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German Indian Solar Partnership Accelerates India's PV Expansion

By : sustainabilityo..., Oct 26, 2015

The Indian government is considering a further expansion of its already ambitious energy goals: plans are currently in place for an additional 100 GW (gigawatts) of photovoltaic output by 2022. It is expected that photovoltaic systems with a total output of approximately 2.5...

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Subject Tags: Germany , India , policy

Germany to give India clean energy push with 2 projects

By : sustainabilityo..., Oct 5, 2015

Germany will give India a clean energy push and projects worth $1.6 billion could to be announced during the visit of Chancellor Angela Merkel even as German industry has expressed concerns that more needs to be done on the ease of doing business to attract investments.

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Subject Tags: Germany , India , policy

Germany wants to help India in Ganga rejuvenation plan

By : Sustainability ..., Nov 19, 2014

Germany is the latest country to show interest in the Narendra Modi government's Ganga rejuvenation plan. The European nation has an impressive record in cleaning its rivers and has expressed readiness to join hands with the issue here.
 
Delhi seems keen. "Since...

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False promise of nuclear power

By : Sustainability ..., Nov 19, 2014

The need for costly upgrades post-Fukushima and for making the nuclear industry competitive, including by cutting back on generous government subsidies, underscore nuclear power’s dimming future. New developments highlight the growing travails of the global nuclear-power...

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Germany to help treat factory waste

By : Sustainability ..., Sep 9, 2014

The German government will help Delhi find a solution to the inefficient effluent treatment infrastructure in its industrial areas. The status of common effluent treatment plants (CETP), along with partnership details, was discussed at the workshop in Mayapuri industrial area...

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India, Germany to cooperate in skill development, river cleaning

By : Sustainability ..., Sep 9, 2014

India and Germany Monday agreed to prepare a roadmap for cooperation in skill development, solid waste management and cleaning of rivers as visiting Foreign Minister Frank Walter Steinmeier met Prime Minister Narendra Modi who described the two nations as "made for each other...

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Germany’s great green gamble

By : Sustainability ..., Sep 8, 2014

The Germans gave the word kindergarten to the world of education. They gave the term wirtschaftswunder to development economics to describe their country’s remarkable economic transformation immediately following World War II. Now, in the area of sustainable growth, another...

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India overtakes Germany and Italy, is new world No. 2 in textile exports

By : Sustainability ..., Jun 3, 2014

 NEW DELHI: India has overtaken Germany and Italy to emerge as the world's second largest textile exporter. But it lags China, whose exports are nearly seven times higher.

 
Data released by the Apparel Export Promotion Council, the industry body for...
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Subject Tags: Germany , India , Italy

India, Germany may sign pact on green energy

By : Sustainability ..., Feb 3, 2014

A €1-billion agreement for promotion of green energy between India and Germany is expected to be signed during the visit of the German President Joachim Gauck from Thursday.

Briefing newspersons on the visit, German...

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Subject Tags: energy , Germany , India

US, Germany and South Korea show interest in helping Mumbai reduce waste

By : Sustainability ..., Oct 21, 2013

Companies from Germany, South Korea and USA have shown interest in disposing of the city’s garbage. This comes after the BMC looking for technologies that would reduce footprint area in waste disposal and adapt to tropical conditions, invited global players to set up a...

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