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Modi invites Japan to the rising land of sun power

By : Sustainability ..., Jul 26, 2012

AHMEDABAD: Chief Minister Narendra Modi has invited Japan's companies to invest in the 'Go Green project', under which the state is planning to generate 5,000 megawatt solar power by installing solar panels on the Narmada Canal.

Elaborating on various projects,...

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Subject Tags: Technology

India's energy consumption to double by 2031

By : Sustainability ..., Jul 26, 2012

Energy consumption in India is likely to double to 1,124 kgs of oil equivalent (kgoe) by 2031-32 on the back of high economic expansion, a joint study by consultancy Deloitte and industry chamber Assocham showed Wednesday.

The report said a multi-pronged strategy, like...

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Subject Tags: energy , India , oil , Technology

City’s annual carbon emission twice that of national average

By : Sustainability ..., Jul 24, 2012

Every year, an average Mumbaiite emits 3.83 tonnes of carbon dioxide, which is equivalent to emissions from a small petrol car making 76 round trips between Mumbai and Pune (a distance of 165km).Mumbai’s carbon footprint is double the national average of 1sust.4 tonnes of...

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Subject Tags: Business , EMC , Technology

Wind energy will grow by 100 terawatt-hours per year – IEA

By : Sustainability ..., Jul 24, 2012

Wind power will be the second biggest contributor to global renewable electricity generation by 2017, according to a ground-breaking report by the International Energy Agency (IEA).

Despite economic uncertainties in many countries, global power generation from...

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Buyers shying away from green buildings

By : Sustainability ..., Jul 23, 2012

When Surat Builders Association (SBA) organized a property show in March, nearly 25 developers promised to come up with 51 green buildings, all residential, in the city.

Nearly 30 buildings are under construction, but the developers are finding it difficult to sell...

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Subject Tags: Technology

Each state to have Solar City soon

By : Sustainability ..., Jul 22, 2012

The ministry of new and renewable energy has initiated the development of solar cities. The programme has been designed to encourage urban local bodies to prepare a road map to guide their cities in becoming 'renewable energy cities' or 'solar cities'.

The Solar City...

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Subject Tags: energy , Technology

MoU with Cincinnati will help Mysore

By : Sustainability ..., Jul 22, 2012

Mysore city which has been adjudged as the second best city in the country is now going to boost it's techniques of civic management with the help of it's counterparts at Cincinnati in USA.

According to Mysore MP AH Vishwanath who has signed a MoU with the Mayor of...

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Subject Tags: Social Issues , Technology

Green nod for waste mgmt project

By : Sustainability ..., Jul 20, 2012

Despite facing objections from locals of Jawaharnagar against the Integrated Solid Waste Management (ISWM) project, the State Level Environment Impact Assessment Authority (SEIAA) of the Union ministry of environment and forests (MoEF) has given environmental clearance (EC)...

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UN sees future for carbon scheme despite price drop

By : Sustainability ..., Jul 20, 2012

The United Nations' carbon offset market has a long future in helping the world curb man-made greenhouse gas emissions, even with carbon prices at record lows, the executive chairman of the U.N. Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) said on Thursday.

U.N-backed carbon...

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PMO to set up project clearance board to fast track energy and infrastructure projects

By : Sustainability ..., Jul 19, 2012

The policy paralysis in the energy and infrastructure sector is likely to ease soon with the government deciding to set up a Project Clearance Board (PCB) in line with the Foreign Investment Promotion Board (FIPB) for speedy implementation of the energy and infrastructure...

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