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Wednesday 20 October 2010 |
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Costa
Rica
Proposes
Join
Venture
With
India On
Carbon-Neutral
Agriculture
Costa
Rica is
looking
to spark
India's
interest
in a
joint
venture
in
carbon-neutral
agriculture
as well
as
adaptation
of Costa
Rican
technology
for the
Indian
aerospace
industry.
Costa
Rican
Foreign
Minister
René
Castro,
who is
on a
visit to
India,
proposed
these
areas
for
collaboration
during
his
talks
with
External
Affairs
Minister
Krishna
in New
Delhi on
Tuesday.
'We told
them
(India)
that it
is
possible
to look
into
compensation
of
carbon
credit
for
carbon-neutral
agriculture,'
he told
IANS on
the
sidelines
of an
interaction
with the
Confederation
of
Indian
Industry.
Castro
admitted
that
there
was some
'positive
surprise'
among
Indian
officials
that
this
could be
an area
of
competitiveness
for
developing
countries.
A former
environment
minister,
the
Costa
Rican
foreign
minister
is
evangelical
about
the
possibility
for
harnessing
green
technology
to
increase
economic
cooperation
between
the two
countries.
'You
will be
surprised
to know
that we
already
have 20
Revas
(Indian
electric
cars) in
San
José. It
is the
top
brand in
electric
vehicles
there,'
he said.
Incidentally,
more
than 90
percent
of
energy
consumed
in Costa
Rica is
from
renewable
sources,
with
hydro-electricity
accounting
for 78
percent
of the
energy
needs in
the
country,
he said.
He will
also be
travelling
to
Bangalore
to visit
India's
space
industry
and to
look at
the
possibility
of using
Costa
Rican-developed
experimental
plasma
thrust
engine
in space
programs.
'We want
to see
if there
is a
possibility
of
developing
the
engine
from its
experimental
to
market
stage,'
said
Castro.
He
pointed
out that
the
plasma
engine,
known as
variable
specific
impulse
magnetoplasma
rocket,
would be
crucial
in space
exploration,
as it
will
help in
bringing
down
costs
significantly.
Demonstrating
his
country's
long-term
interest
in
India,
Castro
inaugurated
its
first
permanent
embassy
in Delhi
Tuesday.
'For a
small
country
like
ours,
the
investment
in
opening
an
embassy
is
heavy,'
he said,
noting
that it
was a
recognition
of India
as an
emerging
power.
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