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India has many experiences to share: UNDP chief

By : sustainabilityo..., Mar 12, 2010

New Delhi, Mar 11 : Helen Clark, the Administrator of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), on Thursday said India has many experiences to share with other developing countries.Clark met with Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Thursday, the last day of her five-day...

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National Solar Mission – Target of 1000 MW in Phase I

By : sustainabilityo..., Mar 12, 2010

Bangalore, March 10, 2010: They discussed various strategies on accelerating the implementation of the Jawaharlal Nehru National Solar Mission (JN-NSM). The members of the Round Table included, Mr Deepak Gupta, Secretary, MNRE, Government of India, Dr B Bhargava, Director,...

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Subject Tags: SEMI , Technology

30 Countries Meet in India to Advance Clean Energy

By : sustainabilityo..., Mar 11, 2010

WASHINGTON –The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, the Government of India, and India’s Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry are hosting the 2nd Methane to Markets Partnership Expo in New Delhi from March 2- 5, 2010. The event has attracted attendees from...

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India gets 800-million-dollar ADB loan to tap Himalayan hydropower

By : Roselin Dey, Mar 11, 2010

The Asian Development Bank said Friday it had approved an 800-million-dollar loan to help the Indian state of Himachal Pradesh expand hydropower generation with a series of projects in the western Himalayas.

With the help of the eight-year loan package, Himachal...

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World's Top Scientists to Scrutinize Intergovernmental Panel on climate change

By : sustainabilityo..., Mar 11, 2010

 New York: A multinational organization of the world's science academies will conduct an independent review of processes and procedures used by the UN's Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change to arrive at its reports on the science of climate change, UN and IPCC officials...

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Vikram Solar invests Rs.100 crore in green power

By : sustainabilityo..., Mar 11, 2010

Vikram Solar Private Ltd. has invested Rs.100 crore at its plant at Falta, a special economic zone (SEZ) in West Bengal's South 24 Parganas district, for producing solar modules of 50 MW capacity per annum, the company said Wednesday.

"Vikram Solar has invested around...

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India stands by Copenhagen Climate Change Accord: Ramesh

By : sustainabilityo..., Mar 9, 2010

NEW DELHI: India on Tuesday said it has decided to formally back the Climate Change Accord hammered out in Copenhagen last year joining over 100 countries that have already "associated" with the pact.

Environment Minister Jairam Ramesh in a suo-motu statement in the...

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Subject Tags: Technology

Delhi gets India's first remote controlled street lights

By : sustainabilityo..., Mar 9, 2010

In a major move towards energy conservation, the capital's main civic agency Tuesday launched the country's first remote-controlled street lights that can be switched on and off using an internet-enabled main server located in the heart of the city.

 

The first...

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Subject Tags: Environment , Technology

Google shows off solar thermal breakthrough

By : sustainabilityo..., Mar 9, 2010

Bangalore: After the search giant revealed that it has developed a new mirror technology that could slash the cost of building a solar thermal plant, Google's plan to develop renewable energy that is cheaper than coal could soon bear fruit, reports Rachel Fielding,...

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Subject Tags: Google , Technology

India needs to find right model for managing climate change

By : sustainabilityo..., Mar 9, 2010

As the world works to a global climate deal in Cancun later this year, advanced developing countries like India will come under increasing pressure 
to commit to higher targets to reduce greenhouse gas emissions than these countries have put on the table.

While...

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