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Calculating Commitment to the ClimateBy : sustainabilityo..., Oct 25, 2010
There was a surge of optimism at the Copenhagen climate conference, when the U.S. secretary of state, Hillary Rodham Clinton, backed an international aid package worth hundreds of billions of dollars to help poor countries counter threats like rising seas and desertification... Read more.. |
Experts stress need for biofuel programme in IndiaBy : sustainabilityo..., Oct 24, 2010
The experts have stressed there is an urgent need to search an option and substitute the increasing consumption of fossil fuel claiming that the end of conventional source of energy reserves is not very far-off. They have suggested that biofuels can substitute fossil... Read more.. Subject Tags: Technology |
Solar power to be must for mobile towersBy : Preeti Aggarwal, Oct 23, 2010
THE government will make it mandatory for mobile phone towers to be powered by solar energy, a move it hopes will cut pollution and tamp down a key driver of diesel consumption in the country. However, this would raise construction costs by up to 50% for cellphone operators... Read more.. Subject Tags: Social Issues , Technology |
Metro work to start by next yearBy : Preeti Aggarwal, Oct 23, 2010
Work on the first phase of the Rs 1,100 crore Ahmedabad-Gandhinagar metro rail project will start by next year and the line is expected to be operational within two-three years, Gujarat Infrastructure Development Board (GIDB) chief executive officer AK Sharma said on Thursday... Read more.. Subject Tags: Technology |
Sustainable community-managed resources key to check land degradationBy : Preeti Aggarwal, Oct 22, 2010
To delve on various ways to control the land degradation of the Thar Desert, a two-day workshop was organised by the Jal Bhagirathi Foundation here on Thursday. The UNDP-supported project Sustainable Participatory Management of Natural Resources to Control Land... Read more.. Subject Tags: Technology |
Put on notice, India's Pachauri tasked with carrying out IPCC reformBy : Preeti Aggarwal, Oct 21, 2010
Beleaguered Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) chairman and noted Indian economist Dr. Rajendra Pachauri has reportedly been put on notice to carry out new guidelines and ensure a management restructure after weathering a storm of criticism about mistakes in the... Read more.. |
India set to be first country to publish 'natural wealth' accountsBy : Preeti Aggarwal, Oct 21, 2010
India is today expected to become the first country in the world to commit to publishing a new set of accounts which track the nation's plants, animals, water and other "natural wealth" as well as financial measurements such as GDP. The announcement is due to be made... Read more.. |
Asia tops climate change's 'most vulnerable' listBy : sustainabilityo..., Oct 20, 2010
SEEKING to escape the worst effects of climate change? A comprehensive vulnerability index suggests you move to Scandinavia, Ireland or Iceland. And although Africa is often regarded as the most vulnerable continent, it finds that the teeming plains of Asia are at greater... Read more.. Subject Tags: Technology |
Joint CO2 Reduction Effort Gets UN NodBy : Preeti Aggarwal, Oct 20, 2010
The United Nations approved its first carbon-reduction joint implementation project in Russia under a new procedure after giving the go-ahead to an energy-efficient power plant by E.On, Germany’s biggest utility. The project, created under a UN Kyoto Protocol mechanism... Read more.. |
Indo-Italian meet on groundwater resourcesBy : Preeti Aggarwal, Oct 20, 2010
Leading scientists from India and Italy will discuss about "Sustainable Development of Groundwater Resources" in a workshop at National Environmental Engineering Research Institute ( Neeri) on Wednesday. Experts from both countries will discuss various ways to manage... Read more.. Subject Tags: Technology |