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Up to 25% hike in ethanol prices to shrink OMC margins, boost mills

By : Sustainability ..., Sep 13, 2018

In a relief to the sugar industry struggling to cope with exorbitant state-fixed cane prices, the Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) on Wednesday decided to raise the rate of ethanol...

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Citizens to get 50 per cent rebate on garbage collection charges

By : Sustainability ..., Sep 13, 2018

City residents of Indore opting for home composting or have started 100 percent composting of bio-degradable waste of their house will now get a 50% rebate in their monthly user charges for door...

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Supreme Court to 57 power plants: Clean up act within 28 months

By : Sustainability ..., Sep 12, 2018

Fifty-seven units of the Centre-owned thermal power plants in the country have been given a deadline of 28 months to meet the emission norms for sulphur oxide and particulate matter. These...

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India rolls out world’s largest UPS project based on lithium-ion battery

By : Sustainability ..., Sep 12, 2018

Chennai-based supplier of uninterrupted power Supply (UPS) systems Consul Neowatt today announced it has started the world’s largest deployment of lithium-ion UPS solution in Andhra Pradesh. ...

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Government asks farmers to use crop residue for biogas production

By : Sustainability ..., Sep 12, 2018

Agriculture Minister Radha Mohan Singh today appealed to farmers not to burn crop residue and asked them to adopt new methods to manage it, including using the waste for biogas production. ...

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NGT directs CPCB to monitor industrial waste discharge

By : Sustainability ..., Sep 12, 2018

In a significant order related to monitoring of industrial pollution in the country, the National Green Tribunal (NGT) has ordered Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) to devise a mechanism to...

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Haryana's CM announces power tariff cut by Rs 2 per unit

By : Sustainability ..., Sep 12, 2018

Ahead of 2019 Lok Sabha and Assembly polls in Haryana, the Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar on Tuesday announced Rs Two per unit reduction in power tariffs for domestic users consuming up to...

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SC lifts stay on safeguard duty on solar imports

By : Sustainability ..., Sep 11, 2018

The Supreme Court on Monday allowed the government to implement safeguard duty on imported solar panels and modules, setting aside an order of the Orissa High Court that stayed the imposition of...

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ACME Solar Holding in talks to raise up to ₹3,000 crore through InvIT

By : Sustainability ..., Sep 11, 2018

ACME Solar Holdings Ltd plans to raise up to ₹3,000 crore through an infrastructure investment trust (InvIT) amid a prolonged delay in a planned initial share sale.

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NGT says waste management most serious challenge, forms committees to monitor disposal

By : Sustainability ..., Sep 11, 2018

Warning that failure to ensure proper management of solid waste will have disastrous consequences, the National Green Tribunal has appointed three committees to monitor disposal of garbage in an...

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