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Big 5 Construct India 2013 to kick off in less than a fortnight

By : Sustainability ..., Aug 23, 2013

 Media Release: The International building and construction event, The Big 5 Construct India 2013 to be held from 2nd to 4th September in Mumbai, will showcase new technologies and launches in product sectors like steel, concrete, plastics & composites, ceramics &...

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Subject Tags: India , Technology

India, Iraq to ink pact for energy cooperation

By : Sustainability ..., Aug 21, 2013

India plans to strengthen its ties in the energy sector with Iraq, the second largest crude oil supplier to the country.

The Cabinet on Thursday is expected to consider a proposal from the Petroleum and Natural Gas...

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Subject Tags: energy , India , Iraq

India Rejects Petition for Retroactive Solar Tariff Cut

By : Sustainability ..., Aug 19, 2013

Indian regulators rejected a cut in solar tariffs paid to generators, in a landmark decision for the country, after developers said it would stall investment.

The Gujarat Electricity Regulatory Commission dismissed a...

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Subject Tags: India

Aerosols contributing to climate change in India & China

By : Sustainability ..., Aug 19, 2013

Researchers from Argonne National Laboratory, Illinois; NASA Goddard Institute for Space Studies and Columbia Earth Institute, Columbia University, New York; have been working on the contribution of aerosols to climate change in India and China.

It is worth pointing...

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Subject Tags: China , India

India to start US$7.9 billion investment for solar-ready grid

By : Sustainability ..., Aug 16, 2013

India is about to kick-start a planned US$7.9 billion investment in its electricity grid as it prepares to introduce more solar and wind.

The first €250 million (US$332 million) of...

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Subject Tags: India , Technology

Can India’s Agriculture Sector be Saved?

By : Sustainability ..., Aug 15, 2013

 Onions are front-page news these days across newspapers in Delhi. Onion prices, along with those of several other vegetables, have been steadily rising. There is almost a sense of déjà vu, as each year one or two vegetables become a cause célèbre for the middle class. What...

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Amid energy competition, India, China hold first Central Asia dialogue

By : Sustainability ..., Aug 15, 2013

India and China have, this week, held their first ever dialogue on Central Asia, with the talks seen by analysts as a reflection of both countries’ interests to institutionalise their widening engagement as they grapple with often competing interests.

The dialogue,...

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Subject Tags: China , energy , India

FICCI reports on Solar Financing, Securing the Solar Supply Chain and Handbook on Solar Sector reports released

By : Sustainability ..., Aug 13, 2013

Mr. Tarun Kapoor, Joint Secretary, Ministry of New and Renewable Energy, Government of India today released FICCI reports on ‘Financing Solar Energy’ and , ‘Securing the Supply Chain for Solar in India’ and Indian Solar Handbook and Directory. The...

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Subject Tags: India

India's remarkable growth story clouded by a degrading environment

By : Sustainability ..., Aug 13, 2013

The past decade of rapid economic growth has brought many benefits to India, but on the flip side the environment has suffered the most, exposing the population to serious air and water pollution. India's remarkable growth record, however, has been clouded by a degrading...

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Subject Tags: India

India: industry targets 25% TSR by 2030

By : Sustainability ..., Aug 12, 2013

 The Indian cement industry is failing to realise the potential for alternative fuels and raw material utilisation (AFR), but resolves to raise the thermal substitution rate (TSR) to 25 per cent by 2030, from the current level of less than one per cent.

This was the...

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