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SASE to organise International Symposium on Cryosphere and Climate change

By : Anonymous, Apr 2, 2012

Snow and Avalanche Study Establishment (SASE) of Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) is organizing an International Symposium on Cryosphere and Climate Change (C3) at Manali from April 2 to 4, 2012.

Official release issued by Director SASE, Mr...

Subject Tags: Technology

Indian Government Ends Tax Break for Wind-Power Projects

By : Anonymous, Apr 2, 2012

India ended a tax break for wind farms that helped drive 70 percent of installations last year in the world’s third-largest market for turbines.

Starting April 1, wind power projects can no longer claim accelerated depreciation at the rate of 80 percent on the cost of...

Subject Tags: Bloomberg , Technology

Land search for 25 MW solar park

By : Anonymous, Apr 2, 2012

The Orissa government is in the process of identifying 50 hectares of land in Nuapada district for establishment of a solar park with capacity of 25 MW.

“The state's nodal agency for land acquisition- Industrial Infrastructure Development Corporation (Idco) will...

Subject Tags: Technology

Indo-African ties can help prevent climate change

By : Anonymous, Apr 2, 2012

The Indian Council of Forestry Research and Education director general, VK Bahuguna, said that the unique Indo-African partnership can provide help to India and the African nations for tackling climate change and desertification.

At the conclusion of a two-week...

Subject Tags: India , Technology

Govt introduces energy efficiency norms for industry

By : Anonymous, Mar 31, 2012

The government has finally set the ball rolling on forcing India’s industrial units to make their use of energy more efficient. According to a notification on Saturday, over 400 of India’s most energy intensive industrial units must collectively reduce their current energy...

Subject Tags: energy , Technology

SUV that runs on biodiesel unveiled

By : Anonymous, Mar 31, 2012

A car that runs only on biodiesel extracted from microalgae cultivated in marine systems was unveiled by scientists.

Science and technology minister Vilasrao Deshmukh flagged off the test-run of a sports utility vehicle that runs entirely on the biofuel, which may be...

Subject Tags: Technology

Make the earth greener this Sunday; an hour is all it’ll take

By : Anonymous, Mar 31, 2012

On Saturday evening, Mumbai will be among more than 5,000 cities across the world to observe Earth Hour by switching off lights in a symbolic gesture for environmental conservation. And, it won’t be just landmarks, such as the Gateway of India, which will be plunged into...

Subject Tags: Technology , World Wide Fund

ICICI Bank to get $100-m credit line from ADB for energy projects

By : Anonymous, Mar 31, 2012

The Asian Development Bank will provide a $100-million credit line to ICICI Bank to fund renewable energy and energy efficiency projects.

The central bank's board approved the sanction on Wednesday.

The credit will be available to projects identified by the ADB...

Subject Tags: Asian Development Bank , bank , energy , Technology

Pimpri-Chinchwad set to tackle e-waste threat

By : Anonymous, Mar 31, 2012

There's a need to dispose e-waste responsibly in Pimpri-Chinchwad. The twin-cities along with Pune are the second highest generator of e-waste after Mumbai in Maharashtra, according to a study. It - Report on Assessment of Electronic Wastes in Mumbai-Pune Area - was jointly...

GlacialLight's LED Lights Result in over 72% in Electrical Savings for Kothrud, India Showroom

By : Anonymous, Mar 30, 2012

GlacialLight, a division of experienced technology manufacturer GlacialTech Inc., is pleased to announce that its environmentally-friendly LED lighting products are being used in many applications around the world and providing users with energy-saving light of the highest...