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| Californian start-up SGB domesticates wild jatropha |
| Todd Woody |
| The Economic Times , Wednesday, December 25, 2013 |
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In an unmarked greenhouse, leafy bushes carpet an acre of land tucked into the suburban sprawl of Southern California. The seeds of the inedible, drought-resistant plants, called jatropha, produce a p ...More
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| State to Go Ahead with Climate Action Plan |
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| The New Indian Express , Sunday, December 22, 2013 |
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The State Government has decided to implement the Climate Change Action Plan without waiting for Central assistance.
“Availability of funds will not be a bottleneck in the process. Required funds wi ...More
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| ‘India’s agri-waste excites us’ |
| Thomas K. Thomas |
| The Hindu , Saturday, December 21, 2013 |
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We’re going back to the future — to renewable energy — but unlike in the past, with new technologies. FEIKE SIJBESMA, CEO & CHAIRMAN MANAGING BOARD, DSM
Feike Sijbesma, CEO and Chairman Managing Boar ...More
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| Margazhi opens with coldest day of season |
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| The Times of India , Tuesday, December 17, 2013 |
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CHENNAI: Marking the onset of Margazhi season, the minimum temperature in the city dropped by two degrees from normal to touch 19.3C on Monday, making it the coldest day of the season.
On December ...More
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| ‘Fisheries management needs to be eco-friendly’ |
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| The Hindu Business Line , Tuesday, December 17, 2013 |
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Nations in the Indian Ocean rim should opt for ecosystem based on fisheries management, a regional workshop here has suggested. The workshop on fisheries management concluded that such an approach to ...More
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| UN leader Ban to see Philippines typhoon city |
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| Business Standard , Tuesday, December 17, 2013 |
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UN leader Ban Ki-moon will go to the typhoon-stricken Philippines city of Tacloban this week to highlight the growing number of weather disasters.
"2013 was another year of extreme weather -- as w ...More
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| Cardamom loses flavour as N. India buyers turn inactive |
| G. K. Nair |
| The Hindu Business Line , Tuesday, December 17, 2013 |
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Kochi, Dec 16:
Cardamom prices continued to be under pressure on higher arrivals amidst slack demand at auctions last week.
The average price of cardamom at the auctions vacillated between Rs 53 ...More
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| Students' Farm Congress |
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| The New Indian Express , Monday, December 16, 2013 |
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The fifth edition of ‘Balakrishisasthra Congress’ (students’ agriculture science congress) organised by Agrifriends Krishi Samskarika Vedi, working to stimulate interest in agriculture among st ...More
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| A Solar Sunrise in India |
| Nikhil Inamdar |
| Business Standard , Monday, December 16, 2013 |
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Policymaking in India is more often than not credited for its high nuisance value, rather than for positively aiding growth. Whether oil & gas, power, mining or any other core sector of the economy, g ...More
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| Climate change causing Earth's poles to shift |
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| The Asian Age , Sunday, December 15, 2013 |
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London: Researchers have said that climate change is causing the location of North Pole location to drift.
Jianli Chen of the University of Texas at Austin and his team showed that melting of glacier ...More
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| Experts to discuss climate change impact at MSU |
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| The Times of India , Saturday, December 14, 2013 |
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VADODARA: Is climate change alarming in India? Scientists from across the country will discuss this on Saturday at a national seminar organized jointly by M S University's Department of Botany and the ...More
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| Peak power demand to rise to 7,023 Mw by 2021-22 |
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| Business Standard , Friday, December 13, 2013 |
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The peak power demand of Odisha is projected to rise to 7,023 Mw by 2021-22 as against 5,237 Mw in the current fiscal. To meet this projected demand, the state needs to have installed capacity of 10,5 ...More
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