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Telcos to buy wind, solar power to reduce carbon footprintBy : Sustainability ..., Jul 5, 2012
Telecom industry bodies COAI and AUSPI today said they have placed a power purchase order with seven renewable energy generation companies (Rescos) to power as many as 1 lakh telecom towers. "The umbrella body of telecom tower companies, Tower & Infrastructure... Read more.. Subject Tags: Technology |
Green Infra in talks to raise $200 millionBy : Sustainability ..., Jul 4, 2012
Renewable energy producer Green Infra Ltd is in talks with investors to raise $200 million (around Rs. 1100 crore) to fund ongoing projects as well as expansion. This funding is separate from the $50 million debt facility that IDFC Private Equity-backed Green Infra may... 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 |
Reliance Group enters into partnership with China Ming YangBy : Sustainability ..., Jul 3, 2012
Anil Ambani's Reliance Group has entered into a strategic partnership with Chinese wind turbine maker China Ming Yang Wind Power Group for developing up to 2,500 MW clean energy projects in India as well as other South Asian countries. Ming Yang Wind Power has inked... Read more.. Subject Tags: Business , China , China Ming Yang Wind Power Group Limited , energy , Human Interest , Ming Yang Holdings (Singapore) Pte. Ltd. , Reliance Group , Technology |
India to launch $40 bn Phase II of JnNURMBy : Sustainability ..., Jul 3, 2012
India will launch the $40 billion second phase of its urban renewal mission in about four months, Urban Development Minister Kamal Nath told delegates attending the World Cities Summit here today. The Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission (JnNURM) phase II... Read more.. Subject Tags: Technology |
Imbibing biodiversity as a corporate value amongst Indian businesses By : Dhanapal G, Jul 2, 2012
India is host to the eleventh Conference of Party on the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) scheduled for October 2012. India became a Party to the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) in 1994; the three objectives of the CBD are conservation of biodiversity,... Read more.. Subject Tags: Resource Efficiency , Technology |
A tool that educates consumers on energy efficiencyBy : Sustainability ..., Jul 2, 2012
Losing your cool over your air-conditioner blowing a hole in your monthly budget? The Bureau of Energy Efficiency (BEE), which provides the legal framework for the Union Power Ministry’s energy saving initiatives, has put out an AC energy calculator on its website,... Read more.. Subject Tags: energy , Technology |
Rs 13k cr boost for electric, hybrid vehicles on the anvilBy : Sustainability ..., Jul 1, 2012
The government plans to invest around Rs 13,000 crore over a period of eight years to promote electric and hybrid vehicles in the country and the Department of Heavy Industries is expected to seek Cabinet approval for the same within the next three months. According to... Read more.. |
A self-chilling beer that needs no fridgeBy : Sustainability ..., Jul 1, 2012
Beer buffs who often fail to get a chilled bottle during the summers can now say cheers, as the world's first self-chilling beer can , which can turn the stuff inside ice cold in just two minutes , will hit the market soon . All one needs to do to get an ice-cold drink... Read more.. Subject Tags: Technology |
'Limit climate change or wait for the doomsday'By : Sustainability ..., Jun 29, 2012
A devastating cyclone will strike the state in April 2050, inundating coastal regions of East Midnapore and the Sunderbans. This will trigger flash migration to urban centres and send Kolkata reeling. Parks will turn into slums and every inch of free space will be occupied.... Read more.. Subject Tags: Technology , War |