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India offers Nepal assistance in renewable energy

By : Sustainability ..., Dec 25, 2013

India has offered all possible assistance to Nepal in developing its renewable energy resources. This offer was made by Dr Farooq Abdullah, Minister for New and Renewable Energy when he called on the President of Nepal Dr....

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Subject Tags: energy , India

India proposes JV to develop Nepali hydropower

By : Sustainability ..., Dec 24, 2013

 India has proposed to form a joint venture for the development of hydropower in Nepal. Indian officials floated the idea at the two-day Inter-Governmental Committee (IGC) - a commerce secretary level meeting between Nepal and India - that concluded in Kathmandu on Sunday. ...

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Subject Tags: India , Nepal , Technology

CSIRO Exports SolarGas Technology To India

By : Sustainability ..., Dec 19, 2013

Australian scientists are exporting a groundbreaking solar technology in an effort to help India achieve energy security.

A new study has found that SolarGas - a discovery from the CSIRO whereby solar power is used to...

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Subject Tags: India

India among high risk nations in water stress survey

By : Sustainability ..., Dec 17, 2013

 India ranks 41 among 181 countries so far as water stress is concerned and its in the bracket of second high risk nations. The first-ever global water stress rankings by World Resource Institute (WRI) reveals that 37% countries assessed by it experience high to extremely...

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Subject Tags: Disaster , India

World Bank plots India’s path to ambitious 20GW solar target

By : Sustainability ..., Dec 17, 2013

 The World Bank has talked up the potential of solar energy in India but warned that the country must make a number of changes if it is to hit its own ambitious deployment target of 20GW by 2022.

In a new report, the bank said falling costs had made solar a promising...

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Solar power costs trend down, wind blows away tariff advantage

By : Sustainability ..., Dec 15, 2013

 Wind and solar, the two major renewable sources of energy being harnessed in India, offer a study in contrast.

While the price of solar energy has come down by 50 per cent in the last five years, primarily due to the introduction of competitive bidding based on...

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Subject Tags: energy , Entertainment , India

India Readies Big Move into Solar Energy

By : Sustainability ..., Dec 15, 2013

Here on the shores of a saltwater lake in the desert state of Rajasthan, India hopes to build a solar-power station that eventually will dwarf the world's largest such plants under construction today.

When the proposed...

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Subject Tags: India

India Poised to be a Global Leader in the Development of Solar Power

By : Sustainability ..., Dec 15, 2013

Launched in 2010, the Jawaharlal Nehru National Solar Mission Phase 1 (JNNSM) is well-poised to make India a global leader in the development of solar power. In a span of three years, India has taken a significant step forward in implementing its green...

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Subject Tags: India , Technology

India in the lowest quartile for energy security: WEF report

By : Sustainability ..., Dec 15, 2013

A report comparing the energy architecture of 124 countries has ranked India 98th in terms of providing energy security and access to its citizens.

Low electrification rates and high import dependence put India in the...

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Transforming India's Future With Solar Power

By : Sustainability ..., Dec 13, 2013

In the short span of three years, India has made impressive strides in developing its abundant solar power potential. It has added capacity at a commendable pace, and successfully reduced the costs of solar energy to around $0.12 per kWh for solar photo voltaic (PV) and $0.21...

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Subject Tags: India , World Bank