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Water a limiting factor for a low carbon future? By : Nora Nelson, Dec 9, 2009
Water is an integral part of the carbon cycle. The recent report from the Water Resources Group outlines water demand for India to reach 1.5 trillion cubic metres, though current water supplies are estimated to be just... Read more.. |
India, Sudan ink deal on expanding energy tiesBy : sustainabilityo..., Dec 8, 2009
ndia and Sudan signed an agreement on expanding ties in the oil and gas sector on the last day of a two-day India-Africa Hydrocarbon conference Tuesday. The agreement was signed by Minister of State for Petroleum and Natural Gas Jitin Prasada and Sudan’s Energy and... Read more.. Subject Tags: Politics , Technology |
Jairam persuades negotiators to join climate talksBy : sustainabilityo..., Dec 8, 2009
Faced with strong protest from negotiators over what they called change in India's stance on climate talks, the government on Sundayscrambled to control the damage. Environment minister Jairam Ramesh held a series of meetings with two negotiators who had threatened to pull... Read more.. Subject Tags: Disaster , Technology |
Diamond hub Surat sparkles in India`s climate fightBy : sustainabilityo..., Dec 8, 2009
Vipul Tejani runs a small factory in Surat, the diamond capital of India which in the past 15 years has been hit by massive floods, rising sea levels, and even the plague. His workshop is tucked in a warren... Read more.. Subject Tags: Technology |
Azure Power may get $10M from IFCBy : sustainabilityo..., Dec 8, 2009
Azure plans to build up a capacity of 100 MW by 2013 which will require an investment $300-400 million. Azure Power, a solar energy services provider, is close to raising $10 million from International Finance Corporation (IFC), the investment... Read more.. Subject Tags: Azure Power India , Technology |
Solar Mission to attract Rs20,000 crore investment till 2012By : sustainabilityo..., Dec 8, 2009
The ministry of new and renewable energy (MNRE) has finalised the roadmap for implementation of the recently-approvedNational Solar Mission till 2012 at an investment of Rs20,000 crore. "In the next three years, we will add 1300mw of solar energy, including grid and... Read more.. Subject Tags: Technology |
GE Hitachi Nuclear Energy Leadership Powers Nuclear Trade Mission to IndiaBy : sustainabilityo..., Dec 8, 2009
GE Hitachi Nuclear Energy is helping lead this week’s 50-member, U.S.nuclear industry delegation to India to support the expansion of safe, low-carbon nuclear energy to increase electricity supplies in one of the world’s fastest-growing economies. Danny Roderick, GEH’s... Read more.. |
Jairam's cut just raises questionsBy : sustainabilityo..., Dec 6, 2009
Let me begin by saying that the environment minister’s bold effort to make public India’s stance on climate on the floor of the Parliament must be commended. His call for transparency and open debate on the biggest challenge facing humanity today is refreshing. Also... Read more.. Subject Tags: Environment , Technology |
Citing steps by India and China, Obama hopes for climate change accordBy : sustainabilityo..., Dec 5, 2009
Citing steps by India and China and an emerging plan to help developing countries mitigate impacts with $10 billion a year, President Barack Obama has delayed his appearance in Copenhagen in the hope of hammering out an accord on global climate change. Obama will now... Read more.. |
Two new reports chart opportunities in waterBy : sustainabilityo..., Dec 5, 2009
Two new reports remind us that demand for water is already greater than supply, especially in developing countries, and that population growth and climate change will only create further opportunities in water. The recently released McKinsey report ... Read more.. Subject Tags: Technology |