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Sustainability is not one big swing, it is a battle waged every day By : Pramita Sen, Feb 6, 2012
Scott Tew,Director, Center for Energy Efficiency and Sustainability (CEES) at Ingersoll Rand, talks to Sustainability Outlook about Ingersoll Rand’s sustainability agenda, the initiatives undertaken by their Indian operations on this front and the role employee can play in... Read more.. Subject Tags: Business , energy , energy efficiency , Environment , India , Ingersoll Rand , Ingersoll Rand , Labor , Law , Social Issues , Technology |
India on the Zero Carbon Index By : Sustainability ..., Feb 3, 2012
The article presents an insight into the RICS Global Zero Carbon Capacity Index which considers zero carbon in the built environment as a directional goal. For the past three years, Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) has commissioned UCL Environment... Read more.. Subject Tags: Business , energy , energy efficiency , Entertainment , Environment , green building , India , Resource Efficiency , RICS , Technology |
Climate change poses threat to India's water resources: ReportBy : Sustainability ..., Feb 2, 2012
A new survey of the likely effects of climate change on India's water resources released today identifies huge challenges to maintaining adequate supplies in the coming decades. The report titled "Water and Climate Change:an integrated approach to adaptation of... Read more.. |
Corporates to strive for more efficient energy, water useBy : Sustainability ..., Feb 2, 2012
India Inc on Wednesday pledged to play a more proactive role in sustainable energy use and efficient water management. At an event on the occasion of the Delhi Sustainable Development Summit, to be opened by the Prime Minister on Thursday, corporate honchos from... Read more.. |
Suzlon bags Rs 600 crore contract from CLP IndiaBy : Sustainability ..., Feb 1, 2012
Wind turbine-maker Suzlon today said it has bagged an over Rs 600 crore contract from CLP India, the Indian subsidiary of Hongkong-based power company CLP, for setting up a 100-MW project in Rajasthan. Suzlon Group has signed a contract for a 100-MW wind power... Read more.. |
India’s Largest Solar Program Cuts Power Rates by Up to 33%By : Sustainability ..., Jan 31, 2012
India’s largest solar program cut the preferential rate it pays utilities for sun power as much as 33 percent as global prices of panels declined by more than half. Photovoltaic plants commissioned after the Jan. 28 deadline will be paid a rate of 9.98 rupees (... Read more.. |
Integrated approach to Environmental Sustainability a must for pursuing industrial growth By : Dhanapal G, Jan 30, 2012
Half of India’s existing 88 industrial clusters are critically polluted. With the country’s ambition to increase the percentage contribution of manufacturing sector to over 25% of GDP, it is important that an integrated approach to environmental sustainability is framed to... Read more.. Subject Tags: cjean tech , eco park , eco-industrial park , Entertainment , green technology , Human Interest , India , industrial growth , manufacturing , Resource Efficiency , Technology |
Mainstreaming Responsible Business Actions: First Baby Steps By : Pawan Mehra, Jan 24, 2012
IICA convened the 1st National CSR Conclave to make ‘Responsible Business’ a board room conversation and promote the recently launched guidelines. The direction from the top needs to be focused if the initiative has to penetrate the board room. CSR or... Read more.. Subject Tags: Business , Health , Labor , Law , Policy Tracker , Politics , Social Issues , Technology |
"Sustainability practices, environment friendly products, and community relations form the cornerstone of our sustainability initiatives," says Raj Menon, COO of Cummins India By : Pramita Sen, Jan 16, 2012
Raj Menon, Chief Operating Officer of Cummins India, shares about the company’s focus on sustainability elements as also focuses the spotlight on products being launched by Cummins in India to enable energy access for rural communities and also provide affordable hybrid... Read more.. Subject Tags: Business , Cummins Incorporated. , Cummins India , energy , Environment , India , Labor , Law , Social Issues , Technology |
One’s waste – Other’s Fuel: but is it so simple? By : Achal Gupta, Jan 9, 2012
In the following article, the author discusses the challenges associated with biomass procurement in India. Biomass power plants in India are based mostly on agricultural waste. Gasifier based power plants are... Read more.. |