PUNE: Soon, all residential and commercial buildings will have to abide by the state government’s green building policy. The state urban development department (UDD) is keen to implement the policy after receiving suggestions and objections from all stakeholders.Principal secretary, UDD, Read more…
CHENNAI: Two and three-wheeler major TVS Motor Company has bagged the international sustainability award – Green Era Award for Sustainability in Lisbon, Portugal. The company also won the Quality and Business Excellence Award in acknowledgment of its endeavor to create Read more…
With Earth Day (April 22) being observed, it is time to take on a more inclusive approach towards sustainability issues. “An Earth Day can be good for raising awareness, but what we need are actionable projects and activities for a Read more…
NEW DELHI: Delhi Electricity Regulatory Commission, to further the deployment of renewable energy projects in Delhi, in concurrence with power minister Satyendar Jain, has notified the Group Net Metering Framework and Virtual Net Metering Framework for the city. This will Read more…
INDORE: Tier of stacked planters against walls or pillars beautifying a dull corner or gracing the entrance is the fast picking trend in the city among households, private and government offices with increasing urbanizationand reducing the ticket size of land.A Read more…
JAIPUR: Urban Development and Housing (UDH) department will issue permission to only ‘Green Buildings’ in the city’s old colonies such as Bapu Nagar, Tilak Nagar, C-Scheme, among others. The provision has been incorporated in the draft on guidelines prepared for Read more…
NEW DELHI: With the electricity watchdog paving the way for group net metering and virtual net metering wherein multiple electricity consumers can be beneficiaries to a single solar plant, discoms have been asked to submit their feedback on how to Read more…
HYDERABAD: At a time when Swedish teenage activist Greta Thunberg’s speech at the United Nations has the world talking about tackling climate change, India has pledged to play its part – to become the global leader in green buildings come Read more…
Private equity fund Actis LLP plans to set up a new firm to house its operational renewable energy assets in India, attracted by the nation’s growing green economy. Actis will likely accommodate the solar projects of Essel Group in the Read more…
The domestic solar panel manufacturing industry, which is battling competition from its Chinese counterpart, has seen a ray of hope with the latest announcement by the government. The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) on Wednesday approved 12 Gw of Read more…
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