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Energy security worry to drive India`s low-Co2 plan

By : sustainabilityo..., Mar 22, 2010

Worries over energy security will drive India's goal to slow the growth of its carbon emissions, the head of a government panel tasked with developing the country's low-carbon strategy said on Monday.

Reserves of fossil fuels such as coal were fast running out, making...

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Subject Tags: energy , India , Social Issues

India gears up for investments in bio-fuel sector

By : sustainabilityo..., Mar 22, 2010

At a time, when global community is looking at the development of sound renewable energy sources to meet the ever-increasing energy requirements, India seems to be gearing up with a strong roadmap of bio-fuel sector, thereby creating opportunity for the domestic as well as...

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Subject Tags: India , Technology

PanIIT Conclave 2010 on ‘Sustainable Transformation: Our new India’ to be held in New Delhi

By : sustainabilityo..., Mar 22, 2010

PanIIT, a leading technology summit of IIT alumnus, is hosting its 9th Global conference in Delhi from 29th October to 31st October this year. The theme of the two day summit is ‘Sustainable Transformation: Our New India’ and promises two days of learning and networking...

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Subject Tags: India , Technology

India Moves to Combat Climate Change With Green Tech

By : sustainabilityo..., Mar 19, 2010

Energy efficiency and new green technology can help India mitigate the impact of climate change despite the lack of a global accord, concluded a panel here Mar. 12, organized by the Natural Resources Defense Council.

“Copenhagen is not where the action is,” said Sean...

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China and India called on by scientists to collaborate

By : sustainabilityo..., Mar 19, 2010

China and India could together decide the future of the global environment, a team of senior scientists warn today in a call for closer collaboration on conservation by the world's two most populous nations.

Writing in the journal Science, the eight coauthors —...

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Suniva® Solar Cells Power Solar Project in India

By : sustainabilityo..., Mar 17, 2010

NORCROSS, Ga. --(Business Wire)-- Suniva®, Inc., a U.S. manufacturer of high-efficiency monocrystalline silicon solar cells and modules, today announced the commissioning of its largest solar power installation with Titan Energy Systems Ltd. ("Titan"), located in...

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India Said to Propose Sovereign Fund to Acquire Energy

By : sustainabilityo..., Mar 17, 2010

March 17 (Bloomberg) -- India, with $254 billion of foreign-exchange reserves, may create a sovereign wealth fund to help state companies compete for overseas energy assets with China, a government official said.

The oil ministry has...

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Subject Tags: energy , India , oil , Technology

CNN to air special 'Greening India’

By : sustainabilityo..., Mar 16, 2010

In an edition of CNN’s Eco Solutions, Mumbai based international correspondent, Mallika Kapur takes viewers on a scenic ...

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Subject Tags: CNN , India

India CDM pipeline February report

By : sustainabilityo..., Mar 15, 2010

In February, 745,989 CERs (approx US$11.3m) were issued to projects in India which came from 7 projects, 6 new projects were registered and 99 new projects were submitted for prior consideration.

The newer submitters clearly seems to be of the view that the...

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Subject Tags: India , Policy Tracker

Copper consumption in India set to grow

By : sustainabilityo..., Mar 14, 2010

The energy efficiency initiatives of the Government coupled with a rebound in the construction sector are expected to boost copper consumption in India, according to the International Copper Association (ICA).

Mr Richard Xu, ICA's Regional Director for Asia said India...

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Subject Tags: India