Youths meet to focus on climate change
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CHANDIGARH: Gurgaon and Faridabad in Haryana have been selected for development as solar/green cities under a scheme of the Union Ministry for New and Renewable Energy, an official spokesman said here on Thursday. While approval in principle has already been received for Gurgaon, it would be received soon for Faridabad, he said.
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Wind and solar power grew at a blistering pace in recent years, and that growth seemed likely to accelerate, especially in the United States under the green-minded administration of the new president, Barack Obama.
The High-Level Dialogue between India and the EU met in Delhi on 3-4 February alongside the Delhi Sustainable Development Summit (DSDS) under the joint chairmanship of Nitin Desai and Sir Crispin Tickell.
ROYAL Dutch Shell, censured twice by Britain's ad police for exaggerating its commitment to green issues, is hoping to avoid controversy in its latest ad campaign. It isn't clear if it has succeeded.
Cooper Hospital set for green makeover MUMBAI: Dr R N Cooper Hospital in Vile Parle will be the city's first-ever green hospital. The BMC was forced to go back to the drawing table after the ministry of environment and forests insisted that it consider alternate sources of energy and other environmentally friendly technologies to run the hospital.
School is the lastplace most kids would want to spend a Bali holiday but grown-ups will enjoy the lessons at Green School, www.greenschool.org. The Indonesian island's latest attraction is a private international primary and soon-to-be-high school, established to give an education steeped in environmental awareness.
India has made considerable progress in harnessing new and renewable sources of energy such as solar, wind, biomass and small hydro. A renewable power capacity of over 13,500 MW has been installed, which is about 8% of the total installed capacity in the country and contributes about 3% to the electricity mix. Major contribution of 9500 MW has come from wind power.
Imagine creating a 5 million new jobs in the current recession scenario. Barack Obama's new clean energy stimulus package coupled with an investment $150 billion over a period of 10 years could make it possible.
This report is primarily addressed at policymakers and others concerned about gender and energy issues in India. The ministerial structure as it relates to energy in India is given as an appendix for the benefit of readers both within and outside India. Typically, a gender audit exercise is carried out by experts at the organisational level.
Energy can be saved in homes by adopting the following measures: Using renewable energy devices/systems such as solar water heaters, solar cookers, solar lanterns, solar home systems, solar generators, and other devices; Retrofitting some components of
In developing countries, the progress of large populations is held up because of a lack of access to the energy required for long-term economic and social development. This past year has seen dramatic volatility in oil prices. Volatile energy prices are impacting energy security, balance of payments, inflation, and economic growth.
Homes/buildings that incorporate concepts of solar passive design and utilize energy efficient equipment and devices, which run on renewable energy, are called energy efficient solar homes/buildings. Such homes/buildings provide comfortable living and working conditions, both in winter and in summer, with minimal consumption of electricity. Energy efficient
DAVOS - Clean energy investment needs to more than triple to $515 billion a year to stop planet-warming emissions reaching levels deemed unsustainable by scientists, the World Economic Forum said in a report on Thursday.
ISLAMABAD (January 28 2009): A five member delegation of Canadian Solar Incorporation (CSI), headed by Special Advisor to Immigration Minister, Canada, Wajid Khan called on Chairman, National Vocational & Technical Education Commission (NAVTEC), Adnan A. Khawaja in his office at the Prime Minister's secretariat, here Tuesday.
RECORDER REPORT ISLAMABAD (January 22 2009): Pakistan Poverty Alleviation Fund (PPAF) announced to carry out 500 Solar Home Lighting projects in next five years under PPAF-III to overcome the power crisis in deprived areas of the country. As a prototype, the project would lead PPAF for its possible replication in other parts of the country.
Date: 21-Jan-09 Country: ANTARCTICA Author: Alister Doyle, Environment Correspondent ROTHERA BASE - Renewable energies are gaining a foothold in Antarctica, curbing fossil fuel use despite problems in designing installations to survive bone-chilling cold and winter darkness.
KOLKATA, Jan. 19: The state is set to get the country's largest solar power generation plant by the end of March this year, said state power minister, Mr Mrinal Banerjee speaking this morning at the inaugural ceremony of the 18th International Photovoltaic Science and Engineering Conference and Exhibition (PVSEC) at Science City.
Date: 16-Jan-09 Country: UNITED ARAB EMIRATES Author: Stanley Carvalho ABU DHABI - Abu Dhabi's Masdar said on Thursday it is building the Middle East's largest solar power plant for the carbon-neutral Masdar City.