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India and Chile to Collaborate in Enhancing New and Renewable Energy CapacityBy : Sustainability ..., Aug 9, 2012
A high powered delegation from Chile, lead by their Minister of Foreign Affairs, Mr. Alfredo Moreno Charme met Dr. Farooq Abdullah, Minister for New & Renewable Energy and other senior officials of the Ministry in the capital today. The two sides held detailed discussions... Read more.. |
Government reconstitutes statutory advisory body on forest diversionBy : Sustainability ..., Aug 8, 2012
Government is sending out yet another industry friendly signal. The environment and forest ministry has reconstituted the statutory advisory body on forest diversion with members, who have strong pro-industry, particularly mining and hydro power, bias. The ministry has... Read more.. |
Water has been ignored globally as the engine for green growth, says Joppe Cramwinckel, Director Water, WBCSD By : Aparna Khandelwal, Aug 3, 2012
Director Water at World Business Council for Sustainable Development talks about the low levels of awareness in businesses about the importance of water as a resource and the current roadblocks being faced in solving water related challenges. What are your... Read more.. |
New Delhi adapting to surging energy demand with clean technologyBy : Sustainability ..., Jul 27, 2012
NEW DELHI: India's low carbon economy is being lead by its national capital, New Delhi, with the Government's recent moves to make the adoption of LED lighting and electric vehicles cheaper and easier for consumers. Causing excitement in the electric vehicle sector,... Read more.. |
Power sector sweating over environment ministry's draft rulesBy : Sustainability ..., Jul 23, 2012
The ministry of environment and forests (MOEF) has proposed new rules, applicable from January 2014, which are seen as imposing conditions too tough to be met by the power sector. The new rules make it mandatory for thermal power plants located beyond 500km of the pit head (... Read more.. |
Govt plans water audit for industryBy : Sustainability ..., Jul 12, 2012
The government plans to set up an agency on the lines of the Bureau of Energy Efficiency to encourage conservation of the increasingly scarce resource, official sources said. The water resources ministry has also roped in industrial bodies such as Ficci, Assocham and... Read more.. Subject Tags: Politics |
Work for Indo-Bhutan hydropower projects of 3500MW to begin within next one yearBy : Sustainability ..., Jul 11, 2012
Works for new hydropower projects of total 3500 MW capacity under Indo-Bhutan joint initiative will begin within next one year. While giving significant financial benefit to Bhutan, the projects are expected to brighten India's power profile to a great extent. ... Read more.. |
Panel for making 2% spending on CSR mandatoryBy : Sustainability ..., Jul 9, 2012
A Parliamentary panel has suggested that 2% spending by corporates on CSR activities in the new Companies Bill should be made mandatory to prevent them from escaping the liability by citing one reason or the other. "The clause seems to provide a security valve for... Read more.. |
Nagaland govt goes big way in installing solar powerBy : Sustainability ..., Jul 5, 2012
In the face of erratic electricity supply in the state, the Nagaland government has planned to install solar power facility in most of the directorate building of various departments within this year. Although the department of new and renewable energy (NRE) wanted to... Read more.. |
Battery cars, green buildings to power 'solar city' RajarhatBy : Sustainability ..., Jul 4, 2012
Taking a cue from the Centre's decision to turn Rajarhat New Town into a "solar" city, the Housing Infrastructure Development Corporation (Hidco) is working on a project report to explore areas in which the use of solar power could be maximized. To be a solar city, at... Read more.. Subject Tags: energy , Hidco , Politics , Technology , The West Bengal Housing Infrastructure Development Corporation |