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Indian minister makes environment his businessBy : sustainabilityo..., May 9, 2011
After six years of arduous bureaucratic struggles and political wrangling, a major project finally took off last week. The South Korean steel major Posco signed a memorandum of understanding in 2005 to build a 510 billion rupee (Dh41.93bn) steel mill in the eastern... Read more.. Subject Tags: Disaster |
Arctic melt is accelerating, report confirmsBy : sustainabilityo..., May 4, 2011
A new assessment of climate change in the Arctic shows the region's ice and snow are melting faster than previously thought and sharply raises projections of global sea level rise this century. The report by the international Arctic Monitoring and Assessment Program,... Read more.. |
WWF Marks 50 Years With Urgent Call for Global Green EconomyBy : sustainabilityo..., Apr 30, 2011
Environmental leaders and politicians from around the world today called for an urgent move towards a global green economy in order to achieve sustainable development and wildlife conservation over the next 50 years. Low-carbon technology, green infrastructures,... Read more.. |
Energy saving light bulbs contains carcinogenic chemicalsBy : sustainabilityo..., Apr 20, 2011
Researchers have warned that use of energy saving light bulbs contain cancer-causing chemicals. Scientists have warned that prolonged contact with the European Union-imposed bulbs could put people at risk after discovering that they "pulse out" poisonous materials when... Read more.. |
Rs.600 crore for green initiatives, fighting climate changeBy : sustainabilityo..., Mar 1, 2011
With climate change posing one of the biggest challenges before the country, Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee on Monday announced Rs.600 crore for protection and regeneration of forests, environmental management and cleaning of rivers and lakes. Presenting the... Read more.. |
SBI become signatory to Carbon Disclosure ProjectBy : sustainabilityo..., Feb 21, 2011
The country’s biggest lender, State Bank of India, has become a signatory investor to the Carbon Disclosure Project (CDP), a collaboration of over 550 institutional investors with assets under management of US $ 71 trillion. State Bank has been undertaking several... Read more.. Subject Tags: CDP , Disaster , Entertainment , Environment , Human Interest , India , Social Issues , Technology |
ExxonMobil dismisses that climate change can be preventedBy : sustainabilityo..., Jan 21, 2011
The world's largest oil company, ExxonMobil has predicted that carbon emissions will rise to nearly 25% in the next 20 years, dismissing hopes that climate change can be arrested and massive loss of life prevented. This is... Read more.. |
BP: Renewable energy will outpace oil growth in 2030By : sustainabilityo..., Jan 20, 2011
Renewable power sources will outpace oil as global energy demand surges nearly 40% in the next 20 years, according to an industry forecast released Wednesday by energy giant BP. Most of the expected increased in energy demand will come from emerging economies... Read more.. |
Plodding climate talks stepping up to higher levelBy : sustainabilityo..., Dec 8, 2010
U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, trying to revive long-stalled climate talks, told world environment ministers on Tuesday he is "deeply concerned" that many years of negotiation have proven largely fruitless. "The pace of human-induced climate... Read more.. |
India’s first green hospital comes up in AhmedabadBy : sustainabilityo..., Nov 22, 2010
Get ready for an intensive care unit (ICU) that is sunlit, has a garden within and allows patients to view stars at night. Care Institute of Medical Sciences (CIMS), a hospital venture brought forth by a group... Read more.. |