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Report: Energy security at the base of the pyramid By : sustainabilityo..., Oct 19, 2009
How to provide access to light for 1.6 billion people that experience darkness each night? And how to improve the centuries old inefficient biomass energy being used by 3 billion people? This concise report from... Read more.. Subject Tags: Business , energy , Entertainment , Resource Efficiency , Social Issues , Sustainable Energy , Technology |
India to set up centre to study climate, environmentBy : sustainabilityo..., Oct 18, 2009
Bangalore, Oct 18 (IANS) The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) and the union forest and environment ministry will jointly set up a national institute here to study climate and environment soon, central Minister of State for Forests and Environment Jairam Ramesh... Read more.. Subject Tags: Social Issues |
GE looking to acquire cos with energy-efficient techBy : sustainabilityo..., Oct 17, 2009
The global conglomerate General Electric (GE) is on the look out to acquire companies with “innovative energy efficient technologies”. Mr Tejpreet Chopra, President and CEO, GE India, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka, told Business Line on Thursday, “While we are constantly... Read more.. |
India opens door to climate deal, EU stuckBy : sustainabilityo..., Oct 17, 2009
By Sean Maguire and Pete Harrison NEW DELHI/BRUSSELS (Reuters) - India softened climate demands on Friday, helping bridge a rich-poor divide, but said a global deal may miss... Read more.. |
Resource scarcity center stage at Cleantech Forum IndiaBy : sustainabilityo..., Oct 16, 2009
Investment in India is on the rise, driven by its growing economy and dwindling resources, cleantech leaders heard in Delhi today. The keynote at Cleantech Forum XXIV Delhi, which began today, was a call to arms for global and domestic clean technology investors and... Read more.. |
US hopes to strike climate deal with India: ReportBy : 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... Read more.. Subject Tags: Business , China , Entertainment , Environment , Health , India , Politics , Social Issues |
Biggest Obstacle to Global Climate Deal May Be How to Pay for ItBy : 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... Read more.. |
Ambitious programme on indigenous research on climate change unveileBy : sustainabilityo..., Oct 15, 2009
New Delhi, Oct 14 : Exhorting the country's scientists to develop their own body of knowledge relating to climate change instead of just depending on western researches, Minister for Environment and Forests Jairam Ramesh today announced a programme of climate change... Read more.. Subject Tags: Social Issues , Technology |
India And UK To Co-Operate On Solar ResearchBy : sustainabilityo..., Oct 14, 2009
The Indian government along with its UK counterpart, through Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) and British Universities respectively, will jointly research on solar energy, the Times of India reported. Both the governments will fund the project. A two-day conference was... Read more.. |
World needs big drive for carbon capture: IEABy : Editor, Oct 13, 2009
LONDON (Reuters) - The world needs to build 100 major projects for capturing and burying greenhouse gases by 2020 and thousands more by 2050 to help combat climate change, the head of the International Energy Agency said on Tuesday. Nobuo Tanaka said the drive, mostly... Read more.. Subject Tags: Social Issues , Technology |