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NGT to resume hearing on Ganga pollution, Kanpur tanneries issue

By : sustainabilityo..., Apr 18, 2017

On Monday, the National Green Tribunal (NGT) will resume its hearing on the Kanpur tanneries issue, as part of the Ganga pollution case, for the first time since the Yogi Adityanath-led...

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Nissan considering Leaf electric car for India

By : sustainabilityo..., Apr 18, 2017

India's automobile industry has been on an upswing in recent times. With SUVs and hatchbacks selling like hot cakes, not many automakers have felt the need to bring in electric cars they offer...

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Andhra Pradesh power regulator, main generation company spar over wind energy tariff

By : sustainabilityo..., Apr 17, 2017

Andhra Pradesh, the most aggressive state in building renewable energy capacity last year, may soon lose its momentum because of a standoff between the state’s power regulator and its main...

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Delhi Metro to sign agreement for Rewa solar power

By : sustainabilityo..., Apr 17, 2017

Delhi Metro Railways Corporation and Madhya Pradesh Power Management Company will sign a power purchase agreements with Rewa Ultra Mega Solar Limited, the implementing agency for the "world's...

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Telecom tower industry turns 90,000 cell sites diesel free; seeks sops to go Green

By : sustainabilityo..., Apr 17, 2017

Mobile infrastructure or telecom tower firms are aiming to further cut carbon footprint by reducing dependency on fossil fuel as a part of ‘Go Green’ initiative, and are seeking tax holidays,...

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Over 300 solar consumers deprived of subsidy by Maharashtra Energy Development Agency

By : sustainabilityo..., Apr 17, 2017

Change in norms by Maharashtra Energy Development Agency (MEDA) has deprived over 300 solar power consumers of central government subsidy. Solar consumers have demanded that MEDA and state...

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Solar tariff fixed at Rs 4.36 per unit for Megawatt scale plants

By : sustainabilityo..., Apr 13, 2017

The Karnataka Electricity Regulatory Commission (KERC) has fixed Rs 4.36 per unit as the new tariff for new grid-connected megawatt (MW)-scale solar photovoltaic plants. This is the tariff solar...

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IDFC Alternatives eyes First Solar’s India assets

By : sustainabilityo..., Apr 13, 2017

IDFC Alternatives, the asset management arm of the infrastructure-focused lender, is in talks to buy First Solar’s 200 megawatts (MW) of renewable power assets in India in a deal potentially...

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Minister launches mobile app for interface with discoms

By : sustainabilityo..., Apr 13, 2017

Union Power Minister Piyush Goyal on Tuesday launched the 'Urja Mitra' mobile application that allows consumers across India to exchange real-time information with electricity distribution...

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India’s Tirupur Exporters Association suggests usage of recycled water

By : sustainabilityo..., Apr 13, 2017

In view of water crisis in the Tirupur region of India, Tirupur Exporters Association (TEA) has suggested that CETPs and IETPs can collect sewage water at various designated points, and recycle...

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