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Energy summit stresses on integrated power distributionThe lack of integrated power distribution system and prediction of wind power generation in the country were cited as major concerns in the energy sector at the maiden energy summit organized by FIon Saturday in the city. The conference also discussed the 3,330MW power gap between the demand and the availability. Date : Sep 23 Source: Times of India
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Climate Parliament pushes renewable energy agenda in KarnatakaD K Shivakumar, energy minister said that the state wants to tap the true potential of solar and other forms of renewable energy as the energy deficit in state stares at a staggering 14%. Fortunately Karnataka was one among the states to successfully launch a new solar policy. Date : Sep 23 Source: Times of India
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Maruti Suzuki aims to make hybrids affordableMaruti Suzuki is working on a low-cost hybrid technology to make its cheap-to-own cars even more frugal. Maruti is aiming to make hybrids affordable and wants to offer the technology on cars right from the Alto, the cheapest in its product portfolio, to the Swift premium hatchback over the next three to four years, said people with knowledge of the carmaker's plans. Date : Sep 22 Source: Economic Times
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Proactive Modi government: Start-ups, global & Indian giants bet on renewable energy spaceIn mid-2014, Banmali Agrawala, president and CEO of GE South Asia, journeyed from the steel and chrome of his office building in Gurgaon to a village in Maharashtra's Satara district, some seven hours south of Mumbai. This wasn't an opportunity for the $146-billion GE to scout for some new business in the hinterland; instead, Agrawala, a former Tata Power executive, was visiting the wind farms of Greenko, a renewable energy developer. Date : Sep 22 Source: Economic Times
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Institutional investors call for carbon pricing to tackle climate changeAhead of Ban Ki-moon’s Climate Summit, 340 global institutional investors call on governments to phase out subsidies on fossil fuels and invest more in renewable energy Date : Sep 22 Source: Down to Earth
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IFC to give Rs 202 crore for 100mw solar project in RajasthanThe International Finance Corp will provide about Rs 202 crore loan for a 100-MW solar project being developed by ACME Solar Energy in Rajasthan. Date : Sep 22 Source: My Digital FC
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India Eyeing Mega-Solar MarketOne of the world's biggest potential solar markets may finally be opening up as India ponders its solar future. The country's new government has proposed building 25 solar parks, each with 500 MW to 1 GW of capacity. In total, the country is targeting 20 GW in the next five years, which will be nearly half of the estimated global solar market of 50 GW in 2014. Date : Sep 22 Source: The Motley Fool
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Electric car sets world speed recordAn ultra-light electric car built by students at a US university has set a new land speed record in its class, besting the previous mark by nearly 80kmph. Electric Blue, an E1 streamliner designed and modified by more than 130 Brigham Young University (BYU) students over the past 10 years, averaged 330kmph on two qualifying runs this month. The new mark obliterates the previous record, 250kmph, which was set by the same BYU car in 2011. Date : Sep 22 Source: Times of India
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Exploit Urinals For Cheap Fertilizer, Says Indian InventorRecycling urine collected at public toilets is a cheap and simple way to produce fertilzser, according to the developer of a waterless urinal. Human urine contains three nutrients—phosphorus, nitrogen and potassium—that are essential for plant growth, says Vijayaraghavan Chariar, a researcher at the Indian Institute of Technology Delhi. Date : Sep 22 Source: Asian Scientist
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Building green sense: Sunita NarainThere is no question that India and other parts of the still-under-construction world must build green. The building sector is a major contributor to climate change and local environmental destruction because of construction materials used; energy expended for lighting, heating and cooling; and water consumption and waste discharge. This is the threat. There is an opportunity as well. Most of India is still unbuilt - over 70 per cent of the building stock is still to be constructed - so unlike the rest of the already developed world, India can build anew in an efficient and sustainable... Read more.. Date : Sep 22 Source: Business Standard
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Companies to Cut Harmful Greenhouse Gas CoolantssMore than a dozen big-name US companies have agreed, in accordance with an Obama administration push announced Tuesday, to cut back on use of a popular coolant that contributes to global warming by emitting a potent greenhouse gas. Date : Sep 22 Source: Nature World News
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CO2 emissions set to reach new 40 billion ton record high in 2014Remaining CO2 emission 'quota' may be used up in one generation and more than half of all fossil fuel reserves may need to be left untapped. Carbon dioxide emissions, the main contributor to global warming, are set to rise again in 2014 - reaching a record high of 40 billion tonnes. The 2.5 per cent projected rise in burning fossil fuels is revealed by the Global Carbon Project, which is co-led in the UK by researchers at the Tyndall Centre for Climate Change Research at the University of East Anglia and the College of Engineering, Mathematics and Physical Sciences at the University of... Read more.. Date : Sep 22 Source: Eureka Alert
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Rajasthan House passes bill allowing lease of land for power unitsThe Rajasthan Assembly on Thursday passed an amendment bill enabling land owner to lease land for to power (solar and wind energy) producers for thirty years. Date : Sep 19 Source: Zee News
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Solar market loses shine in IndiaWhile the AP government has targeted to achieve 9,150 MW capacity of renewable energy by 2018-19, top experts of the country have cautioned of investment fluctuations and a slowing solar market of India. Date : Sep 19 Source: Deccan Chronicle
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IITians create solar-powered cold storage with no running costYoung IIT engineers have come up with an affordable solution to the wastage of agricultural produce by developing a unique solar-powered cold storage system which works at almost zero running cost. Date : Sep 19 Source: Indian Express
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IISc: novel membrane filters water, kills bacteriaA low-cost water purification membrane capable of filtering out objects greater than one micron size and also killing E. coli bacteria has been developed by the Bangalore-based Indian Institute of Science (IISc) researchers and Steer Engineering Pvt. Ltd, Bangalore. The results of the study were published recently in the Journal of Materials Chemistry A. Date : Sep 19 Source: The Hindu
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A Startup Offers A Sustainable Alternative To India's Chaotic GarbageLike many big developing-world cities, Mumbai is struggling with all the waste it generates. Increased prosperity and changing consumption habits have grown the amount of garbage it produces, and its current infrastructure isn't coping well. The city's dumping grounds are 130 feet high in places, and they create serious health problems for nearby residents, not to mention the people working at the sites. Date : Sep 19 Source: Fast Co Exist
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Power for all—can it be achieved?Round-the-clock assured power supply programme to kick off with Andhra Pradesh, Delhi and Rajasthan; finances and logistics pose a huge challenge Date : Sep 19 Source: Down to Earth
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Domestic biomed waste: An ignored health hazardDiabetes is one of the very few health conditions in which patients themselves handle needles and syringes on a daily basis. These patients are supposed to take the medical waste they generate back to the hospitals where they are treated. However, majority of this waste ends up being dumped in the dustbins nearby, and eventually in the municipal garbage dumps. Date : Sep 19 Source: Times of India
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'Improper use of clean energy fund weakening India'India's leveraging strength in climate finance will be "weakened" globally after the central government's failure to properly plan state-wise sharing of revenue generated from the coal cess-driven National Clean Energy Fund (NCEF), an expert said. Date : Sep 19 Source: Zee News
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U.N. Pushes Climate-Smart Agriculture – But Are the Farmers Willing to Change?United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon is expected to make a strong pitch to world political leaders at the U.N. Climate Summit in New York on Sep. 23 to accept new emissions targets and their timelines. Date : Sep 19 Source: IPS News
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An uncertain future for global farming under climate change, study showsClimate change is likely to cause an expansion of land suitable for growing crops globally, but on average the quality of land will decline, a new study shows. Date : Sep 19 Source: Carbon Brief
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Think Blue Factory initiatives drive Volkswagen Pune Plant sustainability commitmentVolkswagen Pune Plant is one of the 27 Volkswagen production facilities worldwide which have adopted the ‘Think Blue. Factory.’ programme. The programme was adopted in India in 2012 and since then a number of initiatives implemented have yielded fruitful results. Now in the third year, the Volkswagen Pune Plant is well on its way to achieve the targets that have been set for 2018. Date : Sep 18 Source: India CSR
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Major Asian Markets Set To Lead Solar PV GrowthIn a completely unsurprising turn of events, NPD Solarbuzz forecasts that global solar PV demand is being driven by major Asian markets, with India, China, and Japan leading the way. Date : Sep 18 Source: Clean Technica
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India Pushing The Boundaries Of Solar AmbitionIndia has already proven itself capable of delivering on the promises it makes regarding expanding its use of solar power, and now the world’s second largest population is set to revamp their country’s National Solar Mission again. Date : Sep 18 Source: Clean Technica
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