CURRENT AFFAIRS

Detailed explanation-1: -ITC Windsor, Bengaluru (1st Hotel in the World)

Detailed explanation-2: -The first ten hotels in the world to have achieved this landmark are ITC Windsor, Bengaluru (1st Hotel in the World); ITC Grand Chola, Chennai (2nd & Largest Hotel in the World); ITC Gardenia, Bengaluru (3rd Hotel in the World); Welcomhotel Bengaluru (4th Hotel in the World)5.

Detailed explanation-3: -First 10 hotels in the world to attain LEED Zero Carbon Certification are ITC hotels. Paving the way for the global hospitality industry, 10 properties of the ITC Hotels Group have attained Net Zero Carbon Status by achieving coveted “LEED Zero Carbon Certification”by USGBC [United States Green Building Council].

Detailed explanation-4: -Confederation of Indian Industries (CII) Building, Hyderabad At the time of its opening in 2004, the CII building was the first LEED Platinum rated green building in the world outside of the United States. It is also India’s first LEED certified building (being rated in October, 2003).

Detailed explanation-5: -ITC Hotels is an Indian hotel chain, based out of Gurgaon.