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Urban India Can Benifit Greatly from Technological Developemants in Israel in the Water Sector Says Kamal Nath.By : Sustainability ..., May 11, 2012
Urban Development Minister Shri Kamal Nath has said that India and Israel should have more frequent interactions to share technical knowledge especially in the field of water resource management. He was addressing the first Indo-Israel Water Seminar, organised jointly by the... Read more.. |
India first among developing countries to submit GHG reportBy : Sustainability ..., May 11, 2012
Atmospheric pollution by greenhouse gas (GHG) in India is on the increase as industrial development is taking its strides and rapid urbanisation taking place. The net carbon dioxide equivalent GHG emissions in India increased to 1771.66 million tonne in 2007 as... Read more.. Subject Tags: India , Technology |
Rs 125-cr grant for Indo-US clean energy researchBy : Sustainability ..., May 10, 2012
The Union Ministry of Science and Technology has selected three consortia that will receive a grant of Rs 125 crore from the Centre. The funding will be over five years, under the Indo-US Joint Clean Energy Research and Development Centre. The consortia are led in... Read more.. |
Post-Durban Climate Summit: What should be India’s Strategy? By : Vijeta Rattani, May 10, 2012
The article presents a synopsis of the discussions at the Durban COP, the potential implications for India’s position on climate change and stresses on the need for India to step up as a leader to safeguard the growth needs of the developing world. Today, climate... Read more.. |
Indian PV projects grow to 1GW in 2012By : Sustainability ..., May 10, 2012
Shaibal Ghosh, President of International Business at Vikram Solar, was one of the 6 experts interviewed for the PV Technology Outlook: India Guide. He pointed out that conditions in India are ideal for the growth of the manufacturing industry in the country: “India is an... Read more.. |
Carbon-investments.co.uk Acclaims New Groundbreaking Solar Power ProjectBy : Sustainability ..., May 10, 2012
Carbon-investments.co.uk recently released a statement applauding a recent breakthrough in solar power technology to be implemented throughout southern India. The initiative is a joint venture of carbon credit aggregator CarbonSoft Corporation and Eureka Forbes, the Mumbai-... Read more.. |
DOE makes selections for U.S.-India clean energy research, development centerBy : Sustainability ..., May 10, 2012
The U.S. Department of Energy announced the selections for three consortia that will make up the $125 million U.S.-India Joint Clean Energy Research and Development Center (JCERDC). These consortia – led in the U.S. by the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), the... Read more.. |
Huge plastic waste 'bomb' tickingBy : Sustainability ..., May 9, 2012
A huge plastic bag waste is taking a toll on lakes, ponds and drainage of the city. Every day, Indore generates around 40 tonnes of plastic out of which about 10 tonnes goes to integrated disposal plant. The rest is either picked up by rag pickers or left to lie around in the... Read more.. |
Microsoft goes green: data centers, offices to be carbon neutral come JulyBy : Sustainability ..., May 9, 2012
This summer, Microsoft is launching a new green energy initiative in which all of the company's direct operations, "including data centers, software development labs, air travel, and office buildings," will go carbon neutral. The program will begin in July, at the... Read more.. |
U.N. Fails to Finalise Rio+20 Plan on Sustainable FutureBy : Sustainability ..., May 7, 2012
After two weeks of closed door negotiations, a U.N. preparatory committee (PrepCom) has failed to reach consensus on a global plan of action, titled "The Future We Want," to be adopted by a summit meeting of world leaders mid-June in Brazil.The negotiators, comprising... Read more.. Subject Tags: Technology , United Nations |