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India ties among most consequential in 21st century: US

By : sustainabilityo..., Mar 13, 2010

WASHINGTON: Looking at relations with India "as one of the most consequential of US foreign policy in the 21st century", the US wishes to capitalise on their converging values and interests to confront global challenges, said a senior US official.

"India is going to be...

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UK to join hands with India to tackle climate change

By : sustainabilityo..., Mar 13, 2010

The United Kingdom is keen on joining hands with India to explore business opportunities in the fields of research and technology development in creating a low carbon economy, Prince Andrew, the Duke of York and UK's Special Representative for International Trade and...

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Subject Tags: Business , India , Technology

India’s ONGC and Russia in energy pact talks

By : sustainabilityo..., Mar 12, 2010

India’s Oil and Natural Gas Corp is in talks with Gazprom and Rosneft over taking equity stakes in oil and gas projects in Russia to help cement an energy partnership between New Delhi and Moscow.

An official at India’s foreign ministry said on Thursday the talks would...

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Subject Tags: energy , India , Russia , Technology

BIMSTEC agrees to set up energy center in India

By : sustainabilityo..., Mar 9, 2010

Seven countries in the south and southeast Asia on Friday agreed to set up a energy center in India to promote and develop energy grid interconnection, infrastructure and energy efficiency.

Ministers or representatives of seven members of the Bay of Bengal Initiative...

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Subject Tags: energy , India , Technology

Will India formally associate with Copenhagen accord again?

By : sustainabilityo..., Mar 7, 2010

NEW DELHI: India’s presence in the United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki Moon’s high level advisory panel on climate change finance appears to indicate New Delhi’s move towards formally associating with the Copenhagen Accord.

Government sources close to the...

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'India has significant role to play in all major challenges' : Robert Blake

By : sustainabilityo..., Mar 6, 2010

India has a significant role to play in all major global challenges, a top Obama Administration official has said."We think that India has a significant role to play on virtually all of the major challenges that we face in this century, from global economic dislocation to...

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Subject Tags: India , War

India companies change U.S. strategy

By : sustainabilityo..., Mar 6, 2010

As Atlanta continues to make strides in courting companies in India, companies in India are changing strategies when it comes to landing in the U.S. “More and more of these companies are in acquisition mode,” said Jorge Fernandez, vice president of global commerce for the...

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India for energy cooperation with Australia, Norway

By : sustainabilityo..., Mar 6, 2010

India is likely to discuss bilateral cooperation in energy sector with Norway and Australia as the foreign ministers of both these nations are on official visits.

The foreign minister of Norway, Jonas Gahr Støre is on an official visit to India from March 1-3 . Støre...

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Subject Tags: energy , India , Norway , Politics

EU-India trade deal 'by Oct'

By : sustainabilityo..., Mar 5, 2010

THE European Union expects to clinch a free trade pact with India by October, the EU's trade chief said on Thursday, as the 27-member trading bloc pushes to secure new markets across Asia.

'The deal should be done by the next summit between the EU and India in October...

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Subject Tags: European Union , India , Labor

India eyes millions in green funds from coal tax

By : sustainabilityo..., Feb 26, 2010

India proposed on Friday a small tax on production of coal to raise millions of dollars for a National Clean Energy Fund that could help the world's fourth biggest polluter to shift to a low-carbon economy.

India's growing economy has huge potential to shift to a low-...

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