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L&T Construction wins orders worth Rs 2,962 crore

By : Sustainability ..., Jan 6, 2014

 L&T Construction has won orders worth Rs 2,962 crore across various business segments, according to a statement from the company.

The buildings and factories business has bagged new orders worth Rs 1,555 crore which includes a large turnkey order from an...

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Subject Tags: L&T , Technology

N-power must to meet country's need: PM

By : Sustainability ..., Jan 6, 2014

To meet its future power demand, India aims to produce more than 27,000 MW of nuclear power in the next 10 years, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said Friday while laying the foundation stone for the Global Centre for Nuclear Energy Partnership in Jasaur...

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Subject Tags: Technology

Cloud powered rooftop solar PV power estimation tool from TERI

By : Sustainability ..., Jan 6, 2014

 The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI) has announced that it is presently developing cloud computing based open-source Web-GIS Tool for estimating Rooftop Solar PV power generation potential particularly for Chandigarh area. There is significant scope for installing solar...

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Subject Tags: Technology

Australia seeks to export SolarGen technology to India

By : Sustainability ..., Jan 2, 2014

 Australia is exploring the opportunities of exporting SolarGen technology which it feels has potential applications in Indian industry. Some of the sectors identified are petrochemicals, fertilisers and transportation.

Developed by Australian scientists the technology...

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Subject Tags: India , Technology

Commission reviews all the eight missions under the NAPCC

By : Sustainability ..., Jan 2, 2014

 A committee set up under the principal secretary to the prime minister is trying to streamline all the eight missions under the National Action Plan on Climate Change (NAPCC).

The eight missions under the NAPCC include the national solar mission, the national mission...

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Subject Tags: energy , Technology

Hydro power capacity addition may lag by 30% in 12th Plan

By : Sustainability ..., Jan 2, 2014

 The target of adding 10,800 MW of hydro power capacity in the 12th Plan may fall short by about 30 per cent, according to analysts. Currently, around 11,400 MW of projects are reeling under time and cost overruns. Poor geology, delays from contractors, local resistance and...

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Global temperatures to rise 4 degrees by 2100

By : Sustainability ..., Jan 1, 2014

Global average temperatures will rise at least 4 degrees celsius by 2100 and potentially more than 8 degrees by 2200 if carbon dioxide emissions are not reduced, a new research has warned. 

Scientists found global climate is more sensitive to carbon dioxide than most...

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Subject Tags: Disaster , Technology

UPPCL signs agreement for solar power purchase

By : Sustainability ..., Dec 29, 2013

 The UP Power Corporation Limited (UPPCL) has entered into an agreement with solar power developers for purchasing 110mw of power. The agreement was entered in the presence of UP chief secretary, Javed Usmani, who said that under the state solar policy the state government...

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Policy to Promote Solar Energy

By : Sustainability ..., Dec 29, 2013

 The Energy Department has set up a committee to prepare a draft solar policy to promote the use of solar energy in the State to support development and address the problem of energy security.

The seven-member committee headed by Joint Secretary, Energy department,...

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Subject Tags: energy , Technology

City awaits e-waste disposal system

By : Sustainability ..., Dec 29, 2013

 How do you dispose of the many dead batteries or a damaged phone that inevitably comes your way? More often than not, this situation would leave you confused.

Lakhs of households across the city know little on how to systematically deal with e-waste, most of which...

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