SDSN Networks in Action 2020
<p>SDSN’s National and Regional Networks promote the localization and implementation of the SDGs, develop long-term transformation pathways, provide education for sustainable development, and launch
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EU farmers lose out as consumers oppose GMOs
European farmers are likely to fall behind in the competitive world grain market as EU consumer hostility to genetically modified organisms (GMOs) drives away research and prevents cultivation of high-yield
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UK, France sign nuke power deals
French President Nicolas Sarkozy and Britain's Prime Minister David Cameron put recent disputes behind them yesterday to unveil a nuclear power deal and renew their own sometimes shaky political alliance.
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Tensions grow over EU aviation emissions
Global planemaker Airbus joined a chorus of concern that a European scheme to charge airlines for carbon emissions risks triggering a full-blown trade war, with implications for plane deals and even Europe's
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French weight loss drug 'killed at least 1,300'
Mediator, a drug licensed for use by diabetics that became widely prescribed in France as a slimming aid, "probably" caused at least 1,300 deaths before it was withdrawn, a study published on Thursday
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Jaitapur reactor work to start within a year: France
Bringing some degree of clarity to the negotiations on the proposed Jaitapur nuclear power plant, France said construction of the European Pressurised Reactor (EPR) plant could start in less than a year’s
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Computer systems of French reactors need reinforcement: NPCIL
In the course of a technical review, the Nuclear Power Corporation of India Ltd (NPCIL) has found that the original set of computer systems accompanying French nuclear major Areva’s EPR reactor units need
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UN Environment agency becomes crunch issue in Rio talks
The UN Environment Programme (UNEP) is emerging as a hot issue in preparations for June’s Rio conference, styled as a once-in-a-generation chance to restore a sick planet to good health. The US is fighting
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French aid for Jodhpur drinking water project
An urban drinking water supply project worth Rs.740 crore will be launched shortly in Jodhpur — the second biggest city in Rajasthan — with loan assistance to be provided by L'Agence Française de Développement
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Jodhpur water supply project gets Rs 630 French loan
JAIPUR: The state government will receive Rs 630 crore as loan from French Development Agency (AFD) for Jodhpur water supply project, which is estimated to cost Rs 740 crore. The project aims to augment and extend the present system for meeting the water demand of Jodhpur city till 2029. An MoU regarding this was signed between joint secretary, economic affairs, ministry of finance Prabodh Saxena and additional chief secretary PHED, government of Rajasthan in the presence of French Ambassador Francois Richier on Thursday in New Delhi.
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100 countries back world environment agency
More than a hundred countries now support a French proposal to create a ‘World Environment Organisation’ at the upcoming 20th anniversary conference of the Rio Summit, France’s ecology minister said on