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Climate ocean tech fix 'can work', research suggests

By : Sustainability ..., Jul 19, 2012

Fertilising the oceans with iron to combat climate change can lock carbon away for centuries, research suggests.

Tiny marine plants induced to grow by the iron sink to the ocean floor taking carbon with them, a German-led team reports in Nature journal.

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Subject Tags: Technology

JSPL in talks for acquiring Canada's CIC Energy for Rs 1800 crore

By : Sustainability ..., Jul 18, 2012

Naveen Jindal-led JSPL is in advanced stages of discussions to acquire the controlling stake in Canada's CIC Energy for about Rs 1,800 crore.

CIC Energy in a filing to Toronto Stock Exchange said talks are on for possible acquisition of the company at an indicative...

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Equis Funds may pick up stake in Bhilwara Energy

By : Sustainability ..., Jul 17, 2012

ingapore’s Equis Funds Group is in advanced talks with the Ravi Jhunjhunwala-promoted LNJ Bhilwara Group for acquiring stake in Bhilwara Energy Ltd, both at the holding company level and for individual projects.

“The due diligence is on,” said a person aware of the...

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Bureau Veritas Certification Issues Its First ISO 50001 Energy Management Systems Certificate In North America To IBM

By : Sustainability ..., Jul 17, 2012

One year after the release of the ISO 50001 Energy Management System standard, Bureau Veritas Certification is pleased to announce today that it has issued its first ISO 50001 certificate in North America to IBM. Released in June 2011, ISO 50001 is a global energy management...

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Subject Tags: energy , IBM , Technology

Going gets tough for solar panel manufacturers

By : Sustainability ..., Jul 17, 2012

It is a curious paradox. Though more and more solar energy is being produced in India - installed capacity rising exponentially from just 20 megawatts (MW) in 2009 to 980 MW by April 2012 - domestic solar panel manufacturers are in the doldrums. Just a couple of years ago,...

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Centre to assist J and K govt depts install solar heaters

By : Sustainability ..., Jul 16, 2012

Union Minister for New and Renewable Energy Farooq Abdullah today said the Centre will provide 90 per cent assistance to government departments in Jammu and Kashmir for installing solar water heating projects.

Addressing the District Development Board meeting for...

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Subject Tags: Technology

Hanjer Biotech Energies awarded the Golden Peacock

By : Sustainability ..., Jul 16, 2012

Hanjer Biotech Energies (“Hanjer”) has been awarded the prestigious Golden Peacock Award 2012 for Eco-Innovation in Waste Management and Recycling. Hanjer has been selected for this prestigious award, in acknowledgement of its innovative, eco-friendly technology in...

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Subject Tags: India , Technology

Massive recruitment of skilled manpower in offing during Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission

By : Sustainability ..., Jul 15, 2012

THE urban local bodies may witness a massive recruitment of skilled people once the second phase of Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission (JNNURM) pegged at $38 billion is rolled out in a couple of months.

The proposed cadre restructuring in over 4,000 urban...

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Global economic growth in 2012, 2013 to be less than expected: IEA

By : Sustainability ..., Jul 12, 2012

Global economic growth this year and next will be less than expected, the IEA said on Thursday, because of a weaker outlook for China and the US and with the eurozone crisis sapping demand.

An "exceptionally challenging macroeconomic backdrop" over the past two months...

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Subject Tags: Entertainment , Technology

JNNURM II opens doors for private players

By : Sustainability ..., Jul 12, 2012

A few years hence, the city's water supply network and sewage treatment plants will be revamped with help from private players.

The central government will launch the $40 billion second phase of its urban renewal mission in about four months to cover infrastructure...

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