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'Majority of air pollution deaths in India linked to diesel vehicle emissionsBy : Sustainability ..., Mar 4, 2019
As much as two thirds of deaths from air pollution in India can be attributed to exhaust emissions from diesel vehicles, which were responsible for nearly 385,000 deaths in 2015, a study has... Read more.. Subject Tags: air pollution , diesel vehicles , health impacts , India , outdoor air pollution , transportation , vehicle emissions |
In a first, Delhi Cabinet approves rolling out 1,000 electric busesBy : Sustainability ..., Mar 4, 2019
In a major move to fight air pollution, the Delhi Cabinet on Saturday approved 1,000 Low Floor Electric Buses for the national capital, claiming to be the first Indian city to have such a large... Read more.. Subject Tags: electric buses , Electric Vehicles (EV) , India , public transportation , Sustainable Transport |
FAME II puts EV segment in fast lane by removing policy uncertainties: M&MBy : Sustainability ..., Mar 4, 2019
Mahindra & Mahindra (M&M) Friday said the FAME II scheme has removed policy uncertainty in the electric vehicles (EV) segment, a move that would encourage more manufacturers to launch... Read more.. Subject Tags: Electric Vehicles (EV) , FAME II Scheme , green transport , Hybrid electric vehicles , India , Mahindra & Mahindra , sustainable transportation |
Textile Ministry launches scheme to develop knitting and knitwear sectorBy : Sustainability ..., Mar 4, 2019
The Union Textile Ministry has launched a comprehensive Scheme for the development of the knitwear sector under PowerTex India. ... Read more.. Subject Tags: India , solar scheme , sustainable fashion , sustainable fashion industry , textile industry |
India plans ‘huge step up’ with large solar-plus-storage tenderBy : Sustainability ..., Mar 1, 2019
An Indian state-directed agency has launched three huge tenders across the country with various combinations of solar, energy storage, wind and hybrid concepts, in what the India Energy Storage... Read more.. Subject Tags: India , Renewable Energy , renewable energy addition , solar energy , solar energy capacity addition , solar plus storage |
Lightsource BP, EverSource to help deploy US$330 million into Indian renewablesBy : Sustainability ..., Mar 1, 2019
Lightsource BP and EverSource are to help channel US$330 million towards Indian utility-scale solar and wind, using an investment platform run by the CDC Group.... Read more.. |
Cabinet approves investment proposal for transmission component of Arun-3 Hydro Electric Project (Nepal portion) by Sutlej Jal Vikas Nigam(SJVN) LimitedBy : Sustainability ..., Mar 1, 2019
Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs, chaired by Hon'ble Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi has approved investment for Transmission Component of Arun-3 Hydro Electric Project(Nepal portion) for... Read more.. Subject Tags: Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) , capacity addition , hydro power projects , hydropower , India , Nepal , Renewable Energy |
Nearly 50 per cent of India currently facing droughtBy : Sustainability ..., Mar 1, 2019
Nearly 50 per cent of the country is currently facing drought with at least 16 per cent falling in the "exceptional" or "extreme" category, according to IIT Gandhinagar scientists managing India... Read more.. Subject Tags: Climate Change , climate change adaptation , Drought , farmers , India , Natural Resource Management , Resource Conservation |
India to achieve 100% household electrification by March 31: R K SinghBy : Sustainability ..., Feb 28, 2019
India will achieve 100 per cent household electrification by March 31 as envisaged in the Saubhagya scheme and the next goal is to achieve round the clock power supply to all households, Power... Read more.. |
India to ‘enthuse’ solar development in Northeast states with 1GW tenderBy : Sustainability ..., Feb 28, 2019
The Northeastern states of India, which until now have been largely overlooked by the South Asian country's solar boom, will soon be the subject of a 1GW PV tender to be issued by the Solar... Read more.. |