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Adequate energy supply at affordable price key for growth: Manmohan SinghBy : Sustainability ..., Jan 13, 2014
With India expected to become world's third largest energy consumer by 2020, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Sunday said adequate energy supply at affordable price is critical for economic growth. Speaking at Petrotech 2014 Conference, he said India, which is... Read more.. |
Battery development may extend range of electric carsBy : Sustainability ..., Jan 13, 2014
It's known that electric vehicles could travel longer distances before needing to charge and more renewable energy could be saved for a rainy day if lithium-sulfur batteries can just overcome a few technical hurdles. Now, a novel design for a critical part of the battery has... Read more.. |
REC - Powering UPBy : Sustainability ..., Jan 10, 2014
Rural Electrification Corporation (REC) continued to register higher growth and record performance for 2012-13, in key areas of disbursements of loans, recoveries, operating income and profits. A sum of Rs 40,183 crore was disbursed during the financial year 2012-13 as... Read more.. Subject Tags: Technology |
Food and agri-business set to undergo unprecedented transformation By : Sustainability ..., Jan 10, 2014
The food & agri sector is seeing double digit growth primarily buoyed by the export of processed food and the expansion of organised food retail brands in domestic market. For Processed Foods sector, the drivers for supply chain transformation are extremely compelling. Of... Read more.. |
A cheaper method of storing solar energyBy : Sustainability ..., Jan 10, 2014
By replacing platinum with molybdenum in photoelectrochemical cells, scientists from two Swiss labs have developed a cheaper and scalable technique that can greatly improve hydrogen production through water splitting as a means of storing solar energy. Solar energy... Read more.. Subject Tags: energy , Technology |
Government to push discoms to purchase hydropowerBy : Sustainability ..., Jan 9, 2014
The government, which plans to make it mandatory for electricity distribution companies to buy hydropower, is also considering launching tradable certificates for the states that do not have potential to meet the proposed obligation. It will shortly kick off the consultation... Read more.. |
Advanced Wastewater Treatment Solution Supplied to Indian FirmBy : Sustainability ..., Jan 9, 2014
Desalitech (USA), a provider of high-efficiency water production and treatment solutions, announced today that it will supply an advanced wastewater treatment system to UPL Environmental Engineers, Ltd. (UPLEEL), one of India’s leading environmental... Read more.. Subject Tags: Technology , wastewater treatment |
Scientists find way to reduce biofuel production costsBy : Sustainability ..., Jan 8, 2014
Researchers at North Carolina State University have developed a simple and effective technique for removing lignin - nature's way of protecting plant cell walls - from the plant material used to make biofuels. This... Read more.. Subject Tags: Technology |
BMW hints i series coming to India soonBy : Sustainability ..., Jan 7, 2014
According to the official Facebook page of BMW, the company is planning to bring its legendary i series to the Indian auto market. Industry experts are of a view that BMW i series is a remarkable initiative that aims towards environmental sustainability. The concept... Read more.. |
Vestas wins wind deals in India and GermanyBy : Sustainability ..., Jan 6, 2014
Danish wind power company Vestas has won major orders in India and Germany. The company has secured two orders in India to provide a total of 51.8 MW of turbines to two wind farms being built by power company Powerica in Gujarat. Both orders comprise the... Read more.. |