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India, China ink pact on climate change

By : sustainabilityo..., Oct 22, 2009

Amidst tension over political issues, India and China on Wednesday signed an agreement to cooperate on ways to fight climate change.

Moving closer, at least on an issue concerning the entire world, the...

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After hint of change, India sings old climate tune

By : sustainabilityo..., Oct 21, 2009

By Krittivas Mukherjee NEW DELHI, Oct 20 (Reuters) - India reiterated on Tuesday its refusal to reduce carbon emissions under any new global deal to fight climate change, a day after the environment minister was reported to have pushed for New Delhi to accept emission curbs....

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Subject Tags: Environment , Technology

No change in Indian stand on climate change, says Jairam Ramesh

By : sustainabilityo..., Oct 20, 2009

NEW DELHI: Under criticism for a new proposal that suggests a shift in India’s climate change policy, Jairam Ramesh, Minister of State (independent charge), Environment and Forests said his recent communication to the Prime Minister was totally distorted.

“India’s...

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Subject Tags: Environment

Logica's Indian subsidiary helps reduce carbon emission

By : sustainabilityo..., Oct 20, 2009

The Indian subsidiary of the London-based Logica plc helped the leading IT services firm reduce carbon emission by 11.

3 percent in 18 months, the company said Monday.

'We have achieved 11.3 percent reduction in our carbon footprint in the last 18 months...

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Subject Tags: Environment , Logica plc

India Inc going green in a very big way

By : sustainabilityo..., Oct 18, 2009
Gaurav Sharma quite likes the electronic bike that he bought three months ago. Not only does it save him a Rs 1,000 a month on commuting, he...
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US hopes to strike climate deal with India: Report

By : sustainabilityo..., Oct 15, 2009

London, Oct 15: The US is hoping to get a commitment from India to fight global warming, the Guardian newspaper reported Thursday. The Obama administration is hoping to win these new commitments from both India and China in back-to-back summits next month, it said...

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World’s Largest Solar Power Project Planned: $10 billion in Gujarat

By : sustainabilityo..., Oct 15, 2009

Gujarat, a state of India, is quite eager to opt for alternative sources of energy. It started out as a small dream. The Gujarat government visualized only 500 MW of solar power generation by 2014. But this humble goal may now be increased to 3,000 MW. The Gujarat Government...

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Biggest Obstacle to Global Climate Deal May Be How to Pay for It

By : sustainabilityo..., Oct 15, 2009

As world leaders struggle to hash out a new global climate deal by December, they face a hurdle perhaps more formidable than getting big polluters like the United States and China to reduce greenhouse gas emissions: how to pay for the new accord. The price tag for a new...

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Gurgaon's carbon emission 251626 tonnes per year: ICEI

By : sustainabilityo..., Oct 15, 2009

The city emits a whopping 2,51,626 tonnes of CO2e per annum, with per capita CO2e emission being 2.13 tonnes, according to the project ''Roadmap of South Asian Cities and Local Governments for the post 2012 global climate agreement''.

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Chhattisgarh insists on solar street lights in developing colonies

By : sustainabilityo..., Oct 15, 2009

Raipur: Chhattisgarh government has made it mandatory to make arrangements of solar street lights in the colonies being developed in more than 200 hectares of area.

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