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Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Mission's houses for poor not viable, says reportBy : Sustainability ..., Jun 21, 2012
The Centre is aggressively promoting the Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Mission (JNNURM) to address problems of urbanization, but the Working Group on Human Rights in India and the United Nations (WGHR) seems clearly unimpressed with the way the housing scheme for urban poor... Read more.. |
Water Quality and state of water in India-I By : Pranay Kumar, Jun 18, 2012
In this first of a series of article, the authors presents an overview of the underlying causes for water pollution in the country as also suggests remedial actions (in terms of best practices as also legal mandates) required for addressing the state of this extremely... Read more.. |
Jindal Power to Invest $7.7 Billion in Hydro: Corporate IndiaBy : Sustainability ..., Jun 18, 2012
Jindal Power Ltd., a unit of India’s biggest steelmaker by market value, plans to spend $7.7 billion on hydroelectric projects over the next decade as a coal shortage forces utilities to cut dependence on fossil fuels. The generator, which shelved a share sale... Read more.. |
Lessons from 50 start-ups: How Attero Recycling is reprocessing e-waste for moolah magicBy : Sustainability ..., Jun 14, 2012
Even as the digital revolution gains pace, the ensuing by-product, continues to get a short shrift in the country. It is exactly this mess that Attero Recycling aims to clean up. The five-year old Noida-based startup, founded by brothers Rohan and Nitin Gupta,... Read more.. |
Gurgaon to get a Green RingBy : Sustainability ..., Jun 14, 2012
The city will soon become a solar campus and will have all the significant areas lit up through solar energy, if the Haryana Urban Development Authority (HUDA) gives its nod to the Green Ring project. The Union Ministry of New and Renewable Energy and the United States... Read more.. |
Infosys cuts energy use by a thirdBy : Sustainability ..., Jun 12, 2012
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Role of Stakeholders in the Development of Green Buildings Market in India By : Amresh Deshpande, Jun 11, 2012
In this second installment of our three part series by the Energy Efficiency Influence Team at Schneider Electric India, the role of different stakeholders in the development of the market for green buildings in India is discussed. Certain banks in India provide loans... Read more.. |
Green buildings are gaining ground in the real estate marketBy : Sustainability ..., Jun 11, 2012
Green buildings are gaining ground in the real estate market . Soon, there is every possibility that such buildings would become a norm one day. The concept of green buildings is not just a simple trend that's gaining momentum in real estate construction but it is also... Read more.. |
Arpan to generate power from solid wasteBy : Sustainability ..., Jun 7, 2012
Agartala-based Association for Research on People and Nature (Arpan) has planned to set up a plasma gasification plant in the city to manage the growing solid waste here. The organization has also trained as many as 30 female entrepreneurs on manufacturing carry bags with... Read more.. Subject Tags: Business |
Leela Palace hotel gets LEED Platinum green building ratingBy : Sustainability ..., Jun 6, 2012
The Leela Palace hotel in New Delhi has received the Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) certification, LEED Platinum for its sustainable design and green practices from the Indian Green Building Council, licensed by the US Green Building Council. "... Read more.. |