Commentary, action and research on climate and development in India
New Delhi, Sep 1 (IANS) The national capital will soon have a world-class training institute to tackle global climate change with experts helping to chalk out strategy to curb the effects of climate change.
Delhi to have world-class climate institute
NEW DELHI: The differences of opinion in the higher echelons of the government about India’s international climate change stance has now come out in the open with a WikiLeaks cable showing senior leaders Jairam Ramesh, in his role as environment minister, and Montek Singh Ahluwalia, deputy chairman of Planning Commission, taking divergent views on climate change in their interactions with senior US officials.
WikiLeaks shows cracks in India’s climate stand
One of the first states in the country to focus on natural gas consumption, Gujarat has now shifted its focus to the largely untapped non-conventional sources of energy such as wind and solar for power generation.
New Delhi, Aug 31 (PTI) Warning that climate change and global warming pose an “unprecedented situation” before a developing country like India, a Parliamentary panel has asked the government to step up R&D efforts in agriculture.
Climate change poses an unprecedented situation before India
New York, Aug 31 (IBNS) Hotels will be able to contribute to climate change mitigation while also increasing their profits under a new United Nations-backed ‘green’ scheme offering an online toolkit to evaluate energy consumption, find renewable sources and improve energy management, thus cutting costs.
Climate change may trigger a surge in asthma-related health problems in children and more emergency room (ER) visits in the next decade, according to a new study.
ABB (India), a subsidiary of Swiss engineering major ABB, has been buying or investing in companies to expand its Indian footprint, says Bazmi Hussain, who recently took over as its managing director. But ABB also wants to get into businesses such as renewable energy, data centres and smart grids — its growth areas of the future, says Husain in an interview with ET. Excerpts:
Keen to enter Energy efficiency, renewable business: ABB India
It is a well-known fact the transport sector is the largest source of climate change emissions. And at a time when India is witnessing surge in public transport projects, experts gathered in the city on Monday emphasised that the action plan for the transport sector must focus on low- carbon transport system.
BERLIN: India will receive a loan of 200 million euros from the European Union to finance private sector projects for the development of renewable energy resources.
During a workshop for women organized by South African’s Department of Energy, Deputy Minister of Energy, Barbara Thomson said that government initiatives in renewable energy resources will assist women both find employment and help them underwrite new business ventures in renewable energy fields such as solar power.