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Green is the Way Indian Real Estate Sector is HeadedBy : Sustainability ..., Jun 27, 2014
Corporate India is going “green” with its new campuses and buildings across the country. And this is primarily because it wants to cut down on power and water consumption, to reduce its operational and overhead costs. ... Read more.. Subject Tags: Business |
Investments in infrastructure pushing demand for PVCBy : Sustainability ..., Jun 25, 2014
Globally, plastics industry is one of the leading contributors to economic growth. In spite of recession and long-term consolidation trend, the plastics industry has been one of largest and fastest-growing industry sectors of the economy. In the second... Read more.. Subject Tags: Business |
Future shock: Whisper-quiet electric HarleysBy : Sustainability ..., Jun 24, 2014
Sales of electric motorcycles are just a tiny slice of a market that totals about 370,000 road-legal motorcycles a year in the United States, but Harley-Davidson, the proudly American maker of rumbling, brawny heavyweights, is hinting that it would like to change that. ... Read more.. |
Power woes haunt pharma industries at JNPCBy : Sustainability ..., Jun 24, 2014
Pharma units housed in the Jawaharlal Nehru Pharma City at Parawada on the city's outskirts are finding themselves literally powerless these days. And it is not just the power cuts being imposed on industrial units to be blamed for the plight of pharma units in the Pharma... Read more.. Subject Tags: Andhra Pradesh Industrial Infrastructure Corporation , Business , JNPC Industries , Labor , Law , Ramky Group |
Agra bans plastic bags to curb pollutionBy : Sustainability ..., Jun 20, 2014
With an aim to curb the rising pollution in Yamuna, the Agra district administration has decided to strictly implement the ban on use of polythene in the city. For the same cause, the municipal authorities have been asked to place barricades at Yamuna ghats to resist locals... Read more.. |
Indian Green Building Council targets 10 billion square feet green building area by 2022By : Sustainability ..., Jun 19, 2014
Indian Green Building Council (IGBC) today said over 2 billion sq ft area of green building projects has been registered so far and is targeting to have 10 billion sq ft by 2022. IGBC is a part of CII-Godrej Green Business Centre, which is actively involved in... Read more.. Subject Tags: Business |
Global automakers split on 'green car' strategyBy : Sustainability ..., Jun 19, 2014
In a contest reminiscent of the scrap for pre-eminence in the home video market, which pitched Betamax against VHS, huge auto firms are going all out for very different technologies. Toyota, which is ending a battery deal with US electric car leader Tesla, is... Read more.. |
Green managers stuff funds with Apple after environmental reformsBy : Sustainability ..., Jun 18, 2014
Apple Inc, criticized in the past for greenhouse gas emissions, use of toxic materials and the hiring of underage workers, has improved its practices and earned better scores from groups such as Greenpeace. That's good news for environmentally-aware mutual funds that hold... Read more.. |
Infosys turns green, proposes 50 MW solar park in KarnatakaBy : Sustainability ..., Jun 17, 2014
Eight years on, the software industry posterchild is about to embark on generating its own power, in the process saving costs, getting clean reliable power for its operations and fulfilling its broader obligations to society. Infosys has proposed a 50 mw solar park... Read more.. |
DLF follows Gujarat model, to install solar panel on commercial buildingsBy : Sustainability ..., Jun 17, 2014
DLF is set to become the first real estate developer in the country to generate power by installing solar panels on top of its office buildings, a move similar to the experiment in Gujarat, where the state government has installed such panels on top of government buildings... Read more.. |