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Shaping Sustainable Development to 2017 By : Ratnakar Gedam, May 17, 2012
Upcoming GOI plans for sustainable habitat have a significant emphasis on plans/initiatives related to mass transit. Transportation and mobility infrastructure that India requires in this next orbit of growth is best exemplified by the theme of the 12th five year plan (2012-... Read more.. |
Energy-intensive sectors turn to savingBy : Sustainability ..., May 16, 2012
The Perform, Achieve and Trade (PAT) scheme to encourage energy saving in energy intensive sectors such as power, steel and cement has begun to attract companies to its fold, according to CII Sohrabji Godrej Green Business Centre. The Bureau of Energy Efficiency,... Read more.. |
UN to Help Give World’s Poor Fairer Share of Carbon CreditsBy : Sustainability ..., May 15, 2012
Efforts by the United Nations to ease rules for carbon-cutting projects may encourage investments in small-scale projects in solar water heaters and efficient cookstoves in Africa and Asia. The UN Clean Development Mechanism’s Executive Board, regulator of the world’s... Read more.. |
Green Logistics Gaining Impetus in IndiaBy : Sustainability ..., May 15, 2012
Green logistics is a form of logistics, which is considered to be environment-friendly in addition to being economically functional. Logistics comprises a vital link in the current transportation system. They have enhanced the cost efficiency and consistency aspects of... Read more.. |
UN cap-and-trade system: Good for China and India, but who else?By : Sustainability ..., May 15, 2012
The United Nations-administered cap and trade system to reduce planetary greenhouse gases through investment in “green” projects in developing countries has directed most of its billions of dollars in investments to China and India, two of the world’s most notorious polluters... Read more.. Subject Tags: China , Disaster , Environment , European Commission , India , Technology , United Nations |
Solar energy: Government planning to set up 10,000 water systemsBy : Sustainability ..., May 15, 2012
To meet the drinking water needs of people in Naxal-affected areas, the government is planning to set up 10,000 solar based water systems in 78 districts which have been hit by Left Wing Extremism. "We have just prepared a proposal for 10,000 solar based water systems... Read more.. |
Solar power plant in Sunderbans sets up model precedentBy : Sustainability ..., May 14, 2012
Sunderban (West Bengal), May 12 (ANI): World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF), in collaboration with the Centre for Appropriate Technology Incorporated (CAT) and Projects Australia is setting up a solar power station in the Rajat Jubilee village in Sunderban area of West Bengal.... Read more.. Subject Tags: Technology |
India-born professor donates sustainability award moneyBy : Sustainability ..., May 14, 2012
WASHINGTON: India-born professor Kamal Bawa has donated the entire prize money of one million Norwegian Kronor (about Rs.10 million) from the world's first major international sustainability award to the Indian organisation he founded in 1996. Bawa, distinguished... Read more.. |
CII proposes integrated logistics hub in South IndiaBy : Sustainability ..., May 14, 2012
Industry body Confederation of Indian Industry (CII), on Friday, said that the body would give thrust to infrastructure development, manufacturing, skills training and promotion of Tier II & III cities during the current year. Outlining the key priorities for 2012-... Read more.. Subject Tags: Technology |
Suzlon creates country's largest wind parkBy : Sustainability ..., May 11, 2012
The Jaisalmer Wind Park being developed by the Suzlon Group has crossed 1,000 Mw of installed capacity and has reached 1,064 Mw (one gigawatt) on April 1. This makes the wind park, the largest of its kind in the country, Suzlon claimed in a filing with the Bombay Stock... Read more.. Subject Tags: Suzlon Group , Technology |