This document discusses green computing in India. It defines green computing as green use, disposal, design, and manufacturing of computers. It notes that computing is often wasteful in terms of energy use and printing. It also causes pollution from manufacturing and toxicity from chemicals. Recent trends include government initiatives in Europe, Japan, and some US states promoting recycling. Companies are also working to become carbon neutral. The document surveys awareness, problems, and barriers to green computing in India in education and workplaces. It concludes the key steps are using efficient power management and forming green planning committees.

1. Green Computing
Awareness in India

2. What Is Green Computing?
• Green Use
• Green Disposal
• Green Design
• Green Manufacturing

3. Need for Green Computing
Why?????
 Computer energy is often wasteful
Leaving the computer on when not in use
 Printing is often wasteful
How many of you print out your emails or meeting agendas
 Pollution
Due to manufacturing, packaging, disposal technique
 Toxicity
Due to toxic chemicals involved in the manufacturing.

4. Recent Trends In Green Computing
Paradigm
 Government initiatives have been enforced in the
European Union, Japan and a few U.S. states.
 Some states, like Texas, require tech companies to
offer free recycling programs.
 Companies like Yahoo! plan to become “carbon
neutral” in the near future.

5.  A Canadian company, Userful Inc. has come up with
a solution of multi-sharing that turns 1 computer
into 10.This reduces CO2 emissions by up to 15 tons
per year per system and reduce electronic waste by
up to 80%.
 Companies including Hewlett-Packard Co., Dell Inc.,
IBM Corp., Sun Microsystems Inc., Advanced Micro
Devices Inc., Xerox Corp. have started using less
toxic material in products.

6. Prospective of Green
Computing in India
 India growing at 9% annually and expected to
double its energy consumption by 2030, must act
sooner than later .
 Major companies in India are taking initiatives to
appear greener and thus reducing their carbon
footprint.

7. Wipro Info tech became the first Indian
company to launch environment-friendly range
of products named as Wipro Green Ware .
Infosys framed an Eco club for its employees
to reduce its carbon emission.
Decided to plant one tree for every new
employee.

8.  Leading vendors like Hewlett-Packard, Dell
and Acer are adopting green computing by
rolling out energy efficient computers made
from recyclable materials.
 View sonic in partnership with a range of
ISO 14001 certified recyclers offer
customers several options and incentives to
recycle used products

9. Survey Analysis
Survey parameters:
 Awareness in Green Computing
 Major problems in Computing paradigm
 Steps for green awareness in field of education
and work-places
 Possible barriers

10. 0 0.5 1 1.5 2 2.5
Faculty
Students
Work-place
Variance
Mode
Mean
Awareness in Green Computing

11. 0 0.5 1 1.5 2 2.5 3 3.5
Carbon Foot-print
High Power Consumption
E-Waste
Variance
Mode
Mean
Major Problems in Computing
Paradigm

12. Steps for Green awareness in field
of education
0 0.5 1 1.5 2 2.5 3 3.5
Teaching/Learning
Setting up a planning committee
Using efficient power
management applications/Tactics
Organizing awareness programs
Variance
Mode
Mean

13. Steps for Green Awareness in Work-
places
0 1 2 3 4 5
Adopting Green policies
Setting up a planning committee
Using efficient power
management applications/Tactics
Business performance
enhancement
Variance
Mode
Mean

14. Barriers to Green Computing in field
of education
0 0.5 1 1.5 2 2.5 3 3.5
Lack of Research
Lack of congenial infrastructure
Cost constraints
Lack of knowledge
Variance
Mode
Mean

15. Barriers to Green Computing in
Work-places
0 0.5 1 1.5 2 2.5 3 3.5
Lack of Research or Infrastructure
Over- dependence on foreign
equipments
Financial Constraints
Lack of optimized supply chain
management
Variance
Mode
Mean

16. Conclusion
• Based on the survey the steps that should be taken in
educational institutes and work-places are :
Using efficient computer applications/ power
management tactics
Optimum settings in the computer and monitor can bring down power
consumption contrastingly.
 Forming a green planning committee
The committee will organize green awareness events
.

17. References
Green Computing - a new Horizon of Energy Efficiency and
Electronic waste minimization: a Global Perspective, Shalabh
Agarwal and Asoke Nath (2011).
 Green computing and D-Link, white paper February 2009
Nancy Weil, IDG News, The Realities of Green Computing,
(http://www.pcworld.com/businesscenter/article/135509/the_re
alities_of_green_computing.html)
Green: The new color in Information Technology
(www.slideshare.com)