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Adarsh society violated green norms: Jairam RameshBy : sustainabilityo..., Nov 1, 2010
The Adarsh housing society has violated green norms and action will be taken against it once the Maharashtra government submits its final report, environment minister Jairam Ramesh said on Monday. The minister suggested that some of the floors of the 31-storey building... Read more.. |
MP plant to help reduce CO2 emissions: LanxessBy : sustainabilityo..., Oct 27, 2010
Chemical firm Lanxess India today said the company would be able to reduce about 95,000 tonnes of CO2 emissions per year following an investment of EUR 7 million for setting up a biomass fuel-based co-generation plant at its Nagda plant in Madhya Pradesh. "By utilising... Read more.. |
PricewaterhouseCoopers: Chopped carbon footprint by 20% in two yearsBy : sustainabilityo..., Oct 25, 2010
Where do you start when your company demands a 20% reduction in its carbon footprint? At PricewaterhouseCoopers, it wasn't enough to just pursue high-profile projects, such as building the LEED Gold-certified data center that came online in January. It was just as... Read more.. |
India creates new court to try environmental casesBy : sustainabilityo..., Oct 19, 2010
Polluters beware: India has created a tribunal to punish those who sully the forests or rivers or otherwise break its environmental laws — in the hopes of clearing a backlog of some 5,000 such cases languishing in a sluggish court system. India's judicial system is... Read more.. |
Pegasystems India gets carbon positive certificationBy : sustainabilityo..., Oct 15, 2010
Pegasystems India, the Indian headquarters and R&D center of Cambridge based Pegasystems, a provider of business process management (BPM) and customer relationship management (CRM) solutions, has partnered with Haworth, designer and manufacture of adaptable workspaces to... Read more.. |
Standing on Thin IceBy : Preeti Aggarwal, Oct 11, 2010
India has a prominent presence in the Intergovernmental Panel for Climate Change (IPCC) but we fail to realise that our country, which has the largest concentration of glaciers outside the polar cap has no university offering a specialised programme in glaciology. And much... Read more.. |
Supply chain sustainability driven more by awareness than third party certificationsBy : sustainabilityo..., Oct 8, 2010
In this interview under our ‘Corporate Sustainability Series’, Sanjib Bezbaroa (Head, Corporate Environment Health & Safety at ITC Ltd.) talks about the drivers for sustainability, emission reduction targets and the status of green procurement in ITC. Sanjib... Read more.. |
Company growth to depend on water, energy consumption: Eric FyrwaldBy : sustainabilityo..., Sep 11, 2010
This is a good time to be the CEO of NLC NALCO. After all, the whole world is talking about sustainable growth and the $3.7 billion company is among the global leaders in providing water treatment solutions to industry. Erik Fyrwald, chairman, president and CEO, NLC... Read more.. |
Maruti Suzuki Develops Fuel Efficient Car 'A-Star' By : sustainabilityo..., Sep 2, 2010
Using K Series technology, Maruti Suzuki has developed engines which have lower CO2 emissions than average European car emissions. 'A – star’, fitted with the K series engine is positioned as an environment friendly, fule efficient car. Company... Read more.. Subject Tags: A-Star , Business , Environment , Human Interest , India , Labor , Law , Maruti Suzuki , Maruti Suzuki India Ltd , Maruti Udyog Limited , Technology |
India rejects Vedanta mining plan on green worriesBy : sustainabilityo..., Aug 25, 2010
India on Tuesday rejected a plan by UK-based mining group Vedanta Resources Plc to mine bauxite in an eastern state over environmental concerns, a blow to the firm already facing hurdles to a planned $9.6 billion energy deal in the country. The decision comes after... Read more.. Subject Tags: Business , Environment , Hospitality , Law , Politics , Social Issues , Vedanta Resources Plc |