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Eco plan lights up Indian villageBy : Roselin Dey, Apr 25, 2011
AN ENVIRONMENTAL scientist in west Cork has “lit up the lives” of people in a remote village in the Indian state of Rajasthan. Bandon-based Declan Waugh of Partnership for Change, a not-for-profit climate change organisation, worked with Dr Rajendra Pachauri, chairman... Read more.. Subject Tags: Social Issues , Technology |
Scientific resources at district level to boost agri outputBy : sustainabilityo..., Apr 25, 2011
The Union Agriculture Ministry has nominated scientists belonging to the ICAR and state agricultural universities as resource-persons in 70 districts of eastern India in an attempt to give a fillip to the Centre's ambitious programme of extending the benefits... Read more.. Subject Tags: Technology |
Technologies for sustainable cities on show at expoBy : sustainabilityo..., Apr 25, 2011
After the Metro Rail and the Bus Rapid Transit System, what next? The Personal Rapid Transit system, touted as the next revolution in the transportation sector, is one of the highlights of an exhibition organised in connection with the ongoing international conference on ‘... Read more.. Subject Tags: Technology |
Greenpeace dishes the dirt on data centresBy : sustainabilityo..., Apr 25, 2011
Greenpeace has launched a new report called ‘How dirty is your data?', which looks at energy choices made by IT companies across the globe for their data centres. Companies looked at in the report include Amazon.com (... Read more.. |
MCC wins laurels for waste managementBy : sustainabilityo..., Apr 23, 2011
Mangalore City Corporation has added yet another feather in its cap for solid waste management. After bagging ICON-SWM award for solid waste management given by Jadhavpur University in 2009, and being adjudged the second best urban local body in the state earlier this year,... Read more.. Subject Tags: Mangalore City Corporation , Technology |
Cities account for 70 per cent of emissions,says UN-HABITAT reportBy : sustainabilityo..., Apr 23, 2011
The Global Report on Human Settlement 2011 by UN-HABITAT says the world's cities, which account for just two per cent of the land area, are responsible for the emission of up to 70 per cent of the harmful greenhouse gases. “Urban centres have become the real... Read more.. |
Sustaining India’s Coal Based Energy System By : sustainabilityo..., Apr 21, 2011
A one percent improvement in thermal efficiency in India’s power plants translates into a reduction in annual CO2 Emissions of over 170 Million Tonnes (equal to the total emissions of Netherlands). If ‘sustainability’ can be defined as a process that can be... Read more.. Subject Tags: Business , energy , Environment , India , Labor , Law , mining , Policy Tracker , Social Issues , Sustainable Energy , Technology |
India to see next wave of solar cell production: ExpertBy : sustainabilityo..., Apr 21, 2011
Michael Splinter, President and CEO of Applied Materials is looking at India as the next stop for chip manufacturing. In a CNBC-TV18's special show Forbes India, Splinter said, "I think there are real possibilities in India to see next wave of solar cell manufacturing. New... Read more.. |
Indosolar Shares Gain After Accord Signed With China’s GCL SolarBy : sustainabilityo..., Apr 21, 2011
Indosolar Ltd. (ISLR), India’s largest solar cell maker, rose after signing an agreement with China’s GCL Solar System Ltd. to study jointly developing sun-power projects in the South Asian nation. The shares gained as much as 13 percent to 20.3 rupees and traded at 19... Read more.. |
Manesar will be India’s first eco-city soonBy : sustainabilityo..., Apr 21, 2011
Manesar may soon be home to India’s first eco-city, a place where people live in an environment-friendly way. A team from Toshiba that studied this initiative submitted its pre-feasibility report to Rajeev Arora, managing director, Haryana State Industrial and Infrastructure... Read more.. Subject Tags: India , Technology |