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'Biotechnology Essential for Smallholder Agric Development'By : Sustainability ..., Nov 5, 2013
A new Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) publication has called for greater national and international efforts to bring agricultural biotechnologies to smallholder producers in developing countries. The publication, Biotechnologies at Work for Smallholders: Case... Read more.. Subject Tags: biotechnology , Technology |
Policy watch: Solar shines globally, but India lagsBy : Sustainability ..., Nov 5, 2013
Last fortnight, a report by Mercom, an energy consultancy firm, showed that “Total corporate funding in the solar sector, including venture capital (VC), debt financing and other equity financings raised by public companies, was significantly higher at $2.18 billion compared... Read more.. Subject Tags: energy , Technology |
SMEs generate cheap power, and cleanly tooBy : Sustainability ..., Oct 31, 2013
Small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in the food processing and paper manufacturing industries in power-deficit Haryana have access to a round-the-clock supply of power. This power is available to them at a price that is cheaper than the state's power tariff, and it has a zero... Read more.. Subject Tags: Technology |
India gears up its waste-to-energy initiativesBy : Sustainability ..., Oct 31, 2013
India is all set to convert its trash to treasure as it gears up, albeit a bit slowly, to strengthen its waste-to-energy sector and boost recycling and reuse - with one expert estimating the annual earnings from biofuel alone at Rs.50,000 crore ($11 billion). Aiding... Read more.. Subject Tags: energy , Technology |
Techno Electric announces Q2FY14 Financial ResultsBy : Sustainability ..., Oct 30, 2013
Techno Electric & Engineering Company Ltd (TEECL), one of the leading power sector EPC Companies in the country, with a presence in Power Generation & Transmission, announced its financial results for the second quarter and half year ended 30th September 2013. ... Read more.. |
Constructing Change: Accelerating Energy Efficiency in India's Buildings Market [Report]By : Sustainability ..., Oct 30, 2013
India is at a crossroads in its development path. India's building-occupied area is projected to skyrocket from 8 billion square meters in 2005 to 41 billion in 2030. To keep pace, India's energy production must grow 6.5 percent per year from 2011 to 2017. Buildings already... Read more.. |
TERI Business Council hosts its 11th Leadership Summit for Sustainable DevelopmentBy : Sustainability ..., Oct 30, 2013
The summit witnessed participation from some of the leading corporate enterprises with the vision of mainstreaming sustainability in business planning and practice. Mumbai: 29th Oct, 2013: TERI-BCSD in partnership with the World Business Council for Sustainability... Read more.. |
Morgan Stanley’s Wind Farms Dump Suzlon Model: Corporate IndiaBy : Sustainability ..., Oct 29, 2013
Morgan Stanley-backed Continuum Wind Energy Pte, which plans a more than 10-fold surge in its India capacity, is dumping a 20-year model that helped Suzlon Energy Ltd. (SUEL) dominate Asia’s second-biggest turbine market. Continuum aims to build 1,360 megawatts of wind... Read more.. |
President calls for national framework on waterBy : Sustainability ..., Oct 29, 2013
Amid prediction of acute water shortage in the country by 2050 due to limited potential of 'utilizable' quantity of this resource, President Pranab Mukherjee on Monday called for a broad over-arching "national legal framework" to deal with the situation and appealed to people... Read more.. Subject Tags: Technology |
Sleeping giant awakes as India’s infrastructure buildsBy : Sustainability ..., Oct 29, 2013
Investors in the Indian market quickly realise there are no short-term fixes for the Indian economy. But there are long-term structural and demographic drivers that are shaping the country’s future. One of the key elements in India’s long-term story is the development... Read more.. |