This white paper examines the current challenges for clean energy infrastructure and identifies solutions that industrial clusters, transport and logistics industries, and the wider clean energy value chain can jointly explore in order to accelerate its deployment. Thirteen new industrial clusters from Australia, Brazil, Colombia, India, the Netherlands, Saudi Arabia, …
BASF said on Thursday it will undertake trial cultivation of potatoes containing genetically-modified organisms (GMOs) this year on less than one hectare on sites in Germany, Sweden and the Netherlands. The German chemicals group said in January it will transfer its main research into GMOs crops from Germany to the …
Ahmedabad: Here’s one more reason for Amdavadis to feel proud of their city. After the TOIIMRB survey ranked Ahmedabad as the most liveable city in the country recently, it has now got special mention at the recently concluded Lee Kuan Yew World City Prize (WCP). Instituted by the Singapore Redevelopment …
The adaptation costs from the increased risks of cyclones and inland monsoon floods in a changing climate in Bangladesh will be approximately US$5.7 billion by 2050, says a new World Bank report. "Bangladesh will require climate-smart policies and investments to make itself more resilient to the effects of climate change," …
Denmark, followed by Israel, Sweden, Finland and the US provide the best conditions today for clean technology start-up creation, with companies in the Asia Pacific region following closely behind when it comes to commercial success, the first Global Cleantech Innovation Index shows. In Coming Clean: The Global Cleantech Innovation Index …
NEW DELHI: In response to anti-Kudankulam nuclear plant protestors threatening to sue Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, the government is ready to reveal records showing how foreign funds were used to give local agitators daily handouts of money, food and liquor. The government is ready to back its charge that groups …
Having signed an MoU with the Delhi Government for setting up India’s first Compressed Biogas (CBG) plant to convert waste into CNG, Sweden is likely to sign similar agreements with two more cities, according to Mr Lars Olof Lindgren, Sweden’s Ambassador to India. Mr Lindgren said the Scandinavian country may …
The U.S. has roped in Bangladesh and four other nations under a new six-country global initiative to combat climate change, protect health, improve agricultural productivity and strengthen energy security. Announcing the ‘Climate and Clean Air Coalition’ here, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said the world has not done enough to …
Faulting the world for not doing enough to curb climate change, the United States on Thursday announced the formation of a six-nation coalition including Bangladesh to cut short-lived pollutants that speed up warming and harm health. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said the coalition of the US, Bangladesh, Canada, Mexico, …
Year after year, the world’s nations gather to find ways to reduce carbon dioxide, the main greenhouse gas, with little meaningful progress. Frustrated by this slow pace, the United States and five other countries announced this week a modest but potentially game-changing initiative to cut three other pollutants that also …
The United States said on Thursday it will contribute $12 million to a six-country initiative to fight against climate change by low-cost programs, such as promoting clean cooking stoves. Announcing the initiative, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton acknowledged the plan does not address carbon dioxide emissions, the primary cause of …
Pollination of insect pollinated crops has been found to be correlated to pollinator abundance and diversity. Since organic farming has the potential to mitigate negative effects of agricultural intensification on biodiversity, it may also benefit crop pollination, but direct evidence of this is scant. We evaluated the effect of organic …
The Federation of Indian Mineral Industries (Fimi) has suggested to the Government to take up feasibility study of underground mining in Karnataka's Western Ghats. In addition to 2.16 billion tonnes of haematite ore deposits in Karnataka, there is magnetite ore to the tune of 7.8 billion tonnes. “Fimi is ready …
After CNG, the national capital is all set to run its public transport fleet on biogas. Ambitious as it may sound, but Delhi plans to run its buses on biogas. In collaboration with the Swedish government, the Union Ministry of New and Renewable Energy plans to set up a biogas …
After CNG, the national capital is all set to run its public transport fleet on biogas. Ambitious as it may sound, but Delhi plans to run its buses on biogas. In collaboration with the Swedish government, the Union Ministry of New and Renewable Energy plans to set up a biogas …
India ranks a dismal 134 among 187 countries in terms of human development index in the UNDP's latest Human Development Report. BEGGING ON A busy street in Mumbai. According to the HDR, ending absolute deprivations could increase higher-order capabilities, expand people's choices and advance human development. AS the “Occupy Wall …
Now, waste will be used to produce CNG as per a joint initiative by the Sweden government and the ministry of new and renewable energy. A memorandum of understanding (MoU) in this regard was signed today between the Delhi Jal Board (DJB), Indraprastha Gas Limited (IGL) and KG Renewable Ltd …
Lending credence to the Asia Pacific region’s importance in global emission trading market, the International Emissions Trading Association (IETA) launched the Annual Greenhouse Gas Market report for the first time at the Carbon Forum Asia 2011 in Singapore. Featuring strategic white papers describing the policy developments and current emissions abatement …
Facebook announced today that it would immediately begin building a massive data centre — its third globally and first in Europe — in the Swedish town of Luleaa, near the Arctic Circle. “After a rigorous review process of sites across Europe, we concluded that Luleaa offered the best package of …
