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Infrastructure Development in India: A Transition in the Making By : Sustainability ..., Dec 1, 2014
An analysis of the previous and present government plans reveal that Energy Security and Improving Connectivity (both physical and virtual) are emerging as the two major areas of infrastructure development in India. Recently, there has been a... Read more.. |
Vehicle Sharing – Exploring the Market in India By : Sustainability ..., Nov 7, 2014
Vehicle sharing is the simplest, most cost effective intervention for addressing the urban mobility problems we are facing today. In the Indian economy, which faces rapid rates of urbanization, urban mobility problems will choke growth in multiple ways, including:... Read more.. Subject Tags: Business , Education , Health , India , Labor , Politics , Resource Efficiency , Social Issues , Technology |
Collaboration to Transform Logistics: From Cost-to-country (CTC) to Benefit-to Country (BTC) By : Sustainability ..., Nov 5, 2014
LOGISTICS SECTOR: HIGH CTC Contrary to popular perception, costs of transporting goods from production sites to the end consumer are significant compared to producing them. The logistics sector costs accounted for 14% India’s GDP and amounted to... Read more.. Subject Tags: energy , freight , Green Freight , green freight , India , logistics , Politics , Social Issues , sustainable logistics , Sustainable Logistics , sustainable transport , Technology , transportation |
A Green Opportunity for Viscose Processing in India By : Sustainability ..., Oct 6, 2014
India is the second largest exporter of viscose behind China and in 2012, India produced 84.37 million kg viscose spun yarn. While the production of viscose fiber is relatively low compared to the 259.88 million kg of polyester spun yarn and the 3126 million kg of cotton,... Read more.. |
India won’t give new deal in UN Climate SummitBy : Sustainability ..., Sep 16, 2014
India is expected to stick to its tough stand on climate negotiation and make no new announcement at the UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon's climate summit in New York this month, which UN officials said would be a major turning point in the global approach to the issue. ... Read more.. |
Purulia to get 250-MW solar project soon, says WB MinisterBy : Sustainability ..., Aug 13, 2014
West Bengal Power and Non-Conventional Energy Sources Minister Manish Gupta on Tuesday said his government plans to set up a 250-MW solar project in Purulia at an estimated cost of Rs 1,400 crore. “The largest solar project in the country will feed the 900-MW Purulia... Read more.. |
Electricity from Sewage in IndiaBy : Sustainability ..., Aug 13, 2014
India’s newly elected government’s agenda on sanitation and sewage treatment is intent towards improving the socio-economic spheres of our times. Financial schemes from the central government to build sewage treatment plants, river cleaning programmes and providing clean... Read more.. |
Girnar Food to cut use of plant protection chemicals fullyBy : Sustainability ..., Aug 12, 2014
Mumbai-based Girnar Food and Beverages will reduce its usage of plant protection chemicals totally by 2020. This is part of recent initiatives taken by firms producing and marketing tea. Firms such as Hindustan Unilever and Tata Global Beverages have initiated plans to... Read more.. |
Government aims to add 10,000 MW per year to lift wind energy sectorBy : Sustainability ..., Aug 12, 2014
The government plans to rapidly accelerate wind energy generation, adding an ambitious 10,000 MW every year, or five times the total new capacity that came up in the last fiscal, as the Modi government takes steps to reduce India's dependence on costly energy imports. ... Read more.. |
Rajasthan Bets Big On Mega Solar PlantsBy : Sustainability ..., Aug 12, 2014
New Solar Policy Draft Enters Uncharted Territory; Thrust On Mega Projects Of 500 MW And Above With Customised Packages; Such Projects Are Still Untested In The Country With The Largest Being 130-MW Plant In MP; Withdrawing Sops For Smaller Projects Is A Gamble; Past... Read more.. |