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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.. |
Bt brinjal: Stunted in India, to grow in BangladeshBy : Sustainability ..., Oct 29, 2013
Even as the Supreme Court is hearing a petition on allowing even field-trials of genetically modified (GM) food crops in the country, neighbouring Bangladesh is set to allow farmers grow transgenic Bt brinjal. Ironically, the Bt brinjal varieties approved for... Read more.. Subject Tags: India |
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.. |
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.. |
India to Issue New Rules for Foreign BanksBy : Sustainability ..., Oct 28, 2013
Indian regulators are expected to issue new rules governing the operation of foreign banks in coming days, in a step aimed at pressing them to set up local subsidiaries and lend more in poor, rural areas. More than 40 international banks now do business in India with... Read more.. Subject Tags: India , Social Issues |
Challenges faced by wind industryBy : Sustainability ..., Oct 28, 2013
There is a need to move to a more sustainable form of power generation for avoiding the adverse impacts of climate change, in line with the global target of keeping Global Mean Temperature rise below 2 degree C above pre-industrial levels, as agreed by the world leaders. If... Read more.. |
Energy giant abandons India projects over delaysBy : Sustainability ..., Oct 28, 2013
lobal mining and energy giant BHP Billiton announced yesterday it had given up on nine Indian deep-sea oil and gas projects due to delays in carrying out exploration at the sites. The Anglo-Australian giant said it had relinquished six blocks in the Bay of Bengal... Read more.. Subject Tags: India |
20 mt of wheat wasted in India every year: ReportBy : Sustainability ..., Oct 27, 2013
India’s poor harvesting methods coupled with inadequate storage and distribution system contribute significantly to the food wastage globally, says a report by Institution of Mechanical Engineers, UK. The report, which was released here on Friday, says that at present... Read more.. Subject Tags: India |
India, Australia to collaborate on clean fuel productionBy : Sustainability ..., Oct 25, 2013
India and Australia today said they could provide a solution to energy concerns and reduce reliance on imported fuels through a new research partnership on clean fuel production. The widespread introduction of a clean-burning synthetic fuel, dimethyl ether (DME), is a... Read more.. |
Crop loss or hoarding? Peeling onion crisis not easyBy : Sustainability ..., Oct 24, 2013
It’s past the time when onion prices could bring tears to your eyes. Now there is just anger and frustration. In three months, the retail price of onion has gone up by 150% — from Rs 40 per kg to Rs 100 per kg — in parts of the city. The government has been claiming since... Read more.. Subject Tags: India |