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India to Launch Climate Adaptation Fund for South Asia, Seeks to Increase Strategic Dominance

By : sustainabilityo..., May 1, 2010

India has announced to set up a fund to assist South Asian countries to adapt to the challenges of the changing climate. The 16th South Asian Association on Regional Cooperation (SAARC) held at Thimphu, Bhutan had the theme ‘Towards a Green and Happy South Asia’. Heads of...

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Subject Tags: India , Technology

India, Japan to work on nuclear cooperation

By : sustainabilityo..., May 1, 2010

In a landmark development yesterday, India and Japan have agreed to put aside past differences on the nuclear issue, and will now work towards a civil-nuclear treaty with the establishment of a Joint Working Group (JWG) on civil-nuclear cooperation.

This key decision...

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India, Japan agree to collaborate under UNFCCC

By : sustainabilityo..., May 1, 2010

India and Japan on Friday reaffirmed their determination to collaborate closely in negotiations under the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) towards an agreed outcome to be adopted at the 16th session of the Conference of the Parties in Mexico in...

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Subject Tags: India , Japan

Competitive Web 2.0 Climate Race Begins for Students in America, China, and India

By : sustainabilityo..., Apr 30, 2010

On May 5, 2010, 350.org, in collaboration with global partners, will launch the Great Power Race, a clean energy competition between America, China and India. This web 2.0 race will reveal who can rise to the challenge of the climate crisis with the most, and the most...

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Subject Tags: energy , India , Technology

Captive Power Plants in India - Harnessing the Potential

By : sustainabilityo..., Apr 30, 2010

 

Captive power Plants are developed to cater the industrial demand in the scenario where the electricity supplied by the utilities is short in supply or is of bad quality. Captive plants over the years have been evolved from plants owned by single promoter to group...

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Subject Tags: Business , India , Technology

'Indian can meet carbon cut targets by 2020'

By : sustainabilityo..., Apr 28, 2010

The Indian industry can reduce carbon emissions by 20 to 25 percent by 2020 with use of technology but reducing emission post-2020 will be a challenge, a study released here Tuesday said.

The study by the Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) also emphasised that...

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CLP to Set Up Thai Solar Farm, Wind Plants in India

By : sustainabilityo..., Apr 27, 2010

CLP Holdings Ltd., Hong Kong’s biggest electricity producer, will build a solar farm in Thailand and set up three wind projects in India as the utility turns to clean energy sources to generate power.

The power producer is “close to” setting up a 55-megawatt solar...

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Subject Tags: CLP Holdings Ltd , India

Solar Thermal in India- To be or not to be?

By : sustainabilityo..., Apr 26, 2010

Lavleen Singhal talks about his initiatives in promoting solar thermal technologies in India, solar thermal vs. solar PV debate and his views on the National Solar Mission and the 2010 solar energy market for India.

Lavleen Singal is a serial entrepreneur and...

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Areva, Siemens, GE explore offshore wind-ow in India

By : sustainabilityo..., Apr 24, 2010

It's the latest and among the fastest growing sectors within global energy, and has already made its presence in India.

A long coastline, low installation cost and ready local availability of key raw materials have made India a favoured destination for offshore wind...

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Subject Tags: energy , India , Technology

Global warming impact on its way to Met office reports

By : sustainabilityo..., Apr 23, 2010

The monsoon forecast by India’s weather office could include a new feature that will make it more useful to sectors such as tourism, shipping, airlines, logistics and transport companies apart from its core constituency of farmers.

Climate change and global warming and...

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