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Public cry foul over dump yardBy : Anonymous, Mar 30, 2012
Residents, environmentalists and social activists on Thursday demanded an immediate relocation of the Jawaharnagar dump yard and insisted that the Integrated Solid Waste Management (ISWM) project, handed over to Hyderabad Integrated MSW Ltd (earlier Ramky Enviro Engineers Ltd... Read more.. Subject Tags: Business , Disaster , Environment , Health , Labor , Ramky Enviro Engineers Ltd , Social Issues , Weather |
GSMA and Bharti Infratel Partner to Expand Green Energy for Telecom TowersBy : Anonymous, Mar 28, 2012
The GSMA and India's Bharti Infratel have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to develop and promote green technologies for telecom tower infrastructure in India. The collaboration will entail working together to convert 1,000 Infratel towers into green sites, which will... Read more.. Subject Tags: Environment |
GEF, IFC to invest $11.5m in Kalki CommunicationBy : Sustainability ..., Mar 28, 2012
International Finance Corporation (IFC) and a fund managed by Global Environment Fund (GEF) are looking to invest $4.5 million in energy efficiency firm Kalki Communication Technologies Pvt Ltd. The deal would also include another $7 million investment for the second... Read more.. |
Multiple sustainability standards make reporting an arduous task for India Inc. By : Roselin Dey, Mar 22, 2012
This article is a reflection piece on the lack of a true business case for companies to take up an even strenuous exercise of reporting under product specific or domain specific standards in the absence of a policy mandate.
Two new corporate standards were... Read more.. Subject Tags: Environment , ghg protocol , green house gas , Human Interest , plc , Policy Tracker , scope 3 , Social Issues , standard , Technology , value chain , wbcsd , wri |
Indian CPSEs foray into Sustainable Development By : Shradha Kapur, Mar 19, 2012
The article takes a look at the recently promulgated Sustainable Development Guidelines for Central Public Sector Enterprises and ways in which these action can be tracked to demonstrate contribution and commitment of these business entities in shaping a sustainable growth... Read more.. Subject Tags: Business , capacity building , cdm , CPSE , energy , energy efficiency , Entertainment , Environment , ghg accounting , Labor , Law , Policy Tracker , policy tracker , reporting , Sustainable Development , Technology , waste management |
Open Spaces for Urban Sustainability By : Dhanapal G. and..., Mar 13, 2012
As urbanization leads to rapid decline in open spaces across our cities, a rethink leading to enhancement of urban biodiversity and maintenance of essential ecosystem services is a must to ensure a sustainable future for all. Urbanization is ever increasing - urban... Read more.. Subject Tags: ecology , Environment , garden , LEED ND , open space , parks , Resource Efficiency , Sustainable Habitat , Technology , UDPFI , United Nations , urbanization |
Are Biofuels the potential solution to energy security? By : Sreepat Jain an..., Feb 24, 2012
With judicious land usage plan, appropriate funding and better awareness, biofuels can definitely aid in establishing a “carbon neutral” energy regime. Bio-fuels are sustainable and environmental friendly source of energy as they are extracted from plant biomass (... Read more.. Subject Tags: biofuels , Biofuels , Business , energy , energy security , Environment , Jatropha , oil , Sustainable Energy , Technology |
Wide scope for Clean Production initiatives within Indian SMEs but policies required to catalyze critical mass of SMEs to adopt and sustain the implementation of CP technologies and practicesBy : Pramita Sen, Feb 8, 2012
Ms. Ayumi Fujino, UNIDO Representative in India, provides insight into UNIDO’s work in Energy and Environment fields in India and also shares thoughts on policies proposed under the UNIDO Green Industry initiative. What are the key issues/domains... Read more.. Subject Tags: energy , Environment , Human Interest , India , industry capacity , National Action , SME , SME , Social Issues , south-south cooperation , Technology , UNIDO , United Nations Industrial Development Organization |
Sustainability is not one big swing, it is a battle waged every day By : Pramita Sen, Feb 6, 2012
Scott Tew,Director, Center for Energy Efficiency and Sustainability (CEES) at Ingersoll Rand, talks to Sustainability Outlook about Ingersoll Rand’s sustainability agenda, the initiatives undertaken by their Indian operations on this front and the role employee can play in... Read more.. Subject Tags: Business , energy , energy efficiency , Environment , India , Ingersoll Rand , Ingersoll Rand , Labor , Law , Social Issues , Technology |
State to give priority to green projectsBy : Sustainability ..., Feb 5, 2012
The state government has decided to put its weight behind green and environment-friendly industrial projects, and such projects will be given preference in terms of expedited clearance and other non-financial benefits. This was stated by Valsa Nair Singh, state... Read more.. Subject Tags: Business , CII Maharashtra , energy efficiency , Environment , green , Politics , sustainability |