Today, India finds itself at the forefront of alternate fuel d
eployment movement spearheaded by companies like OSRAM, Wipro, Suzlon, Tata group, Maini Auto (of Reva electric car fame) et al, which are working towards moving away from conventional pollutants and becoming ‘green companies’. With carbon credits getting lucrative, it is beginning to make business sense as well. For now, emission norms will make the bigger difference since fossil fuels won’t go away in a hurry. As explained to B&E by Virender Singh Saini, Scientist ‘F’ & Head, Technical Directorate, IIP, “In Euro norms, these (fuel) specifications are tightened to reduce pollution. In India we call them Bharat Stage. For example as per Bharat II, the maximum permissible limit of sulphur in diesel is 500 ppm while in Bharat III; this has been reduced to 350 ppm!” Sure enough, great oration we thought... but how far would this Bharat Stage go in saving Bharat?
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eployment movement spearheaded by companies like OSRAM, Wipro, Suzlon, Tata group, Maini Auto (of Reva electric car fame) et al, which are working towards moving away from conventional pollutants and becoming ‘green companies’. With carbon credits getting lucrative, it is beginning to make business sense as well. For now, emission norms will make the bigger difference since fossil fuels won’t go away in a hurry. As explained to B&E by Virender Singh Saini, Scientist ‘F’ & Head, Technical Directorate, IIP, “In Euro norms, these (fuel) specifications are tightened to reduce pollution. In India we call them Bharat Stage. For example as per Bharat II, the maximum permissible limit of sulphur in diesel is 500 ppm while in Bharat III; this has been reduced to 350 ppm!” Sure enough, great oration we thought... but how far would this Bharat Stage go in saving Bharat?For Complete IIPM Article, Click on IIPM Article
Source : IIPM Editorial, 2007
An IIPM and Professor Arindam Chaudhuri (Renowned Management Guru and Economist) Initiative
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