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India's Solar Ambitions Are Big, But So Are Its Ambitions For Coal

2015-12-04 17:58:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Fast Coexist: "1,000 billion U.S. Dollars" ($1 trillion). That's how much the International Solar Alliance says it needs for a "massive deployment" of solar power around the world. We don't exactly how big that deployment might be, but this week 121 sun-rich countries signed on to the planning document, showing, at least, that they see massive potential in solar. The initiative is led by India, which is putting up $30 million to headquarter the new organization. "We want to bring solar energy into our lives...

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VIDEO: India's demand for English growing

2015-12-04 04:37:55| BBC News | Business | UK Edition

With India's rapid urbanisation, the demand for businesses that can help people learn or improve their English is growing.

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VIDEO: One of India's wealthiest on tax reforms

2015-12-03 02:59:50| BBC News | Business | UK Edition

Sunil Mittal, founder and chairman of Bharti Enterprises, talks about potential changes to his country's tax system.

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India's Need for Cheap Coal a Challenge for Climate Talks

2015-12-02 16:27:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Time: As world leaders gathered in Paris for the opening of the international climate conference on Nov. 30, excavators in a densely forested corner of eastern India were at work extracting coal at what in coming years is projected to become the biggest mine in Asia. The Magadh project, in the Indian state of Jharkhand, is part of a massive push by the world's third-largest carbon emitter to close the gap between the amount of coal it produces domestically and the amount it's consuming, particularly...

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