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India ranked No. 3 in US Green Building Council list

The US Green Building Council (USGBC) has ranked India as No 3 among the list of top 10 countries for LEED outside of the United States.

Publication Date: 
02/05/2014
Business Line (New Delhi)
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Green Buildings, Environment, India, United States Of America (US), China, South Korea, Taiwan, Germany, Climate Change, Global Warming, Sea Level Rise, Green House Gases, Energy
Energy

Tracking clean energy progress 2014

Tracking Clean Energy Progress 2014 examines progress in the development and deployment of key clean energy technologies.

Publication Date: 
01/05/2014
International Energy Agency
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Energy, Energy Efficiency, Energy Technology, Renewable Energy, Nuclear Power, Coal, Natural Gas, Carbon Capture and Storage, Industry, Transport, Hybrid Electric, Vehicles, Biofuel, Green Buildings, India, Global
Habitat And Urbanisation

U.S. Green Building Council releases ranking of top 10 countries for LEED outside the U.S.

The U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) released its ranking of the top 10 countries for LEED® outside of the United States, demonstrating the global reach of the movement that is transforming the built environment into healthy, high-performing structures that benefit the planet and all of its people.

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Green Buildings, India, Global, Buildings, Climate Change, Green House Gases, Environment
Habitat And Urbanisation

Pathways to green cities: innovative ideas from urban India

This e-book produced by Earth Day Network-India compiles accounts of ways that twenty four organisations around India have helped to green their cities. It documents what was done, the problems faced in implementing the novel strategies and the achievements.

Publication Date: 
22/04/2014
Earth Day Network-India
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Urbanisation, Urban Environment, India, Garbage, Rag Pickers, Forests, Air Pollution, Waste Management, Green Buildings, Environment, Solar Energy, Roads, Water Harvesting
Air Pollution

India Environment Portal Newsletter, 20 March 2014 - 28 March 2014

The weekly digest of important reports, research, policy documents, regulations, studies, court cases, protests,conflicts, initiatives, photos, data, statistics, infographics, presentations on the India Environment Portal, 20 March 2014 - 28 March 2014.

Publication Date: 
28/03/2014
India Environment Portal
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Air Pollution, Health, Climate Change, Water Resources, Energy, Green Buildings, Industry, Natural Disasters, Renewable Energy, Urbanisation
Environment

Efforts on to encourage green buildings

Buildings can go green not only in design but also with the materials used for construction and appliances installed in the interiors.

Publication Date: 
25/03/2014
M. Soundariya Preetha
Hindu (Chennai)
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Green Buildings, Green Products, Housing, Ministry Of Environment And Forests (MOEF), Environment Clearance (EC), Coimbatore (D), Tamil Nadu
Environment

CII's GreenCo Rating eyes 100 companies

The system will create a framework to define and assess how green the company is and highlight the way forward on how to turn greener

With GreenCo Rating System, an initiative of the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) Green Building Centre, is eying 100 companies by end of 2015 in India for this rating. The objective of GreenCo rating system is to create a framework to define and assess how green the company is and highlight the way forward on how to turn greener.

Publication Date: 
10/03/2014
Business Standard (New Delhi)
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India, Green Buildings, Green Rating Projects, Tata Motors, Energy Efficiency, Waste Recycling, Waste Management, Wind Energy, Renewable Energy, Green House Gases, Waste Disposal, Industry, Environment
Energy

Clean energy trends 2014

This13th annual edition of the Clean Energy Trends report published by Clean Edge Inc includes tracking, forecasting and market sizing of the global solar, wind, and biofuels markets, analysis on solar PV pricing, public market performance, venture capital investments, and energy capacity additions, as well as five key trends to watch. This 2014 editon also features global figures for LEED buildings and EV/hybrid vehicles.

Publication Date: 
01/03/2014
Ron Pernick, Clint Wilder, James Belcher
Clean Edge Inc.
Tags:
Energy, Energy Efficiency, Wind Energy, Solar Energy, Biofuel, Green Buildings, Hybrid Electric, Vehicles, Electric, India, Global, Climate Change, Carbon Dioxide, Emission Targets
Environment

Kolkata forays into residential green-building league

The city finally has a couple of environment-friendly residential apartments to feel proud of.

Publication Date: 
28/02/2014
Times of India (Kolkata)
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West Bengal, Kolkata, Green Buildings, Environment, Wastewater Recycling, Energy Efficiency, Water Management
Energy

Electricity Access- Financing Issues and Mechanism

Electricity Access- Financing Issues and Mechanism - a presentation by B V Rao (IREDA) at Anil Agarwal Dialogue 2014: Energy Access and Renewable Energy, February 27-28, 2014, New Delhi.

B V Rao
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Electricity, Off-Grid, Energy, Rural Electrification, Kerosene, Biomass, Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE), Rajiv Gandhi Grameen Vidyutikaran Yojana, Solar Energy, Renewable Energy, Wind Energy, Green Buildings, Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR), Subsidies, West Bengal, Rajasthan

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