ET Investigation Part I: How an American firm bribed its way to lucrative contracts in IndiaThe company admitted to the US Department of Justice that it made payoffs to Indian officials to win contracts and avoid service tax paymen...
ET Investigation Part II: How US contractor CDM Smith used 'service tax reimbursements' to pay bribesFor claiming the service tax reimbursements from NHAI, CDM Smith allegedly used CENVAT credit of non-NHAI projects, according to a CVC repo...
US firm admits to paying $1.1 milion bribe to NHAIThe bribes generally were 2-4% of the contract price and paid through fraudulent subcontractors, who provided no actual services.
Reliance Power's 100-MW solar project gets nod for carbon creditsThis is the world's largest Concentrated Solar Power (CSP) project ever registered with the Clean Development Mechanism Executive Board (CD...
KMRL ropes in CDM Smith to carry out carbon emissions surveyKochi Metro Rail Ltd has assigned CDM Smith to carry out detailed survey on reduction of carbon emissions along the metro alignment from 20...
- Maruti Suzuki joins UN Clean Development Mission programme
The country's largest car maker Maruti Suzuki India today said it has joined the United Nations' Clean Development Mission (CDM) programme,...
- Delayed clearance clouds CDM projects
Pending plans can produce carbon credits equivalent to 224-mt CO2.
- India calls for fresh approach to warming
Several flaws in CDM scheme of the United Nations have defeated its purpose, India said and suggested a fresh approach at local level to ta...
- Govt looking for consultants to tap CDM benefits
Government has invited bids from environment consultants to tap the benefits of Clean Development Mechanism that are available for energy s...
- India Inc calls for regulatory framework on CDM
Indian industry favours treating revenue earned from carbon credits as export earnings and wants a regulatory framework conducive to promot...
- Navin Fluorine's CDM project goes on stream
Navin Fluorine, an Arvind Mafatlal group company, said it has commissioned a CDM project, which is expected to generate 28 million carbon c...
- Rs 15,000 cr Carbon credits await India Inc
Indian companies may earn over Rs 15,000 crore through carbon credit sale by 2012 if all projects approved by the National CDM (Clean Devel...
- CEA releases user guide for CDM project developers
The Central Electricity Authority today released a handbook to help those developing power projects using clean technology to calculate Cer...
- PMO wants mass rapid bus transport to take CDM route
The Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) has asked the urban development ministry to follow the clean development mechanism (CDM) for all mass rap...
- IDBI enters into MoU with MITCON Consultancy Service Ltd
IDBI entered into a non-exclusive Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with MITCON Consultancy Services Limited (MITCON) for jointly providing...
- Gujarat PSU is now on CDM roll of honour
Gujarat Alkalies and Chemicals (GACL) became the first Indian public sector undertaking to register its clean development mechanism (CDM) p...
- Cement cos to claim carbon credits under Kyoto Protocol
The cement sector is set to become one of the major gainers of the CDM under the Kyoto Protocol Agreement, which enables developing countri...