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LEED with a regional perspective

By : Sustainability ..., Jul 21, 2014

The U.S. Green Building Council was in Bangalore last week to tie up an extra local stamping to its international LEED rating, making it more relevant to India. “Our multi-city trip to India will showcase our commitment to the Indian market to make LEED more pertinent to...

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Subject Tags: India , Technology

Coca-Cola, TERI University fund water management schooling in India

By : Sustainability ..., Jul 21, 2014

Beverage giant Coca-Cola has established a department on water studies at India's TERI University in a bid to tackle the challenges regarding water sustainability.

The Coca-Cola Department of Regional Water Studies also aims to help scientifically manage water...

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Installation of Solar Power Plants

By : Sustainability ..., Jul 21, 2014

 Ministry of New and Renewable Energy is encouraging all Government owned companies including coal and oil producing companies to install solar power plants. This was stated by Sh. Piyush Goyal, Minister of state for Power, Coal & New and Renewable Energy (Independent...

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4,000 units fail to submit annual report on e-waste

By : Sustainability ..., Jul 21, 2014

Even as the city of Kochi is reeling under lack of ways to dispose of the electronic waste, the units which function under the jurisdiction of pollution control board (PCB) have not yet provided details of e-waste generated and its disposal.

As per the 'E-waste...

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Jaitley makes additional funding for three sectors

By : Sustainability ..., Jul 21, 2014

Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Friday announced fresh budgetary support to three sectors in the Finance Bill 2014-15.

The additional funding is for schemes in the food processing, wind energy and health sectors.

Replying to the debate on the national...

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Subject Tags: Technology

Startup ties up with ragpickers to use waste for running green 3D printer

By : Sustainability ..., Jul 18, 2014

Narendra Modi may have never heard of Sidhant Pai, but if the young MIT graduate's plans remain on track then the 21-year-old may unwittingly become an ally in the Indian prime minister's push to clean up Indian cities. In the run up to the general election, Modi had made...

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Subject Tags: Technology

India to Irrigate 35 Million Hectares, Generate 34,000 MW Power via River Linking

By : Sustainability ..., Jul 18, 2014

The Union government has estimated an additional irrigation of 35 million hectares of land and generate 34,000 mega watts of hydro power, through inter-linking of rivers, Union Minister for Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation Uma Bharti stated.

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Suzlon to invest up to $50 million in Brazil wind facility

By : Sustainability ..., Jul 18, 2014

Suzlon Energy Ltd., India’s top wind-turbine supplier, will invest as much as $50 million in a manufacturing plant in Brazil, its first in Latin America. The plant, expected to be open in about 18 months, will have initial capacity of 400 megawatts (MW) a year, chairman Tulsi...

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Value Labs installs 13 MW of solar power

By : Sustainability ..., Jul 18, 2014

In perhaps the first venture of its kind in the Indian domestic IT sector, Value Labs has installed and commissioned 13 MW of solar power to emerge self-reliant in its power demands.The Hyderabad-based, IT product development, services and consulting company has invested...

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Mayor Sole to lead fight for JNNURM funds

By : Sustainability ..., Jul 18, 2014

Mayor Anil Sole, who is also president of All India Council of Mayors, has decided to lead initiative for getting funds sanctioned for ongoing projects approved under Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission (JNNURM). The central government had announced it would stop...

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Subject Tags: Technology