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World Bank to provide $2 billion for improving power supply in rural IndiaBy : sustainabilityo..., Feb 18, 2011
The multilateral lending agency says unexploited renewable energy sources can generate cost-effective power for rural people, increase total supply and minimise losses. Commits $2 billion in funding over three years A new World Bank report says that generating... Read more.. |
Import of e-waste should be banned, says IT expertBy : sustainabilityo..., Feb 17, 2011
IT expert Deepak Shikarpur on Wednesday said that India was being used as a dumping ground for e-waste and that the country imported 50,000 tonnes of e-waste every year and only 11% of it got recycled, even as he added that the import of e-waste be banned. "... Read more.. Subject Tags: e-waste , Social Issues |
Analysis: Lower wind and solar prices to usher speedier adoptionBy : sustainabilityo..., Feb 17, 2011
Rapid recent solar and wind price falls are likely to bring new markets and mass adoption a step closer over the next decade and raise the prospects of mergers. The financial crisis coupled with a ramp-up in China, which now leads the world wind and solar... Read more.. Subject Tags: Social Issues , Technology |
Rural Women Turn Solar Energy Entrepreneurs in Indian VillageBy : sustainabilityo..., Feb 14, 2011
Equipped with a new set of light bulbs, a group of rural women are ditching kerosene oil lanterns, increasing their income and getting more study time for their children -- all with one solar energy experiment. "Now life goes on even after it is dark outside,"... Read more.. |
Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) sponsored “Mission on Sustainable Growth” develops GreenCo Rating system for Indian industriesBy : sustainabilityo..., Feb 8, 2011
Mission on Sustainable Growth” (MSG) is a CII initiative for the industry towards realizing the objective of ecologically sustainable growth, and with the intention to promote and champion conservation of natural resources in Indian industry without compromising on high and... Read more.. |
Abengoa signs agreement with Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited to develop Concentrating Solar Power projects in IndiaBy : sustainabilityo..., Feb 3, 2011
Abengoa Solar S.A. (Seville, Spain) has signed an agreement with Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited (BHEL) and formalized a strategic partnership to jointly undertake Concentrating Solar Power (CSP) projects in India. Agreement also includes analysis of new areas of co-... Read more.. |
BP: Renewable energy will outpace oil growth in 2030By : sustainabilityo..., Jan 20, 2011
Renewable power sources will outpace oil as global energy demand surges nearly 40% in the next 20 years, according to an industry forecast released Wednesday by energy giant BP. Most of the expected increased in energy demand will come from emerging economies... Read more.. |
Nominations invited for India’s first “innovations for sustainability” awards By : sustainabilityo..., Jan 19, 2011
India Carbon Outlook recently launched the Parivartan Awards for Sustainability and Innovation to showcase sustainable products, processes, facilities and operations. The nomination deadline is February 11th. Parivartan Awards for Sustainability and... Read more.. Subject Tags: Human Interest , India , Resource Efficiency , Social Issues , Sustainable Energy , Sustainable Products , Technology |
Tea off: India's farmers say climate changing brewBy : sustainabilityo..., Jan 10, 2011
In this humid, lush region where an important part of the world's breakfast is born, the evidence of climate change is - literally - a weak tea. Growers in tropical Assam state, India's main tea growing region, say rising temperatures have led not only to a drop in... Read more.. |
US Funds Pilot Study to Explore Smart-Grid Technologies in BangaloreBy : sustainabilityo..., Jan 3, 2011
A power company in Bangalore, India, will be exploring smart-grid technologies with the help of a $453,350 pilot study funded by the United States. The project could be a win-win for the two nations as they seek to build expertise and market share in the emerging clean... Read more.. |