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Milk storage unit uses sun to keep coolThat’s the unofficial slogan for Boston-based Promethean Power Systems, a company that this month received a grant from the National Science Foundation to further develop its innovative milk refrigeration system. Promethean’s target market is India, though it plans to expand to Africa and Latin America as soon as February. India is the world’s largest producer and consumer of milk; the country is home to some 70 million farmers who contribute to a multibillion-dollar dairy market. Because temperatures can reach 100 degrees during peak summer months, raw milk begins to spoil... Read more.. Date : Jun 27 Source: Boston Globe
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Banking on solar powerVortex Engineering, a company focused on developing sustainable products for rural India, decides to develop an ATM to meet this segment’s banking demands. The ATM is powered by solar energy consumes just 4 per cent of the total energy that is required by a conventional ATM to function. It has the capability to serve Indian villages — indicating an opportunity for over half a million ATMs across the country. Read how Vortex Engineering’s unique ATM can help deal with the problem of low banking penetration in the third of the five-part series from India Brand Equity Foundation’s Innovations... Read more.. Date : Jun 27 Source: Business Standard
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Weatherman to now help predict power demandThe Met department will soon assist the power sector in determining the daily electricity production in the country. Significant variations in weather conditions over the last few weeks has left power generators perplexed about the quantum of power that should be produced in a single day. The power sector is now relying on weather forecasters to predict temperatures each day which will help to determine power production. "The Power Grid Corporation of India has requested the Met department to supply regular weather forecasts that will help them to determine power production in the... Read more.. Date : Jun 27 Source: Times of India
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Rising fuel prices increase demand for fuel efficient and lower running cost CNG carsThose who loved petrol, scoffed at it, and those who admired diesel ridiculed it as its poor cousin. But no more. Increasingly worried over frequent rise in the prices of petrol and diesel, car buyers have fallen in love with compressed natural gas (CNG) that offers higher fuel efficiency and lower running cost. And carmakers are quick to take note of this trend. "We were expecting this to happen, that's why our CNG-based models have been consistently doing well. But the recent demand has increased the waiting period for CNG models, says Maruti Suzuki India CGM (Marketing) Shashank... Read more.. Date : Jun 27 Source: Economic Times
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Karnataka to weather climate changeWith the scientific community predicting a steady rise in temperature in the years to come, the State is all set to come out with a comprehensive action plan that would provide a roadmap for policy interventions to mitigate the adverse impact of climate change. Date : Jun 27 Source: Deccan Herald
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Solid-waste management project launched in VallarpadamThe operator of the International Container Transshipment Terminal, DP World, has launched a solid-waste management and a greening programme on the vast undeveloped area contiguous to the terminal. It is part of a comprehensive plan by the company to improve the environment around its operations on the Vallarpadam Island. A green belt area along its 1.5-km boundary wall had already been formed and more saplings were planted by heads of various departments last World Environment Day. A statement from the company said that DP World did not want to add to the city's waste... Read more.. Date : Jun 27 Source: Hindu
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India's solar mission visionary: Australian reportThe Jawaharlal Nehru National Solar Mission launched by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh last year has positioned India "to become a global leader in the growth of concentrating solar power (CSP) technologies," according to a new report.
The report, commissioned by the Australian government, analyses the context, barriers and policy options for the... Read more.. Date : Jun 26 Source: New Kerala
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3000 solar lanterns allotted to Jorhat's rural studentsNearly 3000 solar lamps were distributed among young students in Assam's Jorhat district. Date : Jun 26 Source: Newstrack India
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Govt to review 60 hydel projects in Ganga basinThe environment ministry is set to review the future of 60 hydel projects in the Ganga basin following a study done by the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Roorkee. The move is significant considering the BJP played up the protection of the river Ganga before Uttarakhand assembly elections nex t year and Uma Bharati, who returned to BJP last week, successfully forcing the ministry to stop construction of the Srinagar project to save a temple. The present move is being seen as an attempt to crush the movement. The ministry had last year asked IIT Roorkee, under the... Read more.. Date : Jun 26 Source: Hindustan Times
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Gujarat Government opting for establishing Centre for Cotton ExcellenceGujarat government is opting for establishing centre for cotton excellence in the state, a highly places source associated with this development told DeshGujarat. “Presently, some farmers have achieved up to 2000 Kg/Ha production of lint. This necessitates establishment of Centre for Cotton Excellence for cotton in Gujarat, which will work especially for improving quality seed production and adoption of Good Agricultural practices among cotton farmers. This way we can achieve another green revolution. We can achieve production of 200 lakh bales of cotton up to year 2015 from the... Read more.. Date : Jun 25 Source: DeshGujarat
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GE Energy open to joint ventures in turbine space
GE Energy is “open” to joint venture in India for three of its main products, which includes, steam, solar and the Jenbacher turbines. The GE Energy India President and the Chief Executive Officer, Mr Kishore Jayaraman, told Business Line that the company would be keen to set up joint ventures because it gives an opportunity to further localise and customise its products for the Indian market leading to better value proposition for the customers. “There is certainly a transformation from price to value now,” he said. The company would also look at joint ventures in... Read more.. Date : Jun 25 Source: Hindu Business Line
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India, China to conduct study on climate changeControversy over the dam over Brahmaputra notwithstanding, India and China would soon start a joint study of Brahmaputra-Salween and the Kangchenjunga landscapes to find out the impact of climate change on the local habitation, as desired by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh. The environment ministry ha s sought the external affairs ministry’s approval to spend US $ one million for these studies to be conducted, under the aegis of the Kathmandu based International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development (ICIMOD), a specialized body on Himalayan bio-diversity. The initiative is part... Read more.. Date : Jun 24 Source: Hindustan Times
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Motoring Our Energy SavingsYou might use one to dry your hair or wash your dishes. There's one in every elevator and ventilation system. And in industry they run machines, pumps, fans, conveyors and more. I'm talking about electric motors. They are quite literally everywhere and they use a lot of energy. In fact, they are the single biggest consumer of electricity. They account for about 45% of global power consumption, according to a new analysis by the International Energy Agency. Lighting is second, at 19%. The International Energy Agency analysis is startling. It means that every second power plant — more... Read more.. Date : Jun 24 Source: Economic Times
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Green India Mission: Forest dept yet to receive green signalWhile the Central government has made a commitment to make the country green with its ambitious Green India Mission in the next 10 years from 2010-2011 to 2019-2020, local forest authorities are yet to receive any directive or guideline in this regard. "We have come to know about the mission, but we have not received any guidelines for the preparatory work so far," PP Verma, divisional forest officer, Kashi Wildlife Division, told TOI. Similar was the reply of LR Bairwa, forest officer of social forestry division, Varanasi. They said they would act accordingly after receiving formal... Read more.. Date : Jun 24 Source: Times of India
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Delhi has high level of air pollutants: TeriDelhi has high levels of air pollutants and ozone and the latter has harmful impact on health and agricultural yield, a study revealed on Wednesday. The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI) is conducting this study to assess the energy and emissions scenarios for various states of India from the year 2005 to 2030. "Ozone monitoring is presently carried out in few cities only and the results in Delhi show that concentrations have violated the standards. It may cause significant damage to the agricultural yield in addition to its ability to impact human health," a TERI... Read more.. Date : Jun 24 Source: Times of India
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India's women solar engineers light up rural lifeMira Bai frowns in concentration at the complicated zigzag of wires on the panel in front of her. Unfathomable to most, they speak loud and clear to the 60-year-old grandmother. Despite being illiterate, she now knows exactly which wires to connect to create the magical connection between the sun and the panel so it absorbs and transfers rays to the battery that will later light up her house. Bai is one of 15,000 solar engineers who have attended a six-month training course at a rural college in India’s northwest state of Rajasthan, enabling them to bring renewable power to... Read more.. Date : Jun 24 Source: Alert Net
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Three Chhattisgarh coal blocks can be opened: RameshThe first signs of Jairam Ramesh easing his stand on the `go no-go' policy came on Thursday with the Union environment minister clearing three coal block projects in the dense forests of Hasdeo-Arand region of Chhattisgarh against the repeated recommendations of his Forest Advisory Committee. In a speaking order explaining why he had not accepted the FAC's advise, Ramesh accorded the forest clearance to Tara, Parsa East and Kante Basan coal blocks. In his order he gave six reasons for doing so. He said the projects were on the fringe of the thick forest block that he had... Read more.. Date : Jun 24 Source: Times of India
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Birla Surya to spend Rs. 54bn in 5 yearsBirla Surya Limited, a part of the diversified Yash Birla Group (YBG), today announced that the company will invest USD 1.2 billion (approximately Rs. 5,400 crores) over the next five years to build India’s first largest integrated facility for fabrication of multi crystalline silicon wafers and processing of solar photovoltaic cells. Date : Jun 24 Source: India Infoline
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Environment .CLP May Invest in First Indian Solar Project by Next Year, Director SaysCLP Holdings Ltd. (2), the biggest power supplier in Hong Kong and India’s largest owner of wind farms, may invest in its first solar project in India next year. The Hong Kong-based company has begun collecting sun irradiation data at Indian wind farms to also evaluate the possibility of installing solar plants, Mahesh Makhija, director of renewables at CLP’s India unit, said today. “By the end of this year, we should be in a comfortable position to pick our first sites and have an investable solar project,” Makhija said in an interview at his office in Mumbai. CLP... Read more.. Date : Jun 24 Source: Bloomberg
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Work faster: Indian Power AssociationEven though Karnataka has a potential of adding around 50,000 MW in a year, it has failed due to the procedural delays that affect the commissioning of the project. The issue was highlighted by the wind power investors at the annual conference of the Indian Wind Power Association on Thursday. The investors said that even though Karnataka has a potential of around 50,000 MW, the state has only around 200 MW on an average every year, in contrast to Tamil Nadu that every year adds 1000 MW.K Kasthurirangaian, chairman, Indian Wind Power Council said that due to the bureaucratic hurdles,... Read more.. Date : Jun 24 Source: IBN Live
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India's Thermax Looks to Acquire Water-Treatment FirmThermax is seeking to acquire a water-treatment company in Europe with annual revenue of $10 million-$100 million to expand its footprint in that market and access technology, a senior executive said. "Europe and the U.S. will continue to invest heavily in green technologies and renewable energy," said Managing Director M.S. Unnikrishnan. "So we are interested in operating in these markets."
Date : Jun 24 Source: Wall Street Journal
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Airport work speeds up - Capital set for take-off in styleConstruction work has gained pace at the new terminus building of Biju Patnaik Airport, which is set for a major expansion. The two-storey 17,860 square metre terminus will have the capacity to handle 800 passengers, including arrival and departure. The building’s plan has been made according to energy-saving green building concept. Computers will monitor energy efficiency of the new terminus building. With four elevators and two escalators, it would ensure comfortable movement of passengers of all age groups. The new terminus would have a digitally controlled public... Read more.. Date : Jun 24 Source: The Telegraph
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GM showcases Chevrolet Beat Electric in IndiaGeneral Motors India (GMI) today showcased an electric version of its small car, 'Beat', as part of a global demonstration of the technology. "We are delighted that Chevrolet selected India as an important market to test battery electric technology , while recognising the capabilities of our engineering team to help identify ways to make this technology more affordable," GMI President and MD Karl Slym told reporters here. The electric Beat is powered by a lithium-ion battery and can go... Read more.. |
Norway, Iceland join EU-U.S. open skies dealNorway and Iceland joined a U.S. and European Union "open skies" deal on Tuesday amid a trans-Altantic dispute about Europe's plans to impose carbon emissions permits on all flights from 2012. Under the deal, airlines in non-EU members Norway and Iceland will be able to fly to the United States from anywhere in the 27-nation EU rather than just from domestic airports. And EU carriers, for instance, will be able to open routes to the United States from Oslo or Reykjavik. "Joining this agreement is...in line with our policy to open up markets and create a level playing... Read more.. Date : Jun 24 Source: Reuters India
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Industry warns of energy crisis in StateThe Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) has warned of an impending energy crisis in Karnataka unless drastic steps are taken to keep pace with the development, and has suggested that the State concentrate on natural gas. “The energy deficit in Karnataka is already 10 to 12 per cent and addition to energy generation is not keeping pace with the development,” CII Karnataka State Council Chairperson S. Chandrasekhar told presspersons here on Thursday. Stressing the need for a specific energy policy to assess and plan for the State's requirement, he said natural gas, despite its high... Read more.. Date : Jun 24 Source: Hindu
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