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India a lab for global sustainability?By : sustainabilityo..., Nov 16, 2010
India has become a laboratory for converting rapid headline economic growth into a broader form of more sustainable development that can reverse the kind of income disparities that threaten to squander globalization's gains and give rise to protectionism and... Read more.. |
Disasters, climate change cloud Indian children's prospectsBy : sustainabilityo..., Nov 11, 2010
When cyclone Aila hit the coastal village where Naseema lived in May last year, salt water invaded the paddy fields and fisheries, taking away her husband's work as a day labourer. Her children contracted skin infections and severe diarrhoea after using water from a... Read more.. |
Energy to Drive GE’s $10 Billion India Goal, CEO SaysBy : sustainabilityo..., Nov 7, 2010
General Electric Co., whose equipment generates about one-third of the world’s power, expects energy and health care to drive revenue in India to a $10 billion goal in five years, Chief Executive Officer Jeffrey Immelt said. GE India is expanding at 30 percent annually... Read more.. Subject Tags: Business , Entertainment , Environment , GE India , General Electric Co. , Health , India , Labor , Law , Politics , Social Issues , Technology |
Energy security essential for India's double digit growth: PranabBy : sustainabilityo..., Nov 6, 2010
Union Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee gave a call to make structural reforms in the energy sector to attract investments, adding for this purpose the government has taken a series of initiatives to move towards an energy rich world. He said energy security is... Read more.. |
UN Advisory Group on Climate Finance Report Falls FlatBy : sustainabilityo..., Nov 5, 2010
A new report on climate change financing options released today by a U.N. Advisory Group unwisely emphasizes carbon markets and other private finance options, while irresponsibly advocating an increased role for multilateral development banks (MDBs). Despite concluding that... Read more.. |
UN panel sees sources for billions for climateBy : sustainabilityo..., Nov 5, 2010
A high-level U.N. panel on Friday outlined potential sources, including levies on international flights, to raise up to $100 billion a year in new money for poorer countries to cope with climate change and reduce their greenhouse gas emissions. The greatest... Read more.. Subject Tags: Business , Entertainment , Environment , Health , Labor , Politics , Social Issues , United Nations |
UN want higher taxes to fund climate warning fightBy : sustainabilityo..., Nov 5, 2010
UNITED NATIONS (AFP) – A top UN panel on Friday called for increased taxes on carbon emissions and air and sea transport to raise 100 billion dollars a year to combat climate change. The group led by the prime ministers of Norway and Ethiopia also proposed a tax on... Read more.. |
Brazil Olympics spurring green constructionBy : sustainabilityo..., Nov 4, 2010
Brazil's "green building" industry will expand in the coming years, spurred by construction of low-impact venues to be used in the 2016 Olympics venues, an expert on environmental construction said in an interview. Global concerns about the impact of arenas and... Read more.. |
Bolivia poised to power world's electric carsBy : sustainabilityo..., Nov 2, 2010
"Back to the Future" is celebrating its 25-year anniversary. While we don't yet have the time-traveling Deloreans, the world is getting ready for the next automotive revolution. Electric vehicles are on the way. General Motors plans to release the new Chevy Volt in... Read more.. Subject Tags: Business , Social Issues |
Adarsh society violated green norms: Jairam RameshBy : sustainabilityo..., Nov 1, 2010
The Adarsh housing society has violated green norms and action will be taken against it once the Maharashtra government submits its final report, environment minister Jairam Ramesh said on Monday. The minister suggested that some of the floors of the 31-storey building... Read more.. |