NEW DELHI: The BASIC quartet – Brazil, South Africa, India and China – have sent out the message that agreeing on the second commitment period for the Kyoto Protocol is “the central priority “for the year-end climate change meet at Durban, South Africa.
‘Responsible production framework’ will help MSMEs, says Speaker-26 August 2011, The Hindu
The “responsible production framework” evolved under the United Nations Environmental Programme would be of immense help to the micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) in Tamil Nadu, Speaker of the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly D.Jayakumar observed here on Thursday.
‘Responsible production framework’ will help MSMEs, says Speaker
Digambar Kamat inaugurates meeting on polar science- 26 August 2011, The Hindu
A two-day meeting of Asian Forum for Polar Sciences (AFoPS) was inaugurated by Chief Minister Digambar Kamat at the National Centre for Antarctic and Ocean Research (NCAOR) at Headland Sada, Vasco, on Wednesday.
Digambar Kamat inaugurates meeting on polar science
‘Responsible production framework’ will help MSMEs, says Speaker-26 August 2011, The Hindu
The ‘responsible production framework’ evolved under the United Nations Environmental Programme will be of immense help to micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) in Tamil Nadu, Speaker of the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly D. Jayakumar said here on Thursday.
‘Responsible production framework’ will help MSMEs, says Speaker
Andhra Pradesh gears up for climate change-26 August 2011, Deccan Chronicle
Alarmed by crop failures and reduction in yields due to climate change, the Central government has selected six districts in Andhra Pradesh to study crop and production patterns and introduce remedial measures.
Andhra Pradesh gears up for climate change
Sunderbans renewable energy project on track-26 August 2011,The Business Standard
The power ministry in West Bengal has invited bids for the largest renewable energy project in the country in Sunderbans, which is expected to see an investment of above Rs 90 crore, a top ministry official said here on Thursday.
Farmers would quit agriculture if they had an alternative-25 August 2011, The Hindu
Some years ago the National Sample Survey Organization (NSSO) reported after its study on agriculture that roughly half the farmers in the country did not wish to continue farming.
Use energy efficiently to fight climate change: BEE official-25 August 2011, The Financial Express
Lucknow: Any talk on climate change ends up focusing on the energy sector and with India poised to grow exponentially in the coming decades, the need of the hour is not to abstain from using energy but to use it efficiently, so as to mitigate the effects of climate change.
Use energy efficiently to fight climate change: BEE official
Climate Change Triggering Murderous Conflicts-25 August 2011, MeD India
Water wars, conflicts over grazing grounds or simply hungry hordes from famine-stricken areas descending on the better-off. Increasingly one hears of such events or prospects around the world. Now the El Nino is being directly linked to large-scale violence.
India, Iceland jointly explore Geothermal Energy-25 Augus 2011, IIFL
Currently about 81% of Iceland’s total primary energy supply is derived from domestically produced renewable energy sources, which besides geothermal, include significant hydroelectric facilities.