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India Inc may soon be trading energy-saving certificatesBy : sustainabilityo..., Jan 26, 2010
The Government is readying the blueprint for a new market-based mechanism that will use energy saving certifications to spur efficiency improvements across large, energy-intensive industries. Under the new Perform, Achieve and Trade (PAT) proposal, which could be... Read more.. Subject Tags: energy |
Call for incentives to boost energy efficiencyBy : sustainabilityo..., Jan 22, 2010
The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI) has suggested incentivising energy efficiency in industries as part of an action plan on its paper on India's energy security. TERI, which had submitted the energy security paper to the Prime Minister in June last, has now come... Read more.. Subject Tags: energy |
Clean tech takes years to achieve widespread useBy : sustainabilityo..., Jan 21, 2010
If the world is to have a hope of limiting greenhouse gas emissions in the coming decades, policy makers will have to implement clean-energy technologies at a faster pace. According to research firm Chatham House, in the recent past, green energy technologies have taken some... Read more.. Subject Tags: energy , Human Interest |
Govt unveils rules to boost green power investmentBy : sustainabilityo..., Jan 20, 2010
The government has crafted rules for trading of certificates aimed at rewarding producers of clean energy, a move expected to boost the share of electricity from renewable sources in one of the world's top carbon polluters. India's power regulator has laid out... Read more.. |
PSUs Going Green By : Shila Kumar, Jan 19, 2010
Intense competition is forcing Indian PSUs to look at measures to cut costs, reduce energy wastages, improve operational efficiencies. Environment-friendly measures help achieve these objectives and improve both margins and goodwill. ... Read more.. |
Give tax sops to individuals, cos investing in green tech: CIIBy : sustainabilityo..., Jan 17, 2010
The government should give income tax benefits to manufacturers of solar and wind energy equipment in view of global initiatives on climate change and sustainability, industry body CII said. "The benefits of tax holiday under the Income Tax Act could be extended to... Read more.. |
Iceland seeks cooperation with India in clean energy, IT, oil explorationBy : sustainabilityo..., Jan 14, 2010
Visiting Iceland President Olafur Ragnar Grímsson on Thursday sought India's cooperation in the field of clean energy, geothermal energy, information technology and oil exploration. Grímsson and his wife, Dorrit Moussaieff, are currently on an official visit to India... Read more.. |
India Plans $16 Billion Energy-Saving Market to Curb EmissionsBy : sustainabilityo..., Jan 14, 2010
India, the world’s fourth-largest polluter, plans to start a market to trade energy-saving credits that may reach 740 billion rupees ($16 billion) in five years as it seeks to curb emissions that cause global warming. Businesses that exceed energy efficiency targets... Read more.. |
Solar power to transform rural IndiaBy : sustainabilityo..., Jan 12, 2010
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today expressed hope that the National Solar Mission will transform India's energy prospects and contribute to national as well as global efforts to combat climate change. Launching the Mission titled ''Solar India'' here, Dr Singh said... Read more.. Subject Tags: energy |
India to have five nuclear energy parks by 2032By : sustainabilityo..., Jan 12, 2010
India would set up five energy parks by 2032 to raise the generation of nuclear energy. "The selected sites for the energy parks are Haripur in West Bengal, Mithi Virdi in Gujarat, Jaitapur in Maharashtra, Kovvada in Andhra Pradesh and Kudamkulam in Tamil Nadu,"... Read more.. Subject Tags: energy |