India
POSCO: take land but give life
The sight on television was heartbreaking: children lying in rows in the searing sun to be human shields against the takeover of their land for Korean giant POSCO’s mega bucks project. Facing them were armed police sent by the state government to assist in the operation.
Changing colours of business
Industry sees sense in going green
Green rating problems
GRIHA, a rating system for green buildings developed by The Energy and Resources Institute ( TERI ), has been formalized as the first national rating system.
5 stars for saving electricity
RBI bags certificates for its energy efficient buildings
Energy fixing
Bureau of Energy Efficiency says it is likely to meet Plan target. Experts say claims far from truth
When business rules our kitchens
Once again there is a food safety scare. A deadly strain of E coli bacterium has hit Germany, where it has taken the lives of 25 people and affected another 2,300 till date. German food inspectors on the trail of the source of contamination have as yet made two errors—blaming Spanish cucumbers and then organic bean sprouts—but no breakthrough.
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Climate notes
THE Himalayas are warming at a rate higher than the global average. A recent study documents how this has affected cropping patterns and vegetation in the past 10 years.
2010 top news on the environment in Asia
Date: Dec 2010
Top News is a compilation of important environmental news topics selected by environmental experts from the Asia-Pacific region as well as by international organisations and research institutes from twenty-one countries in the region.
Soon: India’s first REDD project
Forest conservation effort in Meghalaya can claim carbon benefits.
Wind break ends
Centre wants to withdraw sops for wind energy sector; offers an incentive to improve performance
Wind energy has been the poster child of India’s renewable energy programme. Data released by the government shows the staggering pace at which wind farms have been added across the country.
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