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India Solar Auction Draws Goldman’s ReNew, First Solar

By : Sustainability ..., Jan 23, 2014

 Goldman Sachs Group Inc.’s solar venture and U.S.-based First Solar Inc. (FSLR) bid for projects in India for the first time, enticed by government grants.

ReNew Solar Power Ltd. bid for 50 megawatts, according to a list from state-run Solar Energy Corporation of...

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New water project to modernise irrigation systems

By : Sustainability ..., Jan 23, 2014
LUCKNOW: Aimed at increasing agricultural productivity in the state, the Uttar Pradesh government on Thursday launched second phase of the UP Water Sector Restructuring Project. The Rs 3,090-crore project, officials said, will play a significant role in alleviating extreme...
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Subject Tags: India

Why e-vehicles in India can't reduce air pollution

By : Sustainability ..., Jan 22, 2014

Even the electric cars or battery-operated rickshaws on Indian roads are not sufficient to tame the air pollution.

Researchers from North Carolina State University in the US found that even a sharp increase in the use of electric drive passenger vehicles (EDVs) by 2050...

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Subject Tags: e-vehicles , India

Clean E-India, GFFD to manage e-waste collection, recycling

By : Sustainability ..., Jan 21, 2014
Clean E-India initiative has collaborated with Guide Foundation for Development (GFFD) here to implement "safe and responsible" waste collection and recycling of electronic and electrical goods in the city. 
 
Clean E-India initiative was jointly...
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Subject Tags: e-waste , India

India, UAE to cooperate for solar, wind energy

By : Sustainability ..., Jan 20, 2014

India and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) have signed an agreement to enhance cooperation in renewable energy, especially in the areas of solar and wind power. 

India's minister of new and renewable energy Farooq...

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New water project to modernise irrigation systems

By : Sustainability ..., Jan 17, 2014

Aimed at increasing agricultural productivity in the state, the Uttar Pradesh government on Thursday launched second phase of the UP Water Sector Restructuring Project. The Rs 3,090-crore project, officials said, will play a significant role in alleviating extreme poverty. To...

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Subject Tags: India

Sun to occupy centre stage in India's energy mix

By : Sustainability ..., Jan 16, 2014

Electricity-hungry India is flipping the switch on huge new solar energy projects to fuel its growing economy, using cheap — mainly Chinese — foreign technology to reduce once sky-high generation costs to competitive levels.

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Subject Tags: energy , India , Technology

CG Opens Manufacturing Facility For Smart Grid Devices In India

By : Sustainability ..., Jan 14, 2014

Avantha Group Co. CG, a company focused on the management and application of electrical energy, has opened a facility at the Global Village in Bangalore, India, for full-fledged manufacturing of smart grid devices.

CG...

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Subject Tags: India

YES BANK to partner with ECT, Australia to promote Clean Coal Technology in India

By : Sustainability ..., Jan 14, 2014

 YES BANK, India's fourth largest private sector Bank, jointly with Greenard Willing, an Australian corporate advisory firm, has entered into an advisory agreement with Australia based Environmental Clean Technologies (ECT). The agreement aims to assist ECT in...

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Rooftop Solar In India – Will It Ever Blow Through The Roof?

By : Sustainability ..., Jan 10, 2014

Tamil Nadu's solar power capacity is one of the top 5 in the country. And it has set a target of 1000 MW capacity addition by 2017 end. But the fact that grid connected solar power keeps on playing its own game of flip flop on tariff issues, roof top...

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Subject Tags: Human Interest , India