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IBM using big data to set up monitoring system for Bangalore water supply

By : Sustainability ..., Feb 21, 2014

 Global IT major IBM's big data and predictive analytics will create systems to monitor and manage water supply in Bangalore by the state-run Bangalore Water Supply and Sewerage Board (BWSSB).

"Our intelligent operations centre-based solution, developed at our India...

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Subject Tags: IBM India , Technology

US Challenges India's Solar Energy Industry, Again

By : Sustainability ..., Feb 20, 2014

On February 10, the United States filed a World Trade Organization (WTO) complaint against India. The allegation? That India may be unfairly supporting the development of its solar manufacturing industry. This misguided complaint will only further enflame tensions between the...

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National meet on energy, environment from today in Pune

By : Sustainability ..., Feb 20, 2014
Pune: The School of Energy Studies along with the department of environmental science, University of Pune (UoP) will organise a three-day National Conference on Energy and Environment 2014 from Thursday. 
The meet will debate on various issues related to energy...
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Subject Tags: energy , Technology

Indian government moots four more giant PV projects totalling 2GW

By : Sustainability ..., Feb 20, 2014

India’s finance minister, Shri Chidambaram, announced 2GW worth of new large-scale solar projects as part of his interim budget speech earlier this week.

The finance minister said following the success of India’s JNNSM...

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Sustainable Packaging Market to Hit $244 Billion by 2018

By : Sustainability ..., Feb 19, 2014

 Consumer demand, government legislation and technology advances will propel sustainable packaging to a $244 billion market by 2018, according to a new report by Smithers Para.

The Future of Sustainable Packaging to 2018 details market sizes, projections and five-year...

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JA Solar Multi-Si Solar Cells Surpass 19% Conversion Efficiency

By : Sustainability ..., Feb 19, 2014

Shanghai, China, February 18, 2014 - JA Solar Holdings Co., Ltd. (Nasdaq:JASO) ("JA Solar" or the "Company"), one of the world's largest manufacturers of high-performance solar power products, today announced that its multi-crystalline silicon (“multi-Si”) solar cells have...

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Int'l agency GIZ to launch pilot project in logistics space

By : Sustainability ..., Feb 19, 2014

German firm GIZ today said it plans to launch a pilot project in India to detect inefficiencies in logistics and supply chain in view of high pollution by trucks and suggest ways to make the system environment-friendly. 

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World Bank group launches devt marketplace in three NE states

By : Sustainability ..., Feb 19, 2014

In a major intervention to boost the social business, the World Bank Group has launched development marketplace (DM) initiative in the three Northeastern states of Assam, Meghalaya and Mizoram . The overall funding for the projects is over $1 million. ...

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Alternate energy: India to develop people-centred technology with BRICS partners

By : Sustainability ..., Feb 19, 2014

 India will collaborate with the four other BRICS countries in science and technology to generate new knowledge and develop innovative products, services and processes, critical to its and the grouping's growing economies.

Science and technology ministers of Brazil,...

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Efforts at reducing non-revenue water yielding results

By : Sustainability ..., Feb 19, 2014

 As the Goa government strives to provide 24 x 7 water supply to citizens by reducing its non-revenue water from the present 40% to about 20%, pilot projects to reduce wastage is certain areas, have yielded positive results.

This was revealed at a workshop on Tuesday...

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Subject Tags: Technology