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GE plans to make India tech and innovation centre

By : Sustainability ..., Apr 8, 2014

 US-headquartered GE is planning to make India into a technology and innovation centre for its products and not looking at it as a low-cost manufacturing hub. 

The company is bullish about healthcare, renewable energy and oil and gas sector and feels there is a need to...

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Sustaining farm sector growth amid fall in water availability

By : Sustainability ..., Apr 8, 2014

 Had late winter rains not damaged some standing crops in northern states, India would have had record foodgrain production of 263 million tonnes (mt) in 2013-14. Whatever the loss of rabi crops, the good southwest monsoon allowed India to record the targeted growth of four...

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Subject Tags: energy , India , Technology

Ministry of New and Renewable energy and NHB signed MoU

By : Sustainability ..., Apr 7, 2014

Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) and National Housing Bank (NHB) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on 31 March 2014 to channelise subsidy for solar energy usage. The MoU was signed to promote the use of solar water heating and solar...

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Subject Tags: energy , Renewable Energy

Tata Power to add 849.2 MW more from diverse energy sources

By : Sustainability ..., Apr 4, 2014

 The Tata group's power utility has a total generation capacity of 8,560 MW, of which 7,647 MW run on fossil fuel, while 912 MW run on green energy sources. 

"As one of the largest private sector power generators in India, we have a strong track record of successfully...

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Suzlon Energy drops on profit taking

By : Sustainability ..., Apr 4, 2014

 Suzlon Energy lost 1.59% to Rs 11.17 at 15:14 IST on BSE, with the stock sliding on profit booking after recent steep rally.

Meanwhile, the S&P BSE Sensex was down 48.30 points or 0.21% at 22,503.19.

On BSE, so far 13.36 lakh shares were traded in the...

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Subject Tags: energy , Labor , Suzlon Energy

AEG Power Solutions unveils innovative wireless battery cell control system

By : Sustainability ..., Apr 4, 2014

 AEG Power Solutions, a provider of electronics systems and solutions for industrial power supplies and renewable energy solutions, has launched an innovative wireless battery cell control system, MoniStore-SC.BCCS designed for battery energy storage applications.

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Telecom towers must be powered by renewable tech, suggests DoT panel

By : Sustainability ..., Apr 3, 2014

 A committee set up by the Department of Telecommunications (DoT) has recommended that all telecom sites should use renewable energy technology units to run the network. The units would also help in maintaining the quality of service without depending on the external power...

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Subject Tags: energy , Technology

Greenko in talks with KKR to raise $100 million

By : Sustainability ..., Apr 3, 2014

 London's AIM-listed clean energy specialist Greenko is in talks with a few leading PE investors, including KKR, for a $100 million investment, said multiple sources aware of the discussions. 

The company and its global subsidiaries already boast of several high street...

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Smart grid system mooted for wind energy

By : Sustainability ..., Apr 3, 2014

 Wind energy generators in the State have mooted a project that will give real time data on wind energy generation and also forecast the energy generation expected from the wind turbines in the State.

Tamil Nadu has about 7,300 MW of installed wind energy capacity. Of...

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Subject Tags: energy

Good furnace control critical for India’s growing MSME steel sector

By : Sustainability ..., Apr 3, 2014

 The share of MSME growth in the steel sector has implications on the energy footprint of major processes used to a) make and b) re-roll steel.

In both steel making and steel re-rolling, furnance operations are a critical focus point for both productivity, energy and...

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