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Ex-Im Approves $57.3 Million in Financing for Renewable-Energy Exports to IndiaBy : Sustainability ..., Jul 18, 2012
The Export-Import Bank of the United States (Ex-Im Bank) has authorized a pair of loans totaling $57.3 million to Solar Field Energy Two Private Ltd. and Mahindra Surya Prakash Private Ltd., respectively, to finance the export of American solar panels and ancillary services... Read more.. |
Equis Funds may pick up stake in Bhilwara EnergyBy : Sustainability ..., Jul 17, 2012
ingapore’s Equis Funds Group is in advanced talks with the Ravi Jhunjhunwala-promoted LNJ Bhilwara Group for acquiring stake in Bhilwara Energy Ltd, both at the holding company level and for individual projects. “The due diligence is on,” said a person aware of the... Read more.. Subject Tags: AD Hydro Power Ltd. , Bhilwara Energy Limited , Equis Funds Group , India , LNJ Bhilwara Group , Technology |
Hanjer Biotech Energies awarded the Golden PeacockBy : Sustainability ..., Jul 16, 2012
Hanjer Biotech Energies (“Hanjer”) has been awarded the prestigious Golden Peacock Award 2012 for Eco-Innovation in Waste Management and Recycling. Hanjer has been selected for this prestigious award, in acknowledgement of its innovative, eco-friendly technology in... Read more.. Subject Tags: India , Technology |
Can a string of hydel projects set up by HNIs solve India's power riddle?By : Sustainability ..., Jul 15, 2012
As a slogan, "power to the people" predates Magna Carta and representative democracy. These days, as a mundane matter of daily utility, India is living up to the age-old message in its own, somewhat literal, way. With its showpiece thermal plants running short of... Read more.. Subject Tags: India |
JNNURM II opens doors for private playersBy : Sustainability ..., Jul 12, 2012
A few years hence, the city's water supply network and sewage treatment plants will be revamped with help from private players. The central government will launch the $40 billion second phase of its urban renewal mission in about four months to cover infrastructure... Read more.. |
With waste-to-energy, landfill search endsBy : Sustainability ..., Jul 11, 2012
In 1999, Singapore was sending 0.76 million tonnes of waste to its landfill site in a year and incinerating 2.04 million tonnes. In 2011, only 0.2 million tonnes was sent to the site while 2.66 million tonnes was sent for incineration to its four waste-to-energy (WTE) plants... Read more.. |
Solar Energy Corporation of India to develop India-centric technology and productsBy : Sustainability ..., Jul 9, 2012
The state-run Solar Energy Corporation of India is planning to set up small, pilot power plants with strong linkages with research and academic institutions to develop technologies and products relevant for India. "We need to put up demonstration solar power units, say... Read more.. |
Rio: Rating the environmental starsBy : Sustainability ..., Jul 5, 2012
Should nations receive ratings on their environmental performance? In some ways, they already do; carbon emissions are assessed on in toto and per capita bases, deforestation rates are calculated. But is it possible - is it desirable - to put all of this... Read more.. |
USD 1.28 million system to offer tips to farmersBy : Sustainability ..., Jul 2, 2012
A new system developed by a business school in Abu Dhabi will provide tips to poor agriculturists in India and other developing countries on how to improve the farming techniques. The system, called Totomanagement.org, developed by Insead Abu Dhabi at a cost of USD 1.... Read more.. Subject Tags: India |
'Not enough being done to tackle drought'By : Sustainability ..., Jun 29, 2012
With several states reeling under a drought-like situation as they await the monsoon, experts have pointed out that not enough is being done to deal with the situation arising out of scanty rainfall. Drought management, they say, assumes significance in view of... Read more.. Subject Tags: India , Technology |