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Aug 31, 2008 Star of Mysore Online : : Green Frenzy Catching On : : One of the largest developers of green homes, Chandrashekhar Hariharan, CEO of Bio-diversity Conservation of India Limited (BCIL), feels that there is a surge in the demand for green homes.
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Aug 25, 2008 India Tech TV : : Green Solutions for Urban Living : : Interview of Mr. Chandrasekhar Hariharan in India Tech TV
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Aug 24, 2008 Times of India : : Let the Metro glide in, the city is waiting... : : About 70% of car users say they will switch over to Metro Rail once it's ready, according to a survey conducted by Biodiversity Conservation India.
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Aug 22, 2008 Mid-Day : : Car-nataka : : Congestion tax may well be the whip in the government's hand to drive car lovers to the Metro rail.
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Aug 22, 2008 The Hindu : : Car owners won’t leave their wheels for Metro : : 50 p.c. car owners spend Rs. 3,000 a month on fuel. Most of them are averse to car pools
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Aug 21, 2008 Praja : : BCIL's survey on Bangalore car commuters : : BCIL recently conducted a survey among car owners who commute to work to find out whether they would be willing to consider a public transport alternative.
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Aug 22, 2008 Deccan Herald : : 'Have car, will drive' is the motto here : : A survey among car-owning Bangaloreans has rather worryingly revealed that fuel conservation is not yet a focus area for many.
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Aug 22, 2008 Zee News : : 'Have car, will drive' is the motto here : : Car-owning Bangaloreans are more concerned about their comfort and convenience rather than environmental or traffic issues, and are unaffected by the rise in fuel prices, revealed a recent sample survey by a City-based firm.
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Aug 21, 2008 Smash Hits : : Fuel and environment conservation are not for Bangaloreans : : 'A drastic overhaul of our public transport system and a major change in the citizens' perception is the need of the hour to make fuel conservation a reality,' Hariharan said.
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Aug 21, 2008 TOI, Indiatimes : : 70% Ready to Dump Cars for Metro: Survey : : Over 300 people who owned cars, in the 21-50 age group with income levels of above Rs 20,000, were interviewed for the survey.
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Aug 21, 2008 Pressbox UK : : Fuel conservation not for Bangaloreans : : Even as the decibel levels on issues like Energy Usage, Emissions, Global Warming, Climate Change are on the rise globally, a survey among car-owning Bangaloreans has rather worryingly revealed that Fuel Conservation is not yet a focus area for many.
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Aug 21, 2008 Humsurfer : : 70% Ready to Dump Cars for Metro: Survey : : Cribbing about the inconvenience caused by the Metro Rail notwithstanding, Bangaloreans can't wait to get off their cars and board the Metro.
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Aug 21, 2008 Deccan Herald e-paper : : 'Have car, will drive' is the motto here : : Article that appeared in Deccan Herald e-paper on Aug 21st, 2008.
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Aug 21, 2008 Times of India e-paper : : 70% Ready to Dump Cars for Metro: Survey : : Article that appeared in Times of India e-paper on Aug 21st, 2008.
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Aug 21, 2008 Times of India e-paper : : Car Owners not for Taking Buses : : Article that appeared in Times of India e-paper on Aug 21st, 2008.
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Aug 21, 2008 Yahoo News, India : : Fuel and environment conservation are not for Bangaloreans : : 'A drastic overhaul of our public transport system and a major change in the citizens' perception is the need of the hour to make fuel conservation a reality,' Hariharan said.
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Aug 21, 2008 Deccan Herald : : 'Have car, will drive' is the motto here : : The survey among 315 yuppies who use cars for reaching their workplace, indicated that at least half of them travel more than 30 km daily and spend above Rs 3,000 per month on fuel.
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Aug 21, 2008 Web India 123 : : Fuel and environment conservation are not for Bangaloreans : : According to official estimates, on an average, everyday one million four-wheelers and two million two-wheelers move on the city's roads.
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Aug 21, 2008 National News of India Blogspot : : Fuel and environment conservation are not for Bangaloreans : : The survey says 30 percent of car owners have already decided against using the yet-to be completed and much-hyped metro services in the city. (Construction on the first phase of the metro is on and is expected to be completed by 2011).
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Aug 21, 2008 Sindh Today : : Fuel and environment conservation are not for Bangaloreans : : Report shows majority of them do not care about the environment and scoff at talk of fuel conservation.
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Aug 21, 2008 Press Release Log : : Fuel conservation not for Bangaloreans : : Survey amongst car-owners in Bangalore unveils individual comfort scoring over greater good, fuel conservation and climate change.
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Aug 21, 2008 Free Press Release : : BCIL Eco-pulse Survey Results : : Alarming Facts about Fuel Consumption patterns in Bangalore. Revealed in ‘BCIL ECO-PULSE’, a Survey Series by BCIL.
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Aug 21, 2008 Siliconindia : : Fuel and environment conservation are not for Bangaloreans : : The response of the people surveyed showed "individual comfort scores over greater good like fuel conservation and climate change", Biodiversity Conservation (India) Ltd (BCIL), a city-based alternative technology enterprise, which conducted the survey, said in its report.
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Aug 21, 2008 Bangalorebuzz Blogspot : : 'Have car, will drive' is the motto here : : Car-owning Bangaloreans are more concerned about their comfort and convenience rather than environmental or traffic issues, and are unaffected by the rise in fuel prices, revealed a recent sample survey by a City-based firm.
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Aug 21, 2008 Dinakaran : : Article in Dinakaran : : Aticle in Tamil newspaper Dinakaran
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Aug 21, 2008 Saakshi : : Article in Saakshi : : Aticle in Kannada newspaper Saakshi
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Aug 20, 2008 Dakshin Bharat : : Article in Dakshin Bharat : : Aticle in Hindi newspaper Dakshin Bharat
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Aug 21, 2008 Prajavani : : Article in Prajavani : : Aticle in Kannada newspaper Prajavani
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Aug 21, 2008 Kannada Prabha : : Article in Kannada Prabha : : Aticle in Kannada newspaper Kannada Prabha
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Aug 21, 2008 Times of India-Kannada : : Article in Times of India-Kannada : : Aticle in Kannada newspaper Times of India-Kannada
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Aug 20, 2008 South Asian News : : Fuel and environment conservation are not for Bangaloreans : : A survey conducted among more than 300 Bangaloreans, who earn upwards of Rs.20,000 a month and drive their own cars, shows majority of them do not care about the environment and scoff at talk of fuel conservation.
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Aug 20, 2008 Web India 123 : : Oil Price Hike has no Effect on Car Owners in IT Hub : : The steep hike in the prices of petroleum products had not affected car ownership in the city with four wheeler owners saying it was more convenient than taking trouble in travelling in public transport system.
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Aug 20, 2008 Net India 123 : : Oil Price Hike has no Effect on Car Owners in IT Hub : : A survey conducted by Biodiversity Conservation India Ltd (BCIL) revealed that for car owners in the city, individual comfort and convenience was worth the burden of hike in the prices of petro products.
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Aug 20, 2008 Freshnews : : Fuel and environment conservation are not for Bangaloreans : : A survey conducted among more than 300 Bangaloreans, who earn upwards of Rs.20,000 a month and drive their own cars...
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Aug 19, 2008 Times of India e-paper : : Green by the Brick : : Article that appeared in Times of India e-paper on Aug 19th, 2008.
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July 31, 2008 Times of India e-paper : : Grandma's Recipe for an Eco Home : : Article that appeared in Times of India e-paper on July 26th, 2008.
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July 26, 2008 Times of India e-paper : : The Future of Community Living : : Article that appeared in Times of India e-paper on July 26th, 2008.
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July 26, 2008 Vijaya Karnataka : : Article that appeared in Vijaya Karnataka: : Article that appeared in Kannada Newspaper Vijaya Karnataka on July 26th, 2008.
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July 26, 2008 Times of India e-paper : : Going Green is the New Mantra : : Article that appeared in Times of India e-paper on July 26th, 2008.
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Jul 21, 2008 Samachar Publication : : BCIL bags award for sustainable development : : BCIL has won the prestigious 'Ryutaro Hashimoto APFED Award' from Japan, for its sustainable development in the Asia-Pacific region.
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Jul 21, 2008 Netindia : : BCIL bags award for sustainable development - NetIndia: : BCIL has won the prestigious 'Ryutaro Hashimoto APFED Award' from Japan, for its sustainable development in the Asia-Pacific region.
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Jul 21, 2008 OneIndia : : BCIL bags award for sustainable development - OneIndia: : BCIL has won the prestigious 'Ryutaro Hashimoto APFED Award' from Japan, for its sustainable development in the Asia-Pacific region.
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Jul 21, 2008 Webindia123 : : BCIL bags award for sustainable development - Webindia 123: : BCIL has won the prestigious 'Ryutaro Hashimoto APFED Award' from Japan, for its sustainable development in the Asia-Pacific region.
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Jul 21, 2008 New Kerala : : BCIL bags award for sustainable development - New Kerala: : BCIL has won the prestigious 'Ryutaro Hashimoto APFED Award' from Japan, for its sustainable development in the Asia-Pacific region.
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Jul 21, 2008 Cleantech Greentech : : BCIL bags award for sustainable development - Cleantech Greentech: : BCIL has won the prestigious 'Ryutaro Hashimoto APFED Award' from Japan, for its sustainable development in the Asia-Pacific region.
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Jul 01, 2008 Gujrati Samachar : : Article that appeared in Gujrati Samachar : : Article that appeared in Gujrati Newspaper on July 1st, 2008.
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14, Jun 2008 MSN India : : The Signal is Green! : : `for an environmentally concerned citizen, it could perhaps be a good news as well, especially since more and more cleaner energy alternatives may now become economically viable.
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05, Jun 2008 IRIS : : The age of corporate greenWash is upon us : : ``The Council has received applications from buildings across India for over 50 million square feet of Green Homes rating.`` 50 million? Had I heard it right?
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Apr 2008 ICLEI South Asia : : Ongoing Regional Workshops on Energy Efficient Built Environments : : Construction Industry in India is one of the rapidly growing sectors and contributes significantly to the Nation’s economy. With accelerating growth in the building industry and existing building practices, the electricity demand of buildings will grow manifold in the coming years.
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Apr 23, 2008 Udayavani : : Article that appeared in Udayavani : : Article that appeared in Kannada Newspaper Udayavani on April 23rd, 2008.
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Apr 2008 Koramangala - Bangalore's Most Happenning Place : : Water Conservation in Bangalore - More Words than Action : : Article that appeared in Kannada Newspaper Udayavani on April 23rd, 2008.
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Apr 23, 2008 The Hindu Business Line : : Survey on attitude to water conservation : : Residents of Bangalore expressed an overwhelming support to the cause of water conservation but did little to follow their intent.
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Apr 22, 2008 The Hindu : : Old habits die hard, thankfully : : Traditional lifestyles of middle-class Bangaloreans seem to have inbuilt water conservation practices, if a survey of 400 people in the city were anything to go by.
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Apr 23, 2008 New India Press : : Over 85 pc reusable water wasted in city : : WITH over 80 per cent of water used in daily chores going waste, Bio-diversity Conservation India Limited (BCIL) CEO Chandrashekhar Hariharan advocated a dual pipeline system in all apartment complexes to enable recycling of used water.
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Apr 22, 2008 Bangalore Mirror : : Does your conservation resolution hold water : : Article that appeared in Bangalore Mirror on April 22nd, 2008 on water conservation.
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Apr 22, 2008 Prajavani : : Article that appeared in Prajavani : : Article that appeared in Kannada Newspaper Prajavani on April 22nd, 2008.
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Apr 22, 2008 Madhyamam : : Article that appeared in Madhyamam : : Article that appeared in Malayalam Newspaper Madhyamam on April 22nd, 2008.
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Apr 22, 2008 Times of India (Kannada) : : Article that appeared in Times of India : : Article that appeared in Kannada edition of Times of India on April 22rd, 2008.
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Apr 22, 2008 Kannada Prabha : : Article that appeared in Kannada Prabha: : Article that appeared in Kannada Newspaper Kannada Prabha on April 22nd, 2008.
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Apr 22, 2008 Vijaya Karnataka : : Article that appeared in Vijaya Karnataka: : Article that appeared in Kannada Newspaper Vijaya Karnataka on April 22nd, 2008.
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April 2008 Dream Homes magazine : : There isnt enough water or it is not for sale : : Article that appeared in in the April 2008 edition of DReam Homes Magazine.
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Apr 05, 2008 Deccan Herald : : The B School-Realty industry nexus : : Chandrashekar Hariharan, CEO, BCIL, (an alternate technology enterprise dedicated to urban eco-habitats creation), says “What makes the difference is their mental discipline, energy and focus; ability to discern figures from numbers; respect for systems and procedures.”
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Apr 05, 2008 The Hindu : : For eco-conscious homes : : A building is not simply an envelope of walls and roofs, but should be an efficient energy system, says BCIL’s Chandrashekar Hariharan, while talking of green initiatives, in an interview with RANJANI GOVIND
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Apr 05, 2008 Civic Society Online : : Green Builder : : “The purpose of BCIL is essentially to mainstream sustainability -- which means taking what are called 'alternate' technologies and establishing these into cutting-edge systems needed in the marketplace,” says Chandrasekhar Hariharan, CEO of BCIL, which he founded in 1995.
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Apr 05, 2008 The Times of India : : Going green can reduce your home cost : : When we set out to buy our first house, we normally consider the aesthetics, potential for capital appreciation, cost of the property and its long-term value. What about eco-friendliness?
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Mar 31, 2008 Myiris : : Real Estate - An investment option for the Prudent Investor : : When planning one`s personal finance to what extent one should invest into real estate? That is a choice between the devil and the deep sea!
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Mar 29, 2008 Economic Times : : Cut home costs by going green : : Many of us want to be eco-sensitive, but don't know how to go about it. We invariably don't have access to the right professionals, technology or the medium that has the solution.
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Mar 29, 2008 The Hindu : : Binding with soil, water, energy : : Sustaining rural-urban India is essentially from our fundamental understanding of the physics of water and energy, says BCIL’s Chandrashekar Hariharan, in a free-wheeling interview on the status of water supply in India with RANJANI GOVIND
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Mar 29, 2008 Times of India : : Cut home costs by going green : : When we set out to buy our first house, we normally consider the aesthetics, potential for capital appreciation, cost of the property and its long-term value. What about eco-friendliness?
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Mar 28, 2008 Deccan Herald : : Reduce, Reuse, Recycle : : Going green while constructing your house is not about compromising on quality and material. The concept of a green building still evokes doubts and misgivings, writes Jayanthi Madhukar
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Mar 24, 2008 Times of India Bangalore : : New dynamics of corporate interactions : : “Be it an excellent green building by Biodiversity Conservation India (BCIL) or innovative practices like Prestige giving its customers a welcome gift, we’ve always been open to praise steps taken by our competitors in our blog,” says Arif Vakil.
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Mar 23, 2008 Citizen matters : : Building a green house : : Human excesses have caused significant environmental damage over the past 100 years. We now need to find ways to reverse this trend or use efficient, natural-resource management that enable efficiency while continuing conventional development objectives.
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Mar 12, 2008 Daijiworld : : M'lore: 'Growth in Urban Population Matter of Worry' : : Mangalore, Mar 12: In the next 15 years, India's urban popualtion growth would touch 70% which would lead to serious climatic changes. Therefore, one has to think about eco-friendly measures...
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Mar 12, 2008 Mangalore.com : : Mangalore: Green building solution for many problems : : A meet on Green Building was held in Mangalore on Tuesday and delivering a presentation on Natural Resource Sensitive (NRS) Housing, Bio Diversity Conservation India Limited Chief Anchor (Design and Architecture) Harsha Shridhar said that NRS Housing is where the thrust is on natural resource sensitivity based on the mantras such as reduced, reuse and recycle.
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Mar 11, 2008 You tube BCIL on CNN, IBN Live, recorded in You tube
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Mar 06, 2008 Free press release : : BCIL Collective has many India firsts : : ‘BCIL Collective’ – Milestone For The Building Industry, Where All Homes Earn ‘Carbon Credits’.
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Mar 01, 2008 The Hindu : : Going green, the BCIL way : : BCIL mainstreams ecologically sustainable real estate options with focus on localised energy generation, has water solutions that reduce dependence on state infrastructure and waste systems that stress on re-use.
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Mar 01, 2008 Vijaya Karnataka : : Article that appeared in Vijaya Karnataka : : Article that appeared in Kannada Newspaper Vijaya Karnataka on March 1st 2008.
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Feb 29, 2008 Deccan Herald : : Home built without a single brick : : With the City growing vertically as well as horizontally at an alarming pace, it has become imperative to implement sustainable solutions to preserve what is left of the available natural resources. Biodiversity Conservation India Limited (BCIL) is doing that and more.
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Feb 28, 2008 Myiris : : RBI regulations toward the building industry to be more favorable: BCIL : : In an interview with myiris.com, Chandrashekhar Hariharan, CEO, BCIL shares his expectations from the upcoming Budget 2008.
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Feb 28, 2008 Coimbatorelive blogspot : : BCIL's green home at Coimbatore : : Bangalore based realty firm Biodiversity Conservation India (BCIL), which specializes in construction of 'green homes', will develop six eco-friendly residential projects totalling 2.4 million sq ft across southern India with an investment of Rs 380 crore spread over the next four years.
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Feb 27, 2008 Newshound.rediff : : RBI regulations toward the building industry to be more favorable: BCIL : : In an interview with myiris.com, Chandrashekhar Hariharan, CEO, BCIL shares his expectations from the upcoming Budget 2008.
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Feb 27, 2008 Ecotippingpoints : : Upscale Eco-Friendly Housing in B'lore, India : : On the outskirts of India’s high-tech capital of Bangalore, unsustainable subdivisions are emerging to meet the demand of its burgeoning middle class. In response to this, Trans Indus and other housing developments have been launched by Biodiversity Conservation Limited.
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Feb 25, 2008 Corporate Herald : : No bricks - no clay blocks used for construction : : Article that appeared in the Feb 25, 2008 edition of Corporate Herald.
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Feb 23, 2008 Chukki : : Article in Chukki : : Article that appeared in the Feb 23, 2008 edition of the Kannada Journal Chukki.
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Feb 24, 2008 Udayavani : : Article that appeared in Udayavani : : Article that appeared in Kannada Newspaper Udayavani on Feb 24th, 2008.
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Feb 22, 2008 Samyuktha Karnataka : : Article that appeared in Samyuktha Karnataka : : Article that appeared in the Kannada paper Samyuktha Karnataka on Feb 22nd, 2008.
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Feb 22, 2008 Rajastan Patrika : : Article that appeared in Rajastan Patrika : : Article that appeared in Rajastan Patrika on Feb 22nd, 2008.
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Feb 22, 2008 Daily Salar : : Article in Daily Salar : : Article that appeared in the Feb 22, 2008 edition of the Urdu Journal Chukki.
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Feb 23, 2008 Business-standard : : Housing project aims to secure carbon credits : : Biodiversity Conservation India (BCIL), a Bangalore-based developer, has begun an apartment project in the city through which carbon credits are being secured for its resident families.
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Feb 22, 2008 Malayala Manorama : : Article in Malayala Manorama : : Article that appeared in the Feb 22, 2008 edition of the Malayalam Journal Malayala Manorama.
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Feb 22, 2008 Dinamani : : Article in Dinamani : : Article that appeared in the Feb 22, 2008 edition of the Tamil Newspaper Dinamai.
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Feb 22, 2008 Dakshin Bharat : : Article in Dakshin Bharat : : Article that appeared in the Feb 22, 2008 edition of the Hindi Journal Dakshin Bharat.
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Feb 22, 2008 Expressindia : : A 'green' residential space in Bangalore! : : 'BCIL Collective', a green project initiative being developed by Biodiversity Conservation India Limited, an alternate technology enterprise, is all poised to be the first-of-its kind green project in a large scale residential complex space.
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Feb 22, 2008 Economic Times : : Bangalore expands its green footprint in residential space : : BANGALORE: Walk into a home that is naturally airconditioned, uses sunlight to warm rooms, allows you to recycle the dirty water flowing out of your sink, churns out fresh vegetables and kitchen herbs on your table daily and ensures that your kitchen waste is useful compost.
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Feb 22, 2008 Deccan Herald : : B'lore expands green footprint in residential space : : 'BCIL Collective' is all poised to be the first-of-its kind green project in a large scale residential complex space that aims at being ecologically sustainable and earning carbon credits for residents through reduced green house gas emission and lowered consumption of resources.
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Feb 22, 2008 The Hindu : : Bangalore expands green footprint in residential space : : Bangalore (PTI): Walk into a home that is naturally airconditioned, uses sunlight to warm rooms, allows you to recycle the dirty water flowing out of your sink, churns out fresh vegetables and kitchen herbs on your table daily and ensures that your kitchen waste is useful compost.
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Feb 22, 2008 Yahoo news : : A 'green' residential space in Bangalore! : : "Fresh water need is reduced by about 40 per cent which amounts to about 40,000 litres saved per family per year," Chandrashekar Hariharan, CEO, BCIL, said in Bangalore.
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Feb 22, 2008 Chennaionline : : Bangalore expands its green footprint in residential space : : The BCIL Collective complex has been designed to save 35000 litres of water per home per year by focussing on rain water harvesting and recycling within residential complex.
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Feb 22, 2008 The Hindu Business Line : : ‘Green’ homes to earn carbon credits : : The lesser density of houses coupled with use of hollow concrete blocks and an underground tunnel ventilation to provide natural air-conditioning add to the carbon credit earning capacity.
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Feb 22, 2008 Newindpress : : ‘Green’homes in city soon : : BANGALORE: Homes that are naturally air-conditioned, with less carbon dioxide emission, vegetable gardens nearby and less energy consumption will soon be a reality.
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Feb 22, 2008 NLSIU : : Green’ homes to earn carbon credits : : The lesser density of houses coupled with use of hollow concrete blocks and an underground tunnel ventilation to provide natural air-conditioning add to the carbon credit earning capacity.
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Feb 21, 2008 Webindia123 news : : BCIL launches green houses : : BCIL CEO Chandrashekhar Hariharan told reporters here today that project 'BCIL Collective' would offer several new features and benefits to customers that reduce carbon dioxide emission, both in the building process and by way of daily-living in these homes.
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Feb 21, 2008 Bangalore News Network : : 'BCIL collective' - milestone for the building industry : : Mr. Chandrashekar Hariharan, CEO, BCIL said 'The carbon values are mapped on the basis of the differential in carbon emission between regular materials used in the building industry for building blocks, for air-conditioning, and for natural daylighting, among other things.
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Feb 21, 2008 Outlookmoney : : Bangalore expands its green footprint in residential space : : Walk into a home that is naturally airconditioned, uses sunlight to warm rooms, allows you to recycle the dirty water flowing out of your sink, churns out fresh vegetables and kitchen herbs on your table daily and ensures that your kitchen waste is useful compost.
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Feb 16, 2008 Times of India : : Advertisement that appeared in the Times of India : : Advertisement that appeared in the Times of India on Feb 16, 2008.
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Feb 05, 2008 Team1 Dubai : : An easy way to make rs 80 crore : : It was?a mammoth task, he remembers. In?the winter of 1991?the Uttarkashi earthquake (in Uttarkhand)?had killed thousands of people. Seeing 800?bodies in front of him made him go weak in the knees. As cold winter?rain wreaked further havoc and the task grew bigger. These 800 bodies had to be cremated. Not buried.
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Feb 05, 2008 Indiatogether : : BAMBOO IN HOUSING New vistas in construction : : "You have to go about seeking efficiency in a way that projects are marked not merely by good natural resource management, but also by innovation in either product process, or in the way that you offer tangible benefits to your customer," says C Hariharan, CEO of Biodiversity Conservation (India) Limited (BCIL).
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Jan 07, 2008 Rediff news : : An eco-friendly way to make Rs 80 crore : : It was this encounter that moved Chandrashekhar Hariharan [Images] take up the challenge of putting a human face to development and quality of life and he started Biodiversity Conservation [India] Limited,
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Jan 07, 2008 Searchfordata Blogspot : : An eco-friendly way to make Rs 80 crore : : "It was a mammoth task, he remembers. In the winter of 1991 the Uttarkashi earthquake (in Uttarkhand) had killed thousands of people. Seeing 800 bodies in front of him made him go weak in the knees. As cold winter rain wreaked further havoc and the task grew bigger...
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Sept 07, 2007 Architecture & Development : : Case Study III: TZED homes in Bangalore by BCIL : : A project developed by BCIL as a residential project consisting of environmentally sustainable and aesthetic homes for 95 families. A benchmark in SBE development in India.
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Sept 07, 2007 Deccan Herald : : Home green home – not just a cliché : : "It is not about just a housing trend. It is also not just about a solar gadget here and there. Bindu Gopal Rao explains more about human friendship with ecology.
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Aug 23, 2007 Businessgyan : : Eco-conscious Business solutions : : Chandrashekar Hariharan. is an economist turned eco-entrepreneur who has presided over projects on water, energy and green buildings since 1987. He has served as consultants for governments of Uttaranchal and Nagaland for eco-conscious infrastructure and environment policies.
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April 2006 Archidev : : Sustainable built environment, an Indian experience (Paris) : : Mr. Hariharan has presided for twelve years over practical application of technologies that promote sustainable management. He is head of Alternate Technology Foundation and also serves as an Urban water supply development consultant for the ADB, Manila. This organization provided technical consultancy for the Nagaland government in 2003-2004 to masterplan ecotourism infrastructure for an historic Naga village and for the department of Tourism, in Kerala.
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Oct 08, 2005 The Hindu : : Dwellings that help in preserving nature : : A CASUAL visitor to "T-Zed Homes," a cluster of 15 single-family houses and 80 apartments individually designed for buyers, may find it similar to any other housing project. A closer look at the material being used for the construction, a walk through a model flat and a bit of inquiry reveals that it is unique in many ways.
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Sept 03, 2005 The Hindu : : For an eco-friendly lifestyle, close to nature : : HEARD OF a housing complex where residents are proud of snakes slithering around? "Only at this place are snakes welcome," declares A. Mangapathi Rao (72), a resident of Trans Indus — a specially-designed housing complex off Kanakapura Road.
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April, 2005 Adb : : Creating a Lifestyle Built on Integrated Water Management Practices : : BCIL promotes conservation. Its first initiative -- a self-sustained residential campus in Bangalore called Trans Indus -- is characterized by the use of energy-efficient building materials, rainwater harnessing systems, waste water treatment technologies, and an array of management skills for soil, water and energy.
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Aug 6, 2004 The Hindu Business Line : : Green on the home turf : : If you've ever used coconut fibre to scrub your dishes or taught your children to use the back of a used paper for their drawings, then you might be at home at Bangalore's T-Zed Homes. By next summer, in all probability, the city will have the country's `first set of 95 homes that will make a difference to the world.'
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May 19, 2003 The Hindu Business Line : : Luring investors for an eco discovery trip : : Bangalore-based Biodiversity Conservation India Ltd (BCIL) has initiated a rainforest protection programme in Coorg. Says Mr Hariharan Chandrashekar, Director, BCIL, "We started the Coorg consortium for conservation under the larger canopy of BCIL to work in the fragile habitats of the Western Ghats."
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Nov 07, 2003 Times of India : : Straight Answers : : Hariharan Chandrashekar , Managing Director, BCIL On organising the monthly Rainseed Festival at Eco Village
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Apr 02, 2002 The Hindu Business line : : Homing in on greener pastures : : EVEN as once-serene Bangalore is now universally dubbed the silicon city and apartment blocks and highrises change its skyline forever, the city's techies and corporate elite are homing in on greener options for their living spaces.
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Aug 22, 2001 Times of India : : WHAT’S THE ALTERNATIVE? : : while the use of conventional fuel has serious economic consequences in the form of budget deficits caused by oil imports, in bangalore it is largely the ecological damage caused by automobile pollution that is driving the quest for an alternative fuel.
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