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Indian Company Launches Solar-Powered Self-Cleaning ToiletsBy : Sustainability ..., Oct 27, 2014
An Indian company has announced a potentially revolutionary leap in sanitation and hygiene with the launch of a solar-powered toilet to coincide with the launch of the Clean India Mission. |
Innovative farmer among five award winnersBy : Sustainability ..., Oct 21, 2014
Farmer Gabrial Stany Veigus of Perar, a retired forest official who turned a 37-acre land into a model farm with innovative practices, is among the five persons who will receive the Rachana awards, instituted by Rachana, the Catholic Chamber of Commerce and Industry for 2014... Read more.. Subject Tags: India , Sustainable Agriculture |
Climate Change: India's Carbon Emissions From Improving Electricity Access in 30 Years Was MarginalBy : Sustainability ..., Oct 21, 2014
Improving household electricity access in India over the last 30 years contributed very marginally to the nation's total carbon emissions growth during that time, says a study published in Nature Climate Change. |
Man behind sugarcane ‘revolution’ in U’khandBy : Sustainability ..., Oct 21, 2014
The journey of a thousand miles, they say, starts with a single step. Rahul Kumar should know. The 29-year-old took the first step, quit his job in a pesticide firm and returned to his roots with a desire to do something for his village. Today, Kumar's wish has come true.... Read more.. |
BIS pushes for standards for all productsBy : Sustainability ..., Oct 21, 2014
To check the sale of non-standard electrical and electronics Chinese items and even Indian products like helmets, toothpaste and razors etc, Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) has approached the government to do away with the clause that allows several such items to be sold in... Read more.. |
SolarArise raises over Rs200 crore from Kotak’s infra fund and GEEREFBy : Sustainability ..., Oct 10, 2014
Solar energy firm SolarArise India Projects Pvt. Ltd has raised over Rs.200 crore from Core Infrastructure India Fund Pte Ltd (CIIF), managed by Kotak Mahindra Group and Global Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Fund (GEEREF), a fund of funds advised by European... Read more.. |
SunSwitch eyes `10 cr revenue from solar bizBy : Sustainability ..., Oct 10, 2014
SunSwitch India Private, a Delhi-based full-service provider of solar energy solutions and an arm of Ambica Steels, is expecting its solar business to contribute nearly Rs 10 crore in its overall revenue basket by financial year 2015, riding on the new range of solar products... Read more.. |
India approves projects in dash for growth, alarming green groupsBy : Sustainability ..., Oct 10, 2014
In late August, India's environment ministry rejected a proposal to build what would be the country's largest hydropower plant in a remote and pristine part of the country's northeast because of the potential damage to an area rich in biodiversity. |
Stop polluting Ganga or shut shop: Uma BhartiBy : Sustainability ..., Oct 10, 2014
All polluting industries along the river Ganga will have to set up sensor-based real-time online effluent monitoring system by March 31 next year. The government on Wednesday said it was serious about the deadline with water resources minister Uma Bharti issuing a veiled... Read more.. |
Electric crematoriums should be shut: Uma BharatiBy : Sustainability ..., Oct 10, 2014
The water resources, river development and Ganga rejuvenation minister, Uma Bharati, suggested on Tuesday that "electric" crematoriums should not be used on river banks and instead bodies should be burnt in a traditional way with minimum use of wood. She said that religious... Read more.. |