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India's National Green Tribunal: An Experiment in Environmental JusticeBy : Sustainability ..., Jun 12, 2014
Meghalaya state in northeastern Indian is a land of bucolic beauty, but its Jaintia Hills have become dotted with ratholes—a primitive mining method where pits ranging from 5–100 square meters are dug into the ground to reach a coal seam. Tunnels about one meter high are... Read more.. Subject Tags: Business , Hospitality , India , Labor , Law , mining , Politics , Social Issues , Technology |
Corporation rallies support for water conservationBy : Sustainability ..., Jun 11, 2014
Madurai corporation, which has decided to renovate existing rainwater harvesting systems in government buildings, is sparing no efforts to secure the water needs of residents. On Tuesday, mayor V V Rajan Chellappa inaugurated a rally to raise awareness about rainwater... Read more.. |
Apex Smart Grid expansion into IndiaBy : Sustainability ..., Jun 11, 2014
Apex CoVantage, a global provider of Smart Grid technology and services, is extending its outreach to India through the deployment of Advanced Meter Reading (AMR/AMI) pilots with utilities. With more than seven million meters being installed worldwide, Apex CoVantage is an... Read more.. |
Narendra Modi has opportunity to bring new energy to Indo-US ties: American lawmakerBy : Sustainability ..., Jun 4, 2014
Prime Minister Narendra Modi has “an opportunity” to not only reinvigorate India’s economy, but also bring new energy to the Indo-US relationship, according to a top American lawmaker. “Prime Minister Modi’s historic victory has granted him a mandate unseen in... Read more.. |
Will Bangalore ever be garbage-free?By : Sustainability ..., May 28, 2014
It was not very long ago that Bangalore’s sobriquet i.e., ‘Garden City’ nearly came to be replaced with ‘Garbage City’ in the wake of villagers’ refusal to allow garbage trucks to dump the city’s refuse into the nearby landfills. Mounting garbage piles attracted... Read more.. |
From open defecation to toilets that produce biogas and fertiliserBy : Sustainability ..., May 28, 2014
The Hindu temples of Pashupatinath and Guheshwori in Kathmandu attract hundreds of thousands of visitors every year. Many come to the sacred sites in search of spiritual succour. Others are simply on the tourist trail. Whatever brings them, all have one thing in common: at... Read more.. |
Modi appoints new energy ministerBy : Sustainability ..., May 28, 2014
India's newly elected government has appointed Piyush Goyal as its new energy minister. The former national treasurer, head of communications and MP for ruling party the BJP has now been selected to fulfil the position of minister of power, coal and new... Read more.. |
Fuel subsidies cost governments in emerging markets more than $500 billion every year: IEABy : Sustainability ..., May 21, 2014
LONDON: Fossil fuel subsidies cost governments in emerging markets more than $500 billion every year and are a major contributor to climate change, according to the International Energy Agency (IEA) and International Monetary Fund (IMF). The biggest subsidies are... Read more.. Subject Tags: Algeria , Business , electricity , energy , Health , Human Interest , International Energy Agency , International Monetary Fund , Iran , Iraq , Labor , Libya , oil , Saudi Arabia , Social Issues , Technology , Venezuela |
Reforming India’s energy policyBy : Sustainability ..., May 21, 2014
India’s policymakers are fond of defining the country’s energy security in terms of three As: availability, access and affordability. However, the three As appear at increasing risk in the face of four formidable barriers: energy subsidies, systemic management inefficiencies... Read more.. Subject Tags: Business , energy , Environment , Hospitality , India , Labor , Law , Politics , Technology |
Fuel subsidies rising in emerging marketsBy : Sustainability ..., May 20, 2014
London: Fossil fuel subsidies cost governments in emerging markets more than $500 billion every year and are a major contributor to climate change, according to the International Energy Agency (IEA) and International Monetary Fund (IMF). The biggest subsidies are... Read more.. Subject Tags: Business , electricity , energy , Health , Human Interest , International Energy Agency , Iran , Labor , Social Issues , Technology |