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Hubballi-Dharwad Municipal Corporation, Karnataka decides to switch to LED lighting system

By : sustainabilityo..., Dec 26, 2016

As part of a plans to reduce power consumption, the Hubballi-Dharwad Municipal Corporation (HDMC) has taken a decision to switch to LED bulbs.

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India will be among the largest installations of renewable energy by 2022: Piyush Goyal

By : sustainabilityo..., Dec 26, 2016

Asserting that the present generation has the duty to leave behind a better place to live in for the next generation, Minister of State for Power, Coal, New and Renewable Energy and Mines Piyush...

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Subject Tags: INDCs , industry news

NGT asks Delhi government to shut hazardous industries in East Delhi

By : sustainabilityo..., Dec 26, 2016

Noting that functioning of industrial units in residential areas is harmful, the National Green Tribunal has directed the Delhi government and the Delhi Pollution Control Committee to take...

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India to invest $1.8 billion on lines to transmit solar power

By : sustainabilityo..., Dec 23, 2016

India will invest Rs127 billion on lines to transmit power from solar parks to enable Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s goal of boosting clean energy capacity to 175 gigawatts by 2022....

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Third-Party rooftop solar units cost 40% cheaper than Discoms

By : sustainabilityo..., Dec 23, 2016

Rooftop solar units installed on industrial and corporate establishments by third parties are offering power 30-40% cheaper than the rates offered by the state's power distribution companies....

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World's first solar panel road opens in Normandy village, France

By : sustainabilityo..., Dec 23, 2016

France has opened what it claims to be the world’s first solar panel road, in a Normandy village.

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Rice stubble based Rs 2500 crore projects to yield cleaner fuel, check pollution in North India

By : sustainabilityo..., Dec 23, 2016

Rice stubble, a cause of air pollution due to open field burning, is set to catalyze investment of Rs 2400 crore in a string of biomass based energy projects and ethanol manufacturing facilities...

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Subject Tags: industry news , pollution

Suzlon, AMP Solar form joint venture for 15 megawatt project in Telangana

By : sustainabilityo..., Dec 23, 2016

Renewable energy firm Suzlon Group today announced a joint venture with AMP Solar for development and construction of a 15-MW solar PV project at Achampet, Mahaboobnagar district in Telangana....

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PSUs, private sector companies can swap coal: Piyush Goyal

By : sustainabilityo..., Dec 22, 2016

The government today approved swapping of coal supplies between public sector and private sector companies, a move that may help augment availability of fuel and reduce transportation charges...

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Union Budget likely to introduce Viability gap funding for wind power

By : sustainabilityo..., Dec 22, 2016

The Union Budget is likely to introduce viability gap funding and an incentive scheme for power distribution companies procuring wind power.
 
If announced, these will be major...

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