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Farmers earn carbon revenue

By : Sustainability ..., Dec 30, 2012

Carbon revenue cheques were distributed to 52 farmers in Gitam University here on Wednesday evening in a programme jointly arranged by VEDA Climate Change Solutions Ltd (VCCL), JK Paper Mills Ltd (JKPL) and Gitam Centre for Integrated Rural Development (CIRD) under Improving...

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Workshop on energy efficiency held

By : Sustainability ..., Dec 30, 2012

Bureau of Energy Efficiency (BEE), a statutory body under the Ministry of Power, conducted a technical workshop in the city to promote energy efficiency in the country under the project Financing Energy Efficiency at Micro, Small and Medium enterprises (MSME).

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Subject Tags: Technology

GOI officials attend training in smart grid technology in USA

By : Sustainability ..., Dec 30, 2012

Over 15 Indian government officials attended a training and study tour organised by the U.S. Government through the United States Agency for International Development ( USAID) on the use of Smart Grid technology in the power sector to reduce power loss, manage peak load and...

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Subject Tags: Technology , United States

Environment ministry on overdrive to streamline norms

By : Sustainability ..., Dec 29, 2012

After the government’s nod to a Cabinet committee on investment for fast-tracking projects, the environment ministry is seeing heightened activity.

The ministry, which is trying to shrug off its anti-industry image, has come up with three important memoranda in a month...

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Scientists develop peel-off solar cells

By : Sustainability ..., Dec 26, 2012

Researchers at Stanford University have developed what they claim as world's first peel-and-stick thin-film solar cells. The flexible solar panels can be peeled off like band-aids and stuck to virtually any surface, from papers to cell phones to window panes.

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Subject Tags: Social Issues , Technology

How to support solar power projects

By : Sustainability ..., Dec 26, 2012

The positives of the existing policies to encourage solar power should not be jettisoned while moving to the next phase.The positives of the existing policies to encourage solar power should not be jettisoned while moving to the next phase.

India is on the cusp of a...

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Subject Tags: energy , Technology

Hanging by a Thread: Kyoto Protocol beyond 2012

By : Anindita Chakraborty, Dec 24, 2012

The conversation around the result of COP18 vacillates around extreme verdicts of the same – with most hailing it an utter failure and a few celebrating its success. This article takes a look at what was hoped to be achieved at the conference, and what actually transpired...

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Panchkula gets energy-efficient, green government building

By : Sustainability ..., Dec 24, 2012

Haryana Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda on Saturday inaugurated “Akshay Urja Bhawan” constructed at a cost of Rs 11 crore in Sector 17, Panchkula. The building demonstrates an energy-efficient building design and green building concepts.

This building will...

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Subject Tags: Technology

E.U. and India: Cases of low-carbon development in 2012

By : Sustainability ..., Dec 23, 2012

2012 has been a blast for the low-carbon economy.

This year was marked increasingly by nations that committed to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, recognizing that there is no other way to tackle climate change and to seize a sustainable future but to go “green”...

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Subject Tags: India , Technology

UN launches network for sustainable development

By : Sustainability ..., Dec 22, 2012

A network of universities, research centres and technical institutions to provide practical sustainable development solutions has been launched by the UN.

The Sustainable Development Solutions Network (SDSN), launched last month (9 August), will work with...

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Subject Tags: Technology