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India, Saudi influencing world energy trends’By : sustainabilityo..., Feb 16, 2010
With crude reserves of 260 billion barrels and annual production of 3.26 billion barrels, Saudi Aramco is the world’s largest producer and exporter of crude oil. Its subsidiary, Aramco Overseas Company (AOC), has recently opened an office in India to source manufacturers and... Read more.. |
India, China resist calls to back climate pactBy : sustainabilityo..., Feb 13, 2010
India and China are resisting requests to sign up for the Copenhagen Accord for fighting global warming that risks unravelling without clear support from major emitters. The two have not publicly spelt out if they want to be listed among "... Read more.. Subject Tags: India |
India needs more research on climate change: SaranBy : sustainabilityo..., Feb 9, 2010
After a goof-up in the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change's (IPCC) report on melting of Himalayan glaciers, the Prime Minister's Special Envoy on Climate Change Monday called detailed research in India on the impact of global warming in the country. "We have... Read more.. Subject Tags: India |
Black Carbon a Significant Factor in Melting of Himalayan GlaciersBy : sustainabilityo..., Feb 4, 2010
The fact that glaciers in the Himalayan mountains are thinning is not disputed. However, few researchers have attempted to rigorously examine and quantify the causes. Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory scientist Surabi Menon set out to isolate the impacts of the most... Read more.. Subject Tags: India , Technology |
India submits to UNFCCC info on domestic actionsBy : sustainabilityo..., Jan 31, 2010
India today formally submitted to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change(UNFCCC) the information on its domestic mitigation actions under which it will endeavour to reduce the emissions intensity of its GDP by 20-25 per cent by 2020 as compared to the 2005... Read more.. Subject Tags: Environment , India |
India decries grain diversion to bio-fuelsBy : sustainabilityo..., Jan 28, 2010
India on Wednesday decried attempts to divert food grains for bio-fuels. “Diversion of grain for fuel is a dangerous trend,” Commerce and Industry Minister Anand Sharma said at the World Economic Forum meeting here. Addressing a session on energy security, Mr. Sharma... Read more.. Subject Tags: India |
India’s nod to Alstom of France for power equipment ventureBy : sustainabilityo..., Jan 23, 2010
ndia Thursday gave its approval to a proposal from Alstom of France to set up a joint venture with Bharat Forge to make power equipment involving foreign direct investment inflow of 70 million euros or Rs.490 crore. The approval was given at a meeting of the Cabinet... Read more.. |
To CDM or not to CDM? By : sustainabilityo..., Jan 22, 2010
Rs 400 crores ($85 million) flowed into India in 2009 through CDM projects, but India's share of the global CDM pie fell from 28% in 2008 to 16% in 2009. In 2009 India had 4.9 million CERs issued valued at Rs 400 crores (it was 2.8 million CERs in 2008) as... Read more.. |
Indians Largely Unaware of Climate ChangeBy : sustainabilityo..., Jan 19, 2010
Although India has emerged as a key player in global climate negotiations, the average Indian remains unaware of climate change. A Gallup survey conducted shortly before the Copenhagen summit last month shows 32% of Indians say they know at least something about climate... Read more.. |
It pays to go greenBy : sustainabilityo..., Jan 19, 2010
For long, the Central Electricity Authority and experts in the power sector have been crying hoarse about the economic sense in taking up renovation and modernisation (R&M) of India's aging power plants, but to no avail. But now, environmental imperatives have given R... Read more.. Subject Tags: India |