizens across…