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Environment Friendly Buildings to be Promoted in IndiaBy : sustainabilityo..., Jan 6, 2010
It would be made mandatory for all buildings of state-run offices to pass the energy requirement levels, Minister for New and Renewable Energy Farooq Abdullah has said. Speaking at a conference organised by Green Rating for Integrated Habitat Assessment,... Read more.. Subject Tags: Technology |
Topsun Plans 5-MW PV Plant in GujaratBy : sustainabilityo..., Jan 5, 2010
Topsun Energy Ltd., a solar module manufacturer and turnkey solar photovoltaic power plant solution provider company is planning to build a 5-megawatt (MW) grid connected power plant in state of Gujarat, India. This project is one of many planned in India in order to... Read more.. Subject Tags: Technology , Topsun Energy Ltd. |
Analysis: India's New Biofuels Policy By : Shila Kumar, Jan 5, 2010
India’s new policy on biofuels targets blending at least 20 percent biofuels in diesel and petrol by 2017. This implies that 13.38 million tons of biodiesel will be required (which would need 30x increase on... Read more.. |
Nitrogen needs to be taken into account when forecasting climateBy : sustainabilityo..., Jan 5, 2010
New study has indicated that scientists need to worry about one more element when it comes to forecasting climate change, that is, nitrogen. Humanity's carbon-belching habit is a feast for plants, which consume the greenhouse gas Subject Tags: Technology |
Outsourcing the Carbon Accounting ChoreBy : sustainabilityo..., Jan 5, 2010
Accounting for the amount of carbon a business emits is already a fact of life for some firms, and it could soon become business as usual for many more. Doing the carbon accounting work in-house could be a major obstacle for companies worldwide as they scramble to deal with... Read more.. |
Coal trips India’s electric car revolutionBy : sustainabilityo..., Jan 5, 2010
Twenty-four hours before the world’s most-attended auto show began, actor Rahul Bose had decided his next car: A four-door Reva NXR made in Bangalore. “I was just waiting for the four-door version, and now it’s here,” Bose, an avid spokesman for climate-change issues,... Read more.. |
Sustainable packaging market to reach $170 billion by 2014, says studyBy : sustainabilityo..., Jan 5, 2010
Packaging for a variety of consumer, commercial, and industrial goods continues to grow rapidly, fueled largely by the increase in demand for consumer goods in developing countries. According to a recent report from Pike Research, worldwide packaging industry revenues will... Read more.. |
India must not lag behind in climate change initiativesBy : sustainabilityo..., Jan 3, 2010
The Copenhagen meet made “limited progress” and no one was satisfied with the outcome, the Prime Minister, Mr Manmohan Singh said on Sunday, while observing that taking the path of low greenhouse gas emissions was the only alternative and India “must not lag behind” on this... Read more.. Subject Tags: Technology |
New green revolution by the governmentBy : sustainabilityo..., Jan 2, 2010
Call it green revolution. To achieve the twin objective of promoting education among girls belonging to poor farmer families of Vidarbha in Maharashtra and those affected by Cyclone Aila in West Bengal and spreading the green word through a single programme, the ministry of... Read more.. Subject Tags: Technology |
Oil near $80, eyes biggest annual gain in decadeBy : sustainabilityo..., Dec 31, 2009
Oil finished the year above $79 a barrel on Thursday, climbing a whopping 78 percent in 2009 and notching the biggest annual gain in a decade. The market roared back from depressed levels seen at the end of 2008 that came as the global economic crisis sapped demand.... Read more.. Subject Tags: Technology |