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Sustainability is a term that has been popping anywhere and everywhere. Dictionaries define it through the root word “sustain” which means “to support, hold, or bear up”, or “to keep up or keep going”. As broad as the word may seem, it has been linked to its environmental essence. Environmental sustainability is probably its most [...]

Surveys on Home Power consumption in colder countries of the world reveal some interesting facts. Have you any idea what consumes the major chunk of your homes energy usage? Can you do something to tilt the scale in your favour? Surprisingly, it appears a small consideration here and there could make a huge difference to [...]

As a urban planner with concious heart toward sustainability I always try to find its core idea that leads to the path towards sustainable development. Is it the need of the hour due to environment degradation? Is it the recent fad? what makes our fraternity more concious about this thing? I have wondering with this [...]

The government has the role of identifying, assessing and mitigating the impacts of coal on the human and environmental factors. The government achieves this through its agencies, such as Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA). Since 2006 Officials of MSHA have stated that an important preventative measure of explosions is ventilation (Friend, 2006). Ventilation could [...]

Sustainable Learning If we are all lifelong learning and knowledge and skills up to date and want to keep, then the question of whether we do this in a sustainable manner more relevant and urgent. What is environmental education? How sustainable is an education? Research Paquita Perez goes in her inaugural lecture on energy and [...]

Most companies have finished planning their 2011 budget last year and have started implementation by now. However, it’s probably not yet too late for other companies to incorporate sustainability for this year’s budget. A portion could be set aside for Earth Day, but wouldn’t it be better if there’s enough for the whole year? It’s [...]

Sustainability is primarily linked with ecological preservation for future generations to come. In businesses, sustainability is being practiced through measurable things, like electricity, water, and office supplies. Sustainability, however, transcends the environmental aspect. A sustainable workplace also means taking care of its core – the people. Without its employees, any business is deemed a failure. [...]

  SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT Sustainable development is a pattern of resource use that aims to meet human needs while preserving the environment so that these needs can be met not only in the present, but also for future generations. The term was used by the Brundtland Commission which coined what has become the most often-quoted definition [...]

INTRODUCTION   Marketing is about selling people more. So can sustainable marketing really work? – Marketing comprises a set of skills that generally enable companies to sell more stuff to more people to get a greater share of the market. These skills are usually portable: it doesn’t matter what’s being sold to whom in what [...]

PROMOTING SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURE IN INDIA   D.AMUTHA.MA.MPHIL,                                                                                                                  ASST.PROFESSOR IN ECONOMICS ST.MARY’S COLLEGE (AUTONOMOUS)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      TUTICORIN                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  amuthajoe@gmail.com   Introduction                                       Agriculture sector, world over, has experienced a phenomenal growth since the mid-twentieth century. The growth, driven by Green Revolution technology, has made a significant dent on aggregate supply of food grains, ensuring food security to the [...]