February 23, 2010 10:20 AM- Last year Tata Motors was in news because of the Nano and this year (2010) eco friendly and green products are the mantra of Tata Groups. Use eco friendly and green products is the buzzword for everyone. Sensing the need of the day positive efforts have been made by Tata Group to promote eco friendly and green concept.

These steps will include:

• Reduction in Carbon Dioxide emission from 1.8 tonne to 1.7 tonne by the end of 2012 at its Jamshedpur plant although the prescribed limit is 1.5 tonne.
• Taj Chains, the Indian Hotel Company is stepping forward with the eco-friendly rooms. These rooms will have energy efficient mini bars, napkins from recycled paper and organic bed linen. In these eco friendly rooms there will be no carpet as many chemicals are used to clean this. For illumination CFL and LED will be used.
• Use of biogas for cooking food at Taj Green Cove in Kovalam. Here the waste generated at the hotel will be used in biogas plant to cook food.

It is said that all the domestic as well as international hotels of Taj Chains will be certified by Green Globe by the end of 2010. Green Globe is an international agency that certifies the eco-friendly hotels. Read detailed news here