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Joining the Green Telecom BandwagonAt a time when the telecom sector in the country is making all efforts to achieve the ‘Green Telecom Standards’ in sync with the global level by 2015, the operators in the state too are lending wholesome support to the eco-friendly initiative. In a bid to achieve the goal, telecom operators are adopting various practices, including lowering carbon emission, usage of renewable energy sources, better waste disposal practices and adhering technology to reduce the possible green house gas emission. Green telecom refers to the ‘greening of telecom networks by using various... Read more.. Date : Jun 30 Source: New Indian Express
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Units found violating pollution norms may lose power supplyPunjab Pollution Control Board (PPCB) would soon initiate action against the 70 industrial units that were found flouting environmental norms during raids on their premises on Wednesday. The board would start action from next week that could include snapping electricity connections and fine. Teams of PPCB on orders of chairman Ravinder Singh had raided several premises of electroplating and dyeing units in different areas of the city. The raids were held in the evening time to the surprise of industry owners. A team of PPCB that went to the Focal point area found a tanker... Read more.. Date : Jun 30 Source: Hindustan Times
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Karnataka mulls cut in power subsidy to farmersThe power-starved Karnataka is mulling the possibility of reducing subsidised power to farmers and meter the power supplied to irrigation pump sets (IPs). This move will not only help improve the revenues for the electricity supply companies but also prevent any misuse of power by installing illegal IP sets, said D K Shivakumar, minister for energy, government of Karnataka. He said, during his inspection in one of the villages in Hosadurga recently, the department of energy officials had detected 15,000 illegal pumpsets and power theft. Such kinds of power pilferage could be... Read more.. Date : Jun 30 Source: Business Standard
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Solar power likely to get top billing in Rail BudgetWith a view to reducing its dependence on conventional sources of energy, Railways is looking to harness solar power in a big way and is likely to include a plan for the same in its upcoming budget. A blueprint to set up solar grids of photo-voltaic cells for substantive solar power generation is likely to be unveiled by Railway Minister Sadananda Gowda in his maiden Rail Budget 2013-14 on July 8 in Parliament. Promotion of non-renewable energy in the Railways is one of the main agendas of the Narendra Modi government and it will be adequately reflected in the first Rail... Read more.. Date : Jun 30 Source: Economic Times
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Cleantech in the developing world: from solar power to refrigerationAfter driving taxis in New York City for 10 years, 58-year-old Julio Francois returned to his hometown of Les Anglais, Haiti to open a mill. He processes corn, rice, sorghum and some coffee for the small and isolated agricultural town on the country’s southwest coast, thanks to a diesel-generated microgrid. Business is good: locals line up out of his door every Wednesday on market day. But Francois wants to switch to solar power – and he's not alone. Over the past few years, solar has been increasingly adopted in developing... Read more.. |
'Power Grid to invest Rs 5.8Kcr on upgradation work in Guj'Power Grid Corporation of India Ltd (PGCIL) will invest Rs 5,800 crore for upgrading itsnetwork in Gujarat over the next three to four years, its ED D K Singh has said. "Power Grid will invest Rs 5,800 crore in Gujarat to increase the number of Extra High Voltage (EHV) substations to 12 from the existing five. "It will also be used for increasing the transmission capacity to 19,000 mega volt ampere (MVA) from the existing 4,000 MVA. The transmission lines shall be expanded to 7,575 kms in Gujarat from the existing 5,610 kms," he told PTI yesterday. Singh was speaking on the... Read more.. Date : Jun 30 Source: Power Grid
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AU Financiers (India) gets $25 mn debt funding from IFCIFC, the investment wing of the World Bank, which has committed an investment of $4.5 billion in India, made its latest investment in a Rajasthan-based non-banking finance company with $25-million debt for onward investment principally into medium and small private units. Anup Agarwal, serior investment officer of IFC, told Business Line that the non-deposit taking NBFC, AU Financiers (India) Ltd, has got three rounds of equity investment from IFC since 2010. “This month we are allowing the first... Read more.. |
Cyan and Vodafone get smart with India allianceCambridge UK wireless technology business Cyan has partnered Vodafone's Machine2Machine unit to provide smart metering solutions to the Indian market. The alliance is designed to create joint propositions, develop opportunities and submit proposals to customers to enable either party to address the smart metering market in India. Cyan believes its wireless mesh networking platform offers a cost-effective extension to Vodafone's network reach for high-volume/low-value 'last mile' data... Read more.. |
German GIZ, rolls out national climate change program with GIC, iNDEXTbGerman GIZ, along with its national partner for Climate change program - Gujarat institutute of Competitiveness (GIC) has rolled out the national climate change program from Gujarat with iNDEXTb as a sponsor. GIC engages with companies, MSMEs, non-profit organizations and academia to enhance their competitiveness. GIC offers advisory, training, capacity building and institutional development services to significant constituents of society. In January 2014, India reported 233 deaths in the first... Read more.. |
Gujarat-China bonhomie on display at Vadodara eventThe formal inauguration of a Rs 1,000-crore plant of TBEA Energy (India) Limited, a Chinese transformer manufacturing company located nearly 30 km from Vadodara, by Chief Minister, Anandi Patel on Saturday, became an event to celebrate India-China relations, with leaders from both sides emphasising on how Gujarat can take the lead in attracting Chinese investments to India. The event, that took place at Karjan, was attended by Ambassador of China to India, Wei Wei and China’s economic and commercial counsellor, Wang Hejun, along... Read more.. |
US, India launch a new clean energy initiativeThe US has launched a new large scale off-grid clean energy initiative with India to bring clean energy to the country and help it deploy "advanced space cooling technology". The initiative is a part of Obama administration's effort to engage major economies on climate change, the White House said today. Releasing a progress report on the Administration's comprehensive Climate Action Plan, the White House said the initiative with India is to help bring clean energy to those under-served by the... Read more.. |
TNPCB seals 236 textile and dyeing units for violating pollution control board norms in ErodeThe Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board (TNPCB), on after the recently petition submitted by the villagers of nearby Ellapalayam stating one textile dyeing unit was discharging huge quantity of untreated effluents into fertile lands, causing them problems. The Board had examined it and ordered closure of the factory. On further examining also identified two hundred and thirty six textile dyeing and processing factories in Erode district of the state were functioning violating pollution control board norms, the units are sealed, licenses have been cancelled and power connections cut... Read more.. Date : Jun 30 Source: Yarn & Fibres
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2 Indians quit high-paying jobs in the US to tackle India’s mounting garbage crisis“Our mission is to identify and nurture progressive recyclers within the informal sector, improving their quality of life through technology solutions that give them ample opportunities to maximize their growth and earning potential,” says Mani Vajipey, Co-founder & CEO, Banyan. Banyan was born during one of Mani’s travels in India where the general filth and squalor across the nation deeply disturbed him and inspired him to build an organization that will transform the solid waste management landscape in India through technological innovations, better practices and grassroots... Read more.. Date : Jun 30 Source: Your Story
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Ten per cent power hike likely for Andhra Pradesh, Telangana residentsThe Andhra Pradesh Electricity Regulatory Commission has asked both state governments to submit a fresh proposal clarifying their commitment to supplying free power to the agricultural sector. The state governments are yet to submit their proposals. Meanwhile, calculations for revised power tariff is showing a hike of up to 10 per cent. The proposals are likely to be submitted soon. The Andhra Pradesh Electricity Regulatory Commission has hinted that continuation of the free power subsidy to consumers would have to be reconfirmed by both the states through budgetary outlays... Read more.. Date : Jun 30 Source: Deccan Chronicle
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Auction of e-waste put on fast trackThe environment department recently wrote to the finance department, seeking modalities for disposal of e-waste piled up in different government offices through auction. In December 2013, the finance department had given its nod to the guidelines for disposal of e-waste prepared by a committee, comprising officials of IT, environment and Odisha State Pollution Control Board. But nowhere did the committee mention the procedure for auction. "We need to have a clear idea about the bidding rules. The finance department is expected to take a call on the matter soon," said scientist,... Read more.. Date : Jun 27
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State rolls out ambitious plans to tap solar energyThe Andhra Pradesh State government has announced its intentions to harness solar energy for overcoming the acute power shortages staring it post bifurcation. The government is contemplating setting up solar grids of photo-voltaic cells in barren lands spanning over 2,500 acres in north coastal Andhra, coastal Andhra and Rayalaseema regions. According to informed sources, solar grids are proposed to be set up in barren lands in areas which are known to receive maximum sun light making them suitable to harness the non-conventional energy source. Towards this end, the... Read more.. Date : Jun 27 Source: The Hindu
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WindStream Technologies Opens India Office to Support SolarMill(R) SalesWindStream Technologies, Inc. (OTCQB: WSTI) has opened its first international presence under the banner of its wholly owned subsidiary, WindStream Energy Technologies, Pvt. Ltd. (WET), located in the Jubilee Hills of Hyderabad. This new entity will provide sales, marketing, engineering, and service support for the Company's products and customers as well as manage the India manufacturing operations currently in negotiations. As WindStream expands into the India market it expects to see large volume sales growth as 400 million1 people live completely off-grid while the rest of the... Read more.. Date : Jun 27 Source: PennEnergy (press release)
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Chronic under-utilization in Indian PV manufacturing, study findsIndia’s Ministry of New and Renewable Energy has released figures that show only 297 MW of the country’s 1.38 GW solar cell production capacity is currently under operation. The situation is only slightly better for the solar module sector. India’s domestic solar cell production industry is running at little over 20 per cent capacity, according to figures published this week by the country’s Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE). Although India can call upon 1.386 GW of solar cell production... Read more.. |
Green is the Way Indian Real Estate Sector is HeadedCorporate India is going “green” with its new campuses and buildings across the country. And this is primarily because it wants to cut down on power and water consumption, to reduce its operational and overhead costs. According to green building certification agency, Indian Green Building Council (IGBC), out of the 25 billion sq.ft. of built up area in India green spaces have crossed the 2 billion sq.ft mark. Now the green brigade is looking to reach 10 billion sq.ft by 2022. Over 300 new green... Read more.. |
Green Building Certification Institute is Committed to Growing LEED in IndiaThe Green Building Certification Institute (GBCI), the exclusive certification body for administering the Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) process worldwide, announces that beginning July 1, 2014, LEED project teams in India can now directly register and certify with GBCI by taking advantage of the state-of-the-art technology platform LEED Online. "LEED is a global rating system," said Mahesh Ramanujam, president, GBCI, and chief operating officer, U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC). "Twenty-two thousand... Read more.. |
India to implement code for energy saving, green buildings by 2017It will be mandatory for all state governments to implement by 2017 the minimum requirements for energy efficient design and construction set by the central government to meet the challenges of depleting resources, increased urbanisation and rapid construction, according to a top official. Shifting its focus to building energy-saving structures, the Bureau of Energy Efficiency (BEE) of the power ministry has made mandatory the Energy Conservation Building Code (ECBC) which acts like a “cross-check for building designs and... Read more.. |
Karnataka to launch Rs 146 crore farm mechanisation scheme in FY15The department of agriculture is introducing a new farm mechanization scheme involving an initial outlay of Rs 146 crores from the current year. Under this scheme, the government intends to supply farm equipment like tractors, rotovators, ploughing machines and harvesters among others to farmers. "There is a need for farmers to engage tractors to till their land but at the same time every farmer cannot purchase tractor because it will not be economical for him. So, we have decided to set up custom hire centres (CHCs) at every Hobli... Read more.. |
GPCB, CPCB at loggerheads over Ankleshwar-PanoliGujarat Pollution Control Board (GPCB) and Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) are at loggerheads over Ankleshwar-Panoli industrial areas in Bharuch. CPCB, which provides technical services to the Central ministry of environment and forests, had declared them as critically-polluted areas and also imposed a moratorium on any new industries there. GPCB believes that CPCB is working on the basis of wrong figures. GPCB chairman Kanu Mistry said, "How can the dates of the two boards be different on... Read more.. |
Stay on production at ceramic units liftedGujarat high court on Monday lifted its stay on production at ceramic units of Morbi and permitted them to resume operations. However, the units can begin production only after obtaining permission from the Gujarat Pollution Control Board (GPCB) to run coal-fired gasifiers equipped with zero-discharge technology so that pollution levels are brought down. The HC lifted its stay and disposed of the PIL against the use of coal-fired gasifiers, after the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) said that it had suspended, for one year,... Read more.. |
GE to Invest $200M in Indian Wind Turbine ManufacturingGM recently announced that it plans to set up a greenfield facility to better manufacture turbine components for the Indian Wind Turbine market by 2016. GE officials of the renewable energy consulted with Indian suppliers to potentially provide components for the wind power units. Since GE will import electrical components of wind turbines to India, it also has the opportunity to partner with local suppliers in providing other manufacturing components necessary to the turbine structure, including blades. According to BusinessLine,... Read more.. |
