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What's My Carbon Footprint?By : sustainabilityo..., Jul 17, 2010
I'm a reasonably green guy - I recycle, buy mostly organic, a "residential vegetarian" (no meat in my fridge), walk or bike to work more days than not, keep lights and power strips off when not in use, compost...is it enough? Am I doing my part? Just about... Read more.. |
SAP India bets big on sustainabilityBy : sustainabilityo..., Jul 16, 2010
SAP has set sights on India as an important part of the German software vendor's global strategy to generate a sustainability business worth US$9.3 billion by 2013, according to company executives. Pointing to India as a "very important market" for SAP, Peter... Read more.. |
Pilot project to check soil erosion in HimalayasBy : Preeti Aggarwal, Jul 15, 2010
"A pilot project will be launched initially in five districts - Leh and Kargil in Jammu and Kashmir, Lahaul and Spiti and Kinnaur districts in Himachal Pradesh and Chamoli in Uttarakhand - for plantation of seabuckthorn," Palampur-based Chaudhary Sarwan Kumar Himachal Pradesh... Read more.. Subject Tags: Technology |
Ascent Solar receives Export Achievement CertificateBy : sustainabilityo..., Jul 14, 2010
Ascent Solar Technologies has received a federal Export Achievement Certificate for the international market development and sales of its flexible and lightweight CIGS thin-film modules for building materials, portable power, and defense and transportation markets. ... Read more.. Subject Tags: Ascent Solar Technologies , Technology |
Tata Power Says Wind Farm First to Win Carbon Credit ApprovalBy : sustainabilityo..., Jul 14, 2010
Tata Power Co.’s wind farm in western India has become the company’s first project to win eligibility from the United Nations to earn carbon credits. The 50-megawatt wind power project at Khandke in Maharashtra state has been registered with the UN Clean Development... Read more.. Subject Tags: Technology |
India sitting on huge untapped solar PV off grid opportunitiesBy : sustainabilityo..., Jul 14, 2010
India is sitting on huge untapped solar Photo Voltaic offgrid opportunities, given its ability to provide energy to hitherto vast untapped remote rural areas, the scope of providing backup power to cell towers and its inherent potential to replace precious fossil fuels. ... Read more.. |
Essar Energy to fully acquire Navabharat Power Pvt. LimitedBy : sustainabilityo..., Jul 14, 2010
Essar Energy plc, the India-focused integrated energy company, announced that its subsidiary, Essar Power Limited (EPL), has entered into binding agreements for the acquisition of a 100 percent interest in Navabharat Power Pvt. Limited. EPL will initially acquire 76... Read more.. |
UN eyes private help in $100 billion climate aidBy : sustainabilityo..., Jul 14, 2010
UNITED NATIONS A pledge by rich nations in Copenhagen to provide as much as $100 billion a year of climate-related aid to developing countries by 2020 may depend in part on the generosity of private donors and other non-governmental sources. Secretary-General Ban Ki-... Read more.. Subject Tags: Business , Entertainment , Environment , Health , Politics , Social Issues , Technology , United Nations |
Maharashtra plans to hire private firms to take out garbageBy : sustainabilityo..., Jul 14, 2010
The Maharashtra government plans to bring in private companies to treat tens of thousands of tonnes of municipal solid waste that the state produces every day. It has instituted a six-month study on treating waste through private help, being conducted by Infrastructure... Read more.. Subject Tags: Politics , Technology |
Sustainable Energy Community (SEC) By : shm048, Jul 14, 2010
India constitutes a major portion of the world’s population which in turn emphasizes the large workforce in the form of graduates which includes qualified and churned engineers and scientists who can actually work. The Indian government’s recent plan to add 800+ more... Read more.. Subject Tags: energy , Labor , Politics , Sustainable Energy , Technology , U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission |