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Govt to bring new hydro policy next fiscal: Power Secretary

By : sustainabilityo..., Feb 28, 2017

The government will bring out a new policy for the hydro power sector next fiscal to boost this clean source of energy, a senior official said on Monday. “We are working on a New Hydro Policy...

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Subject Tags: hydro , industry news

Suzlon to focus on wind-solar hybrid model

By : sustainabilityo..., Feb 28, 2017

Wind energy turbine manufacturer Suzlon Energy is present in all nine wind rich States with over 14 manufacturing facilities in the country. The company is the largest operations and maintenance...

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NGT sets 'zero discharge' deadline for Nitta Gelatin India Ltd

By : sustainabilityo..., Feb 28, 2017

The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has issued an order to Nitta Gelatin India Ltd (NGIL) to ensure zero discharge of chemical waste from its factory at Kathikudam in Thrissur district into the...

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More wind power projects to go under hammer next fiscal

By : sustainabilityo..., Feb 27, 2017

Buoyed by drop in tariff to record low of Rs 3.46 per unit in the first auction of wind power, the government is mulling putting on the block more such projects next fiscal.

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Subject Tags: industry news , wind power

Madhya Pradesh's solar power model becomes benchmark; Centre asks other states to replicate model

By : sustainabilityo..., Feb 27, 2017

Enthused by the world's biggest solar power project in Rewa that will be producing cheapest power in India, the Union government has written to all states of the country to incorporate...

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ArcelorMittal plans solar farm on steel plant land in Karnataka

By : sustainabilityo..., Feb 27, 2017

World's largest steelmaker ArcelorMittal may set up a solar farm on land alloted to it for the proposed 6 MT Karnataka project in view of excess global steel capacity and delays in securing raw...

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Subject Tags: industry news , solar farm

ADB, India ink $500 million loan pact to expand power connectivity

By : sustainabilityo..., Feb 24, 2017

India and the ADB today signed a $500 million loan pact to expand inter-regional power connectivity in the country, and strengthen transmission system to accommodate renewable energy-generation...

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Gujarat govt announces Rs 1,000 cr package for MSMEs

By : sustainabilityo..., Feb 24, 2017

In its state budget for 2017-18, the Gujarat government has announced a special package of Rs 1,000 crore for the micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) sector. This decision comes close on...

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Three-month deadline for functional primary effluent treatment plants: Supreme Court to industry

By : sustainabilityo..., Feb 23, 2017

The Supreme Court on Wednesday set a deadline of three months for industrial units across the country to set up functional primary effluent treatment plants (PETPs), failing which they will not...

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UK’s CDC Group plans renewable energy platform for India, South Asian countries

By : sustainabilityo..., Feb 23, 2017

CDC Group Plc, the UK government’s development finance institution, is planning to set up its own renewable energy platform focussed on east India and neighbouring countries.

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