Infrastructure
Developing Cities from India to Colombia Leapfrog Ahead With Clean, Green Bus Rapid Transit Systems
Latin America cities are pioneers in deploying BRT and it is good to see Indian cities like Ahmedabad learn from this approach. This needs to be combined with road pricing, like in Singapore, to alleviate traffic delays and facilitate mobility.The former mayor of Curitiba-Brazil, Jaime Lerner who was the pioneer in this approach details his [...]
Developing countries need $83 bn a year to feed 9.1bn people in 2050
livemint.com
Primary agriculture investment needs include some $20 billion a year earmarked for crop production and $13 billion for livestock, the FAO said in a paper ahead of a forum on how to feed the world in 2050 it is due to hold on 12 Oct-13 Oct in Rome.
A further $50 billion a year would be [...]
Unblocking Panama canal’s bottleneck
Business | The Guardian
Panama has steamed ahead with a massive expansion of its canal to keep trade between Asia and North America flowing through the waterway.
It has revealed bids for the main contract in a $5.25bn plan to widen the canal, clearing the way for one of the world’s largest and most lucrative infrastructure projects. [...]
Jindal Steel and Power to produce gas in Bolivia
The Economic Times
India’s Jindal Steel and Power expects to start producing gas in Bolivia in June for export to Argentina, company representatives told the Andean nation’s president here.
Vikrant Gujral, vice president of the steel and energy major, told reporters about the company’s plans after Friday’s meeting with President Evo Morales, saying the gas supplies would [...]
Green buildings to change India’s skyline by 2010
- The Financial Express
There will be over 1,000 green buildings dotting the Indian skyline by 2010 saving energy. Already 375 buildings are under construction. Indian industry will also be a key player in the $40-billion green building material business in the world. There will be over 50,000 accredited green professionals in the country to make [...]
Venture Capital to invest in Indian rural technology
Business Standard
Venture capitals (VC) in India, which traditionally invested in urban segments or technology sector, have begun investing in rural-centric technology firms. Avishkaar India Micro Venture Capital Fund, Acumen Fund, and Rural Innovations Network (RIN) are showing increased focus on rural markets.
“India has very few funds that look at investing in rural India. But what’s [...]
U.S. Architects Head to LatAm to Weather the Economic Storm
Architectural Record
In recent years, as many major U.S. architecture firms expanded internationally, they often bypassed Latin America in favor of Europe, China, and the Middle East. Gradually, though, that may be starting to change, as architects open offices and enlist for projects in Central and South American countries, where population and economic growth have been [...]
Peru To Lure Investments Worth US$6 Bln From Asia-Pacific Economies
Bernama.com ver 5.0
Peru expects to lure investments worth US$6 billion from Asia-Pacific economies despite tough global economic conditions after it hosts the region’s biggest gathering of leaders, ministers and top-ranking businessmen this week at its capital in Lima.
It is also seeking to attract investments from Malaysia especially in value-added downstream oil palm activities, Peruvian Ambassador [...]
Foreign air cargo players upbeat about Indian industry, to add capacity
The Economic Times
Indian air cargo industry does not seem to suffer from the kind of tumultuous upheaval that air passenger industry is subjected to now-a-days. Infact, air cargo movement in the country is going to gather further momentum with international airlines planning to increase their capacities into Indian market.
Carriers from the Middle East like Emirates [...]
European Scientists: ‘Let’s Set Up A Global Solar Energy Grid’
Makes sense for the Indian, Brazilian and Mexican scientists to get behind this.Triple Pundit
The ground tone at the recent European Science Foundation conference about Nanotechnology for Sustainable Energy was overly clear about it; Europe is ready to accelerate development of nano technologies. The conference focused on solar rather than other sustainable energy sources such as [...]
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