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Maharashtra village fights climate change using Eco programme

By : sustainabilityo..., Mar 7, 2011

While other Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) Ministers are in the limelight for all the wrong reasons, Jayant Patil is trying to make a difference in Maharashtra. Divested of his finance portfolio which went to Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar, Mr. Patil, now Rural...

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Subject Tags: Technology

Indo-US centre on clean energy soon

By : sustainabilityo..., Mar 5, 2011

A clean energy research and development centre a joint venture between the ministry of science and technology and the US department of energy will be launched soon, said Indo-US science and technology forum executive director Arabinda Mitra on Friday. 

He was...

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Global Ecology Executes LOI for Thermal Solar Energy Project in India

By : sustainabilityo..., Mar 5, 2011

Global Ecology Corporation (OTCQB: GLEC) announced today that it has executed a Letter of Intent with Esoft Informatics, Pvt. Ltd., of Noida, India for the development of a thermal solar energy project in India.

Under the terms of the agreement, Global Ecology...

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Solar mission projects could see ban on imported equipment

By : sustainabilityo..., Mar 4, 2011

 

The government is considering a ban on import of equipment for projects under the National Solar Mission. 

The move will benefit domestic solar equipment suppliers, but project developers say it could prevent the government from achieving its target of 20,000...

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Subject Tags: Technology

Bihar broke energy promises: Greenpeace India

By : sustainabilityo..., Mar 3, 2011

 

Greenpeace India, the environment protection organisation, has charged Chief Minister Nitish Kumar-led coalition government in Bihar with going back on its promises, especially on renewable energy.

The group has said that the government, enjoying a huge...

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China vows to cut energy, carbon intensity by 16-17 pct by 2015

By : sustainabilityo..., Mar 2, 2011

China aims to cut the amount of energy and carbon dioxide emissions needed for every unit of economic growth by 16 to 17 percent from this year to the end of 2015, Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao said on Sunday.

This was the first time a top Chinese leader had...

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Subject Tags: energy , Technology

Indian officials to visit Taiwan for solar power cooperation

By : sustainabilityo..., Mar 2, 2011

The head of Taiwan's largest trade delegation to India said Friday that officials from the South Asian country could visit Taiwan within the next two months to further solar power cooperation between the two sides.

Indian officials have expressed keen interest...

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Subject Tags: India , Technology

Overwhelming response to MMRDA's Solid Waste and E-Waste Management

By : sustainabilityo..., Mar 1, 2011

Altogether 37 companies, 15 international and 22 national, have shown keen interest in developing Regional Solid Waste Management Project at Taloja along with the Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority (MMRDA) on Public-Private Partnership module.

The...

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BASIC nations eye next climate meeting

By : sustainabilityo..., Mar 1, 2011

The BASIC group of countries -- India, China, Brazil and South Africa -- called for specific issues to be addressed before December's climate conference in Durban, South Africa.

In a statement at the conclusion Sunday of a BASIC meeting in New Delhi on climate...

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Subject Tags: Social Issues , Technology

Mukherjee unveils green rebates

By : sustainabilityo..., Mar 1, 2011

India’s bid to be seen as an environment friendly country got a stamp from finance minister Pranab Mukerjee, who announced a slew of tax rebates to promote green technologies and a National Mission on hybrid and electric vehicles. The budget indicated the government's...

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Subject Tags: Technology