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India to collaborate with Germany to improve rail connectivity of ports

By : sustainabilityo..., Oct 17, 2016

In a move that could give a boost to the country’s logistics sector and exports, Germany and India have agreed to collaborate on projects for improving rail connectivity of Indian ports. The two...

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2,000 MW Mandvi power plant gets green nod

By : sustainabilityo..., Oct 17, 2016

Infrastructure Leasing and Financial Services Ltd (IL&FS) group has received environmental clearance for its proposed 2000 MW gas-based power project in Mandvi taluka of Kutch district....

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International Solar Alliance to be ratified at COP22 in Marrakech in November

By : sustainabilityo..., Oct 13, 2016

The International Solar Alliance (ISA), a brainchild of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, announced at the climate conference in Paris (COP21), will be ratified at the forthcoming COP22 in Marrakech...

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Mahindra group becomes first Indian company to announce carbon price

By : sustainabilityo..., Oct 13, 2016

Mahindra & Mahindra today became the first Indian company to announce its internal carbon price of $ 10 per tonne of carbon emitted. Mahindra’s carbon price is aligned with its business...

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Oeko-Tex tool helps brands measure Detox progress

By : sustainabilityo..., Oct 13, 2016

Textile certification business, Oeko-Tex, has launched a new tool which is designed to help textile production facilities to communicate their progress in meeting the targets laid out by...

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EU funding for textile sorting technology pilot

By : sustainabilityo..., Oct 13, 2016

Dutch sustainability consultancy Circle Economy has announced that it has received €3.5 million of funding for a project which aims to demonstrate the viability of smart textile sorting...

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IFC’s PaCT and VF Corporation Partner to Reduce Water, Energy and Chemical Use in Textile Factories in Bangladesh

By : sustainabilityo..., Oct 13, 2016

IFC, a member of the World Bank Group, and VF Corporation, a global leader in branded lifestyle apparel, footwear and accessories, are working together to enhance the long-term competitiveness...

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Green power producers say state utilities imposing charges, hampering green energy

By : sustainabilityo..., Oct 10, 2016

Green energy producers say state utilities that buy power from them for sale to retail and industrial consumers are imposing too many charges on them, hampering the shift toward cleaner...

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Piyush Goyal assures financial aid to Haryana's proposed smart grid project

By : sustainabilityo..., Oct 10, 2016

The Union Minister of State for Power, Coal, New and Renewable Energy and Mines, Piyush Goyal on Saturday assured to give financial assistance to Haryana’s demand for the proposed smart grid...

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Subject Tags: industry news , smart grid

In three years, renewable sector will be worth Rs2 trillion in India: Rahul Munjal

By : sustainabilityo..., Oct 10, 2016

India’s renewable energy industry will be worth Rs2 trillion within the next three years and in five years India’s energy industry will be different from what we see today, said Rahul Munjal,...

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Subject Tags: industry news , R&D