K Subramanya
Although interrupted A by the current glob A al slowdown, the Indian economy needs to return to the growth rates of 8-9 per cent p.a. of the last 4 years. If we have to lift out of poverty the 400 million fellow Indians who live on less than one dollar a day, the growth rates need to continue and scale even greater heights.
Additional Secretary Mines and Mineral Department Sindh Dr Abdul Rauf Siddiqui has said that the government of Sindh is playing a vital role in developing natural resources especially coal.
Reliance on wind power to overcome power shortage is next to impossible because of its highest installation cost and lowest availability factor comparing with other power generation avenues.
President Zillur Rahman yesterday said Bhutan could export hydropower to Bangladesh to help mitigate the current power crunch here as the Himalayan country hold a huge potential for producing about 30,000-megawatt hydroelectricity. He stated this when the newly appointed Bhutanese Ambassador to Bangladesh, Dasho Bap Kesang, presented his credentials to the President at Bangabhaban.
A group of Canadian green energy and technology companies pitched for investment on Wednesday, saying they are poised to flourish from government stimulus spending and tougher environmental regulations.
U.S. lawmakers pushing to include greater recognition for existing nuclear power in a national renewable energy standard failed to win new breaks for the industry when a U.S. congressional panel on Wednesday voted down an amendment to a controversial climate change bill.
Bangladesh Carbon - a CDM based Carbon Trading service of Rahimafrooz Renewable Energy Ltd along with Carbon Planet, Australia, joined hands together to bring to the public and private sector of Bangladesh for clean, green and renewable initiatives, projects and programs that are eligible for globally acceptable Carbon Emission Reduction (CER) credits.
The Canadian government announced details on Tuesday of the C$1 billion ($860 million) clean energy fund it promised in February, with the lion's share of the cash going to support the development of carbon capture and storage projects.
