Renewable energy a national mission for India; 10,000 villages to be electrified by 2012
‘We have in place the National Action Plan on Climate Change, which incorporates a vision of sustainable development with a view to create a prosperous, but not wasteful, society,’ said President Pratibha Patil while inaugurating the Delhi International Renewable Energy Conference (DIREC) on
Climate change happens to other people, other places
As a topic, climate change is everywhere. More truly, it has been tossed about with such abandon that, one fears, mostly what remains is the coinage – almost skeletal and bereft of much utilitarian significance. Admittedly, the common man – as you and
Research on high-value food ingredients at Evolva’s sites in India
To extend and expand their research collaboration to create new and optimized production methods for high-value food ingredients, Evolva Holding SA signed an agreement with San Francisco, California-based Abunda Nutrition, Inc., on October 25. The primary purpose of the collaboration is to invent
Climate change, renewable energy and biodiversity conservation among priorities in India-Japan talks
On his official work visit to Japan, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh engaged in extensive talks on bilateral, regional and global issues with his Japanese counterpart Naoto Kan on October 25. Both the prime ministers welcomed India-Japan cooperation in development of new and
Post-CWG cleanup: Government bank accounts made accessible to the common man; SMS alerts on withdrawals to keep check on corruption
Imagine: Every time money is withdrawn from the home ministry’s or the railway department’s bank account, you will get an alert on your mobile. You can even check the purpose of the withdrawal and have a right to object to that. All that
Malaria deaths in India 13 times higher than what WHO claims
In India, over two lakh people, including about 80,000 children below the age of 15 years, die because of malaria. The claim is made by a study published in reputed medical journal The Lancet. The researchers have provided a range with a lower
How many are ‘poor’ in India? SC asks government to give ‘real’ number
The Supreme Court has asked the government to come up with a ‘real number’ on people living below poverty line (BPL). The court said that the official data claiming that there were 5.9 crore BPL families in the country was not convincing. An
Posco violated environmental laws; uncertainty clouds biggest FDI project
South Korean steel major Posco’s India project faces a huge cloud of uncertainty. The expert panel set up by the environment ministry has accused the company of violating environmental laws. Three of four members of the committee recommended that all initial clearances to
A cycling India: To carve an alternative growth trail
By no means should it seem amazing – that bicycle ownership (30″50 per cent) in Indian cities is much higher than ownership of cars (3″13 per cent) and two-wheelers. Bicycle use in India varies from 7″15 per cent in large cities to
Sustainable access: Correcting the wrongs of lopsided development
We cannot solve the problems that we have created with the same thinking that created them.’ – ” Albert Einstein The phrase ‘sustainable development’ buzzes around politics and economics today, but seldom is the phrase defined and even more rarely is the concept