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CASHING IN ON NATURAL RESOURCES Investments in clean technologies are riding a green wave into India. In 2007, Green India Inc raised $1.4 billion through convertible bonds from the international market even as it picked up $628 million from the domestic stock market.

Hyderabad, July 13: With increasing power shortage, state government at last has started looking at non-conventional energy sources like solar and wind power to ease the burden on traditional power generation. From existing 2 MW capacity of wind mills, state government has finalised plans for 1000 MW in coming five years period.

NEW DELHI: Australia and India are on the verge of entering into a "great economic' partnership said John McCarthy, the Australian High Commissioner to India. Addressing the second India Cleantech Forum organised by the Confederation of Indian Industry, he said that the success of the partnership "depends on how we promote growth today to tackle the central issues of climate change, sustainability and clean technologies which will be discussed in the forum today'.

A national-level workshop on promoting Energy Conservation Building Code (ECBC) is being organised by the Haryana Renewable Energy Department in collaboration with Bureau of Energy Efficiency (BEE) of the Union Power Ministry on July 11 at Gurgaon. Haryana Financial Commissioner and Principal Secretary, Renewable Energy and Power, Ashok Lavasa said the workshop is aimed at highlighting the issues of energy efficient and design, create awareness about ECBC, technological options and project achievements made in energy efficiency in building operational strategies.

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New Delhi, July 7: The National Action Plan on Climate Change, which was unveiled by the Government last week, is much more than India's response to the challenge from climate change. It is a roadmap for ensuring long-term energy security of the country leading to sustainable development, Prime Minister's special envoy on climate change Shyam Saran has said.

UT Administrator Gen eral (Retd) S F Rodrigues has asked officials in the Administration to look at alternative sources of energy for the city. Speaking at a public hearing session on Monday, he suggested that the alternative sources of energy could provide a long-term solution to the energy crisis. A core group of officers, comprising the Secretary to the Governor, the Finance Secretary and the Chief Engineer, has been assigned to look into the matter.

Research has concluded that carbon dioxide spewed by human activities has made ocean water so acidic that it has almost eaten away at the shells and skeletons of starfish, coral, clams and other sea creatures -Aarti Focus of NAP:- 1. Solar Energy 2. Enhanced Energy Efficiency 3. Sustainable Habitat 4. Conserving Water 5. Sustaining the Himalayan Ecosystem 6. A Green India 7. Sustainable agriculture 8. Strategic Knowledge Platform for Climate Change.

France, as the next head of the E.U., faces the challenge of adopting clean fuel and finding new energy sources. An overhead network of gas pipelines at a refuelling terminal in Lille. Almost 100,000 tonnes of local organic waste is treated annually to produce biogas which is used to run 75 per cent of the city's public buses.

The National Manufacturing Competitiveness Council (NMCC) has made out a strong case before Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to launch a solar energy mission on the lines of the Space Commission to meet India's growing energy needs. In a communication to the prime minister, NMCC chairman V Krishnamurthy said activities relating to solar energy should be put "in top gear to make it the major supplier of energy in the coming years'.