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IIFCL keen to fund renewable energy projectsBy : Sustainability ..., Dec 21, 2012
India Infrastructure Finance Company Ltd awaits final nod to launch the credit enhancement scheme next month. It is also seeking a bigger role in lending to the country’s renewable energy sector. Harsh Kumar Bhanwala, Executive Director, IIFCL, said the... Read more.. |
Pollution control body for ban on diesel vehicles in DelhiBy : Sustainability ..., Dec 19, 2012
Government today informed the Lok Sabha that Environment Pollution (Prevention and Control) Authority (EPCA) has recommended that there is need to ban diesel vehicles in Delhi to prevent emission of high smoke particles. "The EPCA in a report in 2012 has stated that... Read more.. |
IITs to help clean the YamunaBy : Sustainability ..., Dec 13, 2012
The Supreme Court has asked the directors of Indian Institutes of Technology (IIT) Delhi and Roorkee to find out measures to check pollution of the Yamuna. The river was becoming dirtier with each passing day despite several governments and civic bodies having spent Rs... Read more.. |
How Mahindra & Mahindra is championing sustainabilityBy : Sustainability ..., Dec 6, 2012
At a recent event at the Mahindra United World College near Pune, Mahindra & Mahindra CMD Anand Mahindra, in his speech to a gathering of students, teachers and parents, broke off to speak to the support staff (who were also present) about sustainability and the adjoining... Read more.. |
State govt to assess environment impact assessment reports of minesBy : Sustainability ..., Dec 3, 2012
The state government will conduct independent assessments of all environment impact assessment (EIA) reports of all working mines in Goa. In a letter to the Supreme Court's central empowered committee (CEC) written by the chief secretary B Vijayan, the government has... Read more.. |
Why not levy 25% green tax on diesel cars, Supreme Court asksBy : Sustainability ..., Nov 27, 2012
The Supreme Court on Monday sought the Centre's response to a radical plea for collection of 25% of the cost of a diesel car or SUV sold in the National Capital Region as green tax at the time of its purchase to deter people from buying more polluting personal vehicles and... Read more.. |
Kalam for evolving energy utilisation norms for industriesBy : Sustainability ..., Nov 25, 2012
Former President A P J Abdul Kalam on Sunday stressed the need for evolving energy utilisation norms for different industries like Cement, Steel, Urea and Textile on per capita basis. He suggested that an ‘Idea bank’ be created to which employees can provide innovative... Read more.. |
Sustainability and Challenges to its Adoption By : Amit Patel, Nov 23, 2012
An organization’s commitment towards EHS&S (Environment, Health, Safety and Sustainability) involves managing the responsibility towards stakeholders of their businesses by commitment to employee health & safety, compliance to government regulations, following good... Read more.. |
MEET UTTAR PRADESH, INDIA'S NEXT DISTRIBUTED SOLAR HOTBEDBy : Sustainability ..., Nov 20, 2012
Much attention has been paid to the distributed clean energy revolution brewing in Bihar. But for all the hype generated by Minister Kumar, what's happening next door in Uttar Pradesh may be even more exciting. The state is quickly becoming a hotbed for distributed solar... Read more.. |
Off-Grid Solar Thermal Technologies: Solving India’s Energy Crisis By : Ashok Paranjape, Nov 15, 2012
The Earth receives more than enough energy from the sun in an hour to supply the world’s energy requirements for the whole year. Unfortunately we harness only a tiny portion of the available solar energy and the world still primarily relies on power plants that burn fossil... Read more.. |