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Kellogg (K) to Monitor Suppliers’ Carbon Emissions

By : Sustainability ..., Aug 14, 2014

Kellogg (K) is looking to cut carbon emissions from suppliers by monitoring them.

Kellogg will require some suppliers, such as farms and mills, to report carbon emissions. These suppliers will also be required to submit plans for reducing their carbon emissions. The...

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Subject Tags: Environment , Kellogg

'Polluting industrial sites putting Delhites at health risk'

By : Sustainability ..., Aug 13, 2014

Polluting industrial sites dot the entire city and are putting Delhites at a huge health risk, said a study report Tuesday. 

Eighteen sites have been identified as potential 'hotspots' in Delhi that are regularly contaminating the city's environment by releasing toxic...

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Govt introduces new scheme for Thermal Power Plants as R&D project

By : Sustainability ..., Aug 12, 2014

The government has introduced a new scheme for 'Development of Advanced Ultra Super-Critical (Adv-USC) Technology for Thermal Power Plants' as an R&D Project, Parliament was informed today. 

The aim & objective of the scheme, which was introduced in the Union...

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Subject Tags: Environment , Technology

Green Campus- Indian Colleges Go Green

By : Sustainability ..., Aug 12, 2014

Zero waste zone, carbon footprint, water conservation, renewable energy are the buzz words when it comes to sustainability of environment. A paper titled 'Environmental Performance Studies' on educational institutions' presented in the International Journal of Environmental...

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Empowering Telangana Farmers with Free Solar Pumps

By : Sustainability ..., Aug 12, 2014

Telangana faces a power shortage due to the huge demand from Hyderabad city, industries and agricultural pump-sets. The Andhra Pradesh Electricity Regulatory Commission (APERC) advisory of 16 June 2014 to the Telangana Government says there are 18.14 lakh electric- pump sets...

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Railways to harness green power to reduce hefty energy bill

By : Sustainability ..., Aug 11, 2014

Railways have firmed up plans to harness solar and wind power as part of its move to tap renewable energy in a big way to reduce fuel bill substantially. 

The total fuel bill of railways during the current financial year has been estimated to be a whopping Rs 35,000...

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North Eaastrn Council Tests New Base Station Energy Management Systems in India

By : Sustainability ..., Aug 11, 2014

NEC and Pixela Corporation will begin testing the use of two innovative new energy management systems to cut base station power needs.

A renewable photovoltaic (PV) energy and lithium-ion rechargeable battery system will be installed at 20 sites. At a further 52 sites...

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Building smart cities without energy

By : Sustainability ..., Aug 8, 2014

Recent statements by Ministers from the National Democratic Alliance, when read together, provide insights into the government’s acche din promise. Urban Development Minister M. Venkaiah Naidu promised to create a hundred smart cities with better facilities, connectivity and...

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Brazil, South Arica, India and China chalk out plan for climate negotiations

By : Sustainability ..., Aug 8, 2014

Meeting for the first time since the UN-sponsored climate change negotiations in Warsaw last November, ministers of the four BASIC countries—Brazil, South Arica, India and China-—sought to craft a common position for the next round...

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Tata Global Beverages plans 100 per cent sustainable sourcing by 2020

By : Sustainability ..., Aug 8, 2014

Tata Global Beverages (TGB) today said it plans to achieve 100 per cent sustainable sourcing by year 2020. 

In a statement, Tata Global Beverages said its commitment to reduce the use of synthetic plant protection formulations in the supply chain is an integral part of...

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Subject Tags: Environment , Technology