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Water meters in every household within a yearBy : Sustainability ..., Jun 3, 2014
AURANGABAD: 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... Read more.. Subject Tags: Technology , The Aurangabad Municipal Corporation |
Soaring heat pushes up spot power pricesBy : Sustainability ..., Jun 3, 2014
The 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... Read more.. Subject Tags: Technology |
Raahgiri leads the world by exampleBy : Sustainability ..., Jun 2, 2014
GURGAON: 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... Read more.. Subject Tags: Technology |
Narendra Modi's 24*7 power ambition: Why new government should focus on clean energyBy : Sustainability ..., Jun 2, 2014
China 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... Read more.. |
Obama's carbon curbs nullified by expanding China, IndiaBy : Sustainability ..., Jun 2, 2014
US 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... Read more.. |
Cool Roof Pilot Project to Help Reduce Energy Bills of HomesBy : Sustainability ..., May 30, 2014
The Clean Energy Ministerial's Global Superior Energy Performance Partnership (GSEP) Cool Roofs and Pavements Working Group is supporting the pilot project in collaboration with the local nonprofit Sustainable Urban Climate Change & Energy Efficiency... Read more.. Subject Tags: Social Issues , Technology |
Now, a process to recover gold from e-wasteBy : Sustainability ..., May 30, 2014
Scientists at the National Metallurgical Laboratory, a CSIR lab in Jamshedpur, have successfully developed the process of extracting gold from electronic waste like used mobile phones, medical equipment and telecommunication devices to protect... Read more.. Subject Tags: Technology |
Launching new-age EVs to re-design personal mobility in New DelhiBy : Sustainability ..., May 29, 2014
Sustainability Outlook talked to Göran Folkesson (CEO) and Anil Arora (India Head), Clean Motion, on re-designing personal mobility for a energy scarce world and introducing Zbees to India. Most of us aren’t quite used to the idea of an electric... Read more.. |
Modi's focus on Ganga makes water resources ministry importantBy : Sustainability ..., May 29, 2014
NEW DELHI: The water resources ministry, which was largely off the radar under UPA, will be a key ministry under the new government which has tasked BJP veteran Uma Bharati to work on PM Narendra Modi's dream project to clean the Ganga. Bharati, MP from Jhansi in... Read more.. Subject Tags: Social Issues , Technology |
Coal India Told to Prepare Roadmap to Enhance OutputBy : Sustainability ..., May 29, 2014
NEW DELHI: The new government has asked India’s largest miner, Coal India Limited (CIL) to prepare an action plan detailing how it plans to enhance its output... Read more.. Subject Tags: Coal India Ltd , Technology |