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IFC-Supported Standards for Clean Lighting Now Recognized Internationally

New Delhi, India, April 15, 2013 – The Lighting Global Quality Test Methodology has become the world standard for clean off-grid lighting products, following its incorporation into an International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) technical specification on 3 April, 2013. The Clean Energy Ministerial will highlight the new IEC standard as an important step in the effort …

Finance Minister to Leave for One Week Foreigntour to Canada and USA on 14TH April, 2013; to Interact with Business Leaders of both Countries beside Participating in IMF-WB Meetings

The Union Finance Minister Shri P. Chidambaram will leave for one week two nation tour to Canada and USA on the early morning tomorrow i.e. Sunday,14th April, 2013. In the first leg of his journey, the Finance Minister Shri Chidambaram will visit Canada. He will reach Toronto on 14th April, 2013. At Toronto, the Finance …

Russian President’s Plenipotentiary Representative in Urals Visits Chelyabinsk Metallurgical Plant

Chelyabinsk, Russia — April 12, 2013 – Mechel OAO (NYSE: MTL), one of the leading Russian mining and metals companies, reports the visit of Russian President’s Plenipotentiary Representative in the Urals Federal Region Igor Kholmanskikh to Chelyabinsk Metallurgical Plant. Russian President’s Plenipotentiary Representative in the Urals Federal Region Igor Kholmanskikh, accompanied by Chelyabinsk Region’s Governor …

KraussMaffei promotes research for optimized future production

Successful conclusion of the “ZuPrEff” project at KraussMaffei (Munich, April 12, 2013) Yesterday’s closing event for the collaborative project “ZuPrEff” at KraussMaffei was extremely well-attended. The high popularity confirms the topicality of the development approaches for energy-efficient and resource-conserving process management in injection-molding production. Pioneering findings for energy efficiency in injection molding “Optimize production results …

Resolutions adopted at SSAB’s 2013 AGM

SSAB’s annual general meeting was held today, April 12, 2013, in Stockholm. Dividend The AGM resolved upon a dividend of SEK 1.00 per share, with a record date of April 17, 2013. The dividend is expected to be disbursed by Euroclear Sweden AB on April 22, 2013. Discharge from liability The general meeting granted the …

worldsteel Short Range Outlook

London, 11 April 2013 – The World Steel Association (worldsteel) today released its Short Range Outlook (SRO) for 2013 and 2014. worldsteel forecasts that global apparent steel use will increase by 2.9% to 1,454 Mt in 2013, following growth of 1.2% in 2012. In 2014, it is forecast that world steel demand will grow further …

Alacero welcomes new ISO standard

Santiago, Chile, April 11th, 2013. Alacero-Latin American Steel Association- welcomes the publication of an ISO standard that defines a calculation method of carbon dioxide emission intensity from iron and steel production. The standard is based on the CO2 data collection methodology that has been promoted by worldsteel (the association that represents steel producers globally) and …

CSE’s Green Schools Awards, 2013

 Schools awarded for innovating on rainwater harvesting, waste management etc. 11 Delhi schools feature in the list of winners · Centre for Science and Environment’s (CSE) Gobar Times national and state-level Green Schools Awards for 2013 presented. Ramakant Goswami, Delhi’s minister for transport, election, law and labour, and the popular band Indian Ocean present the …