The change of conscience in the Indian tower industries is worth a closer look – particularly when the green idea is an official communique. Indus Towers is a joint venture between the 3 giants of telecom industry – Vodaphone India, Bharti Airtel and Idea cellular. It has 1,10,000 towers and in 20,000 of these towers, [...]
Major Indian cities are gasping for breath. Its not only the deluge of 4-wheelers that is choking the Indian metropolis, but also the demand for a greater reservoir of oxygen with the population growth maintaining its northward sprint. CO2 emissions have captured the imagination of Indian decision makers, but for the most part, these policies [...]
City and town planners in India are still at sea as far as the concept of low-carbon development is concerned. Carbon footprint reduction is a primary agenda not only for the developed countries, but even for the industrial policy makers in the developing world. The concept of tradable energy certificates is being implemented in Indian [...]
Automotive sector has its eye set on India and the Indian consumers have proved to be worthy partners, setting up blazing consumption rates in all the vehicle segments. This is great for the world economy, but a disappointing aspect for the environment – as majority of the Indian vehicles are still CNG incompatible. Any other [...]
Mankind has been unscrupulous and harsh to nature and it almost seems like a payback time. The last few years are a testimony to our relentless and callous exploitation of mother nature – we have faced the brunt of the most unprecedented Tsunamis, most devastating earthquakes, some of the biggest landslides and not to mention [...]
