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Chinese know-how for garbage-to-power projectBy : Sustainability ..., Apr 24, 2013
Ramky Enviro Engineers, the Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation’s (GHMC) private partner in undertaking the Integrated Municipal Solid Waste Management Project at Jawaharnagar, will be soon taking up construction of the four-stage garbage-to-power plant to utilise 2,400 tonnes of garbage... |
How small-scale farmers are growing more rice with less water and fewerBy : Sustainability ..., Apr 16, 2013
When Indian farmer Sumant Kumar harvested a record-breaking yield of 22.4 metric tons of rice on one hectare of land, instead of his usual yield of 4 or 5 tons per hectare, it was an achievement that created international headlines in the popular press. ... |
Slump in solar VC investments Q1 2013By : Sustainability ..., Apr 11, 2013
The slump in global venture capital (VC) investments in the solar sector, which started in Q3 2012, continued, dipping to $126 million in 26 deals in Q1 2013, compared to $220 million in 27 deals in the previous quarter, according to Mercom Capital Group, a global clean energy consulting firm.... |
3 of P&G's 45 zero manufacturing waste to landfill facilities are from IndiaBy : Sustainability ..., Apr 5, 2013
Procter & Gamble (P&G) has announced that 45 of their facilities, including 3 in India, have now achieved zero manufacturing waste to landfill, which marks a major step towards the company's long-term vision of sending zero manufacturing and consumer waste to landfills. The company said... |
First solar power plant startsBy : Sustainability ..., Apr 1, 2013
A 5MW solar power plant of NTPC - the first non-conventional energy plant in the district - was inaugurated for commercial operations in the Dadri unit of the company on Saturday. The plant is also the first solar project of the public sector company to be commissioned anywhere in the country. Built at a... |
Suzlon Convertibles Slump as Rescue Threatened: India CreditBy : Sustainability ..., Mar 7, 2013
The convertible bonds of Suzlon Energy Ltd. (SUEL), the Indian wind-turbine maker that defaulted last year, are falling from a five-month high as a cash squeeze threatens its efforts to reorganize debt. |
Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation eyes Singapore 'water way'By : Sustainability ..., Feb 21, 2013
To avoid the use of precious potable water for non-drinking purposes, the civic body plans to also provide treated but non-potable water to the city in the near future. A consultant will be appointed by the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) to suggest steps to conserve drinking water. ... |
FinMin to clear funds to boost sales of electric vehiclesBy : Sustainability ..., Feb 3, 2013
The finance ministry is expected to release funds next month for the extension of a subsidy scheme of the ministry of new and renewable energy (MNRE) to incentivise sales of electric cars and two-wheelers. According to a proposal pending with the finance ministry, a corpus of Rs 55-60 crore is... |
Tata Power Eyes Renewable EnergyBy : Sustainability ..., Nov 6, 2012
Tata Power Co. plans to expand its renewable power capacity to 6,000 megawatts by 2020, a senior company executive said. India's top private power utility by capacity is also in talks to acquire renewable assets in India to fuel its expansion, Rahul Shah, Chief Business Development-... |
Cairn India is the fastest growing energy company: PlattsBy : Sustainability ..., Oct 24, 2012
Seventy Asian oil and gas companies, including those from India and China, were ranked in the 2012 Platts Top 250 Global Energy Company Rankings based on their financial performance in 2011. While ExxonMobile maintained its number one position in the list, Cairn India BSE 0.86% topped the... |
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