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Report: India faces major climate changes by 2030By : sustainabilityo..., Nov 20, 2010
A new report says India could be 2 degrees Celsius (3.8 F) warmer than 1970s levels within 20 years — a change that would disrupt rain cycles and wreak havoc on the country's agriculture and freshwater supplies, experts said Wednesday. More flooding, more drought... Read more.. Subject Tags: Social Issues , Technology |
Tatas, Reliance, Infosys and ITC top BT Sustainable Development IndexBy : sustainabilityo..., Nov 20, 2010
The Tatas followed by Reliance Industries, Infosys and ITC have emerged as the best performers on sustainable development indicators, according to just released 'BT Sustainable Development (SD) Index – an assessment of business performance in India – 2009-10'. When... Read more.. |
Tiny U.N. climate fund could take bigger role: chairBy : sustainabilityo..., Nov 17, 2010
A tiny U.N. fund that is starting to help developing nations adapt to climate change could expand to manage part of a planned $100 billion aid mechanism to be debated at U.N. talks in Mexico, the chair of the fund said. Developing nations reckon the existing Adaptation... Read more.. Subject Tags: Social Issues , United Nations |
IBM teams up with IIT Madras, Kharagpur to make power grids smarterBy : sustainabilityo..., Nov 17, 2010
IBM today announced that it has signed a research collaboration agreement with IIT Madras and IIT Kharagpur to develop systems that will help power grids become more efficient and resilient. ''The collaboration among IBM Research-India, IIT Madras and IIT... Read more.. |
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.. |
Delhi International Renewable Energy Conference 2010By : Roselin Dey, Nov 12, 2010
Concludes Successfully With A Pledge To Upscale And Mainstream The Use Of Renewable Energy |
World's Cheapest Car Now Available in Non-Flammable VersionBy : sustainabilityo..., Nov 11, 2010
India's top vehicle maker Tata Motors offered free safety upgrades for the world's cheapest car, the Nano, on Wednesday after several reports of car fires. The company said it wanted to assure the more than 70,000 Nano owners in India that "there are no generic defects... Read more.. Subject Tags: Social Issues , Tata Motors |
Climate tech-sharing deal possible: officialsBy : sustainabilityo..., Nov 11, 2010
Next month's crucial U.N. climate summit can yield agreement on a system for transferring funds and technology to developing nations — but only if intellectual property issues are left for later, officials said Wednesday. Mexico's Environment Minister Juan Elvira... 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.. |
PM cautions against protectionist sentimentsBy : Preeti Aggarwal, Nov 10, 2010
Cautioning against protectionist sentiments, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Wednesday said it is in India's interest to have an "open, stable and rule-based" international economic environment in all matters including trade and investment flows. "The theme of the... Read more.. Subject Tags: Social Issues , Technology |