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A renewable futureBy : Preeti Aggarwal, Jul 9, 2010
India is perceived as a developing country but it is developing at a pace that is not matched by many others. There is significant appreciation of our economic growth. Yet the fact remains that our growth is constrained by energy supply and availability. When the growth rate... Read more.. |
Kashmir Youth Fight – to Save the EnvironmentBy : sustainabilityo..., Jul 9, 2010
Using the bigger space for community participation given the better security situation, young people in the Indian-controlled part of Kashmir have been busy organising festivals and creative campaigns to drum up awareness of environmental woes. Among their causes are... Read more.. |
Regional meet on combating climate change heldBy : sustainabilityo..., Jul 9, 2010
A regional consultation on ‘Combating climate change in the North Eastern and lower Himalayan regions of India’ was organized recently by Centre for Legislative Research and Advocacy (CLRA) and Oxfam India, in collaboration with Gauhati University and the North East Members... Read more.. Subject Tags: Politics , Technology |
Obama Science Czar Called for Carbon Tax to Redistribute Wealth from Global 'North' to 'South'By : sustainabilityo..., Jul 9, 2010
ohn P. Holdren, who then-President-elect Barack Obama nominated as director of the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy in December 2008, called just five months before his nomination for a global climate-change agreement that would allow wealth to be... Read more.. |
Wave of Investment Gives Smart-Grid Companies a Power SurgeBy : sustainabilityo..., Jul 9, 2010
Utilities across the country are gradually replacing old meters and communications equipment with ones that can quickly tell them the energy usage of a home or business and whether there's equipment failure in their power distribution network. This new type of network,... Read more.. |
'India must drop negative stance in global talks'By : sustainabilityo..., Jul 8, 2010
India needs to change its 'just say no' stance on issues like climate change and Doha and adopt a more balanced approach during multilateral negotiations, an Indian-origin Cambridge academic says. In a book-length study titled 'New Powers: How to Become one and How to... Read more.. Subject Tags: India , Technology |
Analysis: Who benefits from 2-year moratorium on forest clearing?By : sustainabilityo..., Jul 8, 2010
It didn’t take long for palm oil producers to respond to Norway’s recently signed US$1 billion grant, given in exchange for a two-year moratorium on any new clearing of Indonesia’s rainforest and peatlands. Association of Palm Oil Producers secretary-general Joko Supriyono... Read more.. |
TERI meet to promote green buildingsBy : Preeti Aggarwal, Jul 8, 2010
With an annual increase in the built-up area of residential and commercial buildings by 10 per cent, the projected annual increase in the energy demand is 5.4 billion kWh. The need of the hour is to design and construct ‘high performance buildings’ so that the use of... Read more.. Subject Tags: energy , Technology |
India’s tryst with GM Crop: The might of agri scienceBy : sustainabilityo..., Jul 8, 2010
One hears a constant din about food and nutritional security in India, a multi-dimensional development challenge for a developing country like India. And, solutions have never been easy. One thing is for certain that increasing sustainable food production must be... Read more.. |
Company aims to keep costs low and increase fuel economy over Toyota and HondaBy : sustainabilityo..., Jul 8, 2010
Nissan Motor Co. plans to double the mileage (in comparison with gasoline engines) on its most recent mass-market hybrid vehicle, the gasoline-electric Infiniti M sedan (also known as the Nissan Fuga), expected to be released later this year. While Nissan is a little... Read more.. |