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Goyal asks US clean energy firms to invest in IndiaBy : Sustainability ..., Sep 23, 2015
pIndian Power Minister Piyush Goyal has asked US clean energy and financing companies to invest in India saying they must capitalise on the enormous opportunity in the countryp pGoyal who was speaking at an event here ahead of the USIndia Energy Dialogue and the... Read more.. |
PTC India Financial Services sanctions loan aggregating Rs 1000 croreBy : Sustainability ..., Sep 23, 2015
pPTC India Financial Services announced that it has sanctioned loans aggregating to about Rs 1000 crore for providing financial assistance to renewable energy projects and energy efficiency project in Indiap pWith the focus to increase its loan portfolio in clean... Read more.. |
Carbon pricing becoming mainstream studies showBy : Sustainability ..., Sep 23, 2015
pCountries cities and hundreds of the world39s biggest companies are stepping up their commitments to tackling climate change by introducing carbon pricing schemes new research shows todayp pAccording to a new World Bank report the number of implemented or planned... Read more.. |
Nuclear fusion could work but only if we cough up some moneyBy : Sustainability ..., Sep 23, 2015
pThis December world leaders will gather in Paris for the United Nations Climate Change Conference where they will attempt ndash yet again ndash to hammer out a global agreement to reduce greenhousegas emissions Despite the inevitable sense of deacutejagrave vu that will... Read more.. |
Govt may hike fund allocation for solar scheme to Rs 5000 crBy : Sustainability ..., Sep 23, 2015
pThe Union Cabinet is likely to take a call tomorrow on increasing the fund allocation to Rs 5000 crore for the programme to promote grid connected rooftop and small solar projectsbr |
CLP Indias wind energy arm raises Rs 600 crore via green bondsBy : Sustainability ..., Sep 23, 2015
pCLP India39s wind energy arm has raised Rs 600 crore via issue of green bonds CLP Wind Farms India issued unlisted redeemable nonconvertible debentures with tenures of three four and five years at a coupon of 915 per cent Green bonds are designed to raise money for energy... Read more.. Subject Tags: Financing , Renewable Energy |
Govt may provide subsidy for putting solar panels on 500 train roofsBy : Sustainability ..., Sep 23, 2015
pIn what may be a gamechanger in helping the Indian Railways cut energy costs the government may provide subsidy for putting solar panels on the roofs of around 500 trains to generate electricityp pThis is in addition to the plan to set up 500 megawatts MW solar... Read more.. |
India seeks SoftBank push for Modis solar goalBy : Sustainability ..., Sep 23, 2015
pIndia has closed bids for a third of its target of tendering 15000 megawatts MW of solar projects this fiscal year a government official said and is expecting interest from investors such as SoftBank to lift the industryp pThe tenders are part of Prime Minister... Read more.. |
UP losing fertile top soil govt seeks Rs 10crore central fundBy : Sustainability ..., Sep 23, 2015
pUttar Pradesh soil is losing its fertility content Except Maharajganj all 74 other districts of the state have reported a low level of black humus mdash a carbon compound vital for fertility of the soil states official recordsp pThe government is now looking for... Read more.. Subject Tags: climate change , Financing |
Govt allots Rs2 crore each for smart cities plan preparationBy : Sustainability ..., Sep 23, 2015
pIn the second phase of the central governmentrsquos smart cities mission the ministry of urban development has sanctioned a sum of span stylefontfamilyutopia stdrupeeRsspan194 crore for 96 selected cities to prepare city level plans Two union territories UTsmdashDelhi and... Read more.. |