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IWAI explores inland water transport facility from Norway

By : 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...

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PM Narendra Modi sets 2022 deadline for water, electricity and toilet in every house

By : 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...

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India's National Green Tribunal: An Experiment in Environmental Justice

By : 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...

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India has right to reprocess spent n-fuel, says Russia

By : 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...

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Subject Tags: Russia , Social Issues

Global warming casts shadow on Madhya Pradesh climate

By : 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...

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Tesla Might Just Open Up Its Electric Car Patents

By : 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...

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Subject Tags: Business , Social Issues

Governor urges use of renewable energy at Times of India workshop

By : 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...

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Corporations will need to renegotiate water contracts as demand increases

By : 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...

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Clean Energy Ministerial highlights major impact of EVs in India

By : 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...
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Waste segregation not a hot idea in Delhi

By : 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....

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Subject Tags: Social Issues , Technology