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India girding itself for US, EU carbon tax

14th Apr 2010 - http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/economy/finance/India-girding-itself-for-US-EU-carbon-tax/articleshow/5799067.cms

NEW DELHI: Policymakers and businesses are bracing to face the threat of higher entry barriers for Indian goods in the Western markets under the garb of environmental protection. Both the US and the EU are discussing additional taxes on carbon-emitti...

IDEA Carbon, ICRA ink deal for carbon credit biz

06th Apr 2010 - http://www.hindustantimes.com/News-Feed/business/IDEACarbon-ICRA-ink-deal-for-carbon-credit-biz/Article1-528001.aspx

Rating agency ICRA has got into an alliance with the UK-based IDEA carbon to provide carbon trading services and ratings to Certified Emission Reductions (CERs) as India Inc warms up to the realities of climate change and commercial potential of carb...

IPL commissions study for carbon audit

06th Apr 2010 - http://www.business-standard.com/india/news/ipl-commissions-study-for-carbon-audit/15/17/390939/

The third edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL) isn’t just the country’s biggest cricketing spectacle. It may also have the largest carbon footprint among the subcontinent’s major sporting events. A carbon footprint is the tota...

India plans ‘Sovereign Fund' to seek energy assets abroad

01st Apr 2010 - http://www.thehindu.com/2010/04/01/stories/2010040155261200.htm

CANCUN (MEXICO): In an indication of India turning aggressive in its hunt for energy assets abroad, the government is drawing up ambitious plans to set up a ‘Sovereign Fund' that would help its state-run companies pursue acquisition of oil, gas...

India can be a solar power leader, says Manmohan singh

07th Feb 2010 - Planet earth

Solar power could help the country combat climate change, secure energy independence and offer opportunities for industries, Prime Minister Manmohan Sing said recently The National Solar Mission, he added, could establish India as a world leader in ...