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Indian school children to test new, low-cost electronic notepad

By : sustainabilityo..., Nov 10, 2010

"President Obama's visit to India this week highlights Indian economic achievements, but India's full economic potential will only be realized with sustainable, low-cost technologies that benefit all segments of the population," said Krishna Palem, a Rice University...

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PepsiCo and GE Are Innovating in India

By : sustainabilityo..., Nov 9, 2010

Much has been written about how such multinationals as IBM (IBM) and General...

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India, U.S. to cooperate on clean energy, shale gas

By : sustainabilityo..., Nov 9, 2010

India and the United States have agreed to cooperate on energy projects, including shale gas and clean energy, Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and U.S. President Barack Obama told a press conference on Monday.

The two countries will set up a research and...

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Energy to Drive GE’s $10 Billion India Goal, CEO Says

By : 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...

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Moser Baer India rolling out Rs 34,000 cr power plan

By : sustainabilityo..., Nov 6, 2010

The father-son duo of Deepak Puri and Ratul Puri know a thing or two about reinvention. For a good part of the last 15 years, Moser Baer India, their flagship, has soared and sunk with businesses that can be best characterised as here today, gone tomorrow.

They started...

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UN panel sees sources for billions for climate

By : 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...

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UN want higher taxes to fund climate warning fight

By : 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...

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Swedish team to study solid waste mgt in AP city

By : Preeti Aggarwal, Nov 4, 2010

A seven-member Swedish team led by Embassy of Sweden, Counsellor, Mikael Kullman today arrived in the Port City on a two-day visit to study opportunities in solid waste management.

Greater Visakhapatnam Municipal Corporation(GVMC) Mayor P Janardhana Rao welcomed the...

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SMEs can power India’s growth with right incentives

By : sustainabilityo..., Nov 4, 2010

Linus Lobo is the Chief Operating Officer of IPFonline- trade information and service provider of Industrial and Engineering Product reviews. The fundamental focus of  IPFonline Ltd is to offer industry information about various engineering products, related categories...

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Sonia flags environment as prime national concern

By : Preeti Aggarwal, Nov 4, 2010

Congress chief Sonia Gandhi on Tuesday elevated environment to a new level of concern in the party, saying that safeguarding the ecology was as important as economic growth and flagging it as "an issue of national significance".

Sonia gave unprecedented space to green...

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