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Cleantech Report on Private Equity is now officially released: Venture Intelligence

Venture Intelligence is bringing out a "Private Equity Pulse" report on Clean Technology. We are mailing a soft copy to all Proprietors, CEOs, CFOs, and to top management people of companies in clean tech companies (Solar, wind, thermal etc ) others are also welcome, free of cost.

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Added by Varadharajan on July 28, 2010 at 7:25am — 2 Comments

EIA- Coordinators, Sr. Managers, Air Pollution Control Design Experts and Marketing requirement

Sri Sai Manasa Nature Tech (P) Ltd a leading Environmental Consulting and Infrastructure Development Company requires the following positions at their Head Office in Hyderabad.

1. EIA Coordinators

Qualification: B.E (Civil) & M.Tech (Environmental Engineering)/ M.Sc (Environmental Sciences)…

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Added by Vishal Toopran on July 27, 2010 at 5:06am — No Comments

Of sin, atonement, and carbon offsets

I will keep matters simple by reassuring you of one thing before any drama builds up to a disconcerting crescendo. There are no religious overtones herein, the theme of what follows is very much iconoclastic. You see, the issue - one of sin and atonement on a planet of mortals - deems no deeper analysis than things Divine would summon.

Humanity is sinning against reason…

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Added by Vinodh Valluri on July 23, 2010 at 12:08pm — No Comments

Conserving Western Ghats through a website

Ecologically sensitive,

Western Ghats

was declared as an ecological hot-spot in 1988. A large number of

plants, amphibians, birds, reptiles, mammals are endemic to this

region. and it accommodate 2 biosphere

reserves, 14 national parks and several wild life sanctuaries within its boundarie sand several… Continue

Added by Samraj Sahay on July 11, 2010 at 2:30am — No Comments

We can free ourselves from Oil Depndence! Atlast atleast on travel alone!

None can deny the fact that travel is one of the biggest polluters, considering our selfish love to travel in cars without carpooling etc!

The answer we may be searching for is most of staring at your face for most of the day and yet we fail to recognize it!

Yes thats what i am talking about!

Still didn't figure it! The Sun, solved our problem (in American Context) with just an area 1/10 of Chennai!

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Added by Varadharajan on July 7, 2010 at 11:00am — No Comments

Rain Water Harvesting

water is one of the most precious natural resource of our mother earth. During this monsoon we have to harvest the rain water so as not to deplete our ground water table. Many people are unaware of this. can we all together bring a awareness camp in the villages atlease spending one to two days in a month apart from our routine work atmosphere.

If any one can join this mission, i will be very thankfull. if not also i request them to educate their neighbours…

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Added by RAGHAVA on July 6, 2010 at 10:31am — 2 Comments

new concept in Washing Technology

Develop for the first time in India (100% Indian made and one of it kind in the world.)…

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Added by ANANT DALAL on July 1, 2010 at 1:55pm — No Comments

CPCB releases Guidelines for Idol Immersion

On festive occasions such as Vinayaka Chathurthi and Durga Puja, it has been a tradition in our country to immerse idols in rivers, lakes, ponds, estuaries, open coastal beaches, wells etc. Idol worship has been in the practice in India since ancient time.Idols were made with clay and then coloured with natural colours like Turmeric. The religious scripts, mythology and rituals have attempted to drive the importance of preserving nature by adoring it through the centuries.

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Added by Samraj Sahay on July 1, 2010 at 12:59am — No Comments

Save King Cobras Of A.P!

Dear All,

King Cobras Ophiophagus hannah are large, endangered serpents with an uncertain future mainly due to human-induced pressures on their populations and habitats. There have been reliable un-published reports of king cobra sightings in the North Coastal A.P - Orissa border.

Although this anecdote is basically about spotting a dead king cobra specimen in Srikakulam agency area of A.P, it is the first authenticated record of the species with…

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Added by Murthy Kantimahanthi on June 29, 2010 at 3:24am — 3 Comments

Odisha Government's CCAP sketchy to say the least’

Government CCAP sketchy to say the least’

Express News Service First Published : 22 Jun 2010

11:12:04 AM IST Last Updated…

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Added by KANNA KUMAR SIRIPURAPU on June 23, 2010 at 1:06am — No Comments

Villgro Referral Program -Win Rs 25,000/-

It’s 'Possible'

Announcing the launch of the Villgro Referral…

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Added by KANNA KUMAR SIRIPURAPU on June 7, 2010 at 1:25am — No Comments

India commited to REDD "+" mechanism - Oslo Climate and Forest Conference 27th May 2010

India strongly put forward its commitment to take forward the REDD "+" mechanism at the Oslo Climate and Forest Conference held on 27th May 2010. (“REDD+”, a holistic approach for incentivizing actions to reduce emissions worldwide from forests goes beyond deforestation and forest degradation, and includes

the role of conservation, sustainable management of forests and

enhancement of forest carbon stocks).

In the back drop of the Green India Mission and other initiatives… Continue

Added by Samraj Sahay on June 2, 2010 at 9:30am — 2 Comments

"National Mission for a Green India", tool for climate adaptation and mitigation - MoEF releases a draft document for consultation.

One of the eight Missions under the National Action Plan on Climate Change (NAPCC). The mission recognizes that climate change phenomenon will seriously affect and alter the distribution, type and quality of natural resources of the country. The NAPCC addresses the urgent and critical concerns of sustainable development and identifies the close linkage of the economy with its natural resource base, and cautions that climate-sensitive sectors such as forestry may face a major threat because of… Continue

Added by Samraj Sahay on May 24, 2010 at 8:39am — 2 Comments

Draft Regulatory Framework for Conservation of Wetlands

Friday, May 21, 2010

Draft

‘Regulatory Framework for Conservation of Wetlands’

Recognizing the value of…

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Added by Dr Parul Srivastava on May 23, 2010 at 3:46am — No Comments

conservation of Energy

Dear Friends,

A small suggestion from my end.If we can make an earth hour a success in an year then what will happen if we all together voluntarily swithoff 10-15 minutes of power every day during peak hour.and have a candle light dinner with our family members together. as i have observed in my family itself that we eat at different time watching televison.

This may build relation between our family members and also conserve energy.

i am…

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Added by RAGHAVA on May 22, 2010 at 11:00am — No Comments

Dolphin Declared National Aquatic Animal

18th May 2010:

The Ministry of Environment and Forests notified the Ganges River Dolphin as the

National Aquatic Animal today. The River Dolphin inhabits the Ganges-

Brahmaputra-Meghna and Karnaphuli-Sangu river systems of Nepal, India, and

Bangladesh. It is estimated that their total population is around 2,000, and they are

recognized as ‘highly endangered’ in Schedule I of the…

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Added by Dr Parul Srivastava on May 19, 2010 at 1:28am — No Comments

Ganges River Dolphin officially dclared as India's National Aquatic Animal

Ganges River Dolphin was notified as National Aquatic Animal on 18th May, 2010 by the Ministry of Environment and Forests. With a population of around 2,000, they are recognized as ‘highly endangered’ in Schedule I of the Wildlife Protection Act (1972).

In India river water pollution and siltation, accidental entanglement in fishing nets, and poaching for their oil are the major threats to these River Dolphin. In addition, alterations to the rivers in the form of barrages and dams are… Continue

Added by Samraj Sahay on May 19, 2010 at 12:48am — No Comments

Enumeration of tigers through camera trapping method is underway in the Dudhwa Tiger Reserve

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Added by Dr Parul Srivastava on May 13, 2010 at 2:55am — No Comments

Report on India's GHG Emissions 2007 Released

A National Workshop of the Indian Network for Climate Change Assessment (INCCA) was held today. It was attended by over 82 scientists and chaired by the Minister for Environment & Forests. A Report - India's GHG Emissions 2007 - was released by Deputy Chairman, Planning Commission, Mr Montek Singh Ahluwalia. India has become the first developing country to publish such updated… Continue

Added by Dr Parul Srivastava on May 12, 2010 at 1:16am — No Comments

India: Greenhouse Gas Emissions 2007

India becomes the first"non-Annex I" or the developing country to release updated report on Greenhouse gas emission for the year 2007. India's emission was 4 times less than USA and China.

In 2007 net GHG emission was 1727.71 million tons of CO2 equivalent (eq) which comprises of the following:

1221.76 million tons of CO2; 20.56 million…

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Added by Samraj Sahay on May 11, 2010 at 12:30pm — 1 Comment