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India reaffirms opposition to binding carbon cutsNew Delhi (AFP) Jan 31, 2010 India reaffirmed to the United Nations that it would reject any attempt to impose legally binding climate change goals, but pledged to reduce emissions intensity. In an endorsement of December's much-criticised Copenhagen Accord, the environment ministry in New Delhi said it had submitted plans to reduce emissions intensity by 20 to 25 percent by 2020 compared to 2005 levels. India's proposal, first made in parliament in December ahead of the Copenhagen summit, came before a UN deadline on Janua ... read more |
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India's 'miracle' biofuel crop: too good to be true?
New Delhi (AFP) Jan 27, 2010To its fans, jatropha is a miracle crop, an eco-friendly answer to India's growing energy needs, but some experts are starting to question whether the wonder-shrub is too good to be true. The seeds of the wild plant, which grows abundantly across India, produce non-edible oil that can be blended with diesel, to make the biofuel that is part of government efforts to cut carbon emissions and c ... more EU, India discuss free trade pact as deadline looms
New Delhi (AFP) Jan 27, 2010Negotiators for the European Union and India began three days of discussions Wednesday in New Delhi in a push to conclude a free trade agreement by the end of 2010. The two sides have set this year as the deadline to complete the negotiations, which began three years ago. But both have said much hard work needs to be done to break logjams holding up a deal. "The talks between the two set ... more ISRO-Assisted Development Project For Haryana
Chandigarh, India (PTI) Jan 27, 2010Haryana is among five states selected for the implementation of a project designed by the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) for carrying out developmental activities through local bodies. The major Remote Sensing and GIS Application project entitled 'Space Based Information Support for Decentralized Planning (SIS-DP)" of ISRO will be implemented in Andhra Pradesh, Assam, Kerala and ... more |
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Walker's World: Ganging up on ChinaWashington (UPI) Jan 25, 2009 The row over Internet censorship between Google and China got all the headlines, but the really alarming development for Beijing in the last week came from India. The unprecedented decision by the Indian government to deliver a formal diplomatic demarche against Chinese trade policies was just one of a range of developments in recent days that must be troubling the Chinese leadership. It seems as if a critical mass of criticism is coming together among some of China's leading trade partners. ... read more |
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