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ITC, IndusInd Bank, Welspun, TCS, BPCL and Wipro among Parivartan Sustainability Leadership Award Winners

By : Sustainability ..., Oct 15, 2012

Multi-business conglomerate ITC, Textile leader Welspun, Oil major BPCL, IT majors TCS and Wipro and banking leader IndusInd Bank were amongst 14 large and small Indian corporates that bagged the Parivartan Sustainability Leadership Awards for 2012.  

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India can meet its energy needs without nuclear plants: Study

By : Sustainability ..., Oct 4, 2012

India's energy needs can be met entirely by solar and other renewable sources, says a new study by two professors at the Indian Institute of Science (IISc) in Bangalore. Their report published in the journal Current Science may add ammunition to the anti-nuclear agitation in...

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India, US to boost cooperation to reduce power cuts

By : Sustainability ..., Sep 30, 2012

India and the US are exploring the possibilities of large scale cooperation in generation and storage of power from renewable sources like solar and wind power to make power cuts in India a thing of the past.

The two countries are setting up a group to discuss...

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Subject Tags: India

Future and Impact of hybrid vehicles in India

By : Sustainability ..., Sep 28, 2012

The concept of hybrid vehicles is not an alien concept to the Indian car market and automatically induces pictures of a cutting-edge technology driven vehicle that can run on conventional fuels like diesel or petrol, besides having a compelling ability to run on...

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Subject Tags: India

India firm on upping nuclear share in energy mix: Advisor to PM

By : Sustainability ..., Sep 25, 2012

Amid initiatives by various countries to scale down nuclear power generation in the wake of last year's Fukushima accident, India would continue to pursue its three-stage nuclear programme to raise nuclear's share in the country's energy mix.

India has got all the...

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Subject Tags: energy , India

India's water crisis' cheap solution: Waste water recycling

By : Sustainability ..., Sep 23, 2012

Where will India get its water from in the coming years? The water challenge is already grave and could get graver. By 2050, for instance, it is estimated that demand would go up to 1,180 million cubic metres, 1.65 times the current levels, a situation that would be made...

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Subject Tags: India

Finnish power firm opens shop in India

By : Sustainability ..., Sep 19, 2012

Finish power generation company Fortum, known for its low emissions and energy efficient technology, launched its India operations Tuesday.

"Our aim in India is to look into investment opportunities contributing to the development of India's energy infrastructure,"...

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Subject Tags: India

Blackouts Spur $18 Billion Power Grid Upgrade: Corporate India

By : Sustainability ..., Sep 18, 2012

Power Grid Corp. of India Ltd.,the nation’s largest electricity transmission company, may exceed a 1 trillion rupee ($18 billion) spending plan to upgrade its network and avoid a repeat of the world’s biggest blackout.

Revenue of the state-owned company, which is...

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DFID India, GIZ and Sankalp Forum Collaborate to Support Social Enterprises, Impact Investments in India's Low-Income States

By : Sustainability ..., Sep 14, 2012

 

Intellecap, DFID India, and Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH recently announced their collaboration to launch the Sankalp Forum-Samridhi Social Enterprise Recognition to bring forth sustainable and scalable businesses in eight low-...

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Subject Tags: India , Social Issues

Big India plans for next-gen Finnish power company

By : Sustainability ..., Sep 13, 2012

Finnish power generation company Fortum, which focusses on low emissions, resource-efficiency and energy security, sees energy-hungry India as a market with huge potential. "India is important for Fortum because of its growing electricity needs," Tapio Kuula, president and...

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