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Rs 13k cr boost for electric, hybrid vehicles on the anvilBy : Sustainability ..., Jul 1, 2012
The government plans to invest around Rs 13,000 crore over a period of eight years to promote electric and hybrid vehicles in the country and the Department of Heavy Industries is expected to seek Cabinet approval for the same within the next three months. According to... Read more.. |
Wartsila India to add 500 MW power in O&M divisionBy : Sustainability ..., Jun 27, 2012
Energy and marine power solutions company Wartsila India Ltd. will shortly beef up its operations and maintenance (O&M) portfolio by adding another 500 MW capacity, taking the division's total power capacity to around 2,000 MW, an official said. "We are in the... Read more.. Subject Tags: Politics , Wartsila India Ltd. |
Meghalaya to tap its huge green energy potential in a big wayBy : Sustainability ..., Jun 25, 2012
Taking cue from Tamil Nadu and Karnataka, power-deficit Meghalaya is going all out to tap green energy to bridge the widening demand-supply gap in the state. A preliminary investigation conducted by the Meghalaya Non-Conventional and Rural Energy Development Agency... Read more.. |
Harnessing ‘Water Gold’ – Teesta Urja shows the wayBy : Sustainability ..., Jun 25, 2012
As the rest of India struggles to meet perennial power shortages, the tiny Himalayan State of Sikkim has taken steps to emerge surplus in power by the next year with the execution of Teesta Urja cascade projects. Work is in rapid progress at Teesta-III, part of the Teesta... Read more.. |
Water Quality and state of water in India-I By : Pranay Kumar, Jun 18, 2012
In this first of a series of article, the authors presents an overview of the underlying causes for water pollution in the country as also suggests remedial actions (in terms of best practices as also legal mandates) required for addressing the state of this extremely... Read more.. |
Govt plans to roll out 3,000-MW solar power projectsBy : Sustainability ..., Jun 14, 2012
The Government of India is working on a plan to roll out 3,000 MW of grid connected solar power projects in phase 2 of the Jawaharlal Nehru National Solar Mission. “The Government also has plans to set up four solar thermal power projects through the Solar Energy... Read more.. |
U.S.-India Bilateral Cooperation on Energy and Climate ChangeBy : Sustainability ..., Jun 14, 2012
Recalling the 2009 U.S.-India MOU on clean energy, energy efficiency, energy security, and climate change, Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton and Minister of External Affairs S.M. Krishna reaffirmed their countries’ strong commitment to work collaboratively in... Read more.. Subject Tags: Clean Energy Pathfinders Fund , energy , Environment , India , Politics , Social Issues , Technology , United States |
Metro mulls solar panels at stations to go greenBy : Sustainability ..., Jun 5, 2012
In a bid to reduce dependence on non-renewable sources of power, Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) is looking to tap into solar power. As part of this initiative, Delhi Metro, in consultation with Delhi government, is planning to install solar panels at the... Read more.. Subject Tags: Delhi Metro Rail Corporation , Politics |
Cyber espionage on the rise, energy assets most vulnerableBy : Sustainability ..., Jun 1, 2012
Global energy infrastructure is more vulnerable than ever in an escalating cyber war thanks to "sons of Stuxnet" electronic missiles, which can be created from the virus designed to sabotage Iran's nuclear programme. Cyber espionage is on the rise, with Chinese hackers... Read more.. |
Britain's climate change policy is going up in smokeBy : Sustainability ..., May 30, 2012
Energy policy in the United Kingdom looks like a jam factory hit by a meteorite: a multicoloured pool of gloop studded with broken glass. Consider these two press releases, issued by the Department of Energy and Climate Change last week Tuesday: the government's new... Read more.. |