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Sustainable development a challenge: Sheila DikshitBy : sustainabilityo..., Jun 5, 2010
Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit on Saturday termed sustainable development and making the national capital more habitable a challenge that needed to be addressed by all stakeholders. "The city of Delhi with 18 million population is facing a big challenge of... Read more.. Subject Tags: Technology |
Green cover down to 5%, carbon count rises in KolkataBy : sustainabilityo..., Jun 5, 2010
Rampant construction and poor compensatory plantation are taking a toll on Kolkata's environment. And it has probably never been as stark and quick as in the last year. The city's green cover now stands at a dismal 5%, which is way below the requirement of 15% for metros.... Read more.. Subject Tags: Kolkata Municipal Corporation , Technology |
MCD earns carbon credits worth Rs 5LBy : sustainabilityo..., Jun 5, 2010
Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) has earned carbon credits worth Rs 5 lakh against net carbon emission reduction (CER) achieved by making Okhla compost plan functional. This makes MCD the first civic agency in the country that has earned carbon credits. An MCD... Read more.. Subject Tags: Technology |
India Inc smells green moneyBy : sustainabilityo..., Jun 5, 2010
Imagine using coconut shells to make ketchup. Or cashew kernels to make soap. Indian companies are going a long way in finding alternate sources of energy, and in the process, encashing a new opportunity in carbon credits. Carbon credit is the simple term used to... Read more.. |
PE investors begin funding carbon credit projectsBy : sustainabilityo..., Jun 4, 2010
There's something for the ‘green brigade’ to rejoice this Saturday, when the world dawns to yet another ‘World Environment Day’. Private equity investors have begun funding clean development mechanism projects, a strategy which will enable them to earn profits from the... Read more.. |
Agartala to be northeast's first 'solar city'By : sustainabilityo..., Jun 4, 2010
The Tripura government Friday announced ambitious plans to make its capital Agartala a 'solar city' replacing at least 10 percent of conventional energy use by solar energy. "Agartala city would be the first 'solar city' in northeast India within the next few years,"... Read more.. Subject Tags: energy , Technology |
India tops energy-efficient cement productionBy : sustainabilityo..., Jun 4, 2010
With some of the plants operating at the lowest energy consumption levels, the Indian cement industry has become a forerunner in energy-efficient cement manufacturing in the world, according to yet to be released FE-EVI Green Business Survey 2009-10. The survey will be... Read more.. |
India Gets Fewer Carbon Credits as UN Scrutinizes ProjectsBy : sustainabilityo..., Jun 4, 2010
India, the second-largest supplier to the United Nations emissions market, received 51 percent less carbon credits in the five months through May as regulators scrutinize the country’s projects. Issuances of Certified Emission Reduction credits to India in the UN Clean... Read more.. |
Barclays Bolsters Carbon Trading Position with Tricorona PurchaseBy : sustainabilityo..., Jun 4, 2010
Barclays plans to buy carbon trading firm Tricorona for 1.13 billion Swedish kronor ($145 million), which will position the U.K. bank as a leading global origination and carbon trading house, reports Market Watch. Tricorona sources, develops and trades carbon offsets... Read more.. Subject Tags: Barclays , Technology |
Thomson Reuters to Buy Point Carbon for Energy SalesBy : sustainabilityo..., Jun 4, 2010
Thomson Reuters Corp. said it will acquire Point Carbon A/S, a Norwegian provider of energy and environmental information, to bolster offerings in this field. The transaction will close “in the coming weeks,” New York-based Thomson Reuters said in a statement today.... Read more.. |