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Built-In Savings: A U.S.-India Partnership on Energy-Efficient Buildings

By : Sustainability ..., Mar 14, 2014

 In order to reduce their greenhouse gas pollution, enhance their energy security, and grow their economies, the United States and India should aggressively pursue opportunities to curb energy waste, particularly in the building sector.

There is clear evidence of...

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Solar heat on energy talks

By : Sustainability ..., Mar 13, 2014

 India and the US continued to deliberate on the solar panel issue during the energy dialogue here today with Washington stressing the importance of opening the market for its clean solar energy that will reduce costs.

“The notion that the clean technology revolution...

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Subject Tags: energy

Indian Environment Network to Support EPEAT Expansion in India

By : Sustainability ..., Mar 13, 2014

 The Green Electronics Council today announced that the ...

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U.S.-India Energy Dialogue 2014

By : Sustainability ..., Mar 12, 2014

 The U.S.-India Energy Dialogue met in New Delhi on March 5-11. Planning Commission Deputy Chairman Montek Singh Ahluwalia hosted the government-to-government portion of the Dialogue meeting on March 11 with United States Department of Energy Secretary Dr. Ernest Moniz.  The...

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India and Sudan Agree to Promote Cooperation in Wind, Solar

By : Sustainability ..., Mar 12, 2014

 Union Minister of New and Renewable Energy, Dr. Farooq Abdullah held a bilateral meeting for promoting cooperation in renewable energy with a delegation from Sudan. The Sudanese delegaton was led by Mr Al Simah Al Siddiq Al Nour, Minister of Industry. He along with other...

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Clean energy investment of $ 36 trillion to attract private sector

By : Sustainability ..., Mar 11, 2014

US Energy Secretary Ernest Moniz today said an envisaged spending of $ 36 trillion in clean energy worldwide in the next four decades "should be very attractive for the private sector." 

"...a clean energy group in the...

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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

Bosch Ltd bets big on energy service business through investments in green buildings

By : Sustainability ..., Mar 10, 2014

 Bosch Limited, the Indian subsidiary of the world's biggest supplier of car parts, plans to earn more revenue from its energy solutions business as the company prepares to make it among the three leading players in the country by 2020 and help the company expand its business...

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Review of subsidy plan for off-grid solar applications

By : Sustainability ..., Mar 10, 2014

 The government is reviewing the subsidy scheme under its flagship programme aimed at promoting off-grid solar applications such as irrigation pumps, home lights and solar lanterns after its dues to solar equipment makers swelled to 1,000 crore because of unanticipated rise...

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LPG stoves to be rated soon

By : Sustainability ..., Mar 10, 2014

 The Bureau of Energy Efficiency (BEE) and Petroleum Conservation Research Association (PCRA) are coming out with star-rating for energy-efficient LPG stoves, over the next couple of months.

As of now, airconditioners, refrigerators and other electrical equipment that...

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Subject Tags: energy