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Massive India blackout leaves 300 million without powerBy : Sustainability ..., Jul 30, 2012
NEW DELHI, July 30 (Reuters) - A massive grid failure in Delhi and much of northern India left more than 300 million people without electricity on Monday in one of the worst blackouts to hit the country in more than a decade. The lights in Delhi and seven states... Read more.. Subject Tags: ShareThis |
Centre tells PMC to ready water management plansBy : Sustainability ..., Jul 20, 2012
With the Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission (JNNURM) phase-II slated to be launched in the coming few months, the central government has sought to know from municipal corporations the status of water supply in cities, implementation of meter billing along with... Read more.. Subject Tags: ShareThis |
Western region of India tops the list in installed capacity power: Power MinistryBy : Sustainability ..., Jul 19, 2012
The western region of the country has the maximum of 32.51 per cent of the installed capacity of total 2,05,340.26 MW power, according to a latest report of the Power Ministry. On a RTI query made by BJP leader and RTI activist Om Prakash Sharma, the Ministry stated in... Read more.. Subject Tags: ShareThis |
Garbage can light up your lifeBy : Sustainability ..., Jul 18, 2012
On an average, the city generates nearly 4,000 metric tonnes of waste every day. How do you segregate waste and recycle it? The Times of India talks to experts who offer solutions to the BBMP. Innovative Initiatives * In the quiet villages of rural Karnataka,... Read more.. Subject Tags: ShareThis |
Waste management project moves ahead, corpn begins shortlisting of firmsBy : Sustainability ..., Jul 15, 2012
The Corporation of Chennai has begun the process of shortlisting firms who will build integrated solid waste management plants. Eighteen firms made their presentations on Friday and Saturday. All the companies dealt with 'waste to energy' models, said a corporation... Read more.. Subject Tags: ShareThis |
SCS Expands GHG Offset Verifications to Include Landfills, Livestock and Ozone Depleting SubstancesBy : Sustainability ..., Jul 11, 2012
Scientific Certification Systems (SCS), a leading verifier of forest carbon offsets, has expanded the scope of its carbon offset verification services in response to escalating demand created by the launch of California's Cap and Trade program. The company is now accredited... Read more.. Subject Tags: ShareThis |
Can the U.S. Economy Be Sustained for Another 236 Years?By : Sustainability ..., Jul 5, 2012
“Perhaps the sentiments contained in the following pages, are not yet sufficiently fashionable to procure them general favour,” Thomas Paine, Common Sense, 1776 The original Declaration of Independence, badly faded from poor 19th-century preservation... Read more.. Subject Tags: ShareThis |
GreenBrilliance Commissions 800kWp Solar PV plant in Narnaul, HaryanaBy : Sustainability ..., Jun 6, 2012
India is projected to be a solar power house in the next decade with the implementation of its progressive renewable energy schemes. GreenBrilliance a global solar energy provider has tapped the potential proudly announces one its prestigious projects completed in partnership... Read more.. Subject Tags: ShareThis |
Probe report on JNNURM in 3 months: Kamal NathBy : Sustainability ..., May 30, 2012
The ongoing probe into the alleged irregularities and malpractices into the JNNURM projects would get over within three months, Union Urban Development Minister Kamal Nath said here today. He said a detailed report on the irregularities in Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban... Read more.. Subject Tags: ShareThis |
Sankalp Group launches India's first zero carbon village in MaharashtraBy : Sustainability ..., May 29, 2012
Sankalp group has launched India's first zero carbon village - Coral Village with ultra-luxurious villas at Malvan, Sidhudurg district of Maharashtra. Spread over 47 acres, the first phase of 80 villas spread over 10 acres will be priced over Rs 2 crore each will be... Read more.. Subject Tags: ShareThis |