Economy

India is now a $2-trillion economy

Gross per capita annual income swells to Rs. 1 lakh.

Publication Date: 
03/07/2015
Hindu (New Delhi)
Tags:
India, World Bank, Population, China, Germany, Japan, Economy
Air Pollution

Germany Gives Dirtiest Coal Plants Six Years for Phase Ou

Germany’s main political parties worked out a compromise plan to cut power-industry pollution by handing a six-year lifeline to some of the dirtiest coal-fired plants.

Publication Date: 
03/07/2015
Bloomberg
Tags:
Energy, Germany, Coal, Thermal Power Plants, Air Pollution, Power Industry, Air Pollution Control, Climate Change, European Union (EU)
Energy

Greenpeace and utilities launch suit against Hinkley nuclear plant

Greenpeace and nine German and Austrian utilities selling renewable energy said on Thursday they are launching legal action against state aid for a new British nuclear power plant, which was approv

Publication Date: 
03/07/2015
Guardian (UK)
Tags:
Energy, Nuclear Power Plants, Greenpeace, European Union (EU), Germany, Austria, Renewable Energy
Health

Laboratory rodent diets contain toxic levels of environmental contaminants: Implications for regulatory tests

The quality of diets in rodent feeding trials is crucial. We describe the contamination with environmental pollutants of 13 laboratory rodent diets from 5 continents. Measurements were performed using accredited methodologies. All diets were contaminated with pesticides (1-6 out of 262 measured), heavy metals (2-3 out of 4, mostly lead and cadmium), PCDD/Fs (1-13 out of 17) and PCBs (5-15 out of 18). Out of 22 GMOs tested for, Rounduptolerant GMOs were the most frequently detected, constituting up to 48% of the diet.

Publication Date: 
02/07/2015
Robin Mesnage, Nicolas Defarge, Louis-Marie Rocque
PLoS ONE
1-17
Tags:
Food Contamination, Pesticide Residues, Heavy Metals, PCBs, Lead, GMOs, Health Effects, Neurology, Toxicity Studies, Toxicology, N C America, South America, Asia, China, New Zealand, Brazil, Kenya, Italy, Germany, United States Of America (US), France, Rodents, Research
Energy

Germany to shut down coal-fired plants, extend power grid -sources

The German government decided on Thursday to order the shutdown of several coal-fired plants in order to reach its ambitious climate goals by 2020, government sources told Reuters.

Publication Date: 
02/07/2015
Reuters
Tags:
Energy, Coal, Fossil Fuels, Thermal Power Plants, Climate Mitigation, Germany, Carbon Dioxide, Green House Gases
Energy

Electricity costs of energy intensive industries: an international comparison

The study “Electricity Costs of Energy Intensive Industries” examines, in detail, the composition of electricity prices in Germany and ten other countries: the Netherlands, the United Kingdom, France, Italy, Denmark, Canada, the United States, China, Korea and Japan.

Publication Date: 
01/07/2015
Katharina Grave, Mandana Hazrat, Sil Boeve, & et al
Ecofys
Tags:
Energy Intensity, Electricity, Industry, Energy Efficiency, Global, Environment, Renewable Energy, Energy Technology, Germany
Energy

Network of cities committing to 100 per cent renewable energy planned

Wind energy will have a key role to play in countries aiming to go in for 100 per cent renewable energy in the future.

Publication Date: 
30/06/2015
M. Soundariya Preetha
Hindu (Chennai)
Tags:
Tamil Nadu, Wind Energy, Renewable Energy, Global, India, Germany, Energy
Energy

China Focus: China's sustainable energy competitiveness tops global ranking

China's sustainable energy competitiveness was ranked first among 21 major countries, overtaking the United States and European countries, said a report published Sunday.

Publication Date: 
29/06/2015
China Daily
Tags:
Energy, China, European Union (EU), Germany, Denmark, Spain, Fossil Fuels, Renewable Energy, Developing Countries, Solar Energy, Hydroelectricity, Geothermal Energy, Tidal Energy
Economy

G20 to push for growth in fight against inequality

Turkey , which assumed the presidency of the G20, will push for inclusive growth and investment to boost economic expansion and stem the tide of rising inequality , its sherpa has said.

Publication Date: 
17/06/2015
Surojit Gupta
Times Of India (New Delhi)
Tags:
Turkey, Economic Development, Trade, European Union (EU), United Kingdom (UK), United States Of America (US), India, Argentina, Australia, Brazil, Canada, China, France, Germany, Indonesia, Italy, Japan, South Korea, Mexico, Russia, Saudi Arabia
Health

Germany reports first death from MERS virus

A 65-year-old German man who was infected with the Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) virus earlier this year has died in hospital, the health ministry of the German state of Lower Saxony said

Publication Date: 
17/06/2015
Reuters
Tags:
Health, Diseases, Germany, Viral Diseases

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