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Food & Agriculture
Castor Bean Can Cut Carbon & Fuel the Future
Castor is an important non-edible oilseed crop of the family Euphorbiaceae with great utilitarian value in industry, agriculture and pharmaceutical sectors. The presence of hydroxyl group and double bonds in …
The two major species of genus Madhuca found in India are Madhuca Indica (syn. Bassia latifolia) and Madhuca longifolia (syn.Brassica longifolia). Mahua is the widely accepted as local name for …
Increasing food production is the main policy prescription for addressing food security, but this neglects the crucial importance of access and affordability for low-income urban residents. This according to the …
Policy & Finance
Post-2015: framing a new approach to sustainable development
A new international alliance of research institutes has identified eight major shifts that must take place for humanity to achieve sustainable development.
Swiss Re report investigates how the global energy mix will take shape and the impact of sustainable energy sources on climate change
Report uses a scenario-based approach to outline possible energy futures and provides a framework for...
China could soon be experiencing an energy boom as its energy consumption increases at a time when it needs to meet greenhouse gas reduction targets, said a new report issued …
The blackout in July 2012 that cut power to hundreds of millions of Indian households and businesses offered a stark reminder of the deep challenges facing India's energy sector.
Policy & Finance
Policy’s dramatic impact on green buildings: The global hotspots
Energy security, and environmental and livability concerns drive government policy on green-building technologies but eventually cost and affordability determine the extent and pace of adoption, according to Lux Research. The …
Access to affordable modern energy services may not be a Millennium Development Goal (MDG) but without it, sustainable development, indeed the MDGs themselves, cannot be achieved. Yet energy access remains …
Manufacturing
How to radically transform industrial energy use
A new IEA-IIP report offers step-by-step guide to implementing energy management programmes for industry.
This report follows up on the 2007 report by examining the most recent data and trends related to primary energy supply, final energy demand, electricity generation and demand, greenhouse gas …
Grenatec's "Pan-Asian Energy Infrastructure 2011," explains in detail how a Pan-Asian Energy Infrastructure could be built.
