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Israel to cooperate with Rajasthan in water managementAfter having partnered with Rajasthan government in the agriculture sector, Israel is looking forward to help the state in the field of water management and tourism. ”Israel is having discussions with the Rajasthan government on expanding partnership in areas of water management, post harvesting and tourism,” Israel embassy spokesperson, Ohad Horsandi told PTI here. Israel that has similar climatic conditions as Rajasthan, will replicate its own success model of harnessing water resources, in the state. “Nearly 80 per cent of the water used in agriculture is treated and re-cycled... Read more.. Date : May 29 Source: India.com
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Over 750 Killed in Heat Wave; Telangana, Andhra Pradesh Worst HitThe searing heat wave in Andhra Pradesh and Telangana has killed over 750 people so far, with more deaths being reported as vast swathes of the country reeled under the unrelenting summer heat. There was no respite in sight with the India Meteorological department warning that severe heat wave conditions are expected to continue in the two worst-hit southern states. In Delhi, the maximum temperature was recorded at 43.5 degree Celsius, a degree less than Saturday while Palam recorded 46 degree Celsius. The heat has claimed the most casualties in Andhra Pradesh, where,... Read more.. Date : May 29 Source: NDTV
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MNRE announces its achievements & initiatives taken in the year 2014-1MNRE has announced the list of its achievements & initiatives taken by the ministry in last one year on the eve of NDA government completing one year of being into power. Many achievements and launch of several foundational initiatives took place towards realizing Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s vision of 24x7 affordable power for all. Last year’s milestones include, lowest ever power deficit in India’s history – 3.6%, highest ever power capacity addition – 22,566 MW, highest ever increase in transmission line capacity – 22,100 circuit kilometres, highest ever increase in sub-... Read more.. Date : May 29 Source: Energetica-India
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Smart Cities Market in India- A $45- $50 Billion Opportunity outlined by the SCOAM modelSustainability Outlook has developed a Smart Cities Opportunity Assessment Model (SCOAM) which pegs the opportunity for smart cities in India over the next 5 years at $45-$50 billion. The Opportunity Assessment model builds on Sustainability Outlook’s past work related to Smart City Maturity Model focused on creating a framework for smart cities in India. The Smart Cities Opportunity Assessment Model was released at the Smart Cities India 2015... Read more.. Date : May 28 Source: Sustainability Outlook
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‘The True Cost’ Brings Fashion’s Dark Secrets to the Big ScreenOver the past year, I’ve had the pleasure of interviewing a range of startup fashion brands doing inspiring work on developing sustainable and socially responsible business models. However, it’s hard to escape the fact that the textile industry’s notoriously poor reputation means that these innovators are currently the exception and not the rule. The consequences of a surge in cheap clothing and the fashion industry’s exploitation of its workers was brought to light two years ago after the Rana Plaza factory collapse in Bangladesh, which took the lives of 1,138 factory workers and... Read more.. Date : May 28 Source: Sustainable Brands
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Japanese wireless tech promise for electric vehiclesResearchers at University of Tokyo claim to have developed a technology for wireless transfer of electricity which they believe will help develop more advanced electric vehicles. The team has incorporated the technology in the “world’s first in-wheel motor system for electric vehicles” that transmits power wirelessly to run motors attached with each wheel. The new system transmits electricity from an onboard power source to a coil attached to the wheel hubs without wires. The researchers say the system wirelessly transmits electricity stored in the vehicle’s batteries... Read more.. Date : May 28 Source: Greentech Lead
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Manufacturers quietly seize the opportunity to lead on sustainabilitySustainability issues are is increasingly material to businesses in many sectors. Many sustainability leaders started because they had brands to protect or government extraction licenses to win. They had a clear business rationale to start, and have been able to build from there. The exception was GE, which launched Ecomagination 10 years ago, but then, it has an exceptional size and prominence. The business case has been much harder for most manufacturers, those one or two tiers up the value chain. They do not have consumer brands (in fact, their customers have the consumer brands... Read more.. Date : May 28 Source: GreenBiz
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Delayed LED scheme to start from June 1 in DelhiDelhi that was supposed to implement the ambitious LED bulb scheme from April 1 will finally roll out the same from June 1. The city government, which had earlier committed to partially fund the project, later decided against it, leading to the delay. PM Narendra Modi had launched the nationwide project in January this year. Delhi was touted to be the first Indian capital to implement the energy conservation scheme with the residents buying LED bulbs at heavily subsidized rates. A 7W LED bulb would cost Rs 126 initially, but later the price dropped. "According to the... Read more.. Date : May 28 Source: The Times of India
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New renewable energy model combines solar, bio-gas and H2To provide 24x7 uninterrupted power from renewable energy sources, experts from the UK and IITs are now working together to create a new model which combines the best of solar power, biomass energy and hydrogen. The first-of-its-kind UK-India experimental Bio-CPV project on development and integration of biomass and concentrating photovoltaic (CPV) system will soon light up a remote tribal hamlet in Shantiniketan, 180 km away from here. “The problem with dependence on solar power is that sunlight is not available 24x7 and 365 days a year. Therefore we are integrating it with... Read more.. Date : May 28 Source: India TV
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NGT orders land grant to DJB for sewage plantsThe National Green Tribunal (NGT) on Monday told the Delhi government’s Revenue department to transfer land to the Delhi Jal Board (DJB) for setting up of sewage treatment plants in different areas. It has also asked the Delhi Police to aid the DJB in acquiring the land. Civic bodies also faced flak from the NGT after they failed to show a single drain cleaned by them, in compliance with a previous order on May 8. Acquiring land remains the biggest challenge for the DJB, in order to execute the NGT’s ambitious plan to clean the Yamuna — Maili se Nirmal Yamuna Revitalisation... Read more.. Date : May 28 Source: The Indian Express
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Scientifically-managed dump yards in HyderabadHYDERABAD: As part of the `Clean Hyderabad' drive, four scientifically-managed dump yards will be set up in different corners of the city soon. The four new dump yards will be located at a distance of about 50 km from the city. Currently, the city generates about 4,000 metric tonnes of garbage every day and is served by one large dump yard at Jawaharnagar. Spread over 300 acres, the Jawaharnagar dump yard has almost reached the saturation point. The decision on the new dump yards was announced by chief minister K Chandrasekhar Rao during a meeting with elected representatives... Read more.. Date : May 28 Source: The Times of India
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Trains to generate solar power soonIn an ambitious plan to tap solar energy, the Delhi division of the Northern Railway is all set to use trains to generate solar power by the year-end. For the purpose, the railway authorities will roll out first train with solar panels fixed on its roof by the end of this year. According to senior official of the Delhi rail division, the trial run of a passenger train with solar panels fitted on top of one of its coaches was successfully completed and a train fitted with solar panels on all its coaches will run by end of the year. Solar power generated the moving trains will be used to... Read more.. Date : May 28 Source: Asian Age
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EVA, An Electric Taxi Designed For SingaporeToday’s electric vehicles are aimed primarily at regular consumers, rather than the commercial fleets that make up a big chunk of automakers sales. A team of scientists and engineers from TUM Create and NTU is taking a different approach to EVs, developing a purpose-built electric taxi called the EVA with 200 kilometers (124 miles) of driving range and a 15-minute charging time. More specifically, it was developed with Singapore’s hot and humid tropical climate in mind, and with the comfort and versatility riders require. There are a lot of challenges to developing an electric car... Read more.. Date : May 28 Source: Clean Technica
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Finally A Declared Road To North American Energy & Climate ActionThe US, Canada, and Mexico have just mirrored the European Union in seeking a continent-wide approach to North American energy and related climate change. According to Canadian Natural Resources Minister Greg Rickford, “The partnership does not include binding targets, but will enhance cooperation and integrate more climate change-related policies into energy discussions between the countries.” North America The North American energy working group met in Mérida, Yucatán, Mexico. Top-level energy ministers from the three trade partners—Rickford, US Energy Secretary Ernest... Read more.. Date : May 28 Source: Clean Technica
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Planning to ‘seed’ a power fund: Piyush GoyalThe Government is exploring the possibility of seeding a ‘power fund’ which would pick up stressed assets in the country and revive them. “We are looking at seeding a power fund with support from international investors. The international investors are very keen to invest and participate in India’s power sector. This fund could then pick up stressed power plants and revive them,” Piyush Goyal, the Minister of State (Independent Charge), Power, Coal and New & Renewable Energy said at a press conference to mark the one year of the NDA Government. However, the Minister added... Read more.. Date : May 28 Source: BusinessLine
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Online system for green nod in 12 states by next month: MoEFNEW DELHI: Around 12 states are expected to launch online platform for green clearances by next month to ensure transparency and faster approval of projects, a top Environment Ministry official said. Currently, there is an online system, launched in June-July last year, for giving environment, forest and coastal regulation zones (CRZ) clearances for category 'A' projects related to industry, thermal power, infrastructure, river valley and mining across the country. "In the last one year, we brought everything online - all forest, environment and CRZ clearances. In the next... Read more.. Date : May 27 Source: The Economic Times
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Poop-powered bus breaks world speed recordThe UK’s poop-powered bus has set a speed record for a regular service bus with a top speed of 76.8 miles per hour (123.5kph). The vehicle is called the ‘Bus Hound’ (a tongue-in-cheek homage to supersonic Bloodhound SSC) and it’s powered by biomethane derived from cow manure. Operated by Reading Buses, the Bus Hound is decorated with a black and white skin reminiscent of the Friesian cows used for milk production around Britain, and it’s said to sound like a Vulcan bomber. The ‘Bus Hound’ has broken the land speed record for a regular service bus as it was being tested at Millbrook... Read more.. Date : May 27 Source: Inhabitat
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Ionic liquids used to recycle cotton-poly textilesGEELONG – Researchers in Australia have used ionic liquids to successfully separate polyester–cotton blended textiles, with polyester recovery rates claimed to be in the region of 99.5 per cent. Subsequently, work is now also underway to use this technology to spin new regenerated cotton fibres that are competitive with both viscose and lyocell. Date : May 27 Source: Ecotextile News
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Veolia Showcases Advanced Wastewater Biological Treatment Reactors at Bevtec Asia 2015Singapore - May 6, 2015 - Veolia Water Technologies exhibits today at Bevtec Asia 2015. As a leading water and wastewater solutions provider with a wide array of contemporary water treatment solutions, Veolia will showcase two of its star biological treatment technologies from 6 - 8 May at Bangkok International Trade and Exhibition Centre (BITEC), to meet the needs of brewery and beverage manufacturers in the region. Effective Wastewater Solutions for the Brewery & Beverage Industry Date : May 27 Source: Veolia water Technologies
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World has no choice but to decarbonise: UN climate chiefBARCELONA: Responding to climate change in the next 15 years is the world's "mega development project", given the need to invest trillions of dollars in infrastructure, creating jobs and economic stability, the United Nations' top climate change official said on Tuesday. "It makes fundamental economic sense" for countries to push forward on tackling climate change because of the benefits it will bring in terms of food, water and energy, as well as employment," Christiana Figueres told a carbon market conference in Barcelona. This, together with the speed at which businesses... Read more.. Date : May 27 Source: The Economic Times
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Renewable energy trading set for big boost as SC upholds green obligationCompulsory purchase of renewable energy got a major boost last week from a Supreme Court order, even though it is likely to increase the power cost for a host of industries dependent on captive power generation and direct purchase of power for their manufacturing units. With the apex court upholding renewable purchase obligation, power purchasers in all states would have to follow the regulatory norms for renewable purchase obligations (RPO). This would also boost the market for renewable energy certificates (RECs), which are traded and bought to meet the RPO. The apex court in the... Read more.. Date : May 27 Source: Business Standard
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Indian premier pairs green tourism and climate changeShri Narendra Modi, Indian Premier recently called for focused development of presentation material on how India has contributed to environment protection through the ages. Modi hasasked the Ministry of Culture to take in lead in this initiative, which, could be presented during the upcoming United Nations Climate Change Conference - COP 21 - in Paris later this year. India must show the world how it has been at the forefront of environment protection. For instance, he suggested a focused effort related to different water storage and conservation practices through the ages,... Read more.. Date : May 27 Source: Travel Mole
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JA Solar, Essel Tie Up for 500MW Indian Manufacturing Unit - Analyst BlogJA Solar Holdings Co., Ltd. JASO has teamed up with Essel Infraprojects Limited ("EIL") for setting up a solar cell and module manufacturing joint venture (“JV”) unit in India. The two companies signed a memorandum of understanding (“MoU”) on May 16 at the India-China Business Forum in Shanghai, which was part of India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi's China visit. The facility will have a production capacity of 500 megawatts (“MW”). The forum’s agenda prioritized the construction of a photovoltaic park and underlined the importance of international partnerships in the photovoltaic... Read more.. Date : May 27 Source: Yahoo Finance
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India’s 1st Carbon Neutral Film ‘Aisa Yeh Jahaan’ Wows the International AudienceIndia’s first Carbon neutral film ‘Aisa Yeh Jahaan’ is taking the global audiences by storm. Now, adding to its list of achievements is the ‘International Award of Excellence 2015’ that the film won at the esteemed ‘INTERNATIONAL FILM AWARDS FOR ENVIRONMENT, HEALTH & CULTURE 2015’. The grand award ceremony to be held in Indonesia on 9th June, the event recognizes those filmmakers from across the world, who, choose environment betterment related subjects. ‘Aisa Yeh Jahaan’ that was among the films that were showcased at the event, received an outstanding response. Apart from this... Read more.. Date : May 27 Source: Bollyspice
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Concrete That Heals ItselfConcrete and bacteria are not often seen as sharing the same construction armchair, that is, unless you happen to be discussing concrete that heals itself. Henk Jonkers from Netherlands-based Delft University of Technology has created bioconcrete, a product that can heal its own cracks and faults. Jonkers says he originally began work on the bioconcrete when he was approached by a concrete technologist who wondered whether the safety of concrete could be improved using a... Read more.. Date : May 27 Source: Clean Technica
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