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Bajaj Auto to launch four-wheel vehicle but it's not a carIt's got four wheels and seatbelts, but Bajaj Auto, the creator of India's first quadricycle, would rather you didn't call it a car. Bajaj Auto is marketing the RE60 as a more stable and comfortable alternative to the three-wheeled autorickshaws ubiquitous on India's roads even though it looks like a small hatchback car and is expected to cost less. Weight, top speed and other specifications, including safety standards, mean the RE60 will not be classified as a car. But that didn't stop executives from India's top automakers such as Tata Motors from comparing it to a car... Read more.. Date : Feb 24 Source: Economic Times
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Tepid response to NMC's solar heater schemeNAGPUR: Nagpur Municipal Corporation's (NMC) high expectations from solar water heater scheme turned into disappointment after it received only a meagre 807 applications. With the tepid response, the civic body has decided to again invite applications for the 3,450 subsidized solar water heaters. Date : Feb 23 Source: Times of India
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Bangalore to get quick charging stations for electric carsThe lack of charging stations in the city is one of the biggest reasons for people interested to buy electric vehicles shelving the idea. However, with city-based electric vehicle manufacturer Mahindra Reva planning to launch fast charging stations called ‘quick2charge’ across Bangalore by the year end, the city might just witness a spurt in the number of e-cars on the roads. About 20 quick2charge stations are expected to come up in the city, primarily built for charging Mahindra’s electric hatchback e2o. However, the company plans to enable charging of other electric cars that... Read more.. Date : Feb 21 Source: Daily News & Analysis
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CLP Wind Farms makes fresh attempt to raise up to Rs 1,200 crore from PEsIndia's biggest wind utility firm, CLP Wind Farms, plans to sell a minority stake to global private equity investors to raise up to Rs 1,200 crore to fund expansion, two people with direct knowledge of the development said. The company, a unit of Hong Kong-listed power generator CLP Holdings, has appointed Standard Chartered Bank to scout for investors, these people said. This is third attempt by the company to raise capital in two years. The earlier attempts were not successful as the company did not agree to the valuation offered by PE funds. "The company is now seeking... Read more.. Date : Feb 21 Source: Economic Times
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IBM using big data to set up monitoring system for Bangalore water supplyGlobal IT major IBM's big data and predictive analytics will create systems to monitor and manage water supply in Bangalore by the state-run Bangalore Water Supply and Sewerage Board (BWSSB). "Our intelligent operations centre-based solution, developed at our India software lab, has the GIS (geo information system) for real-time view of flow meters across the city and identify a specific flow meter," the company said in a statement on Thursday. As the city's main source of water are the Cauvery and Arkavathi rivers in the Mysore region, the doubling of its population to 10... Read more.. Date : Feb 21 Source: NDTV
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Cabinet likely to clear Rs 13k cr for green missionNEW DELHI: The Cabinet may on Thursday clear Rs 13,000 crore for its much awaited 'Green India Mission' which aims to enhance carbon sinks through large scale afforestation across the country. The mission is part of the Centre's plan to fight climate change by increasing the forest cover by 10 million hectares in the next 10 years at a cost of Rs 46,000 crore. It is one of the eight missions under the National Action Plan on Climate Change. Environment and forests minister M Veerappa Moily on Wednesday said the Union Cabinet will on Thursday consider the Green India Mission... Read more.. Date : Feb 21 Source: Times of India
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Talks with MERC on, Rochem plant may run at full capacity soonRunning at grossly below its capacity for months now, the waste-to-green energy project of the Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) in Hadapsar is soon likely to process 700-tonne dry waste and generate 10 MW electricity every day. While the project is processing only around 250 tonne dry waste per day as of now, its operating at full capacity is expected to heavily reduce the burden of disposing of the overall 1,400-1,500 tonne garbage generated in the city on a daily basis. The project at Hadapsar... Read more.. |
Mining a challenge today, oil imports leading into drain of foreign exchange: MNRENew Delhi, February 20, (ANI): Joint Secretary of Ministry of New and Renewable Energy Tarun Kapoor on Thursday said that mining in India had become a challenge and oil imports were leading into a drain of foreign exchange. "Mining in India has become a challenge with the passage of time, while oil imports are leading into a drain of foreign exchange. Hence, India cannot ignore the abundance of renewable energy in solar, wind, hydro and biomass," said Kapoor at the Power Focus Summit presented by Hindustan Powerprojects.... Read more.. Date : Feb 21 Source: Newstrack India
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India Plans to Install 26 Million Solar-powered Water PumpsIndia’s government wants to replace 26 million groundwater pumps for irrigation with more efficient pumps that run on solar power, in an effort to relieve farmers of high costs of diesel fuel. Diesel generators are commonly used when grid power is unavailable, a not uncommon occurrence. And the power used for pumping irrigation water is also one of the largest strains on the Indian power grid.
The initiative is expected to require $US 1.6 billion in investment in the next five years just to switch out the first 200 000 pumps, according to Bloomberg.
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NTPC land plan for green nodThe NTPC will directly buy 150 acres for its proposed thermal power plant in Burdwan’s Katwa in addition to the 97 acres it is supposed to get from the state, the move aimed at removing an environmental hurdle before the project. Sources in Delhi said the central utility’s board of directors had on Saturday approved the company’s plan to buy the 150 acres directly, a first for the firm that has till now depended on central and state governments for acquisition. The price of the land has been fixed... Read more.. |
Rise in pollutants in the air you breathePUNE: The air Pune's residents breathe carries a rich dose of pollutants, too small to be filtered by scarves and masks that road users or even traffic cops use. Analysis by the Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology's (IITM) of pollutant emissions in Pune Metropolitan Region (covering around 60 km area of and around Pune and Pimpri Chinchwad) conducted during 2008 to 2013 has found that total emissions of PM10, PM2.5 and black carbon have increased by 10.6%, 20.82% and 37.81 % respectively from 2008 till 2013.
Transport, industries and bio-fuel sectors were found to be... Read more.. Date : Feb 20 Source: Times of India
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Get Paid For Junk
The pace at which technology changes renders gadgets obsolete in no time — adding to the world’s ever-growing electronic junk pile. Doomsayers paint a picture of e-waste mountains enveloping mankind, but if Karma Recycling has its way, it could end up saving the planet from such a catastrophe. Registered in 2013, the Delhi-based company offers to refurbish, recycle and scientifically dispose of electronics for a price — paid to the gadget’s owner! Working on the premise of ‘what goes around comes around’, Akshat Ghiya and Aamir Jariwala started Karma Recycling with... Read more.. Date : Feb 20 Source: Businessworld
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US Challenges India's Solar Energy Industry, AgainOn February 10, the United States filed a World Trade Organization (WTO) complaint against India. The allegation? That India may be unfairly supporting the development of its solar manufacturing industry. This misguided complaint will only further enflame tensions between the world's two largest democracies over an issue we all support: deploying more clean energy. If this story sounds familiar, that's because it is. Last year we wrote about the first set of WTO consultations that the United States initiated to challenge India's use of subsidies and "buy local" rules in India's... Read more.. Date : Feb 20 Source: Energy Collective
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National meet on energy, environment from today in PunePune: The School of Energy Studies along with the department of environmental science, University of Pune (UoP) will organise a three-day National Conference on Energy and Environment 2014 from Thursday.
The meet will debate on various issues related to energy and environment and take a review of the existing policies and address the development of new and emerging materials, technologies and applications in energy and environment industries.
The keynote address will be delivered by Dr Anil Kakodkar, former chairman Atomic Energy Commission and Dr G Thyagarajan,... Read more.. Date : Feb 20 Source: Daily News & Analysis
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US energy secretary to visit India from March 10-12U.S. Energy Secretary Ernest Moniz will visit India from March 10 to 12 to participate in talks canceled last month during a diplomatic dispute between the two countries, the Energy Department said on Wednesday. Moniz, who will meet with Indian energy officials, had planned to visit India in January, but the trip was canceled amid a dispute over the arrest in New York of Devyani Khobragade, India's deputy consul. India was furious about her arrest, handcuffing and strip- search after she was accused by U.S. prosecutors of underpaying her nanny and lying on a visa application... Read more.. Date : Feb 20 Source: Reuters
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India installs 43 MW of solar PV in January 2014, will miss fiscal year grid-tied solar PV targetIndia installed only 28 MW of grid-tied solar photovoltaic (PV) capacity and 15 MW of off-grid PV during January 2014, according to figures released by the nation's Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE). This brings the nation to 2.21 GW of grid-tied and 160 MW of off-grid solar capacity, the overwhelming majority of which is PV. India is 88% of the way to reaching the fiscal year 2013–2014 target for off-grid PV, but less than half of the way to the grid-tied target. Analysts including... Read more.. |
US Energy Secretary to visit India next monthUS Energy Secretary Ernest J Moniz will travel to India in March to revive the bilateral energy dialogue postponed last month due to diplomatic dispute between the two countries. Moniz, who is expected to meet Indian officials on March 10 and 11, had put off the trip last month in view of the strained relations between the two countries over the arrest of senior Indian diplomat Devyani Khobragade in New York on alleged visa fraud charges. "I'll be going to India, in fact, in about two weeks," Moniz told journalists. The Energy Secretary is expected to have talks on wide... Read more.. Date : Feb 20 Source: Zee News
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India: SoPro to create database of 20 solar process heat case studiesThe German Agency for International Cooperation, GIZ, will be working together with the German Fraunhofer Institute for Solar Energy Systems, Fraunhofer ISE, and the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) on analysing and optimising existing solar process heat installations in India as part of the Solar Process Heat (SoPro) – India project. The project was officially launched during a kick-off meeting and expert panel discussion, which took place in New Delhi on 29 January 2014 and was jointly organised by the MNRE and the GIZ... Read more.. |
Cabinet likely to clear Rs 13k cr for green missionThe Cabinet may on Thursday clear Rs 13,000 crore for its much awaited 'Green India Mission' which aims to enhance carbon sinks through large scale afforestation across the country. The mission is part of the Centre's plan to fight climate change by increasing the forest cover by 10 million hectares in the next 10 years at a cost of Rs 46,000 crore. It is one of the eight missions under the National Action Plan on Climate Change. Environment and forests minister M Veerappa Moily on Wednesday... Read more.. |
10 MoUs involving Rs 2600 crore investment signedAs curtains drew on the four-day Progressive Punjab Agricultural Summit at Chappar Chiri, Punjab government claimed to have firmed up investments worth Rs 2,600 crore with 10 memoranda of understanding (MoUs) signed for collaborations in agriculture, food processing and bio-mass renewable energy. Chief minister Prakash Singh Badal was joined by industrialists like director, ITC, Kursh Grant, CMD Bharti Agro, Rakesh Bharti Mittal, vice-president of Vardhman group, Kamal Oswal, CMD of Trident Group, Rajinder Gupta and CEO of KPMG,... Read more.. |
Indian government moots four more giant PV projects totalling 2GWIndia’s finance minister, Shri Chidambaram, announced 2GW worth of new large-scale solar projects as part of his interim budget speech earlier this week. The finance minister said following the success of India’s JNNSM national solar mission, the government wanted to see four “ultra mega solar power projects” each with a capacity of over 500 MW in 2014-15. According to local press reports, the projects will be in Rajasthan, Gujarat, Jammu and Kashmir and form part of the JNNSM. ... Read more.. Date : Feb 20 Source: PV-Tech
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Alstom wins $34-million pollution-control equipment order from NTPCFrench power equipment maker Alstom on Tuesday said it won a $34-million contract to supply a pollution control system to state-run NTPC's Vindyachal Thermal Power plant in Madhya Pradesh. "Alstom, the world leader in air quality control systems, has been awarded a contract by NTPC to provide the flue gas desulphurisation (FGD) system for its 500 MW Vindyachal super thermal power plant in Madhya Pradesh," the company said in a statement in New Delhi. The project will be the first full scope... Read more.. |
Sustainable Packaging Market to Hit $244 Billion by 2018Consumer demand, government legislation and technology advances will propel sustainable packaging to a $244 billion market by 2018, according to a new report by Smithers Para. The Future of Sustainable Packaging to 2018 details market sizes, projections and five-year sustainable packaging trends to 2018, focusing on key drivers, trends and technologies shaping the sustainable packaging industry. The report breaks down sales by type, end-use market and geographic region, and provides comprehensive coverage of the global market and supply chain. Sustainability programs are... Read more.. Date : Feb 19 Source: Sustainable Brands
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JA Solar Multi-Si Solar Cells Surpass 19% Conversion EfficiencyShanghai, China, February 18, 2014 - JA Solar Holdings Co., Ltd. (Nasdaq:JASO) ("JA Solar" or the "Company"), one of the world's largest manufacturers of high-performance solar power products, today announced that its multi-crystalline silicon (“multi-Si”) solar cells have surpassed 19% conversion efficiency. This latest improvement in efficiency, achieved using advanced cell technology recently developed by JA Solar’s R&D team, follows the Company’s announcement in August 2013 that its multi-Si cells had achieved 18.3% conversion efficiency, an industry record at the time.... Read more.. Date : Feb 19 Source: JA Solar
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USAID commits $100 million annually for 5 yearsExperiences and innovations in India were proving incremental and are suited to be replicated in the sub-Saharan Africa and other developing nations, according to USAID, the US governmental agency engaged in grassroot developmental activities globally. Underscoring this, USAID has decided to spend $100 million annually for the next five years in India, covering maternal and child healthcare, HIV, TB, food security, clean energy and environment, said Kathryn D Stevens, deputy mission director of USAID-India. "A major part of this was... Read more.. |
