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Two reasons why planners must look for optionsBy : sustainabilityo..., Jul 27, 2010
A few days of steady rain and the civic administration's clear and present worry about water seems to have almost ended. However, the lull in the rains mid-season in the past two years have caused worry lines. This year, the monsoon arrived in the city in early June,... Read more.. |
Water Dispute Raises Tension Between India and PakistanisBy : sustainabilityo..., Jul 21, 2010
In this high Himalayan valley on the Indian-controlled side of Kashmir, the latest battle line between India and Pakistan has been drawn. his time it is not the ground underfoot, which has been disputed since the bloody partition of British India in 1947, but the water... Read more.. |
'Don't tag India with China in emission targets'By : sustainabilityo..., Jul 21, 2010
India should ensure it is not clubbed with China in carbon emission mitigation efforts as this will be costly for the country, a leading economist Tuesday warned. |
SAP India bets big on sustainabilityBy : sustainabilityo..., Jul 16, 2010
SAP has set sights on India as an important part of the German software vendor's global strategy to generate a sustainability business worth US$9.3 billion by 2013, according to company executives. Pointing to India as a "very important market" for SAP, Peter... Read more.. |
'Innovation in India is going faster than I anticipated'By : sustainabilityo..., Jul 10, 2010
It's said that Wim Elfrink, Cisco's chief globalization officer, lives in the most expensive villa in Bangalore. We didn't meet him there. But we met him at an equally extraordinary place — what his company calls a 'personal virtual office'. When you swipe your badge as you... Read more.. |
Analysis: Who benefits from 2-year moratorium on forest clearing?By : sustainabilityo..., Jul 8, 2010
It didn’t take long for palm oil producers to respond to Norway’s recently signed US$1 billion grant, given in exchange for a two-year moratorium on any new clearing of Indonesia’s rainforest and peatlands. Association of Palm Oil Producers secretary-general Joko Supriyono... Read more.. |
Jaipal vows more funds for urban renewal jobsBy : Preeti Aggarwal, Jul 7, 2010
The Union minister for urban development, Mr S. Jaipal Reddy, said on Tuesday that the Central government would continue sanctioning grants for the development of infrastructure in Vijayawada city under the Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission (JNNURM) phase II.... Read more.. Subject Tags: Law , Technology |
Netas to be sent back to schoolBy : Preeti Aggarwal, Jul 7, 2010
In a bid to control effluence, State Pollution Control Board chief plans to send the newly elected corporators to E-waste management classes If the State Pollution Control Board (SPCB) chief has his way, the city corporators will be sent back to school soon. A S... Read more.. Subject Tags: Law |
NMC bus service for Kalmeshwar startsBy : Preeti Aggarwal, Jul 5, 2010
Catering to the needs of commuters in rural parts of the district, the Nagpur Municipal Corporation (NMC) on Sunday started city bus service for Kalmeshwar. It was just a few days back that bus service for industrial township Butibori was started by the civic body.... Read more.. |
Obama announces $2 billion for solar powerBy : sustainabilityo..., Jul 3, 2010
The government is handing out nearly $2 billion for new solar plants that President Barack Obama says will create thousands of jobs and increase the use of renewable energy sources. Obama announced the initiative in his weekly radio and online address Saturday, saying... Read more.. |