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Energy to Drive GE’s $10 Billion India Goal, CEO Says

By : 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...

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Rich nations urged to develop climate aid plan for Cancún

By : 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...

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Subject Tags: Environment , Technology

Energy security essential for India's double digit growth: Pranab

By : 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...

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Subject Tags: Business , energy , Technology

Cities Are World’s Biggest Source of Carbon Emissions

By : 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...

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Subject Tags: Environment , Technology

UN Advisory Group on Climate Finance Report Falls Flat

By : 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...

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Obama to launch clean energy initiative in India

By : 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...

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ADB may step up funding for clean development projects

By : 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...

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Swedish team to study solid waste mgt in AP city

By : 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...

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Subject Tags: Social Issues , Technology

SMEs can power India’s growth with right incentives

By : sustainabilityo..., Nov 4, 2010

Linus Lobo is the Chief Operating Officer of IPFonline- trade information and service provider of Industrial and Engineering Product reviews. The fundamental focus of  IPFonline Ltd is to offer industry information about various engineering products, related categories...

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Indian Solar Projects May Struggle to Get Funds for Development, ADB Says

By : 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...

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Subject Tags: Technology