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Hunt for the smokeless chulha

By : Sustainability ..., Oct 15, 2013

 The hunt is again on finding a smokeless chulha (stove) to replace the soot emitting ones in more than 160 million households across the country. This time the hunt is triggered not just by concerns of public health but also climate change. Many new prototypes are emerging....

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Subject Tags: Environment , Technology

Corporate Leaders to discuss Responsible Consumerism at the Annual Summit of Sustainable Business Leadership Forum

By : Sustainability ..., Oct 15, 2013

[Press Release] Oct 15, New Delhi: Country’s leading business leaders and sustainability thought leaders will converge in New Delhi on October 17th at the Annual Summit of the Sustainable Business Leadership Forum, an invitation only industry focused market development...

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Subject Tags: Technology

Gamesa to equip India wind energy project with 54 MW in wind turbines

By : Sustainability ..., Oct 15, 2013

Spain-based wind turbine manufacturer Gamesa signed an agreement to supply 54 MW in wind turbines to an Indian electric utility company.

The contract calls for the wind farm development, as well as the supply,...

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Subject Tags: energy , India , Technology

India’s quest for keeping food prices low

By : Sustainability ..., Oct 14, 2013

 Indian agriculture has made remarkable progress, with food grain production growing five-fold in the last six decades—from about 50 MMT in 1950 to more than 250 MMT in 2012. Despite the increase in population from 361 million to 1.2 billion during this period, India has...

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New 1600 kV ultra high voltage research centre at Ambad MIDC

By : Sustainability ..., Oct 13, 2013

 The Crompton Greaves Ltd (CGL), an Avantha Group company, on Saturday commissioned a 1,600 kV Ultra High Voltage (UHV) Research Centre at its switchgear manufacturing unit at Ambad industrial estate of Maharashtra Industrial Development Corporation (MIDC).

The...

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Panel for entrusting the task of solarisation of towers in rural areas to BSNL

By : Sustainability ..., Oct 13, 2013

 USOF may be utilised for development of communications in areas that at present suffer on account of acute power shortage

A panel constituted by the Department of Telecommunications (DoT) has recommended that state-run BSNL be entrusted the task of solarisation of the...

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Biofuel development should not compromise food security, says CFS

By : Sustainability ..., Oct 13, 2013

Following a week of intense discussions, the Committee on World Food Security stressed the link between biofuels and food security, saying that the "progressive realization of the right to adequate food for all" should be a priority concern in biofuel...

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Subject Tags: food , Technology

Not much green: Cleantech VC funding in rapid decline

By : Sustainability ..., Oct 13, 2013

 Cleantech, a darling of the venture industry before solar industry pariah Solyndra's collapse, dropped to multi-year funding lows in the third quarter.

The highpoint was early in 2010, around the time that President Barack Obama visited the Fremont-based solar panel...

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India to Create Water Use Efficiency Bureau

By : Sustainability ..., Oct 11, 2013

The Indian government plans to create a bureau of water efficiency by the end of the year, a senior official said this week. The bureau will help major water users conserve and recycle water.

It will be modeled on the Bureau of Energy Efficiency established by the...

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Subject Tags: Politics , Technology

Australia, India to develop alternate clean fuel

By : Sustainability ..., Oct 11, 2013

 India and Australia could solve energy shortage problems and reduce reliance on imported fuels through a research partnership, a statement from an Australian national science body said Thursday.

In addition to the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research...

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Subject Tags: Technology