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Global pact signed to support low-carbon cement investments

By : Sustainability ..., Aug 7, 2012

Indian cement majors, including ACC Ltd, Shree Cement Ltd and Ultratech, have signed a co-operation pact to support low-carbon investments in India. The pact was signed in Geneva with member companies of the World Business Council (WBC) for Sustainable Development’s Cement...

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India-Japan team ups solar cell efficiency

By : Sustainability ..., Aug 7, 2012

The cost of production of a megawatt of solar energy is high. The efficiency of conversion of sunlight into energy by existing solar cells also needs to be improved considerably. These two factors are limiting the growth of...

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Indian Solar Action Forum proposed

By : Sustainability ..., Aug 7, 2012

The creation of a pan-solar industry body of professionals called ‘Indian Solar Action Forum (I-SAF) has been mooted.

Industrialists and corporate executives, who attended a photovoltaic manufacturing summit in Gurgaon, Delhi, have mooted the I-SAF with an objective “...

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Bangladesh-India Meeting on Cooperation in Renewable Energy

By : Sustainability ..., Aug 7, 2012

The First Joint Working Group (JWG) meeting was held on 3rd August 2012 in New Delhi. Mr. Tapos Kumar Roy, Additional Secretary, Ministry of Power led the Bangladesh delegation. Indian delegation was headed by Mr. Alok Srivastava, Joint Secretary, Ministry of New and...

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Nuclear energy reduced by 9.2% in 2011

By : Sustainability ..., Aug 7, 2012

Nuclear energy supply saw a 9.2% reduction last year, according to a new report.

The International Energy Agency’s (IEA) report said the decrease was seen in the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) member countries, which includes the UK, US...

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Globalisation bringing us closer to ecological crisis: Book

By : Sustainability ..., Aug 6, 2012

India`s model of economic development and the current phase of globalisation is leading us towards an ecological crisis and climate change, claims a new book.

"The current phase of globalisation has had a severe impact on the country`s natural environment and,...

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Pharma cos lag behind rest of India Inc on sustainable development reporting

By : Sustainability ..., Aug 6, 2012

 When it comes to corporate social responsibility and environment, social and governance disclosures, pharmaceutical companies lag behind the rest of India Inc.

In contrast, the oil and gas, IT and metal and mining sectors have been leading adopters of a separate...

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Right to wholesome environment should become fundamental right

By : Sustainability ..., Aug 6, 2012

Union Minister of State for Environment and Forests Jayanthi Natarajan on Sunday called for greater efforts to ensure that the right to wholesome environment is treated as a fundamental right in the country.

Addressing the 20th annual convocation of the National Law...

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Renewable energy trade picks up speed in India

By : Sustainability ..., Aug 6, 2012

Renewable Energy Certificate (REC) trade —  a mechanism to trade renewable energy including solar, wind, biomass and small hydro projects on platforms similar to stock exchanges — is slowly gaining ground in India. REC trade, which began in India in March, has already gained...

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Subject Tags: energy , India , Technology

Investor friendly policies in wind energy

By : Sustainability ..., Aug 3, 2012

 Wind energy associations in India have appealed for investor friendly policies to accelerate wind energy development in the country. Against the backdrop of the recent power outages in the northern and eastern grids in India and which affected over 600 million lives, the...

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Subject Tags: energy , Technology