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World Bank plots India’s path to ambitious 20GW solar targetBy : Sustainability ..., Dec 17, 2013
The World Bank has talked up the potential of solar energy in India but warned that the country must make a number of changes if it is to hit its own ambitious deployment target of 20GW by 2022. In a new report, the bank said falling costs had made solar a promising... Read more.. |
Solar power system to be installed in Odisha police stationsBy : Sustainability ..., Dec 16, 2013
Solar power system will soon be installed in police stations in Odisha, where supply of electricity is important for implementation of the much talked about Crime and Criminal Tracking Network and System (CCTNS). "We have entered into an agreement with state-owned... Read more.. Subject Tags: Technology |
Delhi airport hosts mega solar power plantBy : Sustainability ..., Dec 15, 2013
The GMR Group-operated Delhi International Airport has become the first in Asia to host a mega solar power plant on its premises. A 2.14 MW solar plant has just been set up and is all set for ribbon-cutting, it is learnt. The airports of Kochi and Bhubaneswar... Read more.. Subject Tags: Delhi International Airport Limited , Technology |
India Poised to be a Global Leader in the Development of Solar PowerBy : Sustainability ..., Dec 15, 2013
Launched in 2010, the Jawaharlal Nehru National Solar Mission Phase 1 (JNNSM) is well-poised to make India a global leader in the development of solar power. In a span of three years, India has taken a significant step forward in implementing its green... Read more.. Subject Tags: India , Technology |
India to develop 60 Solar citiesBy : Sustainability ..., Dec 12, 2013
In a bid to increase the use of cleaner forms of energy, India on Thursday said that it would develop 60 solar cities across the country. The government has been implementing a programme on Development of Solar Cities under which a total of 60 cities/towns are proposed... Read more.. Subject Tags: India , Technology |
Monsanto, Novozymes Form BioAg AllianceBy : Sustainability ..., Dec 12, 2013
Monsanto and Novozymes have formed a long-term research and development alliance to commercialize microbial products intended to help farmers increase crop yields with less input. The firms say the BioAg Alliance will allow companies to leverage employees,... Read more.. |
Multiple legal challenges hurting Tamil Nadu's solar planBy : Sustainability ..., Dec 12, 2013
Multiple legal challenges are hurting Tamil Nadu's ambitious plan of adding 3,000 megawatt of solar power by 2015, two state officials have said. Tamil Nadu, facing one of its worst-ever power crises, is betting big on solar. Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa's... Read more.. Subject Tags: Technology |
Take debate on BT to farmers’ fields: Agriculture MinisterBy : Sustainability ..., Dec 11, 2013
Calling upon the scientific community to focus on ‘non-transgenic’ biotechnology as it is possible to make definite progress in this sector because it is free from controversies unlike transgenic BT, Agriculture Minister Krishna Byre Gowda on Tuesday stressed the need to... Read more.. Subject Tags: BT , Technology |
Ming Yang Wins First 150-Megawatt Turbine Order in IndiaBy : Sustainability ..., Dec 10, 2013
China Ming Yang Wind Power Group Ltd. (MY) won a 150-megawatt order in India after becoming the first Chinese turbine maker to receive approval to sell machines in Asia’s second-biggest wind market as sales slow at home. The project by an undisclosed developer in... Read more.. Subject Tags: Bloomberg , China Ming Yang Wind Power Group Limited , Global Wind Power Ltd. , India , Ming Yang , Technology |
Ray Power Experts signs agreement to set up five new solar power projectsBy : Sustainability ..., Dec 10, 2013
Global solar power plant development company, Rays Power Experts has signed agreement for setting up 5 new projects totalling 15 MW of solar power capacity before March 2014 with an estimated investment of $27 million. The projects are mainly in the in the Delhi and... Read more.. Subject Tags: Technology |