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NOBEL LAUREATE ADAM FENECH ON BATTLING CLIMATE CHANGE: WE NEED TO CHANGE THE WAY WE THINK

November 11, 2017 Anand Gupta

While planning a city, always listen to the climatologist. Doesn’t it sound like dentist?’ Students burst into laughter as eminent climatologist and Nobel Laureate Adam Fenech sat discussing climate change. Fenech has worked extensively on climate change since 1988. He took us back to his journey, telling us about his forming years in Toronto when […]

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Developing world says rich nations shirking on climate change pledge

November 10, 2017 Anand Gupta

The treaty, inked outside the French capital in 2015, calls on the world to cap global warming at “well below” two degrees Celsius and even 1.5 C if possible. New Delhi: The failure of wealthy nations to deliver on short-term climate commitments could hinder the rollout of a landmark treaty, a bloc of 134 developing […]

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COP 23 at Bonn: India has resolved to be a strong leader on climate action

November 10, 2017 Anand Gupta

Actions to slow climate change are not only being taken by the national government. State governments, businesses, civil society, and individuals are pitching in to move far beyond commitments. This week a major United Nations gathering on climate change gets underway in Bonn, Germany. Countries around the world will take this opportunity to showcase their […]

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Climate change: India likely to overachieve 2020 target, well on course to achieve goals set for 2030, claims Report

November 10, 2017 Anand Gupta

Climate change: India likely to overachieve 2020 target, well on course to achieve goals set for 2030, claims Report. A new report released at the climate change conference in Bonn, Germany revealed that India is among the small group of countries that are on track to achieve their self-declared climate targets under the Paris Agreement. […]

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“Women in Clean Energy” initiative gets backing from governments and industry

November 9, 2017 Anand Gupta

The governments of Sweden, Italy, Canada, as well as the International Energy Agency, are seeking to promote greater participation for women in the clean energy field, an initiative that is receiving a wide backing from other governments and industry. Ministers from IEA member countries and industry executives met in Paris to support the “Women in […]

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All You Need To Know Going Into Trade On November 9

November 9, 2017 Anand Gupta

Stocks in Asia extended a global rally, underpinned by a solid earnings season and modest gains in U.S. shares overnight, with Japan’s equity benchmarks cementing advances to two-decade highs. The Singapore-traded SGX Nifty, an early indicator of NSE Nifty 50 Index’s performance in India, was little changed at 10,365 as of 7:00 a.m. Global Cues […]

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Shell launches incubator to support energy startups, find innovative solutions to solve global energy crisis

November 9, 2017 Anand Gupta

The Shell E4 (Energizing and Enabling Energy Entrepreneurs) programme is scouting for entrepreneurs, startups with innovative business models, technology ideas and products. The startup should be in early, pilot, or post-pilot stages with a potential to impact the future of energy. India is home to 18% of the world’s population but uses less than 6% […]

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As Trump Steps Back From UN Climate Talks, Coke and HP Move In

November 8, 2017 Anand Gupta

On the fringes of the ongoing global climate summit in Bonn, U.S. leaders will once again demonstrate their commitment to the issue, with a packed agenda of film screenings, panel discussions and cocktail parties where they will highlight the country’s carbon dioxide cuts. Unlike past years, however, the leaders are from corporate America — not […]

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Peak oil? Majors aren’t buying into the threat from renewables

November 8, 2017 Anand Gupta

HOUSTON/LONDON – Two decades ago, BP set out to transcend oil, adopting a sunburst logo to convey its plans to pour $8 billion over a decade into renewable technologies, even promising to power its gas stations with the sun. That transformation – marketed as “Beyond Petroleum” – led to manufacturing solar panels in Australia, Spain […]

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RIL, Bharti Airtel Drag Sensex, Nifty For Second Day

November 8, 2017 Anand Gupta

Closing Bell Indian equity benchmarks fell for second straight day dragged down by index heavyweights Bharti Airtel, Reliance Industries, ICICI Bank and Tata Motors. The S&P BSE Sensex fell 0.46 percent to 33,218.81 and the NSE Nifty 50 Index declined 0.45 percent to 10,303. The losses were broad-based as the S&P BSE MidCap Index declined […]

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