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Syntel Sponsors SIFE India Sustainable Entrepreneurship CompetitionsBy : Sustainability ..., Jun 26, 2012
Syntel, Inc. a global information technology services and Knowledge Process Outsourcing (KPO) firm, today announced it will sponsor two regional competitions in India organized by SIFE (Students in Free Enterprise), a global non-profit organization operating in 39 countries... Read more.. Subject Tags: Business , Human Interest , India , Labor , Law , SIFE India , Syntel Inc. , Technology |
A-B-C-D of the Business Case for Energy Efficiency By : Snehil Taparia, Jun 26, 2012
This article explores the different business prerogatives and the benefits that can be tapped into by adopting energy efficiency measures in the workplace. Depleting energy resources, rising cost of energy and the threat of climate change have elevated the demand for... Read more.. Subject Tags: Business , energy , Environment , Human Interest , Labor , Law , Resource Efficiency , Technology |
Green lessons from grand old buildingsBy : Sustainability ..., Jun 26, 2012
Like the venue in which it was held, the finale of CII’s Young Indians ‘Green Heritage’ project highlighted the fact that relevance does not always decrease with age. The imposing semi-circular corridor of the Museum Theatre was dotted with 23 projects by school children who... Read more.. Subject Tags: Entertainment , Technology |
Meghalaya to tap its huge green energy potential in a big wayBy : Sustainability ..., Jun 25, 2012
Taking cue from Tamil Nadu and Karnataka, power-deficit Meghalaya is going all out to tap green energy to bridge the widening demand-supply gap in the state. A preliminary investigation conducted by the Meghalaya Non-Conventional and Rural Energy Development Agency... Read more.. |
Environment vs Development: Cost-benefit audit to get stricterBy : Sustainability ..., Jun 25, 2012
With development projects taking a toll on the country's green cover, the environment ministry is tightening the audit process that would evaluate environmental losses against economic gains likely to be caused before transferring forest land for projects, industrial or... Read more.. Subject Tags: Technology |
Road to sustainability is through cities, says Ban Ki-moonBy : Sustainability ..., Jun 25, 2012
UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon applauds a crowd of Mayors and local government representatives for advancing sustainability in their towns and cities at the Rio+20 Global Town Hall today. “Local is global and global is local,” Ban Ki-moon said, explaining that in... Read more.. Subject Tags: Entertainment , Technology |
Harnessing ‘Water Gold’ – Teesta Urja shows the wayBy : Sustainability ..., Jun 25, 2012
As the rest of India struggles to meet perennial power shortages, the tiny Himalayan State of Sikkim has taken steps to emerge surplus in power by the next year with the execution of Teesta Urja cascade projects. Work is in rapid progress at Teesta-III, part of the Teesta... Read more.. |
Morgan Stanley to invest Rs 1.2k cr in wind power companyBy : Sustainability ..., Jun 25, 2012
Morgan Stanley Infrastructure Partners has struck a deal to invest Rs 1,200 crore in Continuum Wind Energy, developing 500MW assets. The private equity arm of Morgan Stanley will hold majority shares in the power generation company co-founded by Essar Group director Vikas... Read more.. Subject Tags: energy , Technology |
DRDO licensing eco-toilets to private companiesBy : Sustainability ..., Jun 24, 2012
Commercialising the use of indigenously-built Bio-Digester technology which turns human waste into biogas and odourless compost, the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) is now licensing private companies to build eco-toilets all over the country. "As... Read more.. |
Study questions sustainability of Bt cotton in water-starved VidarbhaBy : Sustainability ..., Jun 24, 2012
Lack of irrigation is one of the major causes leading to cotton farmer suicides in Maharashtra, a new study by the Council of Social Development (CSD) has stated. Titled ‘Socio-economic impact assessment of Bt cotton in India,’ the study has yet again raised the question of... Read more.. Subject Tags: Social Issues , Technology |