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India: Climate change gaps could widen

By : sustainabilityo..., Sep 24, 2009

NEW DELHI, Sept. 24 (UPI) -- Gaps between developed and developing nations could widen farther in the absence of a global agreement on equity and burden-sharing on carbon emissions, Indian Vice President...

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Subject Tags: India , Technology

U.S. executive mission to sell green tech to India

By : sustainabilityo..., Sep 24, 2009

Washington: Executives from leading U.S. clean energy and environmental companies will visit India next month to identify commercial opportunities for clean and green U.S. technologies in India.

The role of the upcoming mission and how the private sector can help India...

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Subject Tags: India

A first: Children to be part of India’s climate change team

By : sustainabilityo..., Sep 24, 2009

To portray India’s “high awareness about climate change”, the environment and forest ministry has decided to take teenagers, as part of the delegation, for global negotiations on climate change, starting from December 7 in Copenhegan, Denmark ...

Subject Tags: India

U.S. executive mission to sell green technologies to India

By : sustainabilityo..., Sep 23, 2009

Washington: Executives from leading U.S. clean energy and environmental companies will visit India next month to identify commercial opportunities for clean and green U.S. technologies in India.

The role of the upcoming mission and how the private sector can help India...

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Subject Tags: India

UN chief encouraged by India's approach towards climate change

By : sustainabilityo..., Sep 23, 2009

Lauding India's commitment towards reducing its per capita carbon emission, UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today said he was "optimistic" about achieving a deal on climate change at the Copenhagen summit in December. Ban said it was very important ...

Climate change outcome must be rooted in equity: India

By : sustainabilityo..., Sep 23, 2009

Asserting that India has not caused the climate change problem in any way, External Affairs Minister S M Krishna said New Delhi will be part of the solution, but the outcome must be rooted in equity. "We have a major interest in ensuring a ...

Subject Tags: India

India for aggressive cuts in emissions: Jairam

By : sustainabilityo..., Sep 22, 2009

NTPC may sign gas deal with RIL at $4.20...BSP to challenge issue of notice to Maya...RPG plans to enter hydel power sector, i...

Subject Tags: India

China and India expected to seize initiative at New York climate talks

By : sustainabilityo..., Sep 22, 2009

China and India appeared poised for bold new action on...

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Generate energy in greener ways, World Bank urges India

By : sustainabilityo..., Sep 19, 2009

New Delhi, Sep 16 (IANS) Over 400 million people in India have no access to electricity and providing this is an obvious priority for planners. But producing electricity from coal — the main source now — adds to global warming, leading the World Bank to urge India to move to...

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India mulls law to cap emissions

By : sustainabilityo..., Sep 19, 2009

India for the first time hinted that it would unilaterally and voluntarily try to curb carbon emissions that cause global warming, ahead of its participation in an important round of global negotiations in Copenhagen to hammer out a climate change deal.Limits will be imposed...

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Subject Tags: Environment , India