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India Green IT and sustainability spending to reach USD 29.2 billion this year: GartnerBy : Sustainability ..., Oct 18, 2013
India's spending on green IT and sustainability initiatives will reach USD 29.2 billion in 2013 a 17.6 percent increase from USD 24.8 billion that was spent in 2012, according to Gartner, Inc. In the Gartner report “Hype Cycle for Green IT and Sustainability in India,... Read more.. Subject Tags: Business |
Enhancing brand value through sustainability By : Sustainability ..., Oct 17, 2013
Consumer sentiment has been subdued in India. Perhaps for the first time, a fundamental energy resource constraint has driven a period of slow, volatile growth. Almost all sectors of consumption have experienced volatility and a decline in demand in the last 6 months. It... Read more.. |
New 1600 kV ultra high voltage research centre at Ambad MIDCBy : Sustainability ..., Oct 13, 2013
The Crompton Greaves Ltd (CGL), an Avantha Group company, on Saturday commissioned a 1,600 kV Ultra High Voltage (UHV) Research Centre at its switchgear manufacturing unit at Ambad industrial estate of Maharashtra Industrial Development Corporation (MIDC). The... Read more.. Subject Tags: Business , Maharashtra Industrial Development Corporation , Technology , The Crompton Greaves Ltd |
Power outage hits ift irrigation schemesBy : Sustainability ..., Oct 10, 2013
Agricultural fields spread over about four lakh acres in Prakasam and Guntur districts may wither away if the electricity employees continue their agitation. Power supply to a number of lift irrigation schemes has been affected in the last five days after electricity... Read more.. |
UN body rejects EU move to levy carbon tax on foreign airlinesBy : Sustainability ..., Oct 8, 2013
India, along with countries like China, Russia and the US, scored a diplomatic victory in the aviation sector. The UN body in charge of civil aviation, International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO), made it clear that the Europe Union would not be... Read more.. Subject Tags: Business , European Union |
Aviation bodies hail agreement to curb carbon emissionsBy : Sustainability ..., Oct 7, 2013
Global aviation bodies today hailed as "historic" an agreement among 191 countries at the International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO) to curb carbon emissions, which would lead European Union to abandon plans to impose carbon tax on all flights over... Read more.. Subject Tags: Business |
World Bank 'gambling assets' by investing in private water firmsBy : Sustainability ..., Oct 7, 2013
Civil society groups are pressuring the World Bank to disinvest from private water companies, saying that privatising ownership and management of this natural resource has failed to improve access to clean drinking water. The World Bank is subsidising private... Read more.. Subject Tags: Business , International Finance Corporation , Technology , The World Bank Group , World Bank |
Indian Companies Seek Business-Trust Listings in SingaporeBy : Sustainability ..., Oct 3, 2013
Indian wind-power developers and a toll-road operator are flocking to list in Singapore, but they could be in for a bumpy ride thanks to India's struggles with a weaker currency and an ailing economy. Companies from the South Asian country seeking to unlock value from... Read more.. |
US, EU irked by India’s compulsory licence plan for green technologiesBy : Sustainability ..., Oct 2, 2013
The US and the EU have raised strong objections to India’s decision to allow compulsory licensing in the green technology sector. Compulsory licensing allows domestic producers to manufacture copied versions of patented environment-friendly products. India’s... Read more.. Subject Tags: Business |
India, US in it for the long haulBy : Sustainability ..., Sep 29, 2013
As the US-India bilateral relationship progressed to what President Obama termed “one of the most defining partnerships of the 21st century”, the two countries have widened their canvas of collaboration. But with greater engagements have come greater... Read more.. Subject Tags: Business , Entertainment , Environment , Health , India , Politics , Technology , United States |