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Delhi’s power play at climate change eventBy : Sustainability ..., Sep 25, 2020
NEW DELHI: Manipur’s Phayeng village has been given the tag of being India’s first carbon positive settlement. Delhi has implemented “Bijli Swaraj”—a strategy to shift to renewable energy and create green jobs and reduce dependency on fossil fuels. Punjab is making several... Read more.. Subject Tags: India , Sustainable Development |
NTPC plans industrial parks at power plants, invites EoIsBy : Sustainability ..., Sep 23, 2020
NEW DELHI: India’s largest power generation utility plans to set up industrial parks inside its power projects across the country and has invited expression of interests (EoIs) from Indian firms. State-run NTPC Ltd wants to attract energy-intensive manufacturing units with... Read more.. Subject Tags: India , Sustainable Development |
India joins ‘Alliance for Poverty Eradication’ at UN as founding memberBy : Sustainability ..., Jun 26, 2020
India has become a founding member of an Alliance for Poverty Eradication at the UN, launched by the President of the General Assembly, aimed at focussing on efforts to boost global economy in... Read more.. Subject Tags: Sustainable Development |
Business rejig: PTC Financial Services to focus on new energy, sustainable segmentsBy : Sustainability ..., Apr 17, 2020
PTC Financial Services Ltd has restructured its business portfolio to lay focus on new energy and sustainable segments. It is evaluating some of the opportunities that will unfold once the Covid-19 pandemic situation settles down. Pawan Singh, Managing Director and CEO, PFS,... Read more.. Subject Tags: coronavirus , PTC Financial Services , renewable energy projects , Sustainable Development |
New Development Bank invests $100m in IndiaBy : Sustainability ..., Apr 3, 2020
The New Development Bank (NDB) has approved a $100 million (£80m) investment in India. The funding aims to catalyse the private sector to further boost affordable housing and green infrastructure in the South Asian nation. The bank’s project pipeline for 2020 covers... Read more.. |
Need for green clearance way to achieve sustainable development, says SCBy : Sustainability ..., Apr 3, 2020
The need for environment clearance for a project must be seen as a measure to achieve sustainable development, the Supreme Court has said. The court ruled that the “concept of an ex-post facto EC (environmental clearance) is in derogation of the fundamental principles of... Read more.. |
World Water Day | Managing challenges for water access to allBy : Sustainability ..., Mar 23, 2020
The launching of a novel scheme under the Jal Jeevan Mission (JJM) by the Prime Minister in December for ensuring piped water supply to all rural households by 2024, is a welcome step in meeting the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals (6.1) for achieving universal and... Read more.. |
India needs structural reforms to boost growth, policymakers should lead way for climate action: UN reportBy : Sustainability ..., Jan 20, 2020
In the face of an economic slowdown, India needs to continue structural reforms necessary to boost growth, said a United Nations report Friday. The UN report ‘World Economic Situation and Prospects 2020 (WESP)’ stated that, “The combination of fiscal stimulus and financial... Read more.. |
Sustainability Outlook partners with Indus Exposium for the 2nd Global Summit on Waste to Energy and BiofuelsBy : Sustainability ..., Dec 19, 2019
After the huge success of its inaugural edition in February 2019 the 2nd Global Summit on Waste to Energy & Biofuels (GSWEB-2020) is back. With a firm focus on advanced conversion... Read more.. |
Coal Min to set up 'Sustainable Development Cell' to address green concernsBy : Sustainability ..., Dec 16, 2019
The Coal Ministry on Sunday said it will establish 'Sustainable Development Cell' (SDC) for promoting sustainable coal mining in the country and address environmental concerns at closure of mines. The SDC envisages to address environment mitigation measures in a systemic... Read more.. Subject Tags: Sustainable Development , sustainable mining |