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India, US initiate pact for clean energy research tiesBy : sustainabilityo..., Aug 21, 2010
India and the US have initiated the agreement for co-operation on joint clean energy research and development centre, which would facilitate research on a wide range of green power technologies. The agreement, MoU for which was signed during the Prime Minister Dr... Read more.. |
U.N. panel to review CER request from 5th HFC plantBy : sustainabilityo..., Aug 21, 2010
A United Nations panel will review a carbon offset request from a fifth greenhouse gas destroying plant, the UN said on Friday, a sign that all similar projects approved under a Kyoto Protocol carbon finance scheme will be scrutinized. The UN's climate arm said on its... Read more.. Subject Tags: Technology |
Depletion of Annual Renewable WaterBy : sustainabilityo..., Aug 20, 2010
The report titled “The Himalayan Challenge – Water Security in Emerging Asia” brought out by Strategic Foresight Group has mentioned about the studies which indicate that the glaciers will be seriously affected by global warming and that the glacial melting will eventually... Read more.. Subject Tags: Social Issues , Technology |
Meet of BRIC nations to discuss legal issues in climate changeBy : sustainabilityo..., Aug 20, 2010
In the run-up to the Cancun climate summit later this year, leading decisions makers from the BRIC block --Brazil, India, Russia and China-- will come together at a two-day meet starting here tomorrow to discuss legal issues surrounding climate change. The colloquium... Read more.. Subject Tags: Technology |
New Computer Model Advances Climate Change ResearchBy : sustainabilityo..., Aug 19, 2010
Scientists can now study climate change in far more detail with powerful new computer software released by the National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR). The Community Earth System Model (CESM) will be one of the primary climate models used for the next... Read more.. |
India Cabinet Likely To Approve Amended Nuclear Bill ThursdayBy : sustainabilityo..., Aug 19, 2010
India's federal cabinet is likely to approve an amended nuclear bill when it meets Thursday evening, after a panel of lawmakers proposed tripling the accident liability cap, a person familiar with the development said. "This cabinet clearance is needed because... Read more.. Subject Tags: Politics , Technology |
Waste pickers are climate warriors as well! By : sustainabilityo..., Aug 17, 2010
Bharati Chaturvedi- Director, Chintan Environmental Research and Action Group- shares her motivations behind setting up the organization, her views on the impact of the newly released e-waste guidelines on the informal waste sector, and also the impact of privatization and... Read more.. Subject Tags: Chintan Environmental Research , e-waste , Entertainment , Human Interest , Labor , Social Issues , Technology |
Haryana's Sirsa district to have solar street lighting in villagesBy : sustainabilityo..., Aug 17, 2010
Haryana's Sirsa district will be the first district in the country to have streets in all villages illuminated by solar street lighting system, state Power and Renewable Energy Minister Mahender Partap Singh said Monday. All 333 villages falling in the district, around... Read more.. Subject Tags: Technology |
Mumbai choking on road dust: StudyBy : sustainabilityo..., Aug 17, 2010
A recent report on air pollution and its sources in mega cities — prepared by National Environmental Engineering Research Institute (NEERI) and sponsored by the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) — reveals just how deep the rot actually is. Construction activity,... Read more.. Subject Tags: Disaster , Technology |
Mangroves in Mumbai will be clean in two weeks, says TERIBy : sustainabilityo..., Aug 17, 2010
The mangrove stretch along the 70 km coastline of Mumbai, which has been affected by the oil spill, will be cleaned up within two weeks with the use of the oil zapper technology. Banwari Lal, director of The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI) who discovered the... Read more.. |