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Attero Launches Clean E-India Environment Month E-waste Collection DrivesBy : Sustainability ..., Jun 7, 2013
While in 2011 urban infrastructure development was allocated 0.7% of GDP, some studies have shown that this spending needs to be increased to at least 1.1% by 2031-32 .Attero has launched a month long series of E-waste Collection Drives as part of its Environment Month... Read more.. Subject Tags: Attero , Business , e-waste , India , International Finance Corporation , Labor , Law , Technology |
AP receives bids for 350 MW solar PV power units at Rs 6.49By : Sustainability ..., Jun 7, 2013
Thirty-four bidders have accepted the Rs 6.49 per unit price offer for solar photovoltaic power project development under the Andhra Pradesh State policy. Of the 1000 MW on offer, the aggregate bids resulted in response for about 350 MW. According to Energy... Read more.. Subject Tags: Technology |
Govt inks $150 mn loan pact with ADB for Uttarakhand hydropowerBy : Sustainability ..., Jun 7, 2013
The government has signed a $ 150 million loan agreement with the Asian Development Bank (ADB) for hydropower development in Uttarakhand, the multilateral funding agency today said. This is the fourth tranche of the loan under the Uttarakhand Power Sector Investment... Read more.. Subject Tags: Asian Development Bank , Technology |
India, Germany sign umbrella pact on energy, environmentBy : Sustainability ..., Jun 7, 2013
Seeking to further strengthen bilateral ties, India and Germany on Thursday signed an umbrella agreement on financial and technical cooperation in the field of energy, environment and management of natural resources. "The agreement we have signed today is a record in... Read more.. |
Goldman Sachs lifts investment in Indian renewable energyBy : Sustainability ..., Jun 5, 2013
Goldman Sachs’s private equity arm is doubling down on its investment in an Indian wind farm company, putting another $135m into ReNew Wind Power, in a sign of the increasing interest in Asian renewables. The planned investment follows last month’s pledge from Goldman... Read more.. |
Tata Power's Karnataka wind project under UN clean energy programmeBy : Sustainability ..., Jun 4, 2013
Tata PowerBSE 0.51 % today said its 50.4 MW wind energy project in Karnataka has been registered under the United Nation's clean development mechanism programme. "The Gadag plant helps in reducing an annual average of 99,100 tons of carbon-dioxide equivalent, by... Read more.. |
Tata Chemicals celebrates World Environment Day on 5th JuneBy : Sustainability ..., Jun 3, 2013
World Environment Day – an initiative of United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) on 5th June - is an annual event that is aimed at being the biggest and most widely celebrated global day for positive environmental action. The official theme for the World Environment Day... Read more.. |
WWF-India and Woodland light up remote villages in Central IndiaBy : Sustainability ..., May 31, 2013
Woodland, the global adventure wear brand and supporter of WWF-India’s conservation initiatives, donated solar lanterns to over 115 households in 3 villages in WWF-India’s Central Indian Satpuda Maikal Landscape at an event today in Mandla District, Madhya Pradesh. This... Read more.. |
Gujarat's wind power capacity grows highest in 4 yearsBy : Sustainability ..., May 31, 2013
In yet another leap in renewable energy sector, Gujarat has registered highest growth in wind power generation during past four years. Installed wind power generation capacities in the state has increased by 36 per cent during 2011-12 to 2,966 megawatt (Mw), making the state... Read more.. Subject Tags: energy , Technology |
Power Min, Environ Min discuss hydro projects clearances issueBy : Sustainability ..., May 31, 2013
In a bid to foster development of hydro sector, the Power Ministry has taken up the issue of environmental and forest clearances related to hydel projects with the Environment Ministry.
Even though India is estimated to have a hydro power potential... Read more.. Subject Tags: Technology |