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Gurgaon Inc steps on pollution-free fuels

By : Sustainability ..., Apr 10, 2013

The millennium city is slowly but steady adopting alternate fuels for running vehicles and gensets. A handful of companies have sprouted in the city to help buyers willing to use alternative fuel to power their machinery. This marks a departure from the heavy...

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Subject Tags: Business , Labor , Law , Technology

Power generation firms to be merged

By : Sustainability ..., Apr 10, 2013

The Delhi Cabinet on Tuesday took a decision to merge two of its power generational companies into a single unit in order to streamline operations. Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit said in order to ensure better functioning of the generating unit, the Cabinet has...

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SC slaps Rs. 100 cr. penalty on Sterlite for pollution

By : 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...

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It is our stakeholders who have actually seeded our sustainability vision and driven us to reach beyond compliance

By : Anindita Chakraborty, Mar 20, 2013

Sustainability Outlook spoke to Mr. R. Shankar, Director of Safety, Health and Environment at Dr. Reddy’s about the drive for sustainability in the pharmaceutical industry.

What does sustainability mean at Dr. Reddy’s and for the pharmaceutical...

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Sunpreme completes largest commercial rooftop PV installation in Punjab

By : Sustainability ..., Mar 20, 2013

Sunpreme, a solar power producer headquartered in California, US, has completed, it claims, the largest commercial rooftop PV installation in Punjab, India.

The 150kW rooftop PV array has been installed at the Guru Nanak Dev Super Speciality (GNDSS) Hospital. It...

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The 5 Elements of Nature – HCL’s Sustainability Mantra

By : Anindita Chakraborty, Mar 7, 2013

HCL has come out with a new sustainability report which builds on 4Rs – Responsible Business, Redefine Workplace, Renew Ecosystem and Repay Society. This article takes a look at the objectives governing HCL’s sustainability journey, and how far the firm has come along on...

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Jakson Power plans 100 mw solar power capacity in next 3 years

By : Sustainability ..., Mar 5, 2013

Jakson Power Solutions is aiming commissioning 100 MW of solar power generation capacity in next 3 years. The Delhi NCR headquartered company that announced commissioning of its first 20 mw project on 100 acres in Jodhpur district of Rajasthan has also acquired 250...

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Water solutions firm sets up Rs 110-crore facility in Savli

By : Sustainability ..., Feb 27, 2013

From providing water solutions management to water recycling and treatment system, a US-based water technology provider has set its eyes on the Indian markets. Xylem is all set to commission its manufacturing facility at Savli-GIDC in Vadodara by April this year. The...

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Our e-waste collection initiative includes other brands also, says Rothin Bhattacharya of HCL Infosystems

By : Roselin Dey, Feb 21, 2013

Sustainability Outlook spoke to Mr. Rothin Bhattacharya, Executive Vice President, Marketing, Strategy & Business Development at HCL Infosystems about their e-waste management practices. 

Can you describe briefly the kind of e-waste initiatives by...

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From Carbon20 to Betterbusiness: Reckitt Benckiser makes sustainability corner stone of its growth agenda

By : Anindita Chakraborty, Jan 31, 2013

Reckitt Benckiser launched a new sustainability strategy in 2012 upon early achievement of its successful Carbon20 programme. The new betterbusiness strategy is based on an analysis of key global trends of decreasing resources and was developed to integrate it with a new...

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