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Bio-plastic bags trying to change the face of carry bag market

By : sustainabilityo..., Jun 2, 2011

With the Supreme Court coming down heavily on the use of plastic pouches for 'gutka' and a number of states banning plastic carry bags, an eco-friendly bio- plastic bag is being touted as a replacement for the ubiquitous polythene bag in India's retail markets.
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Move to promote energy plantations

By : sustainabilityo..., Jun 2, 2011

The Union Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) is working towards promoting energy plantations in the wastelands of Tamil Nadu and Andhra Pradesh to give a boost through biomass units.

The MNRE Secretary Deepak Gupta held a meeting of energy plantation owners,...

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Subject Tags: energy , Technology

It will be warmer by 2030, says climate change report

By : sustainabilityo..., Jun 2, 2011

The Karnataka Climate Change Action Plan (KCCAP) — a comprehensive report on the impact of change on the climate of the State, prepared by Bangalore Climate Change Initiative-Karnataka (BCCI-K) states that failure to protect the environment will impact forest area to the...

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IBPW Hosts Forum to Discuss Pollution in India

By : sustainabilityo..., Jun 1, 2011

The Indian Business and Professional Women Association collaborated with the Clean Air Task Force to hold a discussion Apr. 20 on the impact of black carbon emissions in India.

At the event, CATF scientist Danielle Meitiv reported that pollution levels exceed World...

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Subject Tags: Technology

India focuses on CSP to help make its solar dreams reality

By : sustainabilityo..., Jun 1, 2011

India, Asia’s third-largest energy consumer, has some of the best solar policies in the world, the technical know-how to build a sizeable concentrating solar power (CSP) sector but, perhaps most of all, an urgent need to wean itself off fossil fuels.

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Subject Tags: India , Technology

Solar Solution: Solar assisted AC in India

By : sustainabilityo..., Jun 1, 2011

Air conditioning in India has not been common due to the extreme demand that it puts on a notoriously unreliable electrical infrastructure. But when you think about when air-conditioners (AC) would be most used in tropical countries like India, it coincides with the time when...

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Subject Tags: Technology

Northern Technologies International Corporation and ITC Limited Form Alliance to Jointly Develop and Commercialize New Biopolymer-Paper Products in India

By : sustainabilityo..., Jun 1, 2011

Northern Technologies International Corporation (Nasdaq:NTIC), a manufacturer of sustainable biobased and certified compostable bioplastic materials, announced that it has signed a memorandum of understanding with the Indian conglomerate ITC Limited (Bombay Stock Exchange:...

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Power sector picks up in April as generation, renewable energy show encouraging growth

By : sustainabilityo..., Jun 1, 2011

Order inflows in the power sector were poor in April 2011, but power generation registered an encouraging 7.6% growth year-on-year, and alternate energy sources did much better. Power stocks have by and large underperformed the market over the past three months

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Subject Tags: energy , Technology

India, Pak to talk energy trade in Oct

By : sustainabilityo..., Jun 1, 2011

 India and Pakistan are set to discuss initiatives to open energy trade between the two countries. A group of experts from both sides is to meet around October to examine the feasibility, scope and modalities of such trade. According to decisions arrived at during the April...

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Subject Tags: India , Pakistan , Technology

Cities are India’s future

By : sustainabilityo..., Jun 1, 2011

The wave of urbanisation that is sweeping across India represents one of the country's greatest opportunities as well as one of its most serious challenges.

According to the report on 'India's Urban Awakening' by McKinsey Global Institute, in the next 20 years, India...

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