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India, S. Korea Discuss Cooperation In Nuclear Energy, Space

By : sustainabilityo..., Jun 24, 2010

India has agreed to begin talks with South Korea about a pact on nuclear energy cooperation, which might also facilitate Seoul’s export of a nuclear power plant.

In January Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and South Korean President Lee Myung-Bak decided to upgrade...

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Subject Tags: India

India to oppose carbon tax at WTO

By : sustainabilityo..., Jun 17, 2010

India is gearing up to strongly oppose any move by developed countries to impose a carbon tax on developing economies in the next World Trade Organisation (WTO) meeting. According to a senior government official, India is preparing to take on the West on this contentious...

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Subject Tags: India

Opinion: Indigenization of solar thermal power plants – Opportunities and risks

By : Lavleen Singal, Jun 16, 2010

The article provides an analysis of the risks in adapting indigenous sources of supply for solar thermal power projects, but highlight the long term opportunities in saving costs.

The article provides an analysis of the risks in adapting indigenous sources...

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India: US energy firm will form solar power JV for India

By : sustainabilityo..., Jun 16, 2010

US-based American Capital Energy and MSM Energy will soon announce a solar energy joint-venture for engineering, procurement and construction of projects in India. According to our staff reporter, America's leading solar company, American Capital Energy (ACE), and MSM Energy...

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Subject Tags: energy , India , Technology

India CDM pipeline May report

By : sustainabilityo..., Jun 15, 2010

In May approx US$7.5m worth of CERs were issued to projects in India. Year-to-date, India has received 51 percent lesser CERs as the country's HFC and Hydro projects come under scrutiny.

Analysis and Details

Projects submitted for...

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India's top technology colleges agree to pool their talent to clean up River Ganges

By : sustainabilityo..., Jun 14, 2010

A consortium of seven prestigious Indian technology institutions have agreed to pool their talent to clean up River Ganges, India's only designated national river, which in many places through which it flows is highly polluted. The proposal has been submitted by the Indian...

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Subject Tags: India , Technology

Two US energy companies to form solar power JV for India

By : sustainabilityo..., Jun 14, 2010

US-based American Capital Energy and MSM Energy will soon announce a solar energy joint-venture for engineering, procurement and construction of projects in India. America's leading solar company, American Capital Energy (ACE), and MSM Energy (MSME), a leader in information...

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Subject Tags: energy , India , Technology

Activists dig out climate policy gaps with India's Right to Information Act

By : sustainabilityo..., Jun 8, 2010

Climate activists in India have discovered a crucial tool in their battle to hold the government accountable on its climate policies: the country's landmark Right to Information (RTI) Act.

Passed in 2005, the act requires all government bodies to respond to citizen...

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Subject Tags: India

India to seek uranium import from Australia: Sushilkumar Shinde

By : sustainabilityo..., Jun 6, 2010

India will try to persuade Australia to supply uranium to it during a bilateral meeting on energy here tomorrow, seeking flexibility on Canberra's longstanding position that it would not export the nuclear raw material to countries who are not signatories to the nuclear Non-...

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Subject Tags: Australia , India , Politics

India, the global e-waste dumping ground?

By : sustainabilityo..., Jun 5, 2010

One more day to remember how we forget the world around us, as we get lost in the urban rat race. One more day to audit as to what we are giving back to the earth other than increased carbon footprints and e-wastes. And on this World Environment Day, too, we have all the bad...

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Subject Tags: e-waste , India , Law