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India, Japan to work together for success at UNFCCC conference in MexicoBy : Preeti Aggarwal, Oct 26, 2010
While discussing the importance of a positive result during the current climate change negotiations at the forthcoming conference of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) in Mexico, Prime Ministers of India and Japan here today reaffirmed their... Read more.. |
Obama's India visit will focus on action: U.S.By : sustainabilityo..., Oct 26, 2010
According to him, the U.S. has projected its bilateral trade with India to top $50 billion this year and grow exponentially in the next few years. "Between 2004 and 2008, two-way trade doubled to $43 billion. There was some drop in 2009 but the way ahead is encouraging."... Read more.. |
India set to be first country to publish 'natural wealth' accountsBy : Preeti Aggarwal, Oct 21, 2010
India is today expected to become the first country in the world to commit to publishing a new set of accounts which track the nation's plants, animals, water and other "natural wealth" as well as financial measurements such as GDP. The announcement is due to be made... Read more.. |
IITM-EU chart monsoon variability in IndiaBy : Preeti Aggarwal, Oct 14, 2010
City-based Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology (IITM) has come together with the European Union (EU) for a project to understand the variability of monsoon in India over the last three years. "The tie-up began in 2008 and is part of the Indo-EU collaboration on... Read more.. |
India CDM pipeline September report By : sustainabilityo..., Oct 13, 2010
While global CDM activity has picked up recently and September has seen the largest number of newer projects enter the CDM pipeline, projects coming from India seemed to have slowed down. This trend has been emerging in the last few months. In September,... Read more.. |
India leads in energy efficiency: SurveyBy : sustainabilityo..., Oct 2, 2010
Business leaders throughout India give a higher priority to energy efficiency in their facilities than do those in any other major country, according to the Johnson Controls Energy Efficiency Indicator (EEI). This year’s survey results provide a look at how business... Read more.. |
India could be world leader in solar thermal with JNNSSM By : sustainabilityo..., Oct 1, 2010
Boris Westphal, Managing Director of Suntrace talks about the CSP focused work being done by his company, past and upcoming trends in the solar thermal industry in 2010 and the opportunities they perceive in the Indian CSP market due to the National Solar Mission. ... Read more.. |
IBM believes responsible suppliers create business value By : sustainabilityo..., Sep 29, 2010
In this first article under the “Corporate Sustainability Series”, Reji K. Pillai (Head, Energy & Utilities Industry at IBM India/South Asia) talks about the drivers for sustainability, emission reduction targets and the status of green procurement in IBM. Reji... Read more.. |
Readying North East India for REDD+ By : Swapan Mehra, Sep 24, 2010
The article is a primer on the opportunity and potential of REDD+ and summarizes the proceedings of a recently concluded workshop on deforestation drivers in the north east and the roles REDD+ financing can play in forestry conservation ... Read more.. |
Consumer demand necessary to push green products manufacturing in IndiaBy : sustainabilityo..., Sep 21, 2010
Mr. Patrick von Braunmühl is the Senior International Advisor to GTZ- ASEM in the project “Consumer Protection and Sustainable Consumption in India” and is heading a number of pilot initiatives for consumer awareness and protection programs in several states of India.... Read more.. |