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Business Line : Industry & Economy / Info-tech : India’s Green IT spend to reach $70 b by 2015: Gartner: "NEW DELHI, SEPT 19:
With ‘Green IT’ and sustainable development becoming top priorities for businesses in the country, India’s spending on green IT and sustainability initiatives is set to double to $70 billion in 2015, research firm Gartner said.

In a report, ‘Hype Cycle for Green IT and Sustainability in India, 2011,” analysts said Green IT and sustainability initiatives have already found their way into the IT roadmap of many industries in India.

Although still buzzwords for many, they will soon emerge as top priorities for businesses, investors and technology professionals across industries and policymakers in India, it added.

The report pegged spending on green IT and sustainability initiatives at $35 billion in 2010.

“India’s information and communication technology (ICT) industry will be an early adopter of green IT and sustainability solutions, as India is one of the fastest-growing markets in terms of IT hardware and communications infrastructure consumption,” the Gartner Research Director, Mr Ganesh Ramamoorthy, said."

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