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Collaboration to Transform Logistics: From Cost-to-country (CTC) to Benefit-to Country (BTC) By : Sustainability ..., Nov 5, 2014
LOGISTICS SECTOR: HIGH CTC Contrary to popular perception, costs of transporting goods from production sites to the end consumer are significant compared to producing them. The logistics sector costs accounted for 14% India’s GDP and amounted to... Read more.. Subject Tags: energy , freight , Green Freight , green freight , India , logistics , Politics , Social Issues , sustainable logistics , Sustainable Logistics , sustainable transport , Technology , transportation |
New states on India's wind power mapBy : Sustainability ..., Nov 5, 2014
Old order is giving way to new, in wind power installations across the country. After Tamil Nadu and Maharashtra, newer states like Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh and Andhra Pradesh are coming up as favorable destinations for wind power, driven by attractive policies and high... Read more.. |
Community-scale photovoltaic-powered electrodialysis desalination systems for Indian villagesBy : Sustainability ..., Nov 5, 2014
Photovoltaic-powered electrodialysis (PV-ED) is justified as an energy- and cost-effective means of desalinating groundwater in rural India, and the design requirements are presented for a village-level system. Subject Tags: desalination , India , Innovation , Massachusetts Institute of Technology , photovoltaic-powered electrodialysis desalination , research , solar |
Govt ropes in states to meet 24x7 power goal in 5 yearsBy : Sustainability ..., Nov 5, 2014
The Centre has prepared a detailed roadmap in consultation with states to make India “diesel generator and inverter free” in the next five years, and fulfill the Narendra Modi government’s promise to provide 24x7 power to every home, factory and farm and put the country back... Read more.. |
India's many small steps to solar leadershipBy : Sustainability ..., Nov 5, 2014
In the midst of celebrating last week's Diwali, the festival of lights, India was making progress in expanding its solar energy market. |
Want To Feed The World? Tackle Pollution From Ozone And SootBy : Sustainability ..., Nov 5, 2014
Researchers have long known that man-made climate change will harm yields of important crops, possibly causing problems for the world’s food security. But new research shows air pollution doesn’t just harm crops indirectly through climate change; it seems to harm them... Read more.. |
Staring Down the California Drought: Looking at Solutions to the World's Water CrisisBy : Sustainability ..., Nov 5, 2014
The punishing California drought has become part of our national consciousness, with the bad news seeming to grow worse each week. Last year was the driest on record for much of the state, and in January of this year, Gov. Jerry Brown declared a drought state of emergency and... Read more.. |
Making sense of green building ratingBy : Sustainability ..., Nov 5, 2014
The building sector is set to grow exponentially. It already has a huge environmental footprint, with the domestic and commercial sectors consuming some 30 per cent of India’s electricity. So, the imperative to go green is clear. The question is where India is and where it... Read more.. |
Yes, Organic Farming Can Feed the WorldBy : Sustainability ..., Nov 5, 2014
A few years ago, I was at a biotechnology trade meeting listening to a panel on GMOs. Throughout the two-hour session, the panelists all sang the praises of the technology—not too surprising at an industry event. (At the time, the GMOs under commercial planting were limited... Read more.. |
Power-hungry Indian businesses build their own solar plantsBy : Sustainability ..., Nov 4, 2014
Fed up with constant electricity cuts and government-enforced "power holidays", Indian IT firm ValueLabs has turned to the sun beaming down on its head office for help. In July, it finished building a 13 megawatt solar plant - enough to power 6,000 homes - to keep the lights... Read more.. |