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Orissa forest officer gets rap for advising Andhra firmBy : Sustainability ..., Aug 20, 2012
A 1983-batch Indian Forest Service officer, who till last year served as additional resident commissioner of Orissa in Delhi, has been reprimanded by the state forest department over providing advice to an Andhra Pradesh-based carbon trading company. The state forest... Read more.. Subject Tags: Technology , Veda Climate Change Solutions Limited |
Allahabad University professor develops solar-based system to overcome power crisisBy : Sustainability ..., Aug 17, 2012
The recent grid failures, which affected several states twice, are still fresh in the minds of the people. A professor of Allahabad University, his student and scientists from National Academy of Sciences, India (NASI) have come up with a cost-effective solar-based system to... Read more.. Subject Tags: Technology |
Central University professor presents paper on 'Green Gujarat' at OxfordBy : Sustainability ..., Aug 17, 2012
The Gujarat story was discussed threadbare during an international conference on green economics at the Oxford University. Called the 7th Annual Green Economics Institute, Green Economics Conference, the meet had professor Indira Dutta of Central University Gujarat,... Read more.. |
New toilet technology after 150 years of wasteBy : Sustainability ..., Aug 15, 2012
These aren't your typical loos. One uses microwave energy to transform human waste into electricity. Another captures urine and uses it for flushing. And still another turns excrement into charcoal. They are part of a Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation competition to... Read more.. |
Dr Farooq Abdullah inaugurates R&D conclave on renewable energyBy : Sustainability ..., Aug 13, 2012
In an attempt to boost the new and innovative technologies, Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) kicked off a two-day seminar at Vigyan Bhawan, here. Minister for MNRE, Dr Farooq Abdullah, inaugurated the workshop “R&D Conclave on New and Renewable Energy-... Read more.. Subject Tags: energy , Technology |
South Asia's energy crisis demands collective actionBy : Sustainability ..., Aug 13, 2012
The colossal collapse of India's power grid, twice in as many days last week, highlights how severe the consequences can be if nations do not address their energy demand and supply situation. Hundreds of millions of people were without electricity, there were massive... Read more.. |
As grids trip, Govt focuses on solar powerBy : Sustainability ..., Aug 9, 2012
Numerous states of India recently plunged into darkness as the power grids across North and North East India crashed. Could there be an alternative to avoid such a prospect? Scientists at the Ministry of New And Renewable Energy are now trying out new ways of lighting and... Read more.. Subject Tags: Technology |
Water purification gets cheaper, greenerBy : Sustainability ..., Aug 9, 2012
The mechanism, developed by the Bhubaneshwar-based Indian Institute of Minerals and Material Technology, is a double-layered plastic container with blended terracotta discs in the middle which filter water. There was a time when we could drink water directly from... Read more.. Subject Tags: Technology |
Pakistan, India, US overusing groundwaterBy : Sustainability ..., Aug 9, 2012
Heavily-populated regions of Asia, the arid Middle East and parts of the US corn belt are dangerously over-exploiting their underground water supplies, according to a study published on Wednesday in the journal Nature. "The countries that are overusing groundwater most... Read more.. |
Rural penetration, sustainability & infrastructure development, key to FMCG sector’s growthBy : Sustainability ..., Aug 8, 2012
Rural penetration, sustainability and infrastructure development are key to the FMCG sector's growth, top industry officials representing the sector said on Wednesday. "Huge investments in developing rural infrastructure and efficient utilisation of resources like our coast... Read more.. Subject Tags: Social Issues , Technology |