Views, Interviews and Analysis
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Ahmedabad hosts exemplary Zero Carbon Footprint EventBy : India Carbon Outlook, Mar 30, 2010Nirma University in Ahmedabad celebrated India’s first ever zero carbon footprint event, an International Environment Summit, Chemozale’10 in a new avatar – “Go green or Die Young!!!” Read More... |
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Holy Cow!By : Gabriela Russek, Dec 30, 2009Cow belches contain methane and have been a recognized source of greenhouse gases. With cattle in India estimated at 475 million, bovines may be contributing more to emissions than cars! Feed additives hold a key to solving this problem. Read More... Subject Tags: Axel Michaelowa, Environment, Environmental Issue, Hospitality, India, Person Attributes, Person Career, Seema Singh, Smita Sirohi, Technology |
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Greater focus needed on forest carbon initiativesBy : Leo Matthews, Dec 1, 2009Talk about carbon and most people think of “energy carbon”: which is produced by burning fossil fuels such as oil, natural gas and coal. Most people, including policymakers and entreprenurs, seem to overlook “forest carbon”. Read More... Subject Tags: electricity, energy, Environment, Environmental Issue, India, oil, Person Career, Sustainable Agriculture |
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Are Rs 850 LEDs better than Rs 200 CFLs?By : Anil Bagra, Nov 22, 2009Widespread adoption of LEDs in place of CFLs is being given serious thought. Delhi's CM has even raised the issue of handling CFL disposal. Read More... Subject Tags: Business Relation, Company Technology, energy, Energy Efficiency, Person Career, Sustainable Habitat, Technology |
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Plastic bags vs. paper bags: a classic case for 3 Rs: Reduce, Reuse and RecycleBy : Upendra Bhatt, Oct 15, 2009The law by the State Govt of Delhi to ban the use, sale and storage of all kinds of plastic bags has meant that customers, shopkeepers, hoteliers and hospital staff face a fine and a possible jail sentence for using non-biodegradable bags. Read More... Subject Tags: Bangladesh, Bhutan, chemical, chemicals, Delhi, dengue fever, energy, Environmental Issue, Environmental Protection Agency, Himachal Pradesh, India, Jairam Ramesh, Kashmir, machinery, malaria, minister, Natural Resources, oil, Opinion, Person Career, plastics, Sustainable Habitat, Technology, United Kingdom, West Bengal |
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Firing the "Green GDP" salvoBy : India Carbon Outlook, Oct 13, 2009Minister Jairam Ramesh made a statement today on providing a Green GDP alternative, opening a new front in the Copenhagen discussions. If taken seriously Green GDP can bring significant changes in our behavior as a society. Read More... |
