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IITs to help clean the YamunaBy : Sustainability ..., Dec 13, 2012
The Supreme Court has asked the directors of Indian Institutes of Technology (IIT) Delhi and Roorkee to find out measures to check pollution of the Yamuna. The river was becoming dirtier with each passing day despite several governments and civic bodies having spent Rs... Read more.. |
Government power plants flout norms, pollute SonbhadraBy : Sustainability ..., Dec 11, 2012
The government-owned coal-based thermal power plants are the biggest default22222ers in controlling environment pollution in Sonbhadra. While the other polluting industries in Sonbhadra have put the checks in place, the four units of state-owned thermal power plants... Read more.. Subject Tags: Politics |
India Inc pitches for tax breaks on CSR spendBy : Sustainability ..., Dec 5, 2012
Corporate India on Tuesday sought tax breaks on their spending towards Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR), as the Government is looking to make CSR spend mandatory through the Companies Bill. The industry believes that providing tax breaks will incentivise CSR.... Read more.. |
Centre to step in to support wind power firmsBy : Sustainability ..., Dec 5, 2012
The central government is looking at stepping in to support the wind power producers who has been waiting for long to recover bills from some of the power distribution companies, said Farooq Abdullah, Union Minister of New and Renewable Energy. The Union minister also... Read more.. |
State govt to assess environment impact assessment reports of minesBy : Sustainability ..., Dec 3, 2012
The state government will conduct independent assessments of all environment impact assessment (EIA) reports of all working mines in Goa. In a letter to the Supreme Court's central empowered committee (CEC) written by the chief secretary B Vijayan, the government has... Read more.. |
Anti−dumping investigation on solar cell imports beginsBy : Sustainability ..., Nov 29, 2012
As many state governments push for solar power to augment power capacity, the Directorate General of Anti−Dumping and Allied Duties (DGAD) has initiated investigations on solar cell imports from China, Malaysia, Chinese Taipei and the US. The anti−dumping agency... Read more.. Subject Tags: Politics |
Why not levy 25% green tax on diesel cars, Supreme Court asksBy : Sustainability ..., Nov 27, 2012
The Supreme Court on Monday sought the Centre's response to a radical plea for collection of 25% of the cost of a diesel car or SUV sold in the National Capital Region as green tax at the time of its purchase to deter people from buying more polluting personal vehicles and... Read more.. |
Wind power generators seek payment sops in Tamil NaduBy : Sustainability ..., Nov 26, 2012
Wind power generators in Tamil Nadu and manufacturers of wind turbines Sunday requested the state government to extend to them a payment guarantee mechanism promised to solar power generators. "We do not have any quarrel with the solar energy sector. We request the... Read more.. |
VayuGrid inks MoU with Ethiopia for biofuel parkBy : Sustainability ..., Nov 21, 2012
VayuGrid, a biofuel supply chain company based in Bangalore, has signed a memorandum of understanding to create a biofuel cluster for its VayuSap — high-yield Pongamia — in Ethiopia. The company said the cluster will create a $2.5-million biofuel investment... Read more.. |
Energy Efficiency – The Low Hanging Fruits of Sustainability By : Reshmi Vasudeva..., Nov 19, 2012
Energy Efficiency is the ‘low hanging fruit of sustainability’ as it opens up myriads of opportunities in resource conservation, primarily by plugging in the wastages in energy distribution, storage and use. Increased volatility of global energy prices has escalated... Read more.. |