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Rural Electrification In India: Challenges and Successes By : ARE RuralElec.org, Apr 27, 2011
This is the last article of a series published by the Alliance for Rural Electrification , an international business association that provides efficient renewable solutions for rural electrification in developing countries. India has experienced rapid economic growth... Read more.. Subject Tags: energy , Entertainment , India , Policy Tracker , Social Issues , Sustainable Energy , Technology |
Sustaining India’s Coal Based Energy System By : sustainabilityo..., Apr 21, 2011
A one percent improvement in thermal efficiency in India’s power plants translates into a reduction in annual CO2 Emissions of over 170 Million Tonnes (equal to the total emissions of Netherlands). If ‘sustainability’ can be defined as a process that can be... Read more.. Subject Tags: Business , energy , Environment , India , Labor , Law , mining , Policy Tracker , Social Issues , Sustainable Energy , Technology |
Stage set for Sustainability Measures in the Textile Sector By : Pawan Mehra, Apr 5, 2011
In this decade, the Indian textile industry faces its next big challenge: incorporating environmental sustainability into the core of its operations. Textile industry is a copious consumer of resources: directly and indirectly |
The Political and Financial Challenges for Rural Electrification By : ARE RuralElec.org, Mar 31, 2011
This is the third article in the series published by the Alliance for Rural Electrification, an international business association that provides efficient renewable solutions for rural electrification in developing countries. The first political challenge is to... Read more.. Subject Tags: energy , Entertainment , Policy Tracker , Politics , Social Issues , Sustainable Energy , Technology |
Role of the State and Institutions in the domain of Environmental Governance By : Harsh Thukral, Mar 25, 2011
The history of human endeavour, economic growth and generally socio-cultural organisations is replete with milestones and insights regarding evolutionary processes and shifts in organisational paradigms. This progression has typically involved constant struggle to garner /... Read more.. Subject Tags: Entertainment , Policy Tracker |
Last Month's CDM Pipeline Report By : sustainabilityo..., Feb 8, 2011
Last month broke a number of records: it saw the highest amount of carbon credits issued Globally (48 million CERs valued at $720 million) as well as for India (2.2 million CERs valued at $33 million), with an increasing number of projects entering the CDM pipeline and... Read more.. |
Energy Access a Primary Target for Economic Development By : ARE RuralElec.org, Jan 13, 2011
This is the first article in the "Rural Electrification" series contributed by the Alliance for Rural Electrification, an international business association that provides efficient renewable solutions for rural electrification in developing countries. According to the... Read more.. Subject Tags: electricity , energy , Entertainment , Policy Tracker , Politics , Sustainable Energy , Technology |
Unwarranted pessimism on Indian solar PV By : Aparna Khandelwal, Dec 31, 2010
A closer look at the Solar PV feed-in-tarrifs in India and that of the global PV leaders points to the fact that the Indian industry is well positioned; and cost of capital which represents the key hurdle is being addressed. There exists skepticism regarding India’s... Read more.. Subject Tags: Entertainment , Policy Tracker , Politics , Social Issues , Sustainable Energy , Technology |
REDD+: From Kyoto to Cancun By : Swapan Mehra, Dec 16, 2010
This article explores the journey of REDD through the course of the climate negotiations and reviews its current status after the Cancun round of negotiations ended last week. Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation (REDD), a relatively new market-... Read more.. |
What can Cancun spell for CDM? By : Roselin Dey, Dec 5, 2010
COP 16 in Cancun is in full swing and one of the daunting questions is what will happen to CDM post 2012. Here’s what negotiations so far have meant for the CDM mechanism and some thoughts and expectations from the players in the Indian CDM market. ... Read more.. |