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Now, Rio+20 India to teach students sustainable developmentBy : Sustainability ..., Jun 24, 2012
The recently concluded Rio+20 United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development in Brazil has led to the inception of the Rio+20 India programme. The Indian Astrobiology Research Centre (IARC) is spearheading the Rio+20 India programme in Mumbai. It will spread the... Read more.. |
India voices concern over Green EconomyBy : Sustainability ..., Jun 22, 2012
India today expressed its disappointment with the “weak” political will of the developed countries to provide the developing nations with enhanced means to implement objectives of Green Economy, which it said will also be a “green-wash” if the process is not democratised.... Read more.. Subject Tags: Technology |
U.K. to Require Public Companies to Report CO2 EmissionsBy : Sustainability ..., Jun 22, 2012
The U.K. will make publicly listed companies report their greenhouse-gas output, the first country to do so as it calls on big business to clean up its act. All companies listed on the main market of the London Stock Exchange will have to include emissions data in... Read more.. |
Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Mission's houses for poor not viable, says reportBy : Sustainability ..., Jun 21, 2012
The Centre is aggressively promoting the Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Mission (JNNURM) to address problems of urbanization, but the Working Group on Human Rights in India and the United Nations (WGHR) seems clearly unimpressed with the way the housing scheme for urban poor... Read more.. |
Green buildings gain momentum in IndiaBy : Sustainability ..., Jun 21, 2012
Noida near Delhi is one of the nodes of the green building movement. The builder 3C was an early mover. 3C built what was the country's largest green apartment complex. Called Lotus Boulevard, this was planned as a 500-unit complex, but all of it was immediately sold out and... Read more.. Subject Tags: energy , Technology |
Power Finance of India Says Lending Rising on Renewables GrowthBy : Sustainability ..., Jun 20, 2012
Power Finance Corp. (POWF), India’s largest state lender to electricity utilities, said a renewable-energy boom will support growth in loans as the country seeks to double clean-power capacity by 2017. Loan disbursal at Power Finance increased 31 percent in the year... Read more.. |
Rio summit to make fresh bid to tackle environment woesBy : Sustainability ..., Jun 20, 2012
A crucial summit on global development kicks off here Wednesady with nearly 20 heads of state and government, including Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, in attendance in a fresh bid to rally the world behind a common environmental blueprint amid economic woes and discord. ... Read more.. |
Welspun Energy in talks to sell stake, hopes to raise $150-200 millionBy : Sustainability ..., Jun 20, 2012
Welspun Energy is in talks with renewable energy funds to sell a small stake in the company and raise $150-200 million for investments in wind energy farms. The associate company of the $3.5-billion Welspun Group has mandated investment banking firm Macquarie to advice on the... Read more.. |
India, China Agree to Jointly Explore Energy Assets OverseasBy : Sustainability ..., Jun 19, 2012
ndia and China's largest oil companies have agreed to jointly explore for oil and gas worldwide, in an attempt to put aside long-standing rivalry and better use their combined financial muscle and expertise to secure energy supplies for their fast-growing economies. ... Read more.. Subject Tags: China National Petroleum Corp , Dow Jones , energy , India , oil , Oil & Natural Gas Corp. , oil and gas , ONGC Videsh Ltd , Sudan , Technology |
Mumbai scientist leads Indian chapter of Rio+20 conferenceBy : Sustainability ..., Jun 19, 2012
Mumbai-based scientist Pushkar Vaidya will lead the Rio+20 India Programme, a part of the three-day conference that begins in Brazil Wednesday. The India edition will consist of a certification programme for schools in India and a workshop for corporate houses. Rio+20... Read more.. Subject Tags: Technology |