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Attero Launches Clean E-India Environment Month E-waste Collection Drives

By : Sustainability ..., Jun 7, 2013

While in 2011 urban infrastructure development was allocated 0.7% of GDP, some studies have shown that this spending needs to be increased to at least 1.1% by 2031-32 .Attero has launched a month long series of E-waste Collection Drives as part of its Environment Month...

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AP receives bids for 350 MW solar PV power units at Rs 6.49

By : Sustainability ..., Jun 7, 2013

Thirty-four bidders have accepted the Rs 6.49 per unit price offer for solar photovoltaic power project development under the Andhra Pradesh State policy. Of the 1000 MW on offer, the aggregate bids resulted in response for about 350 MW.

According to Energy...

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Subject Tags: Technology

Govt inks $150 mn loan pact with ADB for Uttarakhand hydropower

By : Sustainability ..., Jun 7, 2013

The government has signed a $ 150 million loan agreement with the Asian Development Bank (ADB) for hydropower development in Uttarakhand, the multilateral funding agency today said.

This is the fourth tranche of the loan under the Uttarakhand Power Sector Investment...

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India, Germany sign umbrella pact on energy, environment

By : Sustainability ..., Jun 7, 2013

Seeking to further strengthen bilateral ties, India and Germany on Thursday signed an umbrella agreement on financial and technical cooperation in the field of energy, environment and management of natural resources.

"The agreement we have signed today is a record in...

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Goldman Sachs lifts investment in Indian renewable energy

By : Sustainability ..., Jun 5, 2013

Goldman Sachs’s private equity arm is doubling down on its investment in an Indian wind farm company, putting another $135m into ReNew Wind Power, in a sign of the increasing interest in Asian renewables.

The planned investment follows last month’s pledge from Goldman...

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Tata Power's Karnataka wind project under UN clean energy programme

By : Sustainability ..., Jun 4, 2013

 Tata PowerBSE 0.51 % today said its 50.4 MW wind energy project in Karnataka has been registered under the United Nation's clean development mechanism programme. 

"The Gadag plant helps in reducing an annual average of 99,100 tons of carbon-dioxide equivalent, by...

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Tata Chemicals celebrates World Environment Day on 5th June

By : Sustainability ..., Jun 3, 2013

World Environment Day – an initiative of United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) on 5th June - is an annual event that is aimed at being the biggest and most widely celebrated global day for positive environmental action. The official theme for the World Environment Day...

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WWF-India and Woodland light up remote villages in Central India

By : Sustainability ..., May 31, 2013

Woodland, the global adventure wear brand and supporter of WWF-India’s conservation initiatives, donated solar lanterns to over 115 households in 3 villages in WWF-India’s Central Indian Satpuda Maikal Landscape at an event today in Mandla District, Madhya Pradesh. This...

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Gujarat's wind power capacity grows highest in 4 years

By : Sustainability ..., May 31, 2013

In yet another leap in renewable energy sector, Gujarat has registered highest growth in wind power generation during past four years. Installed wind power generation capacities in the state has increased by 36 per cent during 2011-12 to 2,966 megawatt (Mw), making the state...

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Subject Tags: energy , Technology

Power Min, Environ Min discuss hydro projects clearances issue

By : Sustainability ..., May 31, 2013
In a bid to foster development of hydro sector, the Power Ministry has taken up the issue of environmental and forest clearances related to hydel projects with the Environment Ministry.
 
Even though India is estimated to have a hydro power potential...
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Subject Tags: Technology