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PM Narendra Modi sets 2022 deadline for water, electricity and toilet in every houseBy : Sustainability ..., Jun 12, 2014
Prime Minister Narendra Modi today said his government would focus on uplift of the poor while working for development of all sections, including Muslims, and promised to take along every political party and state to make the country prosperous and powerful. In his... Read more.. |
Govt may rejig subsidy for solar projectsBy : Sustainability ..., Jun 12, 2014
The subsidy regime for solar projects may be in for an overhaul, with power minister Piyush Goyal asking officials to address the problem of accumulated bills of about Rs 3,200 crore and find ways to ensure that claims don't pile up in future. Sources familiar with... Read more.. Subject Tags: Technology |
India's anticipated import tariffs could dampen Modi's ambitious solar plansBy : Sustainability ..., Jun 12, 2014
Anti-dumping tariffs would range from $0.11 to $0.81 per watt on PV imports and double the price of solar energy to $0.20 a kilowatt hour, according to the Solar Power Developers' Association. New Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi is eager to expand solar power... Read more.. |
India, World Bank sign $100m agreement to suport green growth in HPBy : Sustainability ..., Jun 12, 2014
The Government of India, the Government of Himachal Pradesh (GoHP), and the World Bank today signed a $100 million development policy loan (DPL) agreement to help Himachal Pradesh (HP), a mountain state richly endowed with natural resources, move towards a more... Read more.. |
Solar energy to power street lights in slumsBy : Sustainability ..., Jun 12, 2014
The slums in the city will promote the use of unconventional energy if the civic body's plan to use solar energy to power lights is approved. A proposal to fit solar street lights in the slums has been tabled before the standing committee. The Shivajinagar assembly... Read more.. |
India's National Green Tribunal: An Experiment in Environmental JusticeBy : Sustainability ..., Jun 12, 2014
Meghalaya state in northeastern Indian is a land of bucolic beauty, but its Jaintia Hills have become dotted with ratholes—a primitive mining method where pits ranging from 5–100 square meters are dug into the ground to reach a coal seam. Tunnels about one meter high are... Read more.. Subject Tags: Business , Hospitality , India , Labor , Law , mining , Politics , Social Issues , Technology |
India Minister Asks Goverment to Scrap Solar Duties: LineBy : Sustainability ..., Jun 11, 2014
India’s transport minister has asked Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government to scrap a plan by the nation’s previous administration to impose duties on solar imports from China, the U.S., Malaysia and Taiwan, the Hindu Business Line reported. Minister of Road,... Read more.. Subject Tags: Politics , Technology |
Govt mulls diesel subsidy for irrigation if monsoon is poorBy : Sustainability ..., Jun 10, 2014
With growing expectations of a subnormal monsoon this year, Agriculture Minister Radha Mohan Singh today said his department will soon move a cabinet note to introduce a diesel subsidy scheme to provide irrigation to protect standing crops in the event... Read more.. Subject Tags: Technology |
Modi government will come out with National Energy Policy: PresidentBy : Sustainability ..., Jun 10, 2014
The new government will soon come out with a National Energy Policy that will focus on balancing power generation through conventional and non-conventional sources, President Pranab Mukherjee said on Monday.
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New nanoparticles for cheaper, cleaner biofuelBy : Sustainability ..., Jun 9, 2014
Heard of green diesel? That could be the fuel for your vehicle in near future. A team including two Indian-American scientists at the US Department of Energy's Ames Laboratory has created biofuel refining technology... Read more.. Subject Tags: Technology |