Sustainable Energy for India’s Rural Development Anil K Rajvanshi Nimbkar Agricultural Research Institute (NARI) Phaltan‚ Maharashtra‚ INDIA www.nariphaltan.org China 2007 1 Structure of talk Present problems in rural India Decentralized high technology solutions Energy production from agriculture Energy devices for cooking and lighting Financial and other instruments Other issues China 2007 2 Present problems in rural India 60% of rural population (~ 400 million) in India
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Sustainable UIC (Final Draft) To‚ Mark Donovan Vice Chancellor for Administrative Services‚ Office of Facilities Management‚ UIC Introduction: Sustainable is an adjective that should describe every institution in this 21st century‚ but unfortunately‚ in an objective analysis of many institutions‚ it rarely does. The purpose of this paper is to provide a preliminary blue print‚ made for the University of IL at Chicago‚ which can be easily modified and applied to any urban academic campus.
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Sustainable Community: Mission Statement: Our mission is to cultivate sustainable and environmentally friendly practices that mobilize members both across and within communities to transform their lifestyles by promoting a shared “green” consciousness. Our model serves to empower individuals and communities toward creating a sustainable equilibrium between lifestyle and environment. Through individual and community practices‚ our movement is a culture of environmental sustainability that seeks to
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for Sustainable Construction The construction of buildings in the United States accounts for thirty percent of waste output annually. The construction of these buildings also consume seventy-one percent of the total electrical energy in the U.S. Due to the diminishing health of our planet‚ it is evident that sustainability in construction is a necessity. Sustainable‚ or green‚ buildings are not only beneficial to the planet‚ but also to the owner‚ the designer‚ and the builder. Sustainable buildings
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Toward Sustainable Chemistry Terry Collins* Chemistry has an important role to play in achieving a sustainable civilization on Earth. The present economy remains utterly dependent on a massive inward flow of natural resources that includes vast amounts of nonrenewables. This is followed by a reverse flow of economically spent matter back to the ecosphere. Chemical sustainability problems are determined largely by these economy-ecosphere materials flows (see the figure‚ below)‚ which current
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Chapter2 The Indian Luxury Consumer: Rapidly maturing and looking for more Any study of the luxury market needs to conclusively address core questions around the luxury customer - Who‚ What and Where. To fully understand answers to these questions‚ we interviewed existing and prospective customers across various locations‚ income and age groups. We also interviewed industry leaders across all luxury categories on the Indian consumer and the changes that they have observed over the last few years
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Industry Overview A luxury car is any car costing greater than $30‚000. Companies such as BMW‚ Mercedes‚ Lexus‚ Cadillac‚ and Lincoln sell high-end vehicles. The luxury car industry accounts for about fifteen percent of the United States car market. Not only do luxury car dealers sell new high-end vehicles‚ but they also sell used vehicles. Most luxury car dealerships provide excellent customer relations and take pride in their service management and repair services. The luxury car industry can be
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Sustainable Marketing Sustainable marketing refers to way of marketing which incorporates needs of the customer‚ the organisation and the society in general over a long term. It means designing and marketing products that can be used universally by all the consumers across the world over extended periods‚ without causing harm to either the consumers or the environment. It applies traditional marketing techniques but in a specific context. This category of marketing seeks to capitalize on the increased
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Luxury goods in China Beyond bling Life is getting harder for purveyors of luxury in China‚ but the growth prospects are still fabulous Jun 8th 2013 | SHANGHAI |From the print edition “IT WAS an amazing golden age‚” reflects Guillaume Brochard of Qeelin‚ a Chinese jeweller. From 2007 to 2011 many luxury-goods firms enjoyed double-digit annual growth in China‚ which became their most important market. The first blows came last year‚ with an economic slowdown and jitters about the political transition
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Introduction Sustainable development is basically a simple idea to us all. We must achieve a balance between economic‚ social and environmental objective. If we are to maintain and improve the quality of our own lives and pass that quality on to future generations‚ we must use finite natural resources in an efficient way without waste‚ and protect the natural environment to enhance the ability of future generations to maintain and improve their lives. Sustainable development in the housing will
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