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DoT panel recommends mass solar cell towers for BSNL

By : Sustainability ..., Sep 19, 2013

 A telecom department (DoT) panel has recommended that staterun telecom company Bharat Sanchar Nigam (BSNL) be tasked with expediting mass solarisation of its cell towers in India's powerstrapped rural zones with support from Universal Services Obligation Fund (USOF). 

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Scorched Earth Policy: Indian Country Among Climate Hot Spots

By : Sustainability ..., Sep 19, 2013

Southern and southeastern Asia, western and central Europe, eastern South America and southern Australia are among the regions most vulnerable to climate change on Earth, a new map compiled by the Wildlife Conservation Society shows. But Turtle Island...

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Subject Tags: Technology

Mega food park projects on anvil

By : Sustainability ..., Sep 18, 2013

 The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs has approved the setting up of already appraised 12 new mega food park projects as per 11th Plan pattern of assistance i.e. capital grant at the rate of 50% of the eligible project cost in general areas and at the rate of 75% of...

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Subject Tags: food , Technology

ADB invests $2 million in pay-as-you-go solar for India

By : Sustainability ..., Sep 18, 2013

The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has revealed details of its US$2 million equity investment in Indian pay-as-you-go solar company Simpa Networks.

The ADB announced the deal in January and says the move is its first venture into small scale equity investment but may...

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Many industries, hotels switch to green power

By : Sustainability ..., Sep 18, 2013

INDORE: With growing awareness about judicious consumption of energy and sustainable development, many industries and hotels in the city are now shifting from existing thermal plants to renewable sources like solar and wind power. It works two ways--helps reduce power bills...

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Subject Tags: energy , Politics , Technology

DMRC to tap solar power for its energy needs

By : Sustainability ..., Sep 18, 2013

DMRC to tap solar power for its energy needs officials said Tuesday.

The Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the Solar Energy Corporation of India (SECI) to execute renewable solar power projects in its premises....

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Kalpakkam nuclear power plant units cannot function without green nod: PIL

By : Sustainability ..., Sep 18, 2013

 The Madras Atomic Power Station (MAPS) at Kalpakkam has been operating its two units for about three decades without environmental clearance and hence the units cannot be allowed to run unless they fulfil mandatory requirements, a PIL has said. 

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Glass facades harm environment

By : Sustainability ..., Sep 17, 2013

Environmentalists say that till the time upcoming buildings extensively use glass, they cannot be "green". "Glass throws back heat into the atmosphere causing warming. Structures with glass facades use air-conditioning round the clock, using up energy," said Debi Goenka from...

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From India to Africa: A basket of technology to transform lives

By : Sustainability ..., Sep 17, 2013

Solar-powered lamps made in India and by an Indian company were distributed first in refugee camps in Ethiopia in 2009 to provide security to women and promote education.

Since then 100,000 of these SUNLITE Solar Lanterns, each of which provides 9 to 10 hours of light...

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Major New Report on Tuesday: Climate Science Says Global Warming Is Not a Crisis

By : Sustainability ..., Sep 17, 2013
The Nongovernmental International Panel on Climate Change (NIPCC) on Tuesday, Sept. 17 will release a major new report on climate change science produced by an international team of 40 scientists at a press conference at the James R. Thompson Center in downtown Chicago....
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Subject Tags: Technology