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New energy-rich sorghum offers ethanol without the corn

By : Sustainability ..., Aug 13, 2014

As scientists around the world research biomass feedstocks — trees, shrubs and grasses that are designed to produce energy — a California startup called NexSteppe is betting that fast-growing, drought-resistant sorghum will emerge as a crop to sustainably fuel cars, trucks...

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Subject Tags: energy , Technology

CPCB uploads list of industrial units polluting Ganga on its website

By : Sustainability ..., Aug 13, 2014

Following an order of National Green Tribunal (NGT), the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) has uploaded a list of 972 industrial units polluting river Ganga and its tributaries on its website, government said on Thursday. 

"A list of 972 polluting industries has...

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Subject Tags: Technology

THE OTHER ILLITERACY - The Indian road to unsustainability

By : Sustainability ..., Aug 13, 2014

In her recent book, Green Wars, the environmental journalist Bahar Dutt, writes: “The editor of a leading media house, everytime I pitched a green story, would invariably complain: ‘Environmentalism is stalling growth; all I am interested in is double-digit growth for this...

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Subject Tags: Disaster , Law , Technology

Govt introduces new scheme for Thermal Power Plants as R&D project

By : Sustainability ..., Aug 12, 2014

The government has introduced a new scheme for 'Development of Advanced Ultra Super-Critical (Adv-USC) Technology for Thermal Power Plants' as an R&D Project, Parliament was informed today. 

The aim & objective of the scheme, which was introduced in the Union...

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Subject Tags: Environment , Technology

Government aims to add 10,000 MW per year to lift wind energy sector

By : Sustainability ..., Aug 12, 2014

The government plans to rapidly accelerate wind energy generation, adding an ambitious 10,000 MW every year, or five times the total new capacity that came up in the last fiscal, as the Modi government takes steps to reduce India's dependence on costly energy imports.

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Subject Tags: energy , Politics , Technology

Delhi Metro Station Gets Solar Power Plant

By : Sustainability ..., Aug 12, 2014

In a first-of-its-kind initiative in the country, Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) today launched the operation of a solar power plant at its Dwarka Sector-21 Metro station.

The plant was inaugurated by Urban Development Minister Venkaiah Naidu at the Metro Bhawan...

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Green Campus- Indian Colleges Go Green

By : Sustainability ..., Aug 12, 2014

Zero waste zone, carbon footprint, water conservation, renewable energy are the buzz words when it comes to sustainability of environment. A paper titled 'Environmental Performance Studies' on educational institutions' presented in the International Journal of Environmental...

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Empowering Telangana Farmers with Free Solar Pumps

By : Sustainability ..., Aug 12, 2014

Telangana faces a power shortage due to the huge demand from Hyderabad city, industries and agricultural pump-sets. The Andhra Pradesh Electricity Regulatory Commission (APERC) advisory of 16 June 2014 to the Telangana Government says there are 18.14 lakh electric- pump sets...

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Subject Tags: Environment , Technology

Varanasi 2.0 – Narendra Modi ropes in Google

By : Sustainability ..., Aug 11, 2014

The reason Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s promise of a clean Varanasi by 2019 brought a smile to many faces is because Varanasi is, in at least some very important ways, representative of India. In being a city ancient by age, it represents India’s hallowed history. In being...

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Subject Tags: Google , Technology

Railways to harness green power to reduce hefty energy bill

By : Sustainability ..., Aug 11, 2014

Railways have firmed up plans to harness solar and wind power as part of its move to tap renewable energy in a big way to reduce fuel bill substantially. 

The total fuel bill of railways during the current financial year has been estimated to be a whopping Rs 35,000...

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