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China, India push for 'patent free' green techBy : sustainabilityo..., Nov 23, 2009
As world leaders prepare for climate talks in Copenhagen next month, developing nations have tabled a controversial proposal which would effectively end patent protection for clean technologies. China and India have floated the idea of making new green technology... Read more.. |
India ties solar plans to global climate supportBy : sustainabilityo..., Nov 23, 2009
India issued solar power targets on Monday, with plans to boost ouptut from near zero to 20 gigawatts (GW) by 2022, but tied chances of the plan's success to availability of international finance and technology. The announcement was made days... Read more.. Subject Tags: Technology |
Funds for clean tech expectedBy : sustainabilityo..., Nov 23, 2009
There's a wide gap between developed and developing nations over sharing the costs of new low-carbon technology, but US officials say a new agreement on clean energy with India is in the works. It is likely to be a multimillion dollar clean technology investment fund to... Read more.. Subject Tags: Social Issues , Technology |
Pancheshwor hydel project finalisedBy : sustainabilityo..., Nov 23, 2009
Nepal’s unrelenting power woes may soon be coming to an end, with Nepal and India reaching an agreement on Pancheshwor hydro power project Sunday afternoon.Nepal and India, at the secretarial level, held talks and signed the agreement to set up Pancheshwor Development... Read more.. Subject Tags: Technology |
Are Rs 850 LEDs better than Rs 200 CFLs? By : Anonymous, Nov 22, 2009
Widespread adoption of LEDs in place of CFLs is being given serious thought. Delhi's CM has even raised the issue of handling CFL disposal. While the government and the manufacturers were busy popularizing the CFL, depicting it as an energy saving alternative to common... Read more.. |
Slaughterhouse biogas, fuel cells among Tech Award winnersBy : sustainabilityo..., Nov 22, 2009
Projects that turn slaughterhouse waste into energy and fertilizer, and zinc oxide from fuel cells into fertilizer, as well as programs to fortify rice with nutrients, feed Indian children, and boost wages for artisans were honored Thursday night at the Tech Awards for... Read more.. |
Gap between India, US emissions goals grows widerBy : sustainabilityo..., Nov 21, 2009
When President Barack Obama and Prime minister meet next week to talk about climate change the leaders will focus on green technologies rather than narrowing the global divide on greenhouse gas emissions goals, the chairman of the U.N.'s climate science panel said. ... Read more.. |
ABB Focus: Climate Change and . CEO Joseph Hogan's view of the future.By : sustainabilityo..., Nov 21, 2009
You have invested heavily in emerging markets. Now there is no growth coming from here but developed markets like the U.S. seem to be reviving investments in power and oil and gas. So what are the short term dynamics you have to deal with there? We have been a... Read more.. |
Consultative Committee meet for Underground Coal GasificationBy : sustainabilityo..., Nov 21, 2009
The reconstituted Consultative Committee of the Members of Parliament for Coal met for the first time under the chairmanship of Mr Sriprakash Jaiswal minister of state for coal (Independent Charge). The agenda of the meeting was Underground Coal Gasification. ... Read more.. |
Bihar villagers now get green electricityBy : sustainabilityo..., Nov 20, 2009
A technology that converts rice husk into electricity is gaining ground in Bihar. Some 100,000 households in the state already use electricity produced from biomass and their number is steadily growing. According to an estimate, 44 percent of India's population still... Read more.. |