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Biomass fuel More Harmful StudyBy : Sustainability ..., Sep 23, 2015
pWomen using biomass fuel to cook contribute more to the disease burden of India compared to cigarette smokers and high blood pressure patients said Kalpana Balakrishnan member of Steering committee on air pollution Ministry of Health and Family Welfarep pHousehold air... Read more.. |
IITs start virtual centre on biofuel technologyBy : Sustainability ..., Sep 23, 2015
pFive IITs have come together to set up a virtual centre spread across their campuses to develop advanced technologies in the area of biofuelsp pThis is a joint initiative of IITs and Department of Biotechnology DBT under the Ministry of Science and Technology IIT... Read more.. Subject Tags: Renewable Energy , research |
The green economy worksBy : Sustainability ..., Nov 25, 2014
Last month, a study released by the Imperial College London Business School showed that public policies which encourage innovation in businesses that use clean technologies – think electric cars and wind mills – lead to greater positive impacts on economic growth than the... Read more.. |
India: low carbon energy transition could free up US$600 billion in investment capacityBy : Sustainability ..., Nov 25, 2014
New analysis by Climate Policy Initiative (CPI) demonstrates that, with the right policies, India’s transition to a low carbon energy system could free up significant financial capacity over the next 20 years to invest in better development and economic growth. |
Modi proposes global centre for clean energy researchBy : Sustainability ..., Nov 17, 2014
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday proposed to G20 nations that a global virtual centre be set up for clean energy research and development. |
Fossil fuel subsidies dig world into economic, environmental holeBy : Sustainability ..., Nov 14, 2014
In the same week that a new study found that G20 nations, including Australia, were providing $US88 billion ($A102 billion) a year in subsidies just for fossil fuel exploration, another report – this time from the highly conservative International Energy Agency – has put a... Read more.. |
India: low carbon energy transition could free up US$600 billion in investment capacityBy : Sustainability ..., Nov 14, 2014
New analysis by Climate Policy Initiative (CPI) demonstrates that, with the right policies, India’s transition to a low carbon energy system could free up significant financial capacity over the next 20 years to invest in better development and economic growth. |
Community-scale photovoltaic-powered electrodialysis desalination systems for Indian villagesBy : Sustainability ..., Nov 5, 2014
Photovoltaic-powered electrodialysis (PV-ED) is justified as an energy- and cost-effective means of desalinating groundwater in rural India, and the design requirements are presented for a village-level system. Subject Tags: desalination , India , Innovation , Massachusetts Institute of Technology , photovoltaic-powered electrodialysis desalination , research , solar |
Want To Feed The World? Tackle Pollution From Ozone And SootBy : Sustainability ..., Nov 5, 2014
Researchers have long known that man-made climate change will harm yields of important crops, possibly causing problems for the world’s food security. But new research shows air pollution doesn’t just harm crops indirectly through climate change; it seems to harm them... Read more.. |
New battery can triple driving range of electric carsBy : Sustainability ..., Nov 4, 2014
A new inexpensive battery that can triple the driving range of electric cars while significantly lowering their cost could reach the market in just over a year, scientists say. |