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Rwanda Seeks FDI from India

By : Sustainability ..., May 2, 2014

 Rwanda today sought foreign direct investment from India in the areas of health, infrastructure, medicine and IT.

"We need investment in education, health, infrastructure, medicine and information technology. Investment proposals from India are cleared in a single day...

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Subject Tags: India , Rwanda , Social Issues

Solar projects: India says no to US on dispute settlement panel

By : Sustainability ..., Apr 30, 2014

 NEW DELHI, APRIL 29:  

India has rejected US’ request for a dispute settlement panel at the World Trade Organisation (WTO) over mandatory domestic sourcing norms in solar projects on the ground that more discussions were required.

If the US makes a second...

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With the era of 'easy oil' coming to an end, is solar energy the only option left for the ME?

By : Sustainability ..., Apr 27, 2014

 Driven by an energy-hungry population and unstable oil prices, countries in the Gulf and the wider MENA region are investing in various green energy options, with a focus on in solar energy.

The Middle East could see more than $50 billion investment in its solar power...

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Resubmit river pollution report, HC tells NEERI

By : Sustainability ..., Apr 27, 2014

 KOLHAPUR: A Bombay High Court bench of justices Abhay Oak and Amjad Sayyed on Friday directed Nagpur-based National Environment Engineering Research Institute (NEERI) to resubmit its study report prepared on the causes and mitigation measures for the Panchganga river...

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Getting the sunny side up

By : Sustainability ..., Apr 25, 2014

 Interest in solar energy projects has been hotting up in India, with states such as Jammu and Kashmir announcing ambitious projects to set up 7,500 MW of solar power capacity.

But for a country that access 5,000 trillion kilowatt hours a year of solar energy, we are...

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Subject Tags: energy , Social Issues

GE Invests USD 24 Million in Welspun Renewables Energy’s Solar Project

By : Sustainability ..., Apr 25, 2014

 NEEMUCH, India--(BUSINESS WIRE)--GE unit (NYSE:GE) GE Energy Financial Services and Welspun Renewables Energy Pvt. Ltd. (WREPL) announced today a partnership to expand solar energy generation in India. GE Energy Financial Services is making its first investment in a solar...

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Players from Gulf nations plan to invest in Indian solar sector

By : Sustainability ..., Apr 24, 2014

 Solar manufacturing sector in India is all set to get a boost players from Gulf countries are contemplating to invest in the country both in terms of finance and technology. They plan to form joint ventures with Indian manufacturers based on their engineering capabilities....

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GE said in talks to buy France’s Alstom for about $13 billion

By : Sustainability ..., Apr 24, 2014

 General Electric Co. (GE) is in talks to buy Alstom SA, the French builder of trains and power plants, people with knowledge of the matter said, in what would be GE’s biggest acquisition ever.

An agreement may be announced as early as next week, said the people, who...

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Waste will taste of money

By : Sustainability ..., Apr 23, 2014

 Turning garbage into gold almost sounds like an alchemist’s job and a theory that has absolutely no basis. Now, thanks to WasteLess, a social entrepreneur group, learning how to make money from your garbage is now child’s play.

The team at WasteLess has been working...

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Subject Tags: Social Issues

GE plans to make India tech and innovation centre

By : Sustainability ..., Apr 8, 2014

 US-headquartered GE is planning to make India into a technology and innovation centre for its products and not looking at it as a low-cost manufacturing hub. 

The company is bullish about healthcare, renewable energy and oil and gas sector and feels there is a need to...

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