Bangalore: For the first time in the history of Greenpeace, an Indian firm made it to the top spot of its green gadget guide, beating the tech giants like Apple, Dell and HP.

Wipro, the Bangalore based multinational services provider, who has previously participated in Indian editions of the Greenpeace’s Guide to Greener Electronics has secured the first spot in its debut into international version with 7.1 points.

Greenpeace’s ‘Guide to Greener Electronics,’ which was started in 2006, evaluates the companies based on factors like how much energy they use to produce and ship their gadgets, did they use toxic materials in their gadgets, whether they take back old products for recycling and the overall environmental conditions of the manufacturers. The companies also have to set the goals of carbon emission reductions and advocate the principles of sustainability.

According to Wipro, the company plans to cut its greenhouse gas emissions by 44 percent by 2015. It is focusing on the use of clean power to achieve 85 percent of those emission reductions.

According to Greenpeace, the number one spot for Wipro was prompted by the company’s “climate leadership” initiative. HP, who was first in the Greener guide’s previous edition, now sits in the second spot followed by Nokia, Acer and Dell. Apple, the Cupertino tech giant was able to secure only 6^th position in the list.

HCL Infosystems, another Indian company was able to secure 13^th spot in the top 20.

According to the Greenpeace spokesperson, “most consumers would be surprised to hear that many devices consume more electricity before they’re ever purchased just in their manufacturing than they do after we buy them and charge them every night. This “embedded energy” is the next big frontier for consumer electronics companies who want to be green.”

While some of the Indian companies are trying hard to go "green" on their part, the Indian government’s plan on aggressive clean power is rather “aspirational” than “realistic,” according to another report on Gigaom.