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Indian Solar Sector – Shining or hiding behind the clouds?

By : Aparna Khandelwal, Feb 3, 2012

National Solar Mission’s second round of bidding for the remaining 350MW of Phase I that concluded in November’11 surprised industry veterans not only in India but across the globe with the price touching an all-time low of Rs 7.49/kWh.

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India on the Zero Carbon Index

By : India Carbon Outlook, Feb 3, 2012

The article presents an insight into the RICS Global Zero Carbon Capacity Index which considers zero carbon in the built environment as a directional goal.

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Different Strokes: The sustainability journey of an energy industry consultant

By : India Carbon Outlook, Jan 3, 2012

In this next piece in our series “Different Strokes”, we are presenting a snapshot of the career journey of a veteran energy industry professional Dr. J.C. Datta Roy, currently the CEO of Dalkia Energy Services.

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Interview: “Nokia's environmental work is based on life cycle thinking"' says Head-Sustainability of Nokia-India

By : Pramita Sen, Dec 28, 2011

Mr. Pranshu Singhal, Head-Sustainability at Nokia-India discusses what makes this world class corporate a sustainability icon.

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Prefabrication – A stepping stone to sustainable development in India

By : India Carbon Outlook, Dec 23, 2011

Revolutionary housing concepts like the ‘India Concept House’- a prefabricated building solution-can help achieve cost savings both in the short term and over the life of the structure.

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Wastewater woes: Learnings from Tirupur

By : Pranay Kumar, Dec 21, 2011

In the following article, the authors discuss the waste water woes at the Tirupur textile hub.

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Sustainability “watch-outs” for the Indian industries

By : Jyoti Deka, Dec 19, 2011

Near term sustainability legislation and initiatives would impact the power generation, textile, financial and automobile industries the most among the Indian businesses, according to a recent survey by cKinetics.

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Clean Coal

Clean Coal: Overcoming the paradox for India

By : Sandeep Roy, Dec 13, 2011

As India gears towards introducing a National Mission on Clean Coal, the author in the following article discusses the current status and challenges associated with India's largest source of energy.

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Rio + 20 – A Step Forward?

By : Shradha Kapur, Dec 7, 2011

In the following article, the author evaluates the road to the 'Rio +20' Conference and its potential implications.

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Outlook on SEBI's new mandatory ESG reporting requirement

By : India Carbon Outlook, Dec 2, 2011

As India's 100 largest companies prepare to provide details on their sustainability and responsibility actions, a strategic assessment reveals that they are unevenly prepared to meet the new SEBI directive.

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Climate financing–Thoughts for Durban

By : Jyoti Deka, Dec 1, 2011

In the following article, the author discusses the emerging status of climate finance as it now stands in the negotiations on the mechanics of the proposed Green Climate Fund at the Durban climate conference.

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Interview: “India is amongst the front runners in the Green Building space”, says Head of CII-Godrej GBC, Hyderabad

By : Pramita Sen, Nov 28, 2011

Mr S Raghupathy, Executive Director of CII-Godrej GBC, Hyderabad shared his views on the transformation of the green building market and its future.

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Digital

The Indian sustainability leap – Is ‘IT’ on?

By : VK Kripanand, Nov 25, 2011

In the following article, an IT expert sheds light on what environmental sustainability means for Indian IT companies.

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Interview: ROIs on energy efficiency will determine uptake on PAT

By : Pramita Sen, Nov 23, 2011

Dr. G.C. Datta Roy, CEO of Dalkia Energy Services shares his thoughts on the potential of the PAT scheme, current status and the future.

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Building green IT, shaping greener tomorrow

By : India Carbon Outlook, Nov 21, 2011

The following article presents a snapshot of how Microsoft, a global IT leader, has successfully embarked on this path.

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