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India adds 2,311 MW renewable generation capacity in 7 months

By : sustainabilityo..., Nov 27, 2015

India has added 2,311.88 MW of grid-connected power generation capacity from renewable energy sources like solar and wind till October of this financial year, against the full fiscal’s target of 4,460 MW, an official statement said on Thursday.

A total of 827.22 MW of...

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Subject Tags: Clean Energy , Renewables

The Africa Climate Business Plan Fast-Tracks Climate Resilience

By : sustainabilityo..., Nov 26, 2015

A new plan created by the World Bank is aiming to fast-track the climate resilience and low-carbon development in Sub-Saharan Africa.

Revealed on Tuesday, the new plan calls for $16 billion to be invested to help Africa’s people and countries adapt to the rapidly...

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Tata Power Solar ranked #1 in the solar rooftop market

By : sustainabilityo..., Nov 24, 2015

Tata Power Solar has announced that it has emerged as a leader in solar rooftop solutions for the second consecutive year among EPC contractors, in the recently published India Solar Rooftop Map 2016 report by BRIDGE TO INDIA, a leading Cleantech consulting firm. As per this...

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Subject Tags: Clean Energy , Solar PV

Lanco to invest Rs2,300 crore for solar panel factory in India

By : sustainabilityo..., Nov 24, 2015

Indian power and construction company Lanco Infratech Ltd will invest Rs.2,300 crore to build a solar manufacturing facility by January 2017 in Chhattisgarh.

Lanco’s factory will be built on 100 acres of the 250-acre...

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India’s Yes Bank To List Green Bonds At London Stock Exchange

By : sustainabilityo..., Nov 24, 2015

In another significant development in the budding Indian green bonds market, one of the country’s leading private banks has signed an agreement with the London Stock Exchange.

Yes Bank, one of several of India’s private banks, recently signed an...

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Developing Countries Attracted Record $126 Billion In Clean Energy Investment In 2014

By : sustainabilityo..., Nov 24, 2015

A new report from Bloomberg New Energy Finance has found that developing nations attracted a record $126 billion in clean energy investment in 2014.

Clean energy investment of $126 billion represents an increase of $35.5 billion, or 39%, on 2013 clean energy investment...

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ETHO Capital Opens Fossil-Free Exchange-Traded Fund On NYSE

By : sustainabilityo..., Nov 24, 2015

Yesterday Etho Capital, in partnership with Factor Advisors, a subsidiary of ETF Managers Group, successfully launched the world’s first diversified, socially responsible and fossil-free exchange-traded fund (ETF) on the...

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Subject Tags: Clean Energy , Financing

PNG supply, CNG stations for Smart Cities suggested

By : sustainabilityo..., Nov 23, 2015

Union urban development ministry on Saturday asked the states and urban local bodies (ULB) to provide for piped natural gas (PNG) supply and compressed natural gas (CNG) stations in the cities selected for development as Smart Cities.

They were also asked to ensure...

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Fund to help small units adopt clean tech

By : sustainabilityo..., Nov 20, 2015

The government has launched a fund to support industry, especially the micro, small and medium enterprises (MSME), in the acquisition and development of clean, green and energy efficient technologies.

The Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion (DIPP) launched...

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India Sees Clean Cooking as Climate Action That Saves Lives

By : sustainabilityo..., Nov 12, 2015

Kamlesh feeds the flames of a crude clay cookstove with kindling, kerosene and sunbaked discs of cow dung. She breathes in the billowing smoke, as she does for hours every day. Her eyes water and sting. Her throat feels scratchy and sore.

Kamlesh is one of hundreds of...

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