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IWAI explores inland water transport facility from NorwayBy : Sustainability ..., Jun 17, 2014
The above declaration was made by Jayashree Mukherjee, Vice-Chairperson, AIWI at an interactive session organized by the Indian Chamber of Commerce (ICC) and the IWAI held here on Jun 12. Representatives of the Royal Norwegian Embassy in New Delhi, delegates from... Read more.. |
PM Narendra Modi sets 2022 deadline for water, electricity and toilet in every houseBy : Sustainability ..., Jun 12, 2014
Prime Minister Narendra Modi today said his government would focus on uplift of the poor while working for development of all sections, including Muslims, and promised to take along every political party and state to make the country prosperous and powerful. In his... Read more.. |
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 |
India has right to reprocess spent n-fuel, says RussiaBy : Sustainability ..., Jun 11, 2014
India has the right to reprocess the spent nuclear fuel (SNF) from the Russian built Kudankulam Nuclear Power Project (KNPP) by a supplementary agreement with Russia, which relieved the builders from the responsibility to take over the discharged SNF as originally envisaged... Read more.. Subject Tags: Russia , Social Issues |
Global warming casts shadow on Madhya Pradesh climateBy : Sustainability ..., Jun 11, 2014
More than half of Madhya Pradesh faces threat of adverse weather conditions on account of global warming and climate change, a new study has revealed. With an aim to predict impact of global warming and climate change on MP, a study on vulnerable zones and risk... Read more.. Subject Tags: Entertainment , Social Issues |
Tesla Might Just Open Up Its Electric Car PatentsBy : Sustainability ..., Jun 9, 2014
This is kind of unprecedented, but Tesla might just open up its electric car patents to other manufacturers. On June 3, at Tesla's annual shareholder meeting at the Computer History Museum in Mountain View, California... Read more.. Subject Tags: Business , Social Issues |
Governor urges use of renewable energy at Times of India workshopBy : Sustainability ..., Jun 6, 2014
BHUBANESWAR: The time has come for renewable energy to come into the mainstream and policy makers have to give a boost to this option in a concrete form, said Odisha governor S C Jamir. He was speaking at a workshop 'Be a climate champion' organized by The Times of India and... 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.. |
Clean Energy Ministerial highlights major impact of EVs in IndiaBy : Sustainability ..., Jun 5, 2014
The report by Clean Energy Ministerial’s Electric Vehicles Initiative (EVI) reveals that the benefits of widespread EV deployment in India are greater than expected when real world driving conditions are taken into account. The analysis was conducted by... Read more.. |
Waste segregation not a hot idea in DelhiBy : Sustainability ..., Jun 4, 2014
NEW DELHI: While landfills overflow, few seem to consider household waste segregation as an option. Though segregation at source is being seen as a way out of the waste crisis facing the capital, a study found that only 6% of respondents looked at it as a possible solution.... Read more.. Subject Tags: Social Issues , Technology |