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Haryana fails to meet renewable energy targetBy : Sustainability ..., Dec 4, 2012
The ambitious target set by Haryana Renewable Energy Development Agency (HAREDA) to harness power from non–conventional sources, by 2012, indeed has proven to be an ambitious one. The State Renewable Energy Policy, mentions Haryana government’s aim of achieving 10 per... Read more.. Subject Tags: energy , Technology |
State govt to assess environment impact assessment reports of minesBy : Sustainability ..., Dec 3, 2012
The state government will conduct independent assessments of all environment impact assessment (EIA) reports of all working mines in Goa. In a letter to the Supreme Court's central empowered committee (CEC) written by the chief secretary B Vijayan, the government has... Read more.. |
Now, solar-powered bonsai tree to charge your mobileBy : Sustainability ..., Dec 3, 2012
A French designer has created a unique bonsai tree that will not only look pretty on your coffee table but also charge your cellphone and other gadgets using solar energy.
Created by designer Vivien Muller, 'The Electree' has 27 miniature... Subject Tags: Technology |
MCX-SX signs up UN's sustainable stock exchange to promote social and corporate governance disclosureBy : Sustainability ..., Nov 30, 2012
MCX Stock Exchange (MCX-SX) has signed the voluntary commitment to the United Nation's Sustainable Stock Exchanges (SSE) initiative to promote long-term sustainable investment and improved environmental, social and corporate governance disclosure and performance among... Read more.. Subject Tags: MCX Stock Exchange , Technology |
Union Environment Ministry clears Rattle Hydro Power ProjectBy : Sustainability ..., Nov 30, 2012
The Apex Committee of the Union environment ministry has agreed to accord clearance to the proposed Rattle Hydro Power Project with a revised 850 Mega Watts (MW) capacity, being constructed on Build, Own, Operate and Transfer (BOOT) mode. Sources in the Jammu... Read more.. Subject Tags: Technology |
Forging the future: COP18 and beyond By : Anindita Chakraborty, Nov 29, 2012
The year’s biggest climate conference has started in Doha, Qatar earlier this week. There is much at stake as the first commitment period of the Kyoto Protocol comes to an end this year with no clear direction forward in sight. The Clean Development Mechanism has seen... Read more.. |
Initiative to promote clean coal technologiesBy : Sustainability ..., Nov 29, 2012
Scores of clean coal technologists from Canada and India will converge here next Tuesday to thrash out strategies to lower carbon emissions during power generation. In a first−of−its−kind initiative by the Indian National Academy of Engineering (INAE), technologists... Read more.. Subject Tags: Technology |
Thiruvananthapuram's new waste plan is a US rejectBy : Sustainability ..., Nov 28, 2012
The gasification technology, which will be used in the proposed modern waste treatment plant at Chalai was tried and abandoned in the US three decades ago, according to a study report. Interestingly, the report has been published by a US-based environmental organization, the... Read more.. |
Doubts on $30 Billion Climate Aid Threaten UN TalksBy : Sustainability ..., Nov 27, 2012
Doubts mounted about whether developed nations honored a pledge to deliver $30 billion in aid for fighting and defend against climate change after two analysts estimated different amounts had been paid out. The question over how much finance was provided under the “... Read more.. |
VA Tech Wabag gets Rs 217-crore orderBy : Sustainability ..., Nov 27, 2012
Waste water management company VA Tech WabagBSE 3.20 % today said it has secured a Rs 217 crore order from Bangalore Water Supply and Sewerage Board (BWSSB). "The order comprises Rs 194 crore towards construction of 60 million litres per day (MLD) waste water... Read more.. Subject Tags: Technology |