India launches bio-toilets for rural homes
June 24th, 2012 - 9:20 pm ICT by IANS
Bhubaneswar, June 24 (IANS) India Sunday introduced in rural homes bio-toilets which are being currently used by soldiers for safe disposal of human excreta in high altitude regions, an official ... Read more...
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Eco-friendly tech expo opens in China
November 26th, 2011 - 3:24 am ICT by IANS
Beijing, Nov 26 (IANS) Over 240 domestic and foreign firms are taking part in an international eco-friendly technology expo opened in eastern China Friday.The three-day event in Nanjing, the capital ... Read more...
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Floating solar power plants to bridge energy deficit?
November 20th, 2011 - 1:37 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, Nov 20 (IANS) India is estimated to have over 2,000 natural lakes and more than 65,000 manmade lakes that hold the potential to be platforms to set up floating ... Read more...
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Bengal to support eco-friendly industries: Minister
July 8th, 2011 - 5:51 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, July 8 (IANS) Urging industries to make greater use of environment friendly technology, the West Bengal government Friday said it would extend all support to eco-friendly projects but come ... Read more...
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India develops technology to fight aliens in the sea
June 12th, 2011 - 5:54 pm ICT by IANS
Dona Paula (Goa), June 12 (IANS) India has developed an eco-friendly technology to treat sea water brought in by cargo ships into our domain, bringing along with it alien organisms ... Read more...
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Goa to launch e-tendering initiative
May 26th, 2011 - 6:06 pm ICT by IANS
Panaji, May 26 (IANS) The Goa government Thursday is launching an e-tendering initiative, which will enable contractors to bid, compete and be paid for government work projects online, Chief Minister ... Read more...
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Tata Steel, Rio Tinto join to support eco-friendly technology
April 21st, 2011 - 12:12 am ICT by IANS
Kolkata, April 20 (IANS) Tata Steel and Rio Tinto, leading international mining group based in the UK, have signed a licensing agreement to support technological and commercial development of the ... Read more...
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Government working to create more jobs: Anand Sharma
February 21st, 2011 - 9:37 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 21 (IANS) India has sustained economic growth of 8-9 percent and the government is working to further improve economic growth and create more jobs, Commerce and Industry Minister Anand ... Read more...
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ADB to provide 7.4 billion dollar assistance to India for 2011-2013
January 31st, 2011 - 2:09 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Jan.31 (ANI): The Asian Development Bank (ADB) and the Government of India have agreed on a new three-year business plan that will provide lending assistance of 7.4 billion dollars to ... Read more...
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Non-polluting toilets, alternative cremations - green methods for 2011
December 29th, 2010 - 3:49 pm ICT by IANS
By K.S. Jayaraman
Bangalore, Dec 29 (IANS) An eco-friendly technology to dispose of dead bodies as an alternative to cremation and burial is making a debut in Europe. The unusual "corpse compost method" ... Read more...
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IIM-Calcutta goes green
August 19th, 2010 - 12:26 am ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Aug 18 (IANS) The Indian Institute of Management-Calcutta (IIM-C) is all set to introduce a new course on eco-friendly technology in its post graduate programme for executives from the 2010-11 session.
"To ... Read more...
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Tony Blair joins Indian-born billionaire’s US firm
May 25th, 2010 - 12:49 pm ICT by IANS
London, May 25 (IANS) Former British prime minister Tony Blair, who has landed a job as adviser to Indian-born billionaire Vinod Khosla's US-based venture capital firm, says he shares a "clear vision" ... Read more...
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Portuguese travellers drive to China for Shanghai expo
May 4th, 2010 - 11:03 am ICT by IANS
Beijing, May 4 (IANS) A group of Portuguese travellers has embarked on a car journey to the 2010 Shanghai World Expo in an effort to promote eco-friendly technology.
The four travellers started Saturday ... Read more...
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Idyllic Thimphu hosts SAARC for first time
April 27th, 2010 - 5:16 pm ICT by IANS
By Sarwar Kashani
Thimphu, April 27 (IANS) This tiny Himalayan nation with its idyllic beauty and natural simplicity of its people is all set to host for the first time the 16th SAARC ... Read more...
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SAARC to sign pacts on environment, trade
April 23rd, 2010 - 4:04 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 23 (IANS) In its silver jubilee year, the eight-nation South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) will focus on climate change and sign two pacts on environment and ... Read more...
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Agreements on environment and trade in services to be signed at Bhutan SAARC summit: Rao
April 22nd, 2010 - 11:31 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, April 22 (ANI): Foreign Secretary Nirupama Rao on Thursday said that the next week's 16th South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) summit will witness signing of two important ... Read more...
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Dubai to host global eco-friendly technology exhibition
March 3rd, 2010 - 9:02 am ICT by IANS
Dubai, March 3 (IANS) Dubai will host an international exhibition on eco-friendly technologies in the energy sector March 9-11, WAM news agency reported.
Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA) has announced this at ... Read more...
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Senior environment officials of SAARC countries meet in New Delhi
October 19th, 2009 - 2:40 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Oct 19 (ANI): Senior environment officials met here on Monday, ahead of the Eighth Meeting of the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) Environment Ministers.The Environment Ministers of ... Read more...
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Himachal Pradesh launches massive afforestation schemes
August 14th, 2009 - 10:03 pm ICT by ANI
Shimla, Aug. 14 (ANI): Himachal Pradesh has launched massive afforestation schemes with people's participation.Personnel of the Indian Army stationed in the state have also come forth in this social forestry project.Chief Minister ... Read more...
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India joins the race to clean up Gulf War oil spills
April 8th, 2009 - 2:32 pm ICT by IANS
By Manish Chand
Kuwait, April 8 (IANS) Eighteen years after the first Gulf War, India's Oil and Natural Gas Corp (ONGC) has joined the race for a $3-billion contract to clean up ... Read more...
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China urges developed countries to do more on climate change
April 1st, 2009 - 1:25 pm ICT by IANS
Bonn, April 1 (Xinhua) China has urged the developed countries to help the developing world in fighting climate change.
Su Wei, the head of the Chinese delegation at the UN climate change ... Read more...
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Ban asks G-20 to give $1 trillion to help developing world
March 26th, 2009 - 11:42 am ICT by IANS
New York, March 26 (DPA) UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon has asked the group of 20 leading economies meeting in London next week to provide $1 trillion to assist developing countries ... Read more...
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India should reduce dependence on fossil fuels: Shyam Saran
March 16th, 2009 - 6:46 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 16 (IANS) If India has to continuously grow at eight to nine percent, then it should reduce dependence on fossil fuels, the Prime Minister's Special Envoy on Climate Change ... Read more...
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How SMS can be SOS to save endangered languages
January 6th, 2009 - 12:33 pm ICT by IANS
New York, Jan 6 (IANS) The explosion of text messaging, usually in English, threatens the survival of many languages. But with the right technology, the humble mobile phone can actually be a ... Read more...
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EU discusses massive push to clean up developing world
December 12th, 2008 - 12:57 am ICT by IANS
Brussels, Dec 11 (DPA) European Union (EU) leaders Thursday were debating a French proposal to encourage use of climate-friendly technology in developing countries as part of the fight against global warming.The proposal ... Read more...
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Recycling radioactive waste no longer a problem
August 22nd, 2008 - 5:34 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Aug 22 (IANS) A new plant will help recover uranium from the ashes of radioactive wastes, which can then be recycled with an efficient, eco-friendly technology inspired by decaffeinated coffee. The ... Read more...
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Living trees with soft roots to pave way for eco-architecture
August 22nd, 2008 - 2:51 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, August 22 (ANI): Tel Aviv University researchers have joined forces with a company to see the possibility of growing trees in such a manner that they provide all civic amenities ... Read more...
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Chandigarh reserachers make fertilisers from hair, get patent
July 10th, 2008 - 9:52 pm ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, July 10 (IANS) A team of researchers from Chandigarh has succeeded in converting waste pollutants like human hair and bird feathers into organic fertilisers, and has now been granted two separate ... Read more...
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Painted solar cells can generate more renewable power
March 10th, 2008 - 1:40 pm ICT by admin
London, March 10 (IANS) A new, eco-friendly technology generating as much power as 50 wind farms could go a long way in popularising solar energy, a new study has said. Dave Worsley ... Read more...
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New environmentally friendly technology may revolutionize ethylene production
February 6th, 2008 - 1:48 pm ICT by admin
Washington, Feb 6 (ANI): Researchers at the U.S. Department of Energys (DOE) Argonne National Laboratory have developed a new environmentally friendly technology that may transform the production of the world's most universally ... Read more...
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