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Delhi eyes rooftop solar powerBy : Sustainability ..., Jun 6, 2014
NEW DELHI: Delhi is trying to draw a few lessons from Prime Minister Narendra Modi's Gujarat model. Gandhinagar's rent-a-roof project may help Delhi supplement the power supply in the capital with solar energy. If the model is replicated in Delhi, according to official... Read more.. |
Corporations will need to renegotiate water contracts as demand increasesBy : Sustainability ..., Jun 6, 2014
Clashes between communities and corporations over industrial water consumption are becoming almost commonplace. In recent years, mining giants such as Newmont and Freeport McMoran have faced water-related protests over efforts to expand mining in Peru and Arizona, while... Read more.. |
Unfolding ‘Quiet Energy Crisis’ in India Forces Unavoidable Gas Pricing Reform, Benefits Economy, IHS Report SaysBy : Sustainability ..., Jun 5, 2014
SINGAPORE, Jun 04, 2014 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- The long-term distortion of India’s gas pricing regime has brought about a major gas supply shortfall, acting as a brake on economic activity. India’s gas pricing reforms represent an important policy shift and should stimulate... 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.. |
Barack Obama's clean energy policy to benefit India and ChinaBy : Sustainability ..., Jun 4, 2014
WASHINGTON: The path breaking clean energy policy unveiled by the Obama administration would put the US at a disadvantage against countries like India and China, top US lawmakers and policy advocacy groups have said. ... Read more.. Subject Tags: Business , China , energy , Entertainment , Environment , Health , Politics , Social Issues |
Rebooting India’s urban renewalBy : Sustainability ..., Jun 2, 2014
Narendra Modi, India’s new prime minister, has made several innovative moves that give hope that the country will be on a new path. Amongst these was his call to the citizens of Varanasi, when they elected him to Parliament, to clean up the city. House proud home-makers take... Read more.. Subject Tags: Politics |
Obama's carbon curbs nullified by expanding China, IndiaBy : Sustainability ..., Jun 2, 2014
US President Barack Obama is set to take his boldest step to halt the rise of the oceans and stop the warming of the planet. It won't be enough unless the rest of the world follows.
Trimming carbon emissions from US power plants by 25 per cent in coming... Read more.. |
Uttar Pradesh counters central government over power supply situationBy : Sustainability ..., Jun 2, 2014
NEW DELHI: Uttar Pradesh's power utility countered central government's criticism over short supply of electricity when most parts of the state are under heat wave. It called centre's statements an eye wash and said that... Read more.. |
India to build 4 new hydropower projects in BhutanBy : Sustainability ..., May 29, 2014
THIMPHU: India has agreed to build four new joint venture hydropower projects in Bhutan as the two governments agreed to closely coordinate on issues relating to their national security and interests. ... Read more.. |
India Harvests Sun and Wind to Save Water and Power a Slowing EconomyBy : Sustainability ..., May 29, 2014
JAIPUR, Rajasthan, India — Hawa Mahal, the Palace of Winds, was constructed in 1799, here in the largest city in India’s largest state. Made of red and pink sandstone, and facing the street with an ornate honeycomb of open windows, the five-story building could have been... Read more.. Subject Tags: Business , electricity , energy , Human Interest , India , Politics , Rajasthan Renewable Energy Corporation , Technology , War |