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GlacialLight's LED Lights Result in over 72% in Electrical Savings for Kothrud, India ShowroomBy : Anonymous, Mar 30, 2012
GlacialLight, a division of experienced technology manufacturer GlacialTech Inc., is pleased to announce that its environmentally-friendly LED lighting products are being used in many applications around the world and providing users with energy-saving light of the highest... Read more.. Subject Tags: energy , Environment , GlacialLight , GlacialTech Inc. , India , Social Issues , Technology |
Neeri meet to determine line of action on industrial ecologyBy : Anonymous, Mar 30, 2012
Carbon trading and ISO certifications are being increasingly sought after by many companies. The government is also being more serious about environmental impact assessment. Yet, there is much scope for more stringent laws being practiced in the country. Scientists,... Read more.. |
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 |
Echelon Enables Micro Grids In India and South AfricaBy : Anonymous, Mar 29, 2012
Echelon Corporation (NASDAQ: ELON) today announced two micro grid deployments in India and South Africa that integrate distributed generation to compensate for disruptions in utility-supplied power. The deployments are built on Echelon’s proven, open standard, multi-... Read more.. Subject Tags: Echelon Corp. , Echelon CorporationEchelon Corporation , electricity , energy , Entertainment , Grene Robotics , Health , India , Labor , Micro Grids GloballyAccording , Networked Energy Systems , retail , Social Issues , South Africa , Technology |
Solar overcapacity to last, Applied Materials saysBy : Sustainability ..., Mar 28, 2012
NEW YORK -(MarketWatch)- The solar industry will likely suffer from overcapacity for about a year, the chief executive of Applied Materials Inc. AMAT -1.08% said, forcing the equipment maker to cut additional costs from its business. Mike Splinter, speaking... Read more.. |
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.. |
India's high tariffs, local sourcing norms could harm investment, says USBy : Anonymous, Mar 27, 2012
India on Monday raised with the US the issue of a ‘sharp jump' in rejection rate of temporary work visas to Indian professionals. On the other hand, the US sought opening up of India's multi-brand retail trade to foreign direct investment. The bilateral talks between... Read more.. |
Azure power to asses potential of solar powered micro-grids for rural IndiaBy : Anonymous, Mar 26, 2012
Independent power producer Azure Power awarded a grant from the United States Trade and Development Agency (USTDA) to assess the development and accelerate adoption of solar power in rural India. The $ 476,670 grant will fund a feasibility study on two 500 kW micro-... Read more.. |
Driving responsible business behavior through metrics By : Pawan Mehra, Mar 22, 2012
Selecting the right metrics at the right time to track Environmental and Social (E&S) performance of businesses is crucial in driving the appropriate behavioral response of businesses.
In our work with clients and analysis carried out at firms undertaking... Read more.. Subject Tags: Business , energy , Entertainment , environment , Labor , Law , metrics , policy tracker , Resource Efficiency , responsible business behavior , social , Social Issues |
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 |