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CSE Conference proposes ‘green’ norms for ‘green’ energy

Wind energy and small hydro power can exert severe environmental impacts India needs better green energy norms to offset these impacts Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) conference on ‘Green Norms for Green Energy’ shatters a lot of myths about the renewable energy sector. Discusses little-known and lesser-acknowledged environmental impacts of the sector CSE calls …

Convocation Ceremony of the Second Batch 2011-13 of the Indo-German Training Centre Kolkata to be held on 26th April, 2013

16 students will receive their well-deserved final certificates at the Goethe-Institut/Max Mueller Bhavan Auditorium. The students have undergone a Post Graduate Programme in Business Administration, including 12 months of theoretical training at the IGTC interlinked with 6 months of theoretical training at an Indo-German company. In Kolkata, IGTC is supported e.g. by Bettina Wuerth India, …

EUROFER disappointed by ENVI decision on backloading

EUROFER is disappointed by the European Parliament’s ENVI Committee’s vote to pave the way for withholding CO2 emissions allowances from the European carbon market. Gordon Moffat, Director General of the European Steel Association: “Artificially increasing the carbon price by withholding or removing allowances will undermine the competitiveness of European industries by increasing energy bills even …

Air pollution is now the fifth largest killer in India, says newly released findings of Global Burden of Disease report – CSE

Findings released by the scientists behind the study at a Dialogue Workshop organised by Centre for Science and Environment, Indian Council of Medical Research and US-based Health Effects Institute Annual premature deaths caused by particulate air pollution have increased by six times since the year 2000 With one fifth of global deaths, India shows the …

Molten Metal: India has a high potential to grow in the coming years – Sushim Banerjee, Director General, INSDAG

Sushim Banerjee, Director General of the Institute of Steel Development and Growth (INSDAG) is carrying out a Herculean Task of spreading awareness among those who will act as catalysts in driving India’s steel demand tomorrow. Here he talks exclusively to Core Communique about steel trends, both on the demand and supply side and explains why …