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New company law to change CSR landscapeBy : Sustainability ..., Aug 12, 2013
India’s firm nudge towards philanthropy in the new companies law, which replaces an outdated legislation with more streamlined rules, is being viewed with misgivings by some, but is likely to boost corporate charitable activity in the country. The new law to govern... Read more.. |
Switch to coal power held back in gas-starved IndiaBy : Sustainability ..., Aug 12, 2013
Essar Power plans to lift coal imports by a fifth after converting plants currently using gas, but the move is unlikely to signal a broader switch to coal by the nation's utilities in response to gas shortages and price reforms. New Delhi in late June approved higher... Read more.. Subject Tags: India , Technology |
Himalayas at risk in hydro dam water grabBy : Sustainability ..., Aug 12, 2013
The future of the world's most famous mountain-range could be endangered by a vast dam-building project, as a risky regional race for water resources takes place in Asia. New academic research shows that India, Nepal, Bhutan and Pakistan are engaged in a huge "water... Read more.. Subject Tags: Human Interest , Technology |
Disruptive Innovations in Energy By : Ashish Rana, Aug 12, 2013
Innovation is now a near ubiquitous phrase in the business vocabulary. However, use or rather abuse of this phrase has led to a situation where many think that innovation is just a new buzzword, around which some excitement can be generated during a discourse or discussion.... Read more.. |
India to face a shortage of 6.7% in power supply in 2013-14By : Sustainability ..., Aug 11, 2013
India is likely to face a shortage of 6.7% in power supply for the year 2013-14. States of Southern Region are anticipated to have energy shortage of 19.1% during 2013-14, as per the assessment of demand and supply of power done by Central Electricity Authority (CEA). ... Read more.. Subject Tags: energy , Technology |
UP to sign Rs 2,300cr deals for solar powerBy : Sustainability ..., Aug 8, 2013
In its biggest investment so far, the Samajwadi Party government will enter into agreements worth Rs 2,300 crore with eight firms in the solar power sector on August 8. This will also be the largest investment being brought into UP, after the government instituted the... Read more.. Subject Tags: Technology , UP |
'Rabid devpt under way as RP sits on backburner'By : Sustainability ..., Aug 8, 2013
Even as the holistic planning for Goa through the regional plan (RP) 2021 was put on the backburner after the RP's final release in October 2011, parallel planning by the government and the builders' lobby continues apace outside the scope of the RP, allege activists and NGOs... Read more.. Subject Tags: Technology |
Saranda to map mining, pristine zonesBy : Sustainability ..., Aug 7, 2013
Saranda forests in West Singhbhum will get fixed mining and no-mining zones within a month to benefit both the demands of economy and ecology. Chief secretary R.S. Sharma, in his directive to the forest department yesterday, asked for a strict demarcation of mining and... Read more.. |
Centre identifies 1,279 sites in NE for mini hydel plantsBy : Sustainability ..., Aug 7, 2013
The hue-and-cry over construction of hydro-power projects in the North-East, notwithstanding, the Centre has identified a total number of 1,279 sites including 119 in Assam for setting up mini hydel plants with an estimated potential of 2598.63 MW. The Centre on... Read more.. Subject Tags: Technology |
‘Commuters waste fuel worth Rs. 54 crore every year due to jams’By : Sustainability ..., Aug 6, 2013
As told by Chetan Agarwal, environmentalist and resident of Gurgaon, to HT. Tolls play an important role in financing highway projects but if traffic is beyond a certain level, then the externalities of toll plazas in terms of time wasted, fuel consumed and... Read more.. Subject Tags: Business , Disaster , Education , Health , Labor , Politics , Social Issues , Technology |