Category Archives: Green Initiatives / Environment

Hyderabad Angels Invest 2 Crores in Green India Building Systems & Services

Business & Economy, Green Initiatives / Environment

Hyderabad Angels invested 2 crores in Green India Building Systems & Services. Green India offers operational, maintenance, and energy solutions to reduce the overall building life-cycle expenses.

Speaking about why they chose to invest, Chandrakiran Mallarapu of Hyderabad Angels said, “Green India has a great team, a very unique value proposition, and a huge market to go after.” Hyderabad Angels previously invested 25 lakhs in Green India.

The investment is led by Sashi Reddi of AppLabs fame, and includes other industry veterans like Srini Koppolu ( Ex-Microsoft India MD ), BVR Mohan Reddy ( MD, Infotech Enterprise ) and J A Chowdary ( Ex-Nvidia Graphics MD ).

Hyderabad Angels have made 3 investments so far, out of which 2 are disclosed. They have also invested in RFID products company Identis Technologies.

Hyderabad Angels plan to make 5 – 10 investments in 2012. Typical deal size is 2 – 4 crores.

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source: http://www.yourstory.in / by Team YS / February 25th, 2012

Puttaparthi girl from Oz gets sponsorship for water project

Green Initiatives / Environment, Inspiration /Positive News and Features, Nature, Science & Technology, Uncategorized

Saideepa Kumar grew up in the little town of Puttaparthi in the Anantapur district in the Rayalaseema region of the state, where water is very scarce. Ten years later, studying for a Master’s in water management in Australia, Ms Kumar has decided to do her research in the same region, where farmers face a constant water crisis. She gave up her career in IT to follow her heart and apply the knowledge gained in Australia to help farmers in her home district.

“After having worked in the IT sector, I quit my job and enrolled for a Master’s course in water management and undertook my research project in India,” she says, adding that her research study is a joint venture between the International Water Management Institute (IWMI) in Hyderabad and the University of Melbourne.

Ms Kumar’ research has been funded by the Australian Prime Minister’s Australia Asia Award. Australia has also witnessed severe drought-like conditions in the past one decade which led them to develop innovative ways to manage scarce water resources. “The study suggest solutions for efficient water use of canal system to address both drought and water logging situations by uniform distribution of water,” said an official.

The study focuses on the Srisailam Right Branch Canal (SRBC) commissioned in 2004 to provide canal water to drought-prone areas around Nandyal in the Rayalaseema region, which has scanty rain and over-exploitation of ground water. Though the canal system initially helped farmers, it also threw up new problems, as the study shows.

source: http://www.DeccanChronicle.com / Home> Channels> Cities> Hyderabad / DC / January 23rd, 2012

 

Schneider Electric’s Hyderabad plant won 1st prize at National Energy Conservation Awards

Business & Economy, Green Initiatives / Environment, Science & Technology, World Opinion

India has been on top of the agenda of Schneider Electric in the past ten years.

The Bureau of Energy Efficiency, the nodal central body for promoting energy efficiency in India, today awarded Schneider Electric India, a global specialist in energy management, the ‘first prize’ at the just concluded National Energy Conservation Awards 2011, which was inaugurated by the Honorable Prime Minister of India, Mr. Manmohan Singh. The award was given to Schneider Electric India for its Hyderabad plant under the ‘general category.’

The award was presented to Mr. Olivier Blum, Country President & Managing Director, Schneider Electric India, by the Union Minister of Power, Mr. Sushil Kumar Shinde on the occasion of National Energy Conservation Day. The National Energy Conservation Awards are given to organizations which have made systematic and serious attempts for efficient utilization and conservation of energy in various sectors such as industrial units, buildings, municipalities, etc.

Speaking on the occasion, Mr. Olivier Blum, Country President & Managing Director, Schneider Electric India said, “We are honoured to receive this prestigious award from the Government of India. Schneider Electric has always promoted and propagated energy efficiency through its wide range of products and solutions that cater to various sectors. We are committed to sustainable growth, and energy efficiency remains the cornerstone to enable this. This recognition by the Government of India further strengthens our resolve and commitment towards implementing energy management measures in our own 31 manufacturing facilities, which in turn enables our customers to minimize power losses and maximize the efficiency and productivity of their operations.”

India has been on top of the agenda of Schneider Electric in the past ten years. With six acquisitions in the past two years, India features as the no. 7 country in terms of Group sales with a headcount of approx 11,500 on payrolls including about 1,000 R&D engineers.

Schneider Electric’s Hyderabad global plant was set up in 2006. Over the past several years, the plant has put in place several energy conservation measures such as redesigning of the lighting systems, installation of energy efficient pumps, improving HVAC efficiency, etc. Continued efforts to improve the energy efficiency of the operations at the plant resulted in specific energy savings of 15% in 2010-11 as compared to the previous year.

source: http://www.indiainfoline.com / Indiainfoline> Markets> Sector / India Infoline News Service/ December 15th, 2011