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Baring Private Equity Partners, Aditya Birla Private Equity eye 20 per cent stake in Anu Solar Power

By : Sustainability ..., Sep 3, 2012

Baring Private Equity Partners and Aditya Birla Private Equity are in the running to buy a 20 per cent stake in Anu Solar Power in a transaction which could value the Bangalore-based company at Rs 500 crore. The deal to invest Rs 100 crore is expected to close by the end of...

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Now, small buildings can go for green stars

By : Sustainability ..., Sep 3, 2012

The focus of energy efficiency has usually been large buildings, whether residential or commercial. Now, there is a project that will help smaller buildings reduce their carbon footprint. An offshoot of GRIHA — the green rating for integrated habitat assessment — SVAGRIHA has...

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Subject Tags: energy , Technology

Green politicians want govt. to ensure sustainability

By : Sustainability ..., Sep 2, 2012

 Six members of the Assembly, heralding green politics in the State, have urged the government to ensure sustainability of the projects being considered under “Emerging Kerala” initiative.

In a blog post published on Sunday on their blog greenthoughtskerala.blogspot.in...

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Subject Tags: Technology

Solar energy sector gaining momentum in Karnataka

By : Sustainability ..., Aug 30, 2012

The solar power sector is gaining momentum in Karnataka ever since the government introduced a solar energy policy (2011-16). The government has recently concluded a bid process, in which 80 Mw (60 Mw for solar PV and 20 Mw for solar thermal) was allotted to developers at...

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Environment information centres set up for data collection

By : Sustainability ..., Aug 30, 2012

Environment Information Centres have been set up by the Union forest and environment ministry for collection of data pertaining to environment in every state of the country. These centres collect environment-related data in each state and make them available to people through...

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Subject Tags: Technology

Taking a mid-year review on state of climate policy and carbon market with the India Carbon Market Conclave 2012

By : Sustainability ..., Aug 29, 2012

It is that time of the year when the heat on the Climate Change negotiations will set the ball rolling, as nations gear up towards taking a significant step forward in curbing emissions to tackle climate change. We now have a road map and an ambitious timetable, though the...

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Subject Tags: India , Technology

NEC Technologies Support Rural Development in India

By : Sustainability ..., Aug 29, 2012

NEC Corporation (NEC; TSE: 6701) and the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) are to begin studies in support of "smart village" development in agricultural areas of India. The study seeks to improve living conditions for the most needy residents of rural areas as...

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Carbon efficiency failing to fight warming: study

By : Sustainability ..., Aug 28, 2012

A surge in carbon emissions from power demand in the developing world is overwhelming progress by nations including China and the United States in improving efficiency, new research shows.

Seeking to cut costs, numerous nations in recent years have scaled back or...

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India could do better on renewable energy, experts say

By : Sustainability ..., Aug 28, 2012

When India was hit by huge power cuts at the end of July, the residents of Patragonda, a tribal village in the eastern state of Jharkhand, remained blissfully unaware.

The reason is simple - the village, nestled in a dense forest, has never been connected to the...

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PM Presents Prime Minister’s Trophy for Excellence to Tata Steel Ltd. and Bhilai Steel Plant of SAIL

By : Sustainability ..., Aug 28, 2012

The Prime Minster Dr. Manmohan Singh has urged the steel industry to adopt the latest energy efficient technologies in our modernization and expansion programmes. He said this while presenting the Prime Minister’s Trophy for the Best Integrated Steel Plant for the Year 2008-...

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