Industry

 Whre science and tradition join hands

The Gloria Land farm in Pondicherry and another run by a couple in Karnataka, show natural inputs can effectively replace factory produced fertilisers and pesticides.

Publication Date: 
29/11/1993
Down to Earth
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Chemical Fertilisers, Natural Fertilisers, Pesticides, Science, Karnataka, Pondicherry
Environment
Pondicherry Pollution Control Committee
Pollution Control, Pondicherry
Energy

Plans in place for solar power generation

Priti Narayan

Photovoltaic power plants on rooftops of major government buildings being considered

Generating 1 MW of solar power requires around Rs.18 crore

PUDUCHERRY: The Renewable Energy Agency of Puducherry (REAP) has plans in place for solar power generation and heating systems in the Union Territory, in light of the Jawaharlal Nehru National Solar Mission.

Publication Date: 
06/04/2010
Hindu (New Delhi)
Tags:
Renewable Energy, Solar Energy, Energy, Pondicherry
Energy

22 industries get award for energy conservation

PUDUCHERRY: Over 22 industries from across the Union Territory received awards for energy conservation from Chief Minister V. Vaithilingam on the occasion of Energy Conservation Day 2009 on Tuesday.

Publication Date: 
16/12/2009
Hindu (Chennai)
Tags:
Crop Residues, Energy Efficiency, CFL, Renewable Energy, Biofuel, Energy, Industry, Awards, Pondicherry
Energy

Solar energy in Auroville

Auroville, a small community in Pondicherry is involved in a microcosm of sustainable practices through focus on solar energy.

Publication Date: 
01/02/2009
Ethan Case
Solar Energy Review
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Renewable Energy, Solar Energy, Energy, Solar Cookers, Solar Pumps, Pondicherry, Sustainable Development
Industry

 Efficiency versus democracy

Industrialist Ratan Tata has reportedly written to the prime minister cribbing about delays in implementing big buck projects. In his capacity as the chair of the government s investment commission

Publication Date: 
29/06/2007
Sunita Narain
Down to Earth
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Land Resources, Land Ownership, Development, Displacement, Tribals, Conflicts, Poverty, Industry, Legislation, Government Of India (GOI), India, Pondicherry
Environment

 High impact zone

No proper assessment of damage by port


Publication Date: 
14/05/2007
Down to Earth
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Pollution, Environment Impact Assessment (EIA), Mangroves, Coastal Erosion, Ports, Dredging, Cyclones, Ministry Of Environment And Forests (MOEF), Pondicherry, Tamil Nadu
Economy

 Undue process

Puducherry port defies ecology, economics


Publication Date: 
14/05/2007
Down to Earth
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Environment, Estuaries, Land Acquisition, Ports, Marine Fisherfolk, Conflicts, Pondicherry, Coastal Regulation Zone Notification, Environment Impact Assessment (EIA)
Environment

 Blueprint blues

Sethusamudram ghost in Puducherry machine

Publication Date: 
14/05/2007
Down to Earth
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Tags:
Environment, Sethusamudram Project, Ports, Pondicherry, Environment Impact Assessment (EIA)
Industry

 Developer's defence

Halcrow, consultants to Pondicherry Port Limited, could not give a detailed response to Down To Earth's questionnaire pleading time constraints, but it did clearly say the environment impact assessment (EIA) it prepared "was in accordance with ToR (terms of reference) given to us by the client'.

Publication Date: 
14/05/2007
Down to Earth
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Tags:
Environment, Ports, Ministry of Earth Sciences, National Environmental Engineering Research Institute (NEERI), Pondicherry, Coastal Regulation Zone Notification, Environment Impact Assessment (EIA)

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