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PanIIT Conclave 2010 on ‘Sustainable Transformation: Our new India’ to be held in New Delhi

By : sustainabilityo..., Mar 22, 2010

PanIIT, a leading technology summit of IIT alumnus, is hosting its 9th Global conference in Delhi from 29th October to 31st October this year. The theme of the two day summit is ‘Sustainable Transformation: Our New India’ and promises two days of learning and networking...

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Subject Tags: India , Technology

India, US sign Trade Policy Forum Framework

By : sustainabilityo..., Mar 19, 2010

New Delhi, Mar 18 : India and the US have signed the Trade Policy Forum Framework for Cooperation in Trade and Investment between the two countries. The agreement which was signed by Commerce and Industry Minister Anand Sharma and US Trade Representative, Ron Kirk, in...

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Subject Tags: Technology

Solar energy players launch industry body

By : sustainabilityo..., Mar 19, 2010

 

 

To help in policy development, awareness creation, as well as training and capacity building for solar energy is the main focus of Solar Thermal Federation of India (STFI).

Subsequent to the launch of the Jawaharlal Nehru National Solar Mission,...

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Subject Tags: energy , STFI , Technology

India Moves to Combat Climate Change With Green Tech

By : sustainabilityo..., Mar 19, 2010

Energy efficiency and new green technology can help India mitigate the impact of climate change despite the lack of a global accord, concluded a panel here Mar. 12, organized by the Natural Resources Defense Council.

“Copenhagen is not where the action is,” said Sean...

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China and India called on by scientists to collaborate

By : sustainabilityo..., Mar 19, 2010

China and India could together decide the future of the global environment, a team of senior scientists warn today in a call for closer collaboration on conservation by the world's two most populous nations.

Writing in the journal Science, the eight coauthors —...

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Global Carbon-Emissions Accord Unlikely in 2010, Japan, EU says

By : sustainabilityo..., Mar 18, 2010

A global accord to limit emissions is unlikely in 2010 and officials shouldn’t raise expectations for a deal, Japanese and European Union delegates said.

“We will not likely have in Cancun a comprehensive legal agreement,”...

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Subject Tags: Environment , Technology

Renewable energy strong despite recession

By : sustainabilityo..., Mar 17, 2010

A devastating recession slowed but did not stop the clean energy industry's growth in 2009, a report issued Tuesday found.

Helped in part by government stimulus funding, the world spent $63.5 billion on wind farms and turbines last year, up 23.5 percent from 2008. The...

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Subject Tags: Entertainment , Technology

In 4 yrs JK’s power demand up by 400 MWs

By : sustainabilityo..., Mar 17, 2010

Jammu, Mar 16: The power demand in Jammu and Kashmir has shot up from 1706 MWs in 2004-05 to 2120 MWs in 2008-09 registering an increase of around 400 MWs with the Government clambering to bridge the mounting gap between demand and supply of energy.

“The projected...

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Suniva® Solar Cells Power Solar Project in India

By : sustainabilityo..., Mar 17, 2010

NORCROSS, Ga. --(Business Wire)-- Suniva®, Inc., a U.S. manufacturer of high-efficiency monocrystalline silicon solar cells and modules, today announced the commissioning of its largest solar power installation with Titan Energy Systems Ltd. ("Titan"), located in...

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India Said to Propose Sovereign Fund to Acquire Energy

By : sustainabilityo..., Mar 17, 2010

March 17 (Bloomberg) -- India, with $254 billion of foreign-exchange reserves, may create a sovereign wealth fund to help state companies compete for overseas energy assets with China, a government official said.

The oil ministry has...

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Subject Tags: energy , India , oil , Technology