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Anti-dumping authority recommends import duty on solar and wind energy equipment from China

By : sustainabilityo..., Aug 4, 2017

Anti-dumping authorities have recommended action against key Chinese components for windmills, and are considering a similar petition for solar equipment, delivering another blow to the flood of...

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Odisha State Pollution Control Board slaps closure notice on 16 industries

By : sustainabilityo..., Aug 3, 2017

The Odisha State Pollution Control Board (OSPCB) on Tuesday slapped closure notices on 16 small industries in Puri and Bhubaneswar for their failure to check water pollution. The move follows a...

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Power thefts worth Rs 134 crore detected in Haryana

By : sustainabilityo..., Aug 3, 2017

Power utility companies in Haryana have detected electricity thefts worth nearly Rs 134 crore in the state in the past three months, a spokesman said on Wednesday.

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Pimpri Chinchwad Small Industries Association demand waste plant, drainage lines

By : sustainabilityo..., Aug 3, 2017

The Pimpri Chinchwad Small Industries Association has urged the Pimpri Chinchwad Municipal Corporation (PCMC) to look into several issues in the industrial area, including construction of a...

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India’s Heavy Engineering enters solar module production

By : sustainabilityo..., Aug 3, 2017

Indian state-owned Heavy Engineering Corporation Limited (HEC), one of India’s largest industrial conglomerates, is seeking providers of PV technology and solar manufacturers to create a joint...

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NGT issues notice to MNRE, Centre on use of hazardous metals in solar modules

By : sustainabilityo..., Aug 2, 2017

The National Green Tribunal (NGT) on Tuesday issued a notice to the Centre, Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE), Ministry of Commerce, and Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) on a...

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Income from rooftop solar panels may fall in Tamil Nadu

By : sustainabilityo..., Aug 2, 2017

While the number of people opting for solar-net metering of the Tamil Nadu Generation and Distribution Corporation (Tangedco) has increased from 320 in 2015 to 480 in 2016, income from roof-top...

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Gadkari urges players to produce methanol from high-ash coal

By : sustainabilityo..., Aug 2, 2017

Union Minister Nitin Gadkari has asked the government think tank NITI Aayog to study automobile specifications that China has developed for running its fleet on ethanol. 

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Government plans major change in power purchase norms

By : sustainabilityo..., Aug 1, 2017

The government is planning a major change in the power purchase norms to help stressed plants get coal supplies and...

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CPCB to finally spend unused Rs 40 cr environment fund

By : sustainabilityo..., Aug 1, 2017

The Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) has decided to utilise around Rs 40 crore of the Environment Protection Charge (EPC) made from the cess on sale of high-end diesel cars for...

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