The 2014 report of the Planning Commission Committee chaired by K Kasturirangan found that 62 million tonnes (MT) of municipal solid waste (MSW) was produced per year, which is based on an average of 0.45 kilo per capita, per day, for IndiaĆā s urban population.
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Do we Need Smart or Wise Cities?
The concept of Smart Cities has been rapidly rising, mainly due to the Internet, in the last two decades. Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) have been widely used in government, businesses, and private societies, etc.
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There is a real talent shortage in the Indian construction industry
It's early days for us. We have launched our operations in India last year. We said, let's not get the cart before the horse. Let's create a world-class delivery capability. So we have built that team and we are continuing to expand that team with quite an aggressive hiring programme. Now, more recently, we have been bringing on the sales, marketing and expertise.
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Movers and Shakers
Urbanisation is an inexorable process as far as India is concerned. The future of India's growth lies in its cities, and a large chunk of our GDP will come from urban centres.
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Ingeteam takes wind converter supplier top spot
Ingeteam, an independent global supplier of electrical conversion equipment, has announced that it achieved a new record year for the deliveries of its wind power converters worldwide.
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Petronet LNG Q3 net up 133percent at Rs.397 crore
Petronet LNG Ltd has more than doubled its net profit to Rs 397 crore in the third quarter ended December 31 as it handled record volumes of imported gas. Net profit in October-December at Rs 397 crore was 133 per cent higher than Rs 171 crore in the same period a year ago.
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HPCL Q3 net up 53percent at Rs.1,590 crore
Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Ltd (HPCL) has reported a 53 per cent rise in net profit for the October-December 2016 quarter owing to better operational performance. For the December 2016 ended quarter, HPCL's net profit was Rs 1,590.31 crore, 53 per cent higher from Rs 1,041.25 crore reported last year.
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Power Ministry releases Rs.1,094 crore for J and K electricity supply
Union Power Minister Piyush Goyal has sanctioned Rs 1094.10 crore for augmentation and strengthening of electricity supply in Jammu and Kashmir under two different Centrally Sponsored Schemes, which were meant separately for rural and urban areas of the state.
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New energy plant to come up in Delhi
The South Delhi Municipal Corporation (SDMC) has said that it plans to set up a waste-to- energy plant at Tehkhand at a cost of Rs 351 crore.
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ABB India to deliver digital substation
ABB India will deliver a 110 kilovolt (kV) digital substation to Technopark, the largest Information Technology (IT) park in India, based on built-up area, located in the southern state of Kerala and spanning an area of 930,000 square meters.