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‘Commuters waste fuel worth Rs. 54 crore every year due to jams’By : Sustainability ..., Aug 6, 2013
As told by Chetan Agarwal, environmentalist and resident of Gurgaon, to HT. Tolls play an important role in financing highway projects but if traffic is beyond a certain level, then the externalities of toll plazas in terms of time wasted, fuel consumed and... Read more.. Subject Tags: Business , Disaster , Education , Health , Labor , Politics , Social Issues , Technology |
India’s 100 eco-friendly MRI installations save Rs.3.6 cr of energy costs for hospitals compared to conventional versionsBy : Sustainability ..., Jun 22, 2013
Indian hospitals which have installed the 100 eco-friendly MRI installations save energy costs of Rs.3.6 crore to hospitals annually. The green MRI systems use 34 per cent less energy than previous generation MRI systems while achieving outstanding image quality required for... Read more.. |
Renewable energy firms explore listing in SingaporeBy : Sustainability ..., May 16, 2013
Several Indian renewable energy firms are exploring the option of listing on the Singapore stock exchange (SGX) as they look for better valuations and also seek to benefit from the concept of “business trusts”. The companies include IL&FS Wind Power Trust, Mytrah... Read more.. |
Mahindra Reva launches all-electric car in ChandigarhBy : Sustainability ..., Apr 24, 2013
Mahindra Reva, country’s electric vehicle pioneer, part of the USD 15.9 billion Mahindra Group, today unveiled its all-electric, zero-emission ‘Mahindra e2o’in Chandigarh which would be available at a per month cost of Rs 12,802 (including EMI and running cost). ... Read more.. Subject Tags: Disaster , Environment , Health , Labor , Mahindra Reva Electric Vehicles Private Limited , Social Issues , Technology , Weather |
Sunpreme completes largest commercial rooftop PV installation in PunjabBy : Sustainability ..., Mar 20, 2013
Sunpreme, a solar power producer headquartered in California, US, has completed, it claims, the largest commercial rooftop PV installation in Punjab, India. The 150kW rooftop PV array has been installed at the Guru Nanak Dev Super Speciality (GNDSS) Hospital. It... Read more.. |
Coal power emissions may have killed 100,000 Indians in 2012: StudyBy : Sustainability ..., Mar 13, 2013
According to recent assessments by Delhi-based Urban Emissions, over 100,000 people died prematurely in 2011-12 due to emissions from thermal power stations in India. The study is based on a database of 111 coal power plants representing a generation capacity of 121 GW... Read more.. Subject Tags: Health |
Vodafone releases sustainability reportBy : Sustainability ..., Jan 16, 2013
Vodafone India on Tuesday spelt out its game plan to include socially relevant services as part of its business. The company released ‘Footprints II’, the second edition of its Sustainability Report, which encapsulates the various initiatives undertaken by Vodafone India.... Read more.. |
Kitchen wastes cook hot meals for patientsBy : Sustainability ..., Nov 23, 2012
Waste not, want not is Tata Motors Hospital's new motto. The private heal hub in Telco, Jamshedpur, which has been catering to curative needs of 500,000 people in and around the steel city for more than four decades, has now become the first healthcare... Read more.. |
IT as an enabling tool for Business Sustainability By : Suparna Shankar..., Nov 16, 2012
It does not matter how big or small Indian organizations are, they must learn from the recent power grid failure. The recent power grid failure in North India exposed the precarious demand-supply imbalance in power and vulnerability of a grid with complex inter-... Read more.. Subject Tags: Disaster , Environment , Health , Labor , Resource Efficiency , Social Issues , Technology |
Climate change: EU rebrands green energy campaignBy : Sustainability ..., Oct 9, 2012
The EU has launched a campaign aimed at showing how low-carbon solutions can improve quality of life. The European Commission believes that policies to cut greenhouse gases will only work if individuals share the vision of... Read more.. |