You are here

Choke city

By : sustainabilityo..., Jun 5, 2011

smaller cities are making news for all the wrong reasons. Ghaziabad, Allahabad, Ludhiana, Amritsar, Kanpur, Khurja and Jamshedpur are among the world’s most polluted cities. Over half of the world’s most polluted cities are in India and a majority of them are emerging towns...

Read more..

The green fad

By : sustainabilityo..., Jun 5, 2011

One of the city's oldest green assets are the traditional pols on the east banks of the Sabarmati river. Well ventilated and equipped with rain water harvesting systems, these homes have building engineering techniques that bring down temperatures by a few degrees.

...

Read more..

Conserving energy: Colleges take the lead

By : sustainabilityo..., Jun 5, 2011

On any summer day at the Indian Institute of Technology Delhi, the rear exit to the main administrative block is packed with sitting on the pavement, chatting, studying, flirting and chilling —literally. The wind tunnel at the IIT channels the air, using the most basic...

Read more..

India & China seek Green Tech transfer surety for duty cuts

By : sustainabilityo..., Jun 4, 2011

 India and China have said that developing countries will bring down duties on environmental goods-items that contribute to keep the earth green-only if developed countries agree to transfer technology and sponsor technical and financial assistance programmes.

"...

Read more..
Subject Tags: Technology

Coal India to take 11.5MT hit on latest green directive; stock up

By : sustainabilityo..., Jun 4, 2011

Coal India's annual output would fall by 11.5 million tonnes this fiscal because of a recent order from the environment ministry that requires a company to obtain forest clearances before mining even in barren areas if another part of the coal block has a forest.

At 9:...

Read more..
Subject Tags: Technology

SBI Agrees to Record 14-Year Loan for T-Solar, Astonfield Plant

By : sustainabilityo..., Jun 2, 2011

State Bank of India (SBIN), the nation’s largest lender, and a government trade bank will extend a record 14-year loan to a solar plant being built by Spain’s Grupo T- Solar Global SA and Astonfield Renewable Resources.

The long tenure may be the longest in the south...

Read more..

"World Environment Day" includes release of a New Forest Report

By : sustainabilityo..., Jun 2, 2011

Worldwide events and the release of a new report supporting the Year of Forests 2011 takes place on World Environment Day.

On Sunday, June 5, 2011, global events supporting the 39th World Environment Day will continue the year-long celebration of the United Nations-...

Read more..

Spain's T-Solar, Astonfield in pact for setting up 200-Mw solar power projects in India

By : sustainabilityo..., Jun 2, 2011

Spanish solar energy producer T-Solar has entered into the Indian solar sector by striking technical, operational and financial collaboration with Astonfield Renewable Resources to develop a solar power generation capacity of 200 Mw in four years.

Both the companies...

Read more..

World’s megacities act on climate change

By : sustainabilityo..., Jun 2, 2011

The first global cities report from the Carbon Disclosure Project (CDP) is being released today, with 42 of the world’s major cities that emit 1.2 billion metric tonnes CO2 emissions between them, including Berlin, Johannesburg, London, New York, São Paulo, Sydney and Tokyo,...

Read more..
Subject Tags: CDP , Environment , Technology

Martifer Solar, Louroux Bio Energies to collaborate on 25MW of solar projects in Gujarat, India

By : sustainabilityo..., Jun 2, 2011

Martifer Solar has signed an agreement with Louroux Bio Energies, which will see the two companies working together to install 25MW of solar PV projects near Rajkot, Gujarat, India. Working in multiple phases, the project should be delivered by the end of December.

“We...

Read more..