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Energy to Drive GE’s $10 Billion India Goal, CEO SaysBy : sustainabilityo..., Nov 7, 2010
General Electric Co., whose equipment generates about one-third of the world’s power, expects energy and health care to drive revenue in India to a $10 billion goal in five years, Chief Executive Officer Jeffrey Immelt said. GE India is expanding at 30 percent annually... Read more.. Subject Tags: Business , Entertainment , Environment , GE India , General Electric Co. , Health , India , Labor , Law , Politics , Social Issues , Technology |
Rich nations urged to develop climate aid plan for CancúnBy : sustainabilityo..., Nov 7, 2010
Governments in the industrialised world must have a clear climate aid plan for developing countries if they want to avoid a fiasco at the Cancún climate conference this month, Brazil's environment minister, Izabella Teixeira, has warned. In an interview with the... Read more.. Subject Tags: Environment , Technology |
Energy security essential for India's double digit growth: PranabBy : sustainabilityo..., Nov 6, 2010
Union Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee gave a call to make structural reforms in the energy sector to attract investments, adding for this purpose the government has taken a series of initiatives to move towards an energy rich world. He said energy security is... Read more.. |
Cities Are World’s Biggest Source of Carbon EmissionsBy : sustainabilityo..., Nov 6, 2010
Cities are the world’s biggest source of carbon emissions and must embrace technology to clean the air and counter global warming, Hong Kong Chief Executive Donald Tsang said. “Cities must unlock the full potential of low carbon technologies,” Tsang said at the opening... Read more.. Subject Tags: Environment , Technology |
UN Advisory Group on Climate Finance Report Falls FlatBy : sustainabilityo..., Nov 5, 2010
A new report on climate change financing options released today by a U.N. Advisory Group unwisely emphasizes carbon markets and other private finance options, while irresponsibly advocating an increased role for multilateral development banks (MDBs). Despite concluding that... Read more.. |
Obama to launch clean energy initiative in IndiaBy : sustainabilityo..., Nov 5, 2010
US President Barack Obama and India are expected to launch a joint initiative on clean energy, eyeing economic opportunities in an area that has long divided the two countries. Obama arrives Saturday on his first presidential visit to India, where many analysts say... Read more.. |
ADB may step up funding for clean development projectsBy : sustainabilityo..., Nov 4, 2010
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) expects to step up its clean development mechanism (CDM) financing to Indian projects in areas such as renewable energy and solid waste management. CDM financing is part of ADB's carbon market initiative and the bank helps its clients... Read more.. Subject Tags: Asian Development Bank , Technology |
Swedish team to study solid waste mgt in AP cityBy : Preeti Aggarwal, Nov 4, 2010
A seven-member Swedish team led by Embassy of Sweden, Counsellor, Mikael Kullman today arrived in the Port City on a two-day visit to study opportunities in solid waste management. Greater Visakhapatnam Municipal Corporation(GVMC) Mayor P Janardhana Rao welcomed the... Read more.. Subject Tags: Social Issues , Technology |
SMEs can power India’s growth with right incentivesBy : sustainabilityo..., Nov 4, 2010
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Indian Solar Projects May Struggle to Get Funds for Development, ADB SaysBy : Preeti Aggarwal, Nov 4, 2010
Developers of solar-power projects in India may be unable to obtain loans to complete the plants because the government’s proposed stations are too small and tariffs may be too low, an Asian Development Bank official said. “Banks are very uncomfortable financing solar... Read more.. Subject Tags: Technology |