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Mysore palace to save on energy billsBy : Sustainability ..., Jan 1, 2013
The ongoing energy-saving measures in Mysore’s most sought-after tourist destination, the palace, has resulted in about 60 per cent savings in the energy consumption bill, according to T Ananthapadmanabha, chairman of the committee constituted by the Palace Board. |
‘Will ask FinMin for tax break on CSR’By : Sustainability ..., Dec 31, 2012
Looking visibly relaxed after the Lok Sabha in December cleared the Companies Bill that has been 11 years in the making,corporate affairs minister Sachin Pilot shared his views with the Indian Express on some of the controversial provisions of the Bill and how he intends to push the envelope on clean... |
Wind turbines 'last for half as long as previously thought' as study shows they show signs of wearing out after just 12 yearsBy : Sustainability ..., Dec 30, 2012
Wind farms have just half the useful lifespan which has been claimed, according to new research which found they start to wear out after just 12 years. A study of almost 3,000 turbines in Britain – the largest of its kind – sheds doubt on manufacturers claims that they generate clean... |
Environment ministry on overdrive to streamline normsBy : Sustainability ..., Dec 29, 2012
After the government’s nod to a Cabinet committee on investment for fast-tracking projects, the environment ministry is seeing heightened activity. The ministry, which is trying to shrug off its anti-industry image, has come up with three important memoranda in a month, including one on... |
Indian company halts hydel projectBy : Sustainability ..., Dec 28, 2012
An Indian construction company has halted the ongoing construction of the 32 MW Rahughat Hydroelectricity Project demanding an increase in the budget. The IVRCL India Limited, which had won the contract for constructing the Myagdi based project in 2010, has stopped the construction works, saying... |
Pollution control body for ban on diesel vehicles in DelhiBy : Sustainability ..., Dec 19, 2012
Government today informed the Lok Sabha that Environment Pollution (Prevention and Control) Authority (EPCA) has recommended that there is need to ban diesel vehicles in Delhi to prevent emission of high smoke particles. "The EPCA in a report in 2012 has stated that benefits of CNG... |
Haryana to set up JV hydel project in BhutanBy : Sustainability ..., Dec 18, 2012
Aiming to become the first Indian state government to set up power project beyond borders, Haryana government is setting up joint venture hydel power project in Bhutan in partnership with the Royal Government of the independent state. Haryana chief minister, Bhupinder Singh Hooda today said that the... |
Renewable Purchase Obligation (RPO) compels state government to promote solar power generationBy : Sustainability ..., Dec 14, 2012
Gujarat accounts for close to 58 per cent of the country's total solar power output of 1190 MW, followed by Rajasthan with nearly 17 per cent. Rest are way behind. But thanks to Renewable Purchase Obligation (RPO) targets specified by state electricity regulatory commissions, state governments are... |
IITs to help clean the YamunaBy : Sustainability ..., Dec 13, 2012
The Supreme Court has asked the directors of Indian Institutes of Technology (IIT) Delhi and Roorkee to find out measures to check pollution of the Yamuna. The river was becoming dirtier with each passing day despite several governments and civic bodies having spent Rs.12,000 crore so far, the... |
Government power plants flout norms, pollute SonbhadraBy : Sustainability ..., Dec 11, 2012
The government-owned coal-based thermal power plants are the biggest defaulters in controlling environment pollution in Sonbhadra. While the other polluting industries in Sonbhadra have put the checks in place, the four units of state-owned thermal power plants are yet to act. This is a serious... |
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