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India is all set to emerge among the top five nations in G-20 group in terms of clean energy investments worldwide and is likely to attract $169 billion in wind, solar, biomass, energy from waste, small hydro, geothermal and marine energy projects in the next decade.

According to “Global clean power: a $2.3 trillion opportunity” report brought out by the U.S.-based Pew Charitable Trusts, the annual clean energy investment in India is forecast to grow phenomenally over the next 10 years....

CDP Water Disclosure replicates and builds on the tried-and-trusted methodology and process that the Carbon Disclosure Project (CDP) has used for carbon and climate change since 2003. Backed by 137 institutional investors representing $16 trillion in assets, this year CDP sent its first annual water questionnaire to 302 of the world’s 500 largest companies in the FTSE Global Equity Index Series, focusing on sectors that are water intensive or are particularly exposed to water-related risks.

According to our research report “Emerging Biofuel Market in India”, the Indian biofuel market has been consistently witnessing growth and developments for the past few years. On the back of these developments, the Indian ethanol consumption is projected to grow at a CAGR of around 4% during 2009-2018. Ethanol consumption is expected to grow more rapidly than domestic production thus, creating an ethanol import scenario during the forecast period. The report thoroughly discusses various factors...

The economic importance of the world's natural assets is now firmly on the political radar as a result of an international assessment showcasing the enormous economic value of forests, freshwater, soils and coral reefs, as well as the social and economic costs of their loss, was the conclusion of The Economics of Ecosystems and Biodiversity (TEEB) report launched today by TEEB study leader, Pavan Sukhdev.

"TEEB has documented not only the multi-trillion dollar importance to the global...