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India rules out diluting civil nuclear liability law

By : Sustainability ..., Mar 12, 2014

 India has ruled out diluting the Civil Liability for Nuclear Damage Act and hoped a solution to the stalemate caused by foreign companies not agreeing to two of its clauses will be found within the framework of the legislation.

“It is still is our intention to...

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Subject Tags: India

Blackout Risk Increases With Surging Populism: Corporate India

By : Sustainability ..., Mar 12, 2014

 In India, sporadic power outages have hobbled Asia’s third-largest economy for years.

The government’s solution was a $31 billion bailout of utilities, whose debts were so big and cash flow so small that they can’t provide a steady flow of electricity to homes and...

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Yokogawa Wins Monitoring System Order from Bangalore Water Supply and Sewerage Board in India

By : Sustainability ..., Mar 12, 2014

 Yokogawa Electric Corporation announces that its subsidiary, Yokogawa India Ltd., has received an order from the Bangalore Water Supply and Sewerage Board (BWSSB)*1 to supply a SCADA*2 system for its Centralized SCADA Monitoring Centre, which will monitor the city’s water...

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India to ask US to ease restrictions on importing gas

By : Sustainability ..., Mar 10, 2014

Keen to import gas from the U.S. to meet its rising energy needs, India will on Tuesday ask Washington to ease restrictions on sales to countries with which it does not have a free trade agreement (FTA).

Washington has...

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Subject Tags: India

India's view of climate change shifts toward adaptation, clean energy

By : Sustainability ..., Mar 10, 2014

Energy Secretary Ernest Moniz arrives in India today for high-level meetings that many hope will help ease recent diplomatic tensions between the two countries, including a spat over renewable energy. The U.S.-India Energy Dialogue was originally scheduled for January but was...

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Subject Tags: energy , India

India to have highest growth in energy demand: report

By : Sustainability ..., Mar 10, 2014

 The growth in energy demand in India would be the highest among all countries by 2030-35, beating even China, says the 2014 energy outlook report issued by British oil giant BP.

“We project that by 2035, India will become increasingly import-dependent, despite...

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Subject Tags: energy , India , oil

India Puts Wind Forecasting on Hold on Inaccurate Results

By : Sustainability ..., Mar 7, 2014

 An Indian rule requiring wind farms to predict output or face fines has been temporarily suspended as the regulator reconsiders the best way to ensure stability of the grid, which suffered the world’s biggest outage in 2012.

“The mechanism has been put on hold,” said...

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Subject Tags: Entertainment , India

Voltas Limited and Dow Chemical Pacific join forces in India

By : Sustainability ..., Mar 6, 2014

 Voltas Limited and Dow Chemical Pacific (Singapore) Pte. Ltd., a member of the Dow Group Companies (“Dow Group”), has agreed to establish a joint venture company in India, to tap the growing Water and Waste Water treatment market in the country. The proposed new company –...

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Commercial element to drive large clean energy opportunities in India

By : Sustainability ..., Mar 5, 2014

There is potentially a US$5-6bn opportunity for clean energy in India, according to Ashish Sethia, Bloomberg New Energy Finance, who spoke in a presentation to TiE clean energy entrepreneurs last month. Indian renewable energy markets are driven...

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New Managing Director for Finnish Energy Company Fortum India

By : Sustainability ..., Mar 5, 2014

 Finnish energy company Fortum has appointed Mr. Sanjay Aggarwal as Managing Director in India. Based in Fortum's office in Gurgaon, Mr. Aggarwal will be responsible for developing Fortum's Business in India with a particular focus on combined heat and power, as well as solar...

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Subject Tags: Business , energy , India