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Inox Renewables of India to Buy Wind Business of Gujarat Fluorochemicals

By : sustainabilityo..., Feb 1, 2011

Inox Renewables Ltd., a unit of Gujarat Fluorochemicals Ltd., an Indian maker of refrigerant gases, plans to buy the wind energy business of its parent for an undisclosed sum.

The board of Gujarat Fluorochemicals agreed to seek shareholders’ approval for the sale...

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SAP Reduces 2010 Green House Gas Emissions Despite Double-Digit Revenue Growth

By : sustainabilityo..., Jan 31, 2011

 

SAP AG today announced its preliminary report of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions for 2010. The company's worldwide GHG emissions for 2010 totaled 430 kilotons, a four percent decrease from the 450 kiloton level of 2009. In its third year of consecutive reductions, SAP...

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Effluent treatment plants in Tirupur ordered closed

By : sustainabilityo..., Jan 29, 2011

The Madras High Court on Friday ordered the closure of all Common Effluent Treatment Plants (CETPs) and bleaching and dyeing units in Tirupur area immediately by the Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board. Electricity supply should also be disconnected.

Passing a series of...

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Bihar villagers now get green electricity

By : sustainabilityo..., Jan 28, 2011

A technology that converts rice husk into electricity is gaining ground in Bihar. Some 100,000 households in the state already use electricity produced from biomass and their number is steadily growing. 

According to an estimate, 44 percent of India's population still...

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Gurgaon gets its first organic food market, minus middlemen

By : sustainabilityo..., Jan 28, 2011

The first Sunday organic food market of Gurgaon was flagged off yesterday at the Rajiv Gandhi Renewable Energy (RGRE) Park, where consumers bought organic food directly from the farmers.

Organised by Live India, an organisation that facilitates direct contact between...

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Subject Tags: Business , food

SunEdison to invest $100 million in India in 2011

By : sustainabilityo..., Jan 24, 2011

SunEdison, a subsidiary of US-based MEMC Electronic Materials, plans to invest around $100 million in India this year, to install 30 Megawatt (MW) solar power capacity in 2011.

MEMC manufactures wafers for semiconductor chips and solar panels as well as in financing,...

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ConAgra Foods Lamb Weston Delhi Processing Facility Earns LEED Platinum Certification

By : sustainabilityo..., Jan 22, 2011

ConAgra Foods Lamb Weston’s Delhi, La., processing facility received its official Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED®) Platinum certification today, awarded by the U. S. Green Building Council (USGBC).

The Delhi facility is the first frozen food...

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Carbon Friendly Becomes Majority Shareholder of Microcoal - Yahoo Finance

By : sustainabilityo..., Jan 21, 2011

Carbon Friendly Solutions Inc. (CNSX: CFQ) ("CFS" or the "Company") is pleased to announce that the amendment of the share purchase agreement in connection with the acquisition of MicroCoal Inc. ("MCI" or "MicroCoal"), as announced January 11, 2011, has been approved...

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DuPont expands sustainable solutions capabilities and emerging markets reach by signing agreement

By : sustainabilityo..., Dec 30, 2010

DuPont has signed a definitive agreement to acquire MECS, Inc., from affiliates of American Securities LLC, advancing the company's capabilities to deliver sustainable solutions and further expand its reach in emerging markets. The acquisition will expand the DuPont clean...

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BHEL bags 3 orders to set up solar power plants

By : sustainabilityo..., Dec 22, 2010

Public sector giant BHEL has bagged three orders for setting up solar photovoltaic power plants with a capacity of 2 MW each.

The plants will be operationalised as per the Indian Renewable Energy Development Agency Ltd scheme under Jawaharlal Nehru National Solar...

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Subject Tags: Business , Technology