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India Targets 35% Renewable Energy Share In Installed Capacity Mix By 2050

By : Sustainability ..., Jul 17, 2014

2040-50 may finally be the decade when the installed renewable energy capacity in India would overtake the coal-based installed capacity, if the ambitious Integrated Plan for Desert Power Development is fully realized.

Under the Desert Power India – 2050 plan, a...

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Polaris Bags 'Best Implementation of Green IT' Award at National IT Leadership and Excellence Award Ceremony

By : Sustainability ..., Jul 17, 2014

Polaris Financial Technology Limited, a leader in financial technology products, solutions and services that enable unprecedented operational productivity for the global Financial Services, was awarded the 'Best implementation of Green IT' award at the National IT Leadership...

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Government offering financial help for e-waste management

By : Sustainability ..., Jul 17, 2014

To facilitate e-waste management in the country, the government is implementing a scheme under which financial assistance is provided for awareness and capacity building activities relating to e-waste management. 

Environment minister Prakash Javadekar told Lok Sabha...

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Subject Tags: e-waste , Technology

CSMCRI develops green plastic from bio-fuel residue

By : Sustainability ..., Jul 17, 2014

Bhavnagar-based research institute Central Salt and Marine Chemicals Research Institute (CSMCRI) has developed a 'green plastic' using the residues of bio-fuel that is made from a tropical weed jatropha. What's more, the institute has been granted an European patent for its...

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Subject Tags: Technology

Delhi Considers ‘Rent-a-Roof’ Solar Power Program To Meet Rising Electricity Demand

By : Sustainability ..., Jul 16, 2014

 A solar rooftop policy mastered by Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi in Gujarat during his tenure as Chief Minister is set to be replicated across the country, starting with the national capital Delhi. The aggressive expansion of this solar power program may help bridge...

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Government to take measures on usage of Bio-fuels

By : Sustainability ..., Jul 16, 2014

The Indian Government will soon make some necessary legal changes that will help encourage the use of bio-fuels in India; these changes will comply with international standards further aiding the development of cars running on bio-fuel.

Road Transport Minister Mr....

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Subject Tags: Technology

Inox Wind gets SEBI approval for IPO

By : Sustainability ..., Jul 16, 2014

 Wind turbine maker Inox Wind Ltd, a part of $2 billion Inox Group, has got the approval for floating its initial public offer (IPO) from capital market regulator SEBI, becoming the first firm to get the green signal for a public float after the new government took over....

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Nagpur Municipal Corporation loses Rs 254 crore for delaying JNNURM projects

By : Sustainability ..., Jul 16, 2014

 The Nagpur Municipal Corporation (NMC) has paid heavily for dilly-dally tactics. Due to inordinate delay on its part, the civic body has lost funds of 254 crore pending with the Centre for six projects sanctioned under Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission (JNNURM...

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Sunil Hitech Engineers bags 5 MW solar project in Maharashtra

By : Sustainability ..., Jul 16, 2014

Under Jawaharlal Nehru National Solar Mission (JNNSM) Phase II Batch I Sunil Hitech Engineers announced that the Company has completed land acquisition of the 5-MW solar project in Maharashtra bagged under Jawaharlal Nehru National Solar Mission (JNNSM) Phase II Batch I on...

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Subject Tags: Technology

Increase in clean energy cess on imported coal: Adani, GVK and Tatas to redraw foreign assets

By : Sustainability ..., Jul 14, 2014

 Indian companies having coal mines abroad, such as Adani, Tata Power and GVK, will have to redraw their strategy.

They are staring at increased costs, with the new Union Budget proposing to increase the clean energy cess on imported coal from Rs 50 a tonne to Rs 100 a...

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