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India offers to host next meet on Global SustainabilityBy : sustainabilityo..., Sep 20, 2010
Environment Minister Jairam Ramesh, here to attend an international meet on sustainable development, today proposed to hold the next meeting of the high-level panel in India next year. The 21-member high-level Panel, formed in August, includes Ramesh, United States... Read more.. Subject Tags: India , Technology |
Aparna Doshi named co-chair of US-India Business Council solar task forceBy : sustainabilityo..., Sep 14, 2010
Aparna Doshi, chief operating officer of Astonfield Renewable Resources, has been named Co-chair of the US-India Business Council (USIBC) Solar Power Task Force, a major new initiative to promote US-India trade and investment in... Read more.. |
India, Argentina sign MoU on agriculture cooperationBy : sustainabilityo..., Sep 14, 2010
India and Argentina have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on cooperation in agriculture and allied sectors. The MoU was signed by Agriculture Minister Sharad Pawar and his Argentine counterpart Julian Andres Dominguez at Buenos Aires during Pawar's recent... Read more.. |
India CDM pipeline August report By : sustainabilityo..., Sep 12, 2010
CER issuance for Indian projects in August have fallen off the cliff with only 62,150 CERs (approx US$1.2m) issued. This compares to $82m worth of CERs issued globally in the same period. CER issuance for Indian projects in August have fallen off the cliff... Read more.. |
India needs investment of $4.5 trillion in energy sector to cut carbon emissionsBy : sustainabilityo..., Sep 3, 2010
In order to curb carbon emissions resulting in global warming, India will have to invest handsomely in the energy sector to help the cause. According to a statement of the International Energy Agency Executive Director, Nobuo Tanaka, on Friday, India will need an investment... Read more.. |
Maruti Suzuki Develops Fuel Efficient Car 'A-Star' By : sustainabilityo..., Sep 2, 2010
Using K Series technology, Maruti Suzuki has developed engines which have lower CO2 emissions than average European car emissions. 'A – star’, fitted with the K series engine is positioned as an environment friendly, fule efficient car. Company... Read more.. Subject Tags: A-Star , Business , Environment , Human Interest , India , Labor , Law , Maruti Suzuki , Maruti Suzuki India Ltd , Maruti Udyog Limited , Technology |
JP Morgan fund keen on China, India, IndonesiaBy : sustainabilityo..., Sep 2, 2010
JP Morgan Asset Management is eyeing China and India's toll road sector, and Indonesia's power and logistics industries, after investing a third of its $860 million (556 million pounds) Asia infrastructure fund, the fund's chief said. In addition to these fast-growing... Read more.. Subject Tags: India , J.P. Morgan |
Toyota Will Introduce Hybrid Small Car in IndiaBy : sustainabilityo..., Aug 28, 2010
In developing car markets like China and India, the short-term strategy for carmakers seems to be "small, cheap and fuel-efficient." Fully electric powertrains are expected to catch on eventually, but where the intermediary step for the United States is expected be... Read more.. |
Jairam Ramesh: India's crusading green ministerBy : sustainabilityo..., Aug 26, 2010
Jairam Ramesh, India's green minister, has found new power in saying no to big industrialists and multi-million dollar projects if he thinks ecological balance is at stake. Saying no to London-based industrialist Anil Agarwal's Vedanta group's bauxite mining project in... Read more.. Subject Tags: Human Interest , India |
Canada provides aid for research project on water security in Nepal, India and BangladeshBy : sustainabilityo..., Aug 17, 2010
International Development Research Centre (IDRC), Canada has provided assistance of 800,000 Canadian dollars for the implementation of a research project on water security in the four locations of Nepal, India, and Bangladesh. The project is being executed by Nepal... Read more.. |