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UNFCCC Releases Synthesis Report on INDC Aggregate Effect

By : sustainabilityo..., Nov 3, 2015

As mandated by the Conference of the Parties (COP) to the UNFCCC at its 20th session, the Secretariat has released a synthesis report on the aggregate effect of the intended nationally determined contributions (INDCs) submitted by Parties as of 1 October 2015. The report...

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Subject Tags: Climate Change , policy

India, Indonesia ink pacts on New and Renewable Energy

By : sustainabilityo..., Nov 3, 2015

India and Indonesia have signed two agreements on new and renewable sources of energy and cultural exchange.

The agreements were signed in the presence of Vice President M. Hamid Ansari and his Indonesian counterpart Jusuf Kala after their talks in Jakarta.

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Subject Tags: policy

The greening of India Inc.

By : sustainabilityo..., Nov 2, 2015

A total of 146 countries have submitted what post-2020 climate actions or Intended Nationally Determined Contributions (INDCs) they intend to undertake in the run-up to the United Nations Conference of the Parties (COP 21) in Paris scheduled from November 30 to December 11....

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Subject Tags: Climate Change , policy

Climate change study centre to come up Aurangabad

By : sustainabilityo..., Oct 29, 2015

With the state facing drought conditions following a rainfall deficiency of 40 per cent this monsoon, Maharashtra’s disaster management cell has proposed to set up a climate change study centre in Aurangabad in Marathwada, the region worst hit by the drought.
Earlier...

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Final report on new solar power policy ready: Official

By : sustainabilityo..., Oct 29, 2015

Delhi government is likely to approve new solar power policy next month which will allow residents to install solar panels on rooftops of their households to meet shortage of electricity in the national capital. 

The policy will also allow installation of solar panels...

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Subject Tags: policy , power

Gujarat urges Centre to lift moratorium on critically polluted zones

By : sustainabilityo..., Oct 29, 2015

Gujarat Chief Minister Anandiben Patel on Wednesday urged the Central Government to lift the moratorium on the three industrial clusters of Gujarat namely Ankleshwar, Vapi and Vatva.

"We request the Central government to resolve the issue of environmental moratorium on...

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Subject Tags: policy , pollution

STP to be must for new apartments with five or more houses: Bengaluru

By : sustainabilityo..., Oct 29, 2015

Newly constructed and upcoming apartment complexes having five or more houses must have mini sewage treatment plants (STPs), the Bangalore Water Supply and Sewerage Board (BWSSB) decided at a meeting held in the first week of this month. 

The board had earlier decided...

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Subject Tags: policy , waste , water

GVMC saves energy with LED streetlights

By : sustainabilityo..., Oct 29, 2015

The Greater Visakhapatnam Municipal Corporation (GVMC) says it is saving 7.85 lakh units of energy per month on an average after using LED streetlight bulbs.

The project, which was taken up in association with the State Energy Conservation Mission (SECM) and New Delhi-...

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Subject Tags: energy efficiency , policy

India Targets Gas-Renewable Energy Mix For Low-Carbon Power

By : Sustainability ..., Oct 28, 2015

The Indian Government is looking to use gas-based power generation assets alongside renewable energy capacity to expand low-carbon power infrastructure.

India’s Minister for Power, Coal, and Renewable Energy, Piyush Goyal, recently stated that his government is working...

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Subject Tags: India , policy , power

Belgium to power 170 trains with wind energy

By : Sustainability ..., Oct 28, 2015

Belgium has launched an ambitious project to power 170 trains by wind energy — and the first seven of the planned 25 turbines entered service on Saturday, local media reported on Sunday.

Sudpresse newspaper group said turbines will be built along the main rail line...

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