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Agriculture, energy and technology on Argentine president's agenda during India visit

By : Sustainability ..., Feb 18, 2019

It may be Mauricio Macri's first visit to India, but the Argentine president has met Prime Minister Narendra Modi at least three times in the past year. Macri's visit, said Daniel Chuburu,...

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India Round-up: Uttarakhand eyes 200MW, Tata Hyderabad roofs, BIS extension, Maharashtra 138MW offer

By : Sustainability ..., Feb 15, 2019

Uttarakhand tenders for 200MW 13 February: The Uttarakhand Renewable Energy Development Agency (UREDA) has issued a tender for 200MW of grid-connected solar power projects in the mountainous North Indian state. The deadline for bid submission is 15...

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Your electric vehicle dream may get a Rs 50,000 jump-start

By : Sustainability ..., Feb 15, 2019
The government is planning to incentivise the purchase of electric vehicles (EVs) with rebates of up to Rs 50,000, bringing...
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Policy on energy storage will help bring in investments: AES Executives

By : Sustainability ..., Feb 15, 2019
The CEOs were in India to announce the launch of what they claim to be Asia’s largest gridscale energy storage project for...
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EU, India to jointly invest Rs 323 crore on 7 water projects

By : Sustainability ..., Feb 15, 2019

The European Union and India on Thursday decided to jointly invest Rs 323 crore on seven projects over four years to find affordable solutions to improving drinking water quality and boosting waste water management in the country. Around 130 entities will be part of these...

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Transport sector can become all electric-driven by 2030: EV expert

By : Sustainability ..., Feb 15, 2019

Electric vehicles are the future and with the help of innovative approaches, Indias transport sector can become all electric-driven by the year 2030, an EV expert and professor of IIT Madras has said. Professor Ashok Jhunjhunwala at a lecture in the Indian Institute of...

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Slowdown in India, Germany led drop in onshore wind energy capacity in 2018

By : Sustainability ..., Feb 15, 2019

The global commissioning of onshore wind turbines declined 3 per cent in 2018, partly due to a slowdown in India and Germany, even as the growth is expected to bounce back in 2019, with a 32 per cent jump to 60 Gigawatt (Gw), clean energy research firm BNEF said. Companies...

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Job creation, technology transfer, investments dominate India-US talks

By : Sustainability ..., Feb 15, 2019

India and the United States focused on job creation, technology transfer and greater bilateral investments at the India-US Commercial Dialogue, held on Thursday. Both nations decided to expand the number of working groups of chief executives with top US and Indian firms —...

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Wind, solar power to be preferred energy sources by 2030 in India: Report

By : Sustainability ..., Feb 14, 2019

Renewables would be preferred source of energy by 2030 with tariffs ranging between Rs 1.9-2.6 per unit for wind and solar power and storage cost declining by around 70 per cent, a report by Energy Transition Commission (ETC India) said. The cost of wind power will be between...

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PM Modi to launch 300 projects worth Rs 65,000 crore including solar parks

By : Sustainability ..., Feb 14, 2019

The second ground breaking ceremony, where the UP government plans to launch around 300 projects worth about Rs 65,000 crore, is expected to be inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi...

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