Environment
‘Go green..., it makes business sense’By : Sustainability ..., May 1, 2013
Going green makes business sense, it helps shore up the triple bottom line — people, planet, and profits, N. Muthusezhiyan of CII-Sohrabji Godrej Green Business Centre has said. Addressing a one-day workshop on CII Green Company Rating System — GreenCo — here on Tuesday, he said... |
Indus Towers says 20% of its sites are diesel freeBy : Sustainability ..., Apr 25, 2013
Telecom mast operator Indus Towers on Wednesday said 20,000 of its sites across 15 circles or 20 percent of its network is diesel free and it aims to make another 10,000 sites diesel free in the current fiscal. Indus Towers is a joint venture between telecom majors Bharti Airtel, Vodafone... |
Parivartan Sustainability Leadership Awards 2013 Launched; Advance deadline by June 14, 2013By : Sustainability ..., Apr 24, 2013
Sustainability Outlook, India’s only market access and collaboration platform focused on sustainability and low carbon development, today announced the launch of the Parivartan Sustainability Leadership Awards 2013. Parivartan Sustainability leadership awards are an annual initiative to recognize... |
Mahindra Reva launches all-electric car in ChandigarhBy : Sustainability ..., Apr 24, 2013
Mahindra Reva, country’s electric vehicle pioneer, part of the USD 15.9 billion Mahindra Group, today unveiled its all-electric, zero-emission ‘Mahindra e2o’in Chandigarh which would be available at a per month cost of Rs 12,802 (including EMI and running cost). |
Japanese firms look to market energy efficient products in IndiaBy : Sustainability ..., Apr 17, 2013
Japanese firms are looking to market energy efficient products in India. These firms appear to see a great opportunity from a business expansionist point of view, given that India has disturbingly high levels of carbon, which is increasing by the day. A study compiled by the... |
Wind energy project hit by Bengal’s land allocation policyBy : Sustainability ..., Apr 7, 2013
Mamata Banerjee’s ‘no land acquisition’ policy has already impacted investment into West Bengal. Now, her policy to allocate State-held land through competitive bidding may prove to be a stumbling block in attracting investments in the Eastern region’s largest wind-farm... |
SC slaps Rs. 100 cr. penalty on Sterlite for pollutionBy : Sustainability ..., Apr 3, 2013
The Supreme Court on Tuesday allowed the Sterlite Copper Smelter plant to function in Tuticorin in public interest, but asked the company to pay Rs. 100 crore as compensation for polluting land and water by running it without approval for a considerable period of time. However, this judgment... |
SOLARCON® India 2013 to highlight the importance of PV manufacturing in IndiaBy : Sustainability ..., Mar 23, 2013
Today, SEMI, the global industry associationserving the photovoltaics, nano- and microelectronics manufacturing supply chains, announced SOLARCON® India 2013 the fifth edition of its solar focused trade show and conference to be held at the KTPO Exhibition Complex in Whitefield, Bangalore,... |
NTPC commissions first solar power plantBy : Sustainability ..., Mar 22, 2013
Even as ambitious plans of Noida and Greater Noidadiscoms to establish non-conventional energy projects are yet to take shape, NTPC-Dadri is all set to begin operations of a 5MW solar power plant by the end of this month. The solar plant, built at a cost of Rs 48.59 crore, will be... |
Telcom operators seek sops for meeting green targets to power cellular towersBy : Sustainability ..., Mar 20, 2013
Telecom operators have told the government that they will not be able to achieve the 2015 target for using renewable energy to power cellular towers unless they are provided subsidy or viability funding. |
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