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Ahmedabad hosts exemplary Zero Carbon Footprint Event By : sustainabilityo..., Mar 30, 2010
Nirma University in Ahmedabad celebrated India’s first ever zero carbon footprint event, an International Environment Summit, Chemozale’10 in a new avatar – “Go green or Die Young!!!” The vagaries of environment and silent uproar of the changing climate endorsed by... Read more.. |
Probe clears Rajendra Pachauri of money taintBy : sustainabilityo..., Mar 30, 2010
Rajendra Pachauri, the embattled head of the UN's climate change panel who was under scrutiny for receiving alleged payments from private companies, has been cleared of the allegations by an independently conducted review, a media report has said. Professional services... Read more.. Subject Tags: Entertainment |
Trillion-dollar question: Who leads climate battle?By : sustainabilityo..., Mar 29, 2010
Political and business leaders gather this week in an attempt to revive the world's faltering challenge to global warming. But they face a battle to lift the cloud of scepticism that has descended over climate science and chart a new way forward. Some of the planet's... Read more.. Subject Tags: Business , Entertainment , Environment , Health , Labor , Politics , Social Issues , Technology |
CSE launches e-course on climate changeBy : sustainabilityo..., Mar 28, 2010
New Delhi-based research and advocacy organisation, Centre for Science and Environment (CSE), has announced an e-course on climate change, titled 'Global Warming in a Still Unequal World', along with a month-long course on environment management in India. The course... Read more.. Subject Tags: Entertainment |
Scientist: Don't blame cows for climate changeBy : sustainabilityo..., Mar 25, 2010
A scientist in the United States has questioned the impact meat and diary production has on climate change, and accused the United Nations of exaggerating the link. In 2006, a report published by the U.N. Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) titled "Livestock's Long... Read more.. |
Infosys to observe Earth HourBy : sustainabilityo..., Mar 24, 2010
Infosys Technologies on Wednesday said it will observe Earth Hour on March 27 by switching off lights at its campuses worldwide. The Earth Hour at Infosys marks a week-long campaign to support the world's largest global climate change initiative, a statement issued by... Read more.. |
Nirma students observe forest day, plant saplingsBy : sustainabilityo..., Mar 22, 2010
The students of chemical engineering at Nirma University celebrated World Forestry Day on Sunday by planting around 250 saplings of Jamun, Neem, Saptakarni and Chinibadam among other plants in their campus. The event was part of Chemozale, an International level techno-... Read more.. Subject Tags: Entertainment |
India Moves to Combat Climate Change With Green TechBy : sustainabilityo..., Mar 19, 2010
Energy efficiency and new green technology can help India mitigate the impact of climate change despite the lack of a global accord, concluded a panel here Mar. 12, organized by the Natural Resources Defense Council. “Copenhagen is not where the action is,” said Sean... Read more.. |
China and India called on by scientists to collaborateBy : sustainabilityo..., Mar 19, 2010
China and India could together decide the future of the global environment, a team of senior scientists warn today in a call for closer collaboration on conservation by the world's two most populous nations. Writing in the journal Science, the eight coauthors —... Read more.. |
Renewable energy strong despite recessionBy : sustainabilityo..., Mar 17, 2010
A devastating recession slowed but did not stop the clean energy industry's growth in 2009, a report issued Tuesday found. Helped in part by government stimulus funding, the world spent $63.5 billion on wind farms and turbines last year, up 23.5 percent from 2008. The... Read more.. Subject Tags: Entertainment , Technology |