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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Trial draws fire
Luc Montagnier is applying unorthodox ideas to the treatment of autism. With support from the Autism Research Institute (ARI), based in San Diego, California, the Nobel laureate is about to launch a small clinical trial of prolonged antibiotic treatment in children with autism disorders.
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INDIA, FRANCE SIGN $20-BILLION DEALS
Dec 07, 2010 - RAMESH RAMACHANDRAN | President Nicolas Sarkozy of France did one better than America
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India, France to sign pact on two nuclear reactors
New Delhi: The final negotiating obstacles having been crossed, India and France will sign a framework agreement for the construction of two 1,650-MWe French nuclear reactors at Jaitapur in Maharashtra, well-placed sources said on Sunday. The agreement between the Nuclear Power Corporation of India Ltd.
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India racing to buy an untried reactor?
Vaiju Naravane The EPR is still a reactor in the making, whose design is likely to undergo serious modification before it can be built as a series. The announcement last week by the Finnish utility TVO of yet another year-long delay in the construction of the new Areva European Pressurised Reactor/Evolutionary Power Reactor (EPR) being built at Olkiluoto in southern Finland has re-launched t
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Nuclear, space deals may be inked during Sarkozys visit
India and France are expected to sign agreements on civil nuclear cooperation, space and culture during the visit of French President Nicolas Sarkozy, who arrives Saturday. No defence deals are expected to be signed, officials said here Wednesday. Sarkozy will be accompanied by his top cabinet ministers, including ministers of defence, external affairs, environment and education.
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Fishing Nations Wrangle In Paris Over Saving Tuna
Fishing nations came under fresh pressure on Friday to cut Atlantic bluefin tuna quotas as negotiators got into the thick of annual wrangling over limits at talks in Paris. With widespread uncertainty over how many fish are left to be caught, the United States urged a lower quota than last year and Japan called for a crackdown on unreported fishing which environmental groups say is rampant.
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Fishing nations force EU retreat on bluefin tuna
France, Spain and other Mediterranean nations forced the European Union to retreat, on November 18, from an ambitious plan to save the threatened and prized bluefin tuna. After drawn-out negotiations, the 27-nation EU abandoned a plan to seek cutbacks in fishing quotas based only on scientific advice and said it will now also take the interests of tuna fishermen into account.
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Plan to Save Bluefin Falters
France, Spain and other Mediterranean nations have forced the European Union to retreat from an ambitious plan to save the threatened bluefin tuna. After drawn-out negotiations, the union abandoned a plan on Wednesday night to seek cutbacks in fishing quotas based only on scientific advice, and said it would now also consider the interests of tuna fishermen.
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Carmakers gearing up for mass market EVs
Carmakers are focusing on early electric vehicle challenges such as charging infrastructure and driver wariness, as mass market launches of many models draw near, executives told the Reuters Global Autos Summit. As carbon dioxide emission legislation tightens, carmakers are looking to full electric, hybrid and plug-in hybrid technology to cut emissions. Ms Thierry Koskas, head of French carm
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Pact for 1,650 MW reactors by this year-end, says French Ambassador
<p>Raktima Bose KOLKATA: An agreement on the general characteristics of the two 1,650 MW European Pressurised Reactors (EPRs) to be set up in Maharashtra by a joint venture of French firm Areva and the Nuclear Power Corporation of India Limited (NPCIL) is expected to be finalised by the end of 2010, Jerome Bonnafont, French Ambassador to India, said here on Tuesday.