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Interim budget: India to set up large solar projectsBy : Sustainability ..., Feb 18, 2014
Finance minister P. Chidambaram on Monday announced the setting up of four large solar power projects to boost the renewable energy capacity in the country, just days after the US protested India’s policy to give preferential treatment to domestic manufacturers of solar... Read more.. |
Potable water quality to be improved in India with innovative treatment systemBy : Sustainability ..., Feb 18, 2014
Regions of India will soon receive cost- and energy-efficient drinking water with an innovative European water treatment technology stemmed from a €2.2 million (US $3.0 million) Europe/India collaborative research project. Called ECO-India, the three-year project is... Read more.. |
Proper implementation of agroforestry policy a big challengeBy : Sustainability ..., Feb 18, 2014
Though India's first National Agroforestry Policy (NAP) announced by finance minister P. Chidambaram in the interim budget on Monday will help natural resource management and improve forest cover, experts say it is a damage control measure for the Forest Rights Act (FRA)... Read more.. Subject Tags: Technology |
Welspun Energy keen on bidding for solar UMPPsBy : Sustainability ..., Feb 17, 2014
Welspun Energy, a part of the USD 4 billion Welspun Group, has shown interest in participating in government's programme of setting up 4,000 MW solar ultra mega power projects in the country. "As a clean energy development company, we are always looking at... Read more.. Subject Tags: Politics , Technology |
German bank to fund Green Energy Corridors projectBy : Sustainability ..., Feb 17, 2014
The Rs.1,593-crore Green Energy Corridors project of the Tamil Nadu Transmission Corporation (TANTRANSCO) will be the State’s first power project to be funded by the KfW, a German development bank. Announced in the State budget tabled in the Assembly a few days ago,... Read more.. |
In Venture Capital, Sustainability Is the New BuzzwordBy : Sustainability ..., Feb 16, 2014
Investors who have shied away from cleantech companies for the past two years haven't lost interest, they're broadening their scope into more areas of sustainability, according to a report by Cleantech IQ. "The... Read more.. Subject Tags: In Venture Capital , Technology |
Toshiba says to invest $500 mln in India businesses over 5 yearsBy : Sustainability ..., Feb 16, 2014
Toshiba Corp. plans to invest $500 million in India by 2017 and create 5,000 jobs, said Toshiba’s president and chief executive officer, Hisao Tanaka. Tanaka, who is on his first visit to India, told reporters in New... Read more.. |
Madras HC cautions govts against 'privatizing' drinking water servicesBy : Sustainability ..., Feb 16, 2014
Cautioning governments against privatizing fundamental sovereign responsibilities such as providing drinking water to people, Madras high court has wondered how a company, which dragged Bolivia into international arbitration over privatization of drinking water, was involved... Read more.. |
Offshore wind, green bonds opportunities grab attention By : Sustainability ..., Feb 14, 2014
Tulsi Tanti, Chairman Suzlon Group pointed to offshore wind as a largely untapped opportunity area last Wednesday. Around 1000-5000 MW of energy can be generated within 50-100km from the sea, with minimal transmission losses. These comments were made as part of the High Level... Read more.. |
Unified call for resource pricing, stable policies by Indian officials and world leaders By : Sustainability ..., Feb 12, 2014
“Energy subsidies must go,” stated Planning Commission member B K Chaturvedi at the Delhi Sustainable Development Summit on Saturday. Chaturvedi emphasized that achieving efficiency in use of energy; adding renewable energy generation, and removing subsidies to enable... Read more.. |