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ADB Finances Renewable Energy Transmission System in IndiaBy : Sustainability ..., Oct 1, 2013
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) will provide $500 million to build a renewable energy transmission system in India. The system will deliver electricity from wind and solar power projects in Rajasthan in Northwest India to the state and national grids. “Boosting... Read more.. Subject Tags: Renewable Energy , Technology |
World Bank bats for dairy dung energy policy in IndiaBy : Sustainability ..., Sep 30, 2013
The global environmental goods and services (EGS) industry has grown 10.5% since 2009 to $858 billion in revenue as of last year, according to a research report by the World Bank. The report, that... Read more.. |
Solar power rises across countryBy : Sustainability ..., Sep 30, 2013
The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change has just said that humans are the largest contributors to climate change. Developing nations have for long been accused of emitting greenhouse gases, and with this, pressure on India to reduce emissions is going to mount further... Read more.. Subject Tags: Environment , Technology |
Driven by solar, Greater Cochin Development Authority tightens purse stringsBy : Sustainability ..., Sep 29, 2013
Solar may have come to mean corruption in the state. But the Greater Cochin Development Authority (GCDA) is certainly not blinking, preferring to instead save money and give a boost to the much-maligned source of alternative energy. ... Read more.. Subject Tags: Technology |
India, US in it for the long haulBy : Sustainability ..., Sep 29, 2013
As the US-India bilateral relationship progressed to what President Obama termed “one of the most defining partnerships of the 21st century”, the two countries have widened their canvas of collaboration. But with greater engagements have come greater... Read more.. Subject Tags: Business , Entertainment , Environment , Health , India , Politics , Technology , United States |
No drinking water, electricity and sanitation in 20% of rural houses: ReportBy : Sustainability ..., Sep 27, 2013
One in five rural households has none of three basic facilities - drinking water, electricity and sanitation - while only about 18% have access to all three. The India Rural Development Report 2012-13 released by Jairam Ramesh on Thursday also shows that while rural poverty... Read more.. Subject Tags: Business , electricity , Entertainment , Health , Labor , Law , Social Issues , Technology |
Unsold renewable energy certificate count reaches 23 lakh and increasingBy : Sustainability ..., Sep 27, 2013
Renewable energy certificate market is still reeling under tepid demand with over 23 lakh RECs going unsold for past some months. In the last trading at India Energy Exchange (IEX) on Wednesday, 31,148 solar REC and 22,86,976 non-solar REC were left unsold. ... Read more.. Subject Tags: energy , Technology |
Oil & Gas Companies Focus Sustainable Growth and harnessing Human Factors in HSEBy : Sustainability ..., Sep 27, 2013
Experts and top brass of oil and gas industry discussed sustainable growth and the importance of human actions in loss prevention. The two day conference organized by Cairn India [BSE -0.34 %] along with the Indian oil and gas Industry, aimed at promoting health, safety and... Read more.. |
Waste is gold: Proper waste management makes perfect business senseBy : Sustainability ..., Sep 26, 2013
As India progresses on the path of development in this new age of resource scarcity and increasing population pressure leading to increased waste generation, the issue of waste management assumes critical importance. ... Read more.. Subject Tags: Technology |
Now companies to be ranked for their CSR performanceBy : Sustainability ..., Sep 26, 2013
As India Inc gears up for mandatory CSR spending from the next fiscal, a new index is now in the works for ranking companies on the basis of their efforts and spending towards social welfare schemes. The index, being prepared by the India Institute of Corporate... Read more.. |