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Dassault Systèmes Foundation inspires design and manufacturing for rural economy, recycling and clean energy with AAKRUTI design competition

India—July 31, 2018: Dassault Systèmes Foundation announced AAKRUTI — an annual nationwide product design competition. The AAKRUTI 2018 contest is an innovation driven platform to shape student’s imagination and bring their creative designs to life using product design applications. With the objective of reaching out to the engineering colleges and universities across India and make …

Pamir Energy wins prestigious Ashden Award for bringing clean energy to East Tajikistan and North Afghanistan

London, 12 June 2017 – Pamir Energy has won the 2017 International Ashden Award for Increasing Energy Access for its work bringing hydro power to 220,000 people in East Tajikistan and 35,000 people in North Afghanistan, as well as to many businesses, schools, and health centres. The Ashden Awards are a globally recognised measure …

Clean energy offers massive potential for GCC to maintain global energy leadership and reap substantial fossil fuel savings: report

Renewable energy (RE) plans for region’s electricity sectors could result in overall savings of USD 55 to 87 billion Fossil fuel savings in power and water sectors could peak at around 400 million barrels of oil equivalent by 2030 Savings for Saudi Arabia, the region’s largest consumer of fossil fuels for power …

SXC Global Earth Summit- Valedictory Address by Rev. Fr. Dr. John Felix Raj,SJ

The Role of Higher Education on Ecology The Jesuit zeal of spreading knowledge has often been likened to the flickering of a candle. When a candle lights another, it does not diminish its luminosity, on the contrary, it helps dispel the darkness with greater vigor. We Jesuits, have been holding the candles of enlightenment …

Joint Statement on Prime Minister’s Summit Meeting with President Barack Obama in Washington D.C. (September 27, 2013)

The Prime Minister of India Dr. Manmohan Singh and the President of the United States of America Barack Obama met this morning followed by a working luncheon at the White House. Marking their third bilateral summit, the two leaders reflected proudly on the transformation of United States-India relations during the last decade, affirming that the …

World Bank Launches South-South-North Knowledge Exchange Facility on Clean Energy

New Delhi, April 18, 2013 – The World Bank today launched a South-South-North Knowledge Exchange (SSNKE) facility at the 4th Clean Energy Ministerial (CEM) meeting in New Delhi. The Facility will enable exchange of ideas and experiences in clean energy among the members of the CEM, a high level global forum to advance clean energy …

Government to provide 24 hours electricity to all households in the country in the next 5 years, says Prime Minister

Prime Minister, Dr. Manmohan Singh today said the government aims to provide 24×7 electricity to all households in the country and affordable access to electricity in the next 5 years. One million households in India are now using decentralized solar energy to meet their lighting energy needs, said the Prime Minister. Government is also striving …