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India has been named among the top five Asian countries who lay heavy emphasis on corporate social responsibility (CSR) disclosure norms, says a survey. According to social enterprise CSR Asia’s Asian Sustainability Ranking, India ranked fourth in the list topped by Australia. The 2009 ASR list was dominated by Australian...

Kerala State Electricity Board (KSEB) is setting up small hydro-electric projects in the State. KSEB is piloting small hydel projects at Vilangad (7.5 MW), Chathankottunada (6 MW) and Kakkayam (4 MW) under the Clean Development Mechanism (CDM), an initiative under the United Nations Framework Convention for Climate Change (UNFCCC) to...

Press release TORONTO, ONTARIO – Seakinetics Corporation (www.seakinetics.org) management announced today that under the guidance of its Chief Technology Officer, Jack Dhaliwal, the Company is moving proactively to target renewable energy opportunities in India. Over the past two years Mr. Dhaliwal has been actively engaged in conducting feasibility studies on...

Nobel Laureate Al Gore has warned that black carbon emissions from the kerosene powered lamps and stoves of the subcontinent will adversely impact the great rivers that are the lifeblood of India’s agrarian economy. Keynoting the gala Lighting a Billion Lives reception and dinner in New York recently, the former...

Clothes hung out to dry, considered an embarrassment in new-age apartments but seen across India, could help save America and the world. America could significantly cut its greenhouse gas emissions through a set of 17 easy-to-implement household actions, including line-drying of clothes widely practised in India, a study has shown....

In India, solar-power projects, often funded by microcredit institutions, are helping the country reduce carbon emissions and achieve its goal to double the contribution of renewable energy to 6 percent, or 25,000 megawatts, within the next four years. Off-grid applications such as solar cookers and lanterns, which can provide several...

The green energy revolution is not miles away from India. The country has emerged as the world’s number one, along with United States, in annual solar power generation. In wind power production, India ranks fifth in the world. And when it comes to space, scope and facilities for renewable energy...

Wind could also attract US$10 billion in investment every year and create 213,000 green collar jobs, says the industry. By 2005, India had developed into the world’s fourth largest market for wind and, last year, it brought online the third largest amount of wind energy, after the USA and China....

Solid waste management schemes in Kolkata could soon hit a roadblock unless waste-to-energy conversion is made economically viable. Fuel value of the city’s waste is among the lowest, which makes it difficult to use it for power generation at a feasible cost, feel experts from the Jadavpur University. The need...

The bright minds at the Indian Institute of Technology, Gandhinagar (IIT-GN) are not just bookworms; they are equally conscious of increasing awareness about global issues at the local level. Eighty-six environmentally conscious students who have been active as part of an in-house club of the institute, Green Gang, are planning...