Island countries in the Pacific face very specific challenges when it comes to energy security. With a limited supply of domestic fossil fuels, they have historically depended on imported fuels like diesel for their electricity production and transportation. Add the region’s remoteness and size to that scenario and the result …
Twenty-eight hospitals in Karnataka were involved in an internationally funded pilot project for better management of biomedical waste last year. The United Nations Industrial Development Organisation (UNIDO), along with the Ministry of Environment and Forests (MoEF), had launched the project in five states, including Karnataka. The project was aimed at …
The United Nation Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) says Sri Lanka is emerging into economic prosperity. While many economies the world over are facing difficulties, many companies in the country are prepared for the next level of development, and it is high-time for the country to rebrand itself in the global …
A UN agency has teamed up with the Indian government in a $40-million pilot project in five Indian states to help the country's healthcare system dispose of hazardous medical waste. The five-year project will be implemented in Gujarat, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Orissa and Punjab, with Bangalore's M.S. Ramaiah Medical College acting …
'India generates around 3.30 lakh tonnes of bio-medical waste annually. But the country is a centre of excellence in healthcare in the world and recently there has been a tremendous influx of westerners seeking medical care. Thus, India should dispose its bio-medical waste appropriately,
Pakistan has good potential for developing Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) projects through greenhouse gas emission reduction, however, this potential has not been fully exploited as yet. This was stated by federal environment secretary Kamran Lashari while speaking at a workshop on
The United Nations Industrial Development Organization(UNIDO) has launched two pilot projects for vegetable cultivation in Batticaloa under the water sprinkler system which increases productivity by 90 percent, National Director UNIDO Nawaz Rajabdeen told Daily News Business. He said that this project is very successful and UNIDO will identify more viable …
The United Nations Industries Development Organizations (UNIDO) is looking at possibilities to launch a series of development projects in the Northern and the Eastern Provinces targeting the agriculture sector. UNIDO has launched a sustainable livelihood program for farmers in the Eastern Province to improve the living conditions of the farmer …
Experts have called upon the industries to introduce Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) facility to meet the challenges of energy efficiency improvement and control over climate change. Speaking to the workshop on 'Prospects of Energy Efficiency by CDM in the industrial sector of Pakistan' organised by Engineering Development Board (EDB) in …
United Nations Industrial Development Organisation (UNIDO) has accelerated its efforts towards implementation of its Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) programme leading to energy efficiency in the Pakistan. The CDM under article 12 of Kyoto Protocol is considered as an effective mechanism for industrial and economic development for the developing countries like …
United Nations Industrial Development Organisation (UNIDO) has accelerated its efforts towards implementation of its Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) programme leading to energy efficiency in the Pakistan. The CDM under article 12 of Kyoto Protocol is considered as an effective mechanism for industrial and economic development for the developing countries like …
Between India Shining and Jai Ho, through four years of high growth that India became the story of global markets, not much has changed on the ground, it would seem. Between aspirational Indians vying for better and richer lifestyles, there are millions still below the poverty line. India trails badly …
UNIDO is a leading provider of services for improved industrial energy efficiency, enhanced use of renewable sources of energy and promotion of cleaner technologies. This report describes UNIDO
The Engineering Development Board has advised the engineering sector to adopt the Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) to reduce cost and improve their competitiveness in the global market. Addressing the first workshop on CDM, organised by the EDB in collaboration with UN Industrial Development Organisation (Unido), EDB Chief Executive Asad Elahi …
New Delhi: India has slipped three notches in the UNIDO's industrial competitiveness index to feature at the 54th position, even as the government expressed optimism that the country would move up the ladder once the list is updated. India's ranking in the Competitive Industrial Performance (CIP) index went down to …
Eleven years ago, Pathampara, a 90-minute drive from Kannur, made headlines when it stopped petitioning the government for electricity and instead began generating its own power from a very small facility using the flow of a local stream to run a turbine. Pathampara's achievement has been replicated in the Narmada …
