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US Green Building Council to support certification programme in IndiaThe US Green Building Council (USGBC) has announced that it was expanding its support of LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design), the popular global green building programme, in India. “The uptake of LEED across the globe has been extraordinary,” said Rick Fedrizzi, president, CEO and founding chair, USGBC.
“Because LEED buildings save energy, water and precious resources, they are our first line of defence in the worldwide fight to slow the impacts of climate change and promote wellness. The multinational architectural,... Read more.. Date : Jun 5 Source: The Hindu
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India's new govt to avoid palm oil duty hike-sourcesNEW DELHI/KUALA LUMPUR, June 4 (Reuters) - India's new government will not raise duties on palm oil in the short-term, despite demands by domestic oilseed processors to cut cheap imports from the world's top producer Indonesia, official sources said on Wednesday. India is the world's leading cooking oil importer and Prime Minister Narendra Modi's government is expected to adopt policies to promote domestic oilseed production, but concerns over inflation mean it will not act quickly to raise import duties, said one of the sources with the federal food ministry. ... Read more..Date : Jun 5 Source: Reuters
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Clean Energy Ministerial highlights major impact of EVs in IndiaThe report by Clean Energy Ministerial’s Electric Vehicles Initiative (EVI) reveals that the benefits of widespread EV deployment in India are greater than expected when real world driving conditions are taken into account. The analysis was conducted by the US Department of Energy’s Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBNL) and supported by EVI. It is helping to inform the Government of India’s National Mission on Electric Mobility which has set deployment targets of 5 to 7 million hybrid and electric vehicles in the country by 2020. The report demonstrated that... Read more.. Date : Jun 5 Source: Renewable Energy Magazine
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India’s energy future: Australian coal or renewable revolution?India’s new Prime Minister Narendra Modi has inherited the ongoing problem of supplying energy to one of the world’s largest economies. The challenge is made even bigger by India’s ambitions to meet rigorous renewable energy and carbon reduction targets. But coal — particularly from Australia — will remain a temptation. Modi, as state leader for Gujarat, made his name in renewable energy by overseeing India’s largest solar program. But he may face greater difficulties on a national scale.
The electricity sector in India is the fourth largest... Read more.. Date : Jun 5 Source: The Conversation
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Unfolding ‘Quiet Energy Crisis’ in India Forces Unavoidable Gas Pricing Reform, Benefits Economy, IHS Report SaysSINGAPORE, Jun 04, 2014 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- The long-term distortion of India’s gas pricing regime has brought about a major gas supply shortfall, acting as a brake on economic activity. India’s gas pricing reforms represent an important policy shift and should stimulate domestic production, soften growth in reliance on expensive LNG and accelerate India’s economy, according to a new study from IHS Inc., IHS -0.18% , the leading global source of critical information and insight. The planned increase to the gas prices has a potential to improve India’s balance of... Read more.. Date : Jun 5 Source: Market Watch
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Going green, Indian Navy adopts energy conservation measuresNew Delhi: The Navy has adopted several green initiatives in all its wings including operations, administration, maintenance, infrastructure and community living as part of an energy conservation drive. Navy Chief Admiral Robin Dhowan has asked officers to take 'green' initiatives in all aspects of the maritime force.
The Navy said these are being initiated in view of diminishing energy resources, price volatility and to minimise the impact of fossil fuels on the environment.
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Delhi residents favour environment over development: SurveyNEW DELHI: Delhi appears to be more environment conscious than Mumbai and Pune as Delhiites largely would like the government to prioritize environmental protection over its development objectives. An environment survey, conducted by The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI) across eight cities, on Tuesday revealed that over 50 per cent of respondents in the national Capital favour prioritizing environment over development as against 44 per cent of their counterparts in Mumbai and 19 per cent in Pune.
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Waste segregation not a hot idea in DelhiNEW DELHI: While landfills overflow, few seem to consider household waste segregation as an option. Though segregation at source is being seen as a way out of the waste crisis facing the capital, a study found that only 6% of respondents looked at it as a possible solution. The survey carried out by The Energy and Resources Institute (Teri) was released on Tuesday. The survey, with a sample size of 1,500 people, looks at perceptions of environmental issues. It found 75% of respondents considered generating less waste to be the most efficient way of managing the... Read more.. Date : Jun 4 Source: Times of India
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Air quality worsened in Delhi, Mumbai: SurveyNEW DELHI: Quality of air has worsened in eight major Indian cities including Delhi and Mumbai, a survey on environment has said. Majority of the people who participated in the survey conducted by The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI) also agreed that climate change was a reality and over 80 per cent of them felt that average temperatures had risen while 63 per cent said rainfall levels had gone down over time.
The TERI Environmental Survey 2014 was conducted in Delhi, Mumbai, Coimbatore, Guwahati, Indore, Jamshedpur, Kanpur and Pune to... Read more.. Date : Jun 4 Source: Times of India
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Narendra Modi has opportunity to bring new energy to Indo-US ties: American lawmakerPrime Minister Narendra Modi has “an opportunity” to not only reinvigorate India’s economy, but also bring new energy to the Indo-US relationship, according to a top American lawmaker. “Prime Minister Modi’s historic victory has granted him a mandate unseen in decades. If Modi is successful, far more Indians will have an opportunity to unleash their abundant economic talent and potential, as Guajaratis have. He now has the opportunity to reinvigorate India’s economy and bring new energy to US-India relations,” Congressman Ed Royce said.
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Barack Obama's clean energy policy to benefit India and ChinaWASHINGTON: The path breaking clean energy policy unveiled by the Obama administration would put the US at a disadvantage against countries like India and China, top US lawmakers and policy advocacy groups have said. "It really won't have much impact in terms of emissions because of what less-developed countries of the world like China and India are contributing," Senate minority leader Mitch McConnell told reporters at a joint news conference with other top Republican... Read more.. Date : Jun 4 Source: Economic Times
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India overtakes Germany and Italy, is new world No. 2 in textile exportsNEW DELHI: India has overtaken Germany and Italy to emerge as the world's second largest textile exporter. But it lags China, whose exports are nearly seven times higher. Data released by the Apparel Export Promotion Council, the industry body for garment exporters, showed that India's textiles exports were estimated at $40 billion in 2013, compared with China's $274 billion. Textiles includes everything from fibre and yarn to fabric, made-ups and readymade garments made of cotton, silk, wool and synthetic yarn.
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Water meters in every household within a yearAURANGABAD: With the parallel water pipeline project cleared by the chief minister, all households within the municipal limits are only a year away from the installation of water meters, making them accountable for each drop of water they utilise. The move will also axe illegal water connections within the city limits. According to an estimate, the city has close to 50% illegal water connections. AMC's decision to lay parallel pipeline from Jayakwadi for solving the water demands of the fast developing city and proposal to install water meters in every household has... Read more.. Date : Jun 3 Source: Times of India
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$48 trillion needed by 2035 to meet global energy needs - IEALONDON - More than $48 trillion must be invested by 2035 to meet global energy needs as current technologies go offline and demand rises in emerging nations, the International Energy Agency (IEA) said in a report launched in London on Tuesday. The special report warns that the expansion of the global gas market, thanks largely to the improvements in unconventional extraction methods, will not reduce prices significantly due to high transportation and infrastructure costs.
The Paris-based body predicted that $2 trillion per year will need to be... Read more.. Date : Jun 3 Source: Interaksyon
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Everyone is cutting their carbon emissions—except IndiaThe 30% cut in US carbon emissions proposed today by the Obama administration only directly affects companies operating in the US, but the policy is aimed as much—possibly more—at the rest of the world as at Americans. The developing world will be responsible for almost all growth in greenhouse gases in the next couple of decades. The proposal allows the United States some leverage in international climate change negotiations, where Chinese and Indian representatives have argued that the US should take the lead in reducing emissions because of its historical... Read more.. Date : Jun 3 Source: Quartz
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PV makers to face anti-dumping duties in IndiaMalaysian solar photovoltaic (PV) manufacturers exporting to India may face anti-dumping dut ies amounting to US$0.62/W (RM1.99/W) as the country introduces protectionist measure in the interest of its domestics solar manufacturing industry. According to a recent online report, the Indian government is also considering imposing duties on solar PV makers from Taiwan (US$0.59/ W), China (US$0.81/W) and the US.
The proposed duty for US siliconbased panels is US$0.48/W, while thin-film manufacturer First Solar Malaysia Sdn Bhd, which has made... Read more.. Date : Jun 3 Source: Malaysian Reserve
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Indian solar energy credits trading volumes recover slightlyTrading volumes for Indian solar renewable energy credits (SRECs) have more than doubled in May 2014 from April levels but remain far below levels seen in the previous six months, according to data published by RESolve Energy Consultants (Chennai, India). India issued 32,800 SRECs and only redeemed 2,120 of them, leaving the nation with a balance of 213,800 unredeemed SRECs at the end of the month. SRECs have been at the floor price of INR 9,300 (USD 155) since June 2013.
Indian renewable energy credit (REC) volumes have also been low since the beginning... Read more.. Date : Jun 3 Source: Solar Server
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Soaring heat pushes up spot power pricesThe ongoing heat spell, coupled with congestion in the transmission capacity, has led to a surge in power prices in the spot market — a fortnight after the completion of the general elections. This is the time when spot prices ease. However, the unusual trend, which has seen prices rise past Rs 4 a unit, might not last long.
The average price of power in the spot market traded for day-ahead delivery was constrained under Rs 3.5 a unit until the end of April but crossed the Rs 4 a unit mark last week. This is 42 per cent higher than the average price of Rs 2.8 a... Read more.. Date : Jun 3 Source: Business Standard
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Water: Allocations same, usage may changeThe formation of Telangana on June 2 would make no difference to the allocation of water that both Telangana and residual Andhra were getting as part of a united Andhra Pradesh. Neither would Telangana be allocated more water, nor would residual Andhra lose any allocations already made by the Krishna Water Disputes Tribunal I and II to the two regions prior to the division. This is because the Andhra Pradesh Reorganisation Act seeks to protect the allocation of waters made to various projects, existing and new ones, in the two regions. And, the water utilisation... Read more.. Date : Jun 2 Source: Business Standard
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Raahgiri leads the world by exampleGURGAON: It's seldom that Gurgaon gets to set the standards for the rest of the world. The success of Raahgiri Day, now seen as a global exemplar of an effective sustainable development initiative, is one such rare occurrence when this city too is looked at as something of a world leader. The scale of Raahgiri Day's impact has been internationally recognized before. So Monday's webinar about this event, which is being organized by the American research firm named Low Emissions Development Strategy Global Partnership, can be seen as a fresh endorsement of Raahgiri... Read more.. Date : Jun 2 Source: Times of India
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Narendra Modi's 24*7 power ambition: Why new government should focus on clean energyChina frequently provides the headlines in the clean energy world. The largest clean energy investor managed to raise eyebrows once again last month when it announced its new 2017 targets: 70 gigawatts of installed solar capacity (more than triple the current level), 150 gigawatts of wind and 330 gigawatts of hydropower.In contrast, India plans 20 GW of solar by 2022, and adds less than 5 GW of clean energy capacity (solar, wind, small-hydro and biomass) per year. The first thing the prime minister, Narendra Modi, needs to do is raise the scale of ambition in the sector. If the stated... Read more.. Date : Jun 2 Source: The Economic Times
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Rebooting India’s urban renewalNarendra Modi, India’s new prime minister, has made several innovative moves that give hope that the country will be on a new path. Amongst these was his call to the citizens of Varanasi, when they elected him to Parliament, to clean up the city. House proud home-makers take pride in the cleanliness of their homes. Similarly citizens take pride in the cleanliness of their cities. Along with the size of its airport, the height of its skyscrapers and the spread of its metro, cleanliness is an important criterion of a world-class city. Clean cities attract more visitors. They are more... Read more.. Date : Jun 2 Source: Live Mint
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Obama's carbon curbs nullified by expanding China, IndiaUS President Barack Obama is set to take his boldest step to halt the rise of the oceans and stop the warming of the planet. It won't be enough unless the rest of the world follows.
Trimming carbon emissions from US power plants by 25 per cent in coming decades, as Obama is said to be proposing, would be more than overwhelmed by increases in China and India where coal-fired power plants are springing up and new cars are rolling out of showrooms.
"It's not a magic bullet," Alden Meyer, director of strategy and policy at the Union of Concerned Scientists, said... Read more.. Date : Jun 2 Source: Sydney Morning Herald
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Uttar Pradesh counters central government over power supply situationNEW DELHI: Uttar Pradesh's power utility countered central government's criticism over short supply of electricity when most parts of the state are under heat wave. It called centre's statements an eye wash and said that the centre is distorting facts of power supply situation. ... Read more.. Date : Jun 2 Source: Economic Times
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New green ministry puts climate change on top of agendaIndia has never been on a denial mode over the devastating effects of climate change and always called for steps to deal with global warming. This stand will now get new impetus under the new government- evident from the new nomenclature that the green ministry has got. The ministry of 'environment and forests' is now ministry of 'environment, forests and climate change', signaling the importance of the issue at the time when India is expected to play a key role in reaching a global climate deal in Paris next year. ... Read more.. Date : May 30 Source: Economic Times
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