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ADB, Partners to discus ways to make Sanitation a sustainable businessBy : sustainabilityo..., May 23, 2011
Subject Tags: Asian Development Bank , Technology |
Efforts on to strengthen energy, infrastructure: PMBy : sustainabilityo..., May 23, 2011
The government today said it has continued its efforts to strengthen the country's energy and infrastructure sectors, which have been identified as key areas for India's economic growth momentum going forward. "We continued our efforts at strengthening the energy and... Read more.. |
Green trade: Now, a commodity to clear airBy : sustainabilityo..., May 23, 2011
The industry is well-versed with commodities like steel, copper, gold, sugar, wheat, oil, etcamong a host of others. Now, it will get to know familiarized with environmental commodities. It is a new term being used to describein addition to greenhouse gases, air/water... Read more.. Subject Tags: Environment , Technology |
World Bank, Himachal sign carbon credit agreementBy : sustainabilityo..., May 23, 2011
World Bank on Sunday signed an agreement with Himachal Pradesh government for what is to be the world's largest and India's first clean development mechanism (CDM) project. Under this, the bank will buy carbon credits from the new forests being developed on degraded lands... Read more.. Subject Tags: Technology , World Bank |
India’s first waste-to-energy plant generates heatBy : sustainabilityo..., May 23, 2011
India’s first waste-to-energy plant, touted as an answer to the waste and electricity woes of the capital, will start operations from July. But people living near the site are up in arms over the Rs.200 crore project’s high environmental and health costs - something the... Read more.. Subject Tags: Business , Education , energy , Health , Labor , Law , Politics , Social Issues , Technology |
RVCE students develop “Chimera”By : sustainabilityo..., May 23, 2011
A group of students from R.V. College of Engineering, Bangalore, have indigenously developed a fuel (hybrid) system for the Reva electric car. The prototype of this hybrid electric car is names as “Chimera,” said a press release. The group has worked in conjunction with REVA... Read more.. |
Focus on research in agroforestryBy : sustainabilityo..., May 23, 2011
V.P. Singh, Regional Representative, South Asia World Agroforestry Centre, has stressed the need for streamlining education, research and development in Agroforestry. He was addressing a national workshop on ‘All-India coordinated research projects in agroforestry' being held... Read more.. Subject Tags: Hospitality , Technology |
Alva favours use of hydropower as safe, clean form of energyBy : sustainabilityo..., May 23, 2011
Uttarakhand Governor Margaret Alva today said hydropower is the safest, cleanest and the most acceptable out of all other power generation methods such as thermal and nuclear. She was speaking as the chief guest at the First Sustainable Mountain Development Summit-2011... Read more.. Subject Tags: Social Issues , Technology |
Environment & Forests Ministry to Organize Stakeholders’ Consultations and to Launch UN Decade on Biodiversity for Asia and PacificBy : sustainabilityo..., May 21, 2011
India is hosting the eleventh Conference of the Parties (CoP-11) to the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD), and the sixth Conference of the Parties serving as Meeting of the Parties (CoP/MoP-6) to the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety to be held on 1-19 October, 2012. ... Read more.. |
Energy, investment among key issues of upcoming India-Africa summitBy : sustainabilityo..., May 21, 2011
Energy, investment and diplomatic relations are expected to be high on the agenda of the upcoming 2nd India-Africa Forum Summit which kicks off on Friday. The five-day summit, which is held three years after the inaugural event in New Delhi, is an important economic... Read more.. |