Posted on Monday, 8th March 2010 by Neeta
A NASA,Goddard Institute for Space Studies, New York, study has highlighted that on-road transportation is the most significant overall source contributing to global warming. Though Power generation scores quite high on this score but it also produces many other compounds which increases cloud reflectivity.
Tags: GHG, Global warming, Green
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Posted on Wednesday, 24th February 2010 by Neeta
Recent incident at Bangalore has left people wondering about CSR commitments of many of companies of our times. OHSAS 18001:2007 is the standard which governs Occupation Health and Safety of an organization and its employees. When an organization embraces OHSAS 18001 standard, it mandates establishment of a management system.
Tags: change management, Environment, Green buildings
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Posted on Friday, 12th February 2010 by Neeta
Energy today has become a key factor in deciding the product cost at micro level and influencing inflation and the debt burden at the macro level.
Tags: Energy efficient buildings, engineering, Environment, Green living
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Posted on Monday, 8th February 2010 by Neeta
Slowdown is relaxing a wee bit. Its official now. The developed world is also showing signs of recovery. And even though there was slowdown in the home-improvement business through the recession, the market for home energy-efficiency improvements is looking up.
Tags: Environment, Green, Green buildings, Green living
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Posted on Saturday, 30th January 2010 by Neeta
Net additions in Wind Power sector in the year which has just gone by, has registered 39% increase over the year 2008. The additions are indeed record breaking but a closer analysis of the state of wind power manufacturing sector out there reveals a different saga.
Tags: engineering, Environment, Green, Green living
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Posted on Sunday, 3rd January 2010 by Neeta
Green technologies are expensive. At a time when India is focusing on providing affordable housing to the masses, adoption of green technologies by developers and builders will add to the construction costs making the housing unaffordable. This is a dilemma which the authorities have to confront with. Simplest way for the authorities to deal with [...]
Tags: Green living, Green Technologies, NCR housing, NCR Water Table
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Posted on Monday, 28th December 2009 by Neeta
Our present decade started with concerns over high rise buildings in the wake of Sept 11, 2001 episode. But that was only for few early years. March to pridely own the tallest building continued unabated. Taiwan, Shanghai and now Dubai rivalled with one another to have the tallest man made structure in their country. Even [...]
Tags: Green buildings, Green living, Green Technologies
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Posted on Monday, 30th November 2009 by Neeta
Three universities of the USA have conducted studies related to renewable sources of energy and it has produced some interesting facts. The first and most important one is that renewable energy policies will lead to employment opportunities.
Tags: Alternate Energy, renewable
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Posted on Saturday, 29th August 2009 by Neeta
Recession may ultimately prove to be a blessing in disguise for Solar PV enthusiasts world over. Prices have solar PV modules have taken a huge hit. Reason primarily lies in tonnes of supplies from China and slowdown in demand for Solar PV products in EU markets. While environmentalists will be happy with the trend they [...]
Tags: Solar PV Mission, Solar PV plants
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Posted on Friday, 28th August 2009 by Neeta
India’s Solar PV mission is expected to take off in grand style. India has put up well defined milestones for Solar PV, 20 GW by 2020, 100 GW by 2030 and 200 GW by 2050. The targets are very very ambitious but quite possible to achieve. Solar PV manufacturing world over was plagued with high [...]
Tags: Environment, Green
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