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Mumbai civic amenities to match global standards

By : sustainabilityo..., Apr 26, 2011

The water supply crunch, pitiful sanitation, improper waste management and a faulty drainage system may soon be a thing of past. The state government has chalked out a plan to augment the existing amenities in the city as per international standards. The water supply and...

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Subject Tags: Politics , Technology

Waste-to-energy plant: Residents do a Hazare

By : sustainabilityo..., Apr 24, 2011

Inspired by Anna Hazare and frustrated over the lack of response from the government on the waste-to-energy plant coming up at Okhla, a resident of Batla House went on a 48-hour fast on Friday morning. Another resident of New Friends Colony, Chandra Rajan, has said that if...

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Sujana Group awards grant to Foster U.S. Investment in India Clean-Energy Projects

By : sustainabilityo..., Apr 20, 2011

With India home to one of the world’s fastest-growing economies, there is an increasing recognition that its energy needs must come from cleaner sources to help counter the effects of climate change from greenhouse gases.

It is a potentially lucrative market for...

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Super energy-saving devices in pipeline

By : sustainabilityo..., Apr 18, 2011

Home appliances that save as much as 50% more power than their most energy-efficient versions today could hit the markets in about a year under a government's rewards plan for manufacturers.

The Bureau of Energy Efficiency (BEE), an agency of the power ministry, is set...

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Subject Tags: energy , Politics

Fraud Plagues Major Solar Subsidy Program in China, Investigation Suggests

By : sustainabilityo..., Apr 18, 2011

"Golden Sun" is a Chinese solar subsidy scheme, set up with the primary objective of preventing the closure of 10,000 domestic solar PV businesses during the early days of the financial crisis. But the system has lacked rigorous oversight. Moreover, small and medium-sized...

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Subject Tags: Politics , Technology

Super energy-saving devices in pipeline

By : sustainabilityo..., Apr 18, 2011

Home appliances that save as much as 50% more power than their most energy-efficient versions today could hit the markets in about a year under a government's rewards plan for manufacturers.

The Bureau of Energy Efficiency (BEE), an agency of the power ministry, is set...

Read more..
Subject Tags: energy , Politics

Fraud Plagues Major Solar Subsidy Program in China, Investigation Suggests

By : sustainabilityo..., Apr 18, 2011

"Golden Sun" is a Chinese solar subsidy scheme, set up with the primary objective of preventing the closure of 10,000 domestic solar PV businesses during the early days of the financial crisis. But the system has lacked rigorous oversight. Moreover, small and medium-sized...

Read more..
Subject Tags: Politics , Technology

India to host International Centre on Energy Access

By : sustainabilityo..., Apr 6, 2011

India today offered to set an International Centre on Energy Access to boost the provision of energy to remote and inaccessible areas.

The offer was made by Dr Farooq Abdullah, Minister for New and Renewable Energy. Dr Abdullah, according to an official statement, was...

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Subject Tags: energy , Politics

India to host International Centre on Energy Access

By : sustainabilityo..., Apr 6, 2011

India today offered to set an International Centre on Energy Access to boost the provision of energy to remote and inaccessible areas.

The offer was made by Dr Farooq Abdullah, Minister for New and Renewable Energy. Dr Abdullah, according to an official statement, was...

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Subject Tags: energy , Politics

Japan may review 2020 emission cut target: report

By : sustainabilityo..., Apr 4, 2011

Japan may review its emission reduction pledge for 2020 after a massive quake and tsunami last month set off a crisis at the Fukushima nuclear power plant, Japanese media quoted a senior environment ministry official as saying.

Japan's nuclear crisis after the March 11...

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Subject Tags: Politics