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Azure power to asses potential of solar powered micro-grids for rural India

By : Anonymous, Mar 26, 2012

Independent power producer Azure Power awarded a grant from the United States Trade and Development Agency (USTDA) to assess the development and accelerate adoption of solar power in rural India.

The $ 476,670 grant will fund a feasibility study on two 500 kW micro-...

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Energy in India 2035: Whats required on the technology front

By : Upendra Bhatt, Mar 7, 2012

A look at the technology areas that are expected to shape the next phase of energy infrastructure in India and need for technology cooperation to build off the priorities set by other nations

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India is at cross-roads of determining the...

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Waste-to-energy is a wonderful concept, but it is a costly affair

By : Roselin Dey, Mar 2, 2012

Atul Malhotra of Ramky Group shares about the group’s diverse activities, their foray into Municipal Solid Waste to Electricity space and the opportunity and challenges in waste management field in India.

The Ramky Group is a dynamic, large scale organization...

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Re-conceptualizing Climate Equity – Positioning India as a global leader

By : Jyoti Deka, Feb 20, 2012

This article provides a brief on the key outcomes of the 2011 Durban COP specifically with regards to impact, influence and process to leverage India’s position on climate equity.

Key agreement at the Durban COP

The key outcome of the Durban...

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Wide scope for Clean Production initiatives within Indian SMEs but policies required to catalyze critical mass of SMEs to adopt and sustain the implementation of CP technologies and practices

By : Pramita Sen, Feb 8, 2012

Ms. Ayumi Fujino, UNIDO Representative in India, provides insight into UNIDO’s work in Energy and Environment fields in India and also shares thoughts on policies proposed under the UNIDO Green Industry initiative. 

What are the key issues/domains...

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Renewable Energy’s Funding to Be Doubled by Indian State Lender

By : Sustainability ..., Feb 7, 2012

Power Finance Corp., India’s largest state-run lender to electricity utilities, plans to more than double lending for renewable energy projects within a year as coal-fired plants become riskier investments.

The company’s approved loans to projects, particularly...

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Gamesa India launches 2 MW wind turbine

By : Sustainability ..., Feb 7, 2012

Gamesa India launched G97-2 MW wind turbines in India. It launched the G97 in the global market last year and has secured contracts to supply 356 MW worldwide.

Union Minister for New and Renewable Energy Farooq Abdullah launched Gamesa's G97-2 MW turbine in...

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Sustainability is not one big swing, it is a battle waged every day

By : Pramita Sen, Feb 6, 2012

Scott Tew,Director, Center for Energy Efficiency and Sustainability (CEES) at Ingersoll Rand, talks to Sustainability Outlook about Ingersoll Rand’s sustainability agenda, the initiatives undertaken by their Indian operations on this front and the role employee can play in...

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EU Emission Tax: India, US and others to decide on retaliatory measures

By : Sustainability ..., Feb 6, 2012

Intensifying the protest against European Union's imposition of carbon tax on airlines flying into their airspace, India, China and Russia may soon respond together with a retaliatory fee on European carriers, making it difficult for them to fly east. 

The move...

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India on the Zero Carbon Index

By : Sustainability ..., Feb 3, 2012

The article presents an insight into the RICS Global Zero Carbon Capacity Index which considers zero carbon in the built environment as a directional goal.

For the past three years, Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) has commissioned UCL Environment...

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