Industry

 Strong medicine

ONTARIO Hydro's newly appointed chairman, Maurice Strong, has initiated steps to reduce the corporation's debt and review its operations, including its nuclear programme. Ontario Hydro, Canada's

Publication Date: 
29/04/1993
Down to Earth
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Canada, Nuclear Power, Private Sector, United States Of America (US), Debt
Industry

 Jurisdictional ruling angers environmentalists

The Sri Lankan government is being sharply criticised for giving the court of appeal in Colombo authority to hear cases involving development projects.

Publication Date: 
14/04/1993
Down to Earth
Tags:
Water Pollution, Wildlife, Industry, Private Sector, Environment Court, Sri Lanka, Hotels
India

 Package collection plan promotes recycling

Germany's environmental laws are slowly ushering in a culture of waste reduction, especially in packaging material.

Publication Date: 
30/03/1993
Down to Earth
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Packaging Industry, Garbage, Private Sector, Germany, Waste Recycling
India

 Extended lease

Calcutta's wetlands (bheris) have got a new lease of life. The Calcutta High Court has ordered the West Bengal government to stop reclaiming the wetlands. The court also directed the Calcutta

Publication Date: 
30/10/1992
Down to Earth
Tags:
Wetlands, Land Encroachments, Private Sector, India, Calcutta (D)
India

 In the eye of a storm

MEDICAL education is suddenly making news. A spate of student agitations in Tamil Nadu; an ordinance banning capitation fee in the state; a petition against private colleges in Andhra Pradesh;

Publication Date: 
29/09/1992
Down to Earth
Tags:
Private Sector, Education, India, Tamil Nadu
Industry

 R&D expenditure: A disturbing trend

THOUGH India now spends more than Rs 4,000 crore annually in research and development -- 87 per cent of which comes from government and public sector industries and the rest from the private sector

Publication Date: 
Monday, September 14, 1992
Down to Earth
Tags:
Environment, Energy, Industry, Public Sector, Private Sector, Statistics, Health
Economy
Ministry of Finance and Planning (Sri Lanka)
Sri Lanka, Finance, Planning, Economy, Economic Development, Private Sector, Public Sector, South Asia
Energy

Large-scale promotion of animal-dung based domestic biogas digesters through public private partnership: A successful case of Nepal

Large-scale promotion of small scale decentralized renewable energy technologies to achieve a part of millennium development goal remained a great challenge until recently.

Publication Date: 
01/01/2011
Govind Raj Pokharel, Arjun Bahadur Chettri
Hydro Nepal
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Animal Dung, Biogas, Private Sector, Nepal, South Asia, Renewable Energy, Energy Policy, Public Sector, Energy
Energy

An end to gridlock?

Europe says it is embarking on an unprecedented overhaul of its electricity system. But it must do more to convince the private sector that it is serious. (Editorial)

Publication Date: 
02/12/2010
Nature
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Europe, Energy, Private Sector, Energy Policy, International Cooperation, Hydroelectricity, Renewable Energy, Infrastructure Development
Energy

Capacity development for environmental management and governance in the energy sector in Developing Countries

The relationships between energy, the environment, and development are deep and complex. The International Energy Agency has noted that energy is deeply implicated in each of the economic, social and environmental dimensions of human development. Energy services provide an essential input to economic activity, contribute to social development, and help meet basic human needs.

Publication Date: 
31/10/2010
George Matheson, Laurie Giroux
OECD
Tags:
Energy, Energy Efficiency, Developing Countries, India, Environment Management, Governance, Renewable Energy, Private Sector

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