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Biodiesel extracted from sea algae set to propel vehicles

By : Anonymous, Mar 30, 2012

Extract of the slimy green algae found in abundance across India's 7,517 km coastline is all set to fuel vehicles.

On Friday, the country will witness the first test run of vehicle running on B100 marine microalgal biodiesel in New Delhi. The 200 km test run will be...

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Subject Tags: Technology

CRISIL assigned grade "SE3C" to DA Surya Shakti Services Pvt. Ltd.

By : Anonymous, Mar 30, 2012

DA SURYA SHAKTI SERVICES PVT. LTD. (DASSSPL), a company for Solar Power Projects in India has been assigned “NSIC - CRISIL SE3C” rating by CRISIL for SMEs in 2012, which indicates “Moderate Performance Capability and Low Financial Strength”.

CRISIL, the nation’s...

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World Bank keen to partner Orissa in mining, agro sector

By : Anonymous, Mar 30, 2012

The World Bank has identified water management, environment, mining, natural resources, agro business and social sustainability as the areas of future cooperation with Orissa as it looks to step up knowledge and financial support to bolster its two-decade long partnership...

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Titan Energy ties up with Spanish firms for supply of photo voltaic modules

By : Anonymous, Mar 30, 2012

Hyderabad-based solar photo voltaic (PV) module manufacturer, Titan Energy Systems limited, has partnered Ortiz Energia, a subsidiary of Euro 600-million Grupo Ortiz of Spain. Under the partnership, Titan Energy will provide PV modules and other services to PIH Energy, Spain...

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Himachal set to get WB’s Rs 1,000-cr green loan

By : Anonymous, Mar 30, 2012

Himachal Pradesh is set to get World Bank’s (WB) Rs 1,000-crore green development loan, which will help the state to become the country’s first carbon neutral state by 2020.

Making this announcement in the state Assembly on Thursday, Chief Minister Prem Kumar Dhumal...

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Subject Tags: Technology

Neeri meet to determine line of action on industrial ecology

By : Anonymous, Mar 30, 2012

Carbon trading and ISO certifications are being increasingly sought after by many companies. The government is also being more serious about environmental impact assessment. Yet, there is much scope for more stringent laws being practiced in the country.

Scientists,...

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PM offered Pakistan 5,000 MW electricity

By : Anonymous, Mar 29, 2012

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh offered to provide Pakistan 5,000 MW of electricity during a meeting with Pakistan Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani on the sidelines of a nuclear security summit in Seoul, according to a Pakistani media report on Wednesday.

Singh made the...

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Rice husk, solar energy to solve India's power issues

By : Anonymous, Mar 29, 2012

If all goes well, rice husk and solar power — two very unlikely entities — will together provide rural India with a twin solution to its problems of power shortage and lack of storage for agriculture produce. What's more, the evolving system promises zero emission of...

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Subject Tags: energy , Technology

Echelon Enables Micro Grids In India and South Africa

By : Anonymous, Mar 29, 2012

Echelon Corporation (NASDAQ: ELON) today announced two micro grid deployments in India and South Africa that integrate distributed generation to compensate for disruptions in utility-supplied power. The deployments are built on Echelon’s proven, open standard, multi-...

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Eco-friendly toilets for Akkalkot

By : Anonymous, Mar 29, 2012

The Maharashtra Tourism Development Corporation (MTDC) has taken an eco-friendly measure of installing bio-digesters in two public toilet blocks at the pilgrim centre of Akkalkot, about 45 km from Solapur. Bio-digesters convert organic waste into nutrient-rich liquid...

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