Tag Archives: Resource Optimisation

Environmental Performance Rating of Distilleries in UP

Categories: Success Stories, Wealth from Waste
It is time tested by now that the future of Pollution Control and Environmental Management in any country does not rest solely on regulatory mechanisms. Voluntary and participatory mechanisms have to play bigger roles. Wastage have to be minimized,...

Leather Tanning and Environment

Categories: Technology, Wealth from Waste
The Tannery Industry: As of estimates made in 2002, India had more than 3000 tanneries with a total capacity of 700000 tonnes of hides and skins per year. The annual income from leather trade in India was about Rs 20000 crores. More than 90%...

Corporate Responsibility for Environmental Protection in Tanneries

Categories: Laws and Procedures
The Ministry of Environment & Forest (MoEF) has launched the Charter on “Corporate Responsibility for Environmental Protection (CREP)” in March 2003 with the purpose to go beyond the compliance of regulatory norms for prevention...