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Government plans bailout for hydro projectsBy : Sustainability ..., Sep 26, 2013
The government plans to provide relief to the beleaguered hydropower projects in the country by softening the stiff penalties levied on the developers on account of delays. For every six months’ delay in construction, merchant power sales earmarked from a project are... Read more.. Subject Tags: Politics , Technology |
Sustainable water matters for tourismBy : Sustainability ..., Sep 26, 2013
Tourism is not just about visiting new places and gastronomy. It has a crucial role to play in the society is what the tourism managers appear to demonstrate. The theme of this World Tourism Day (Sept. 27) is “Tourism and Water: Protecting our common future”. Like... Read more.. Subject Tags: Technology |
India and Chile to cooperate on renewable energy developmentBy : Sustainability ..., Sep 26, 2013
India and Chile have agreed to enhance their cooperation in the field of renewable energy. Indian Minister of New and Renewable Energy Farooq Abdullah and the Chilean Energy Minister Jorge Bunster aim to explore greater opportunities for collaboration... Read more.. |
Access to clean water: how Dalit communities in India are fighting for changeBy : Sustainability ..., Sep 25, 2013
"Patna floods" said the front-page newspaper headline - as if we didn't already know. The rain had hardly stopped since we arrived in the populous capital of Bihar, one of India's poorest states and home to some of the country's most marginalized groups. As we picked... Read more.. |
Railways to start power trading in the open market within next two monthsBy : Sustainability ..., Sep 24, 2013
The resource-starved Indian Railways plans to start trading in power in the open market within the next two months. The Railways will sell its surplus power during the day when its demand is low while tariffs are high and buy it back at night when the demand peaks and... Read more.. Subject Tags: Railways Energy Management Corporation , Technology |
‘Sudden policy changes jolting solar power plant investors’ confidence’By : Sustainability ..., Sep 24, 2013
New allocations of solar power capacity to companies that put up the solar plants could touch 2,390 MW in the second half of the current financial year, says Ernst & Young. If these projects take off, they could involve an investment of Rs 19,080 crore, the consulting... Read more.. Subject Tags: Ernst & Young , Technology |
India to build world's largest solar power plant in RajasthanBy : Sustainability ..., Sep 23, 2013
India will build the world's largest solar plant to generate 4,000 mw from sunlight near the Sambhar lake in Rajasthan that will sell electricity at an estimated rate of Rs 5.50 per unit. The proposed solar project's capacity is about three times India's total solar... Read more.. Subject Tags: Technology |
`Global market for waste water treatment looks brighter'By : Sustainability ..., Sep 23, 2013
In a statement issued Friday, the consultancy firm said: "The waste water aeration systems market is in various stages of development across the world. Considered highly reliable technology, the aeration systems will see increased global uptake, due to the demand for wider... Read more.. Subject Tags: Technology |
Rs 950cr lifeline to power unitsBy : Sustainability ..., Sep 19, 2013
The state looks all set to get a Rs 950 crore lifeline from World Bank to revamp its old power generation units. West Bengal Power Development Corporation (WBPDCL), the state power generation utility, has at least six 30- to 50-year-old thermal units at Kolaghat and... Read more.. |
Bihar undertakes water conservation with afforestationBy : Sustainability ..., Sep 19, 2013
Concerned over depleting water resources due to soaring population, Bihar government has undertaken an exercise to conserve water along with large scale afforestation. The forest department is carrying out the exercise of water harvesting on mountains by building small... Read more.. Subject Tags: Technology |