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India's Struggle to Get Reliable Power to Hundreds of Millions of PeopleBy : Sustainability ..., Nov 3, 2014
India’s new Prime Minister Narendra Modi is known as a “big thinker” when it comes to energy. But in his country’s case, could thinking big be a huge mistake? |
Salt degradation imperils world's arid farmlandsBy : Sustainability ..., Nov 3, 2014
Salt is poisoning around 2,000 hectares of irrigated farm land every day – and has been doing so for the last 20 years, according to new research. Think of an area about the size of 3,000 football fields that can no longer be used to produce food each day. And then remember... Read more.. Subject Tags: Australia , Canada , India , Jordan , Pakistan , research , Spain , Sri Lanka , sustainable agriculture , United Nations University |
Agriculture insurance: freeing farmers from extreme weather riskBy : Sustainability ..., Nov 3, 2014
Agriculture is a main source of income for rural communities in many developing countries. More than 2 billion people depend on smallholder farms for their livelihoods, so improving conditions for smallholders would reduce global poverty levels. |
Melting glaciers, changing climateBy : Sustainability ..., Oct 29, 2014
At dawn, Mohd Soheb begins an arduous trek to the high camp at Chhota Shigri glacier in the Pir Panjal range in Spiti valley, Himachal Pradesh. From the PWD guesthouse at Chota Dara, he walks down to the Chandra river where he travels across in a small iron crate using an... Read more.. |
Solar supplier to finance distributed generation across IndiaBy : Sustainability ..., Oct 28, 2014
Global solar energy supplier, Proinso is to provide PPA-model financing for distributed generation solar projects 100kW and above across India. Proniso claimed the new finance scheme would provide “quality equipment and optimised systems without the capital expenditure hurdle... Read more.. |
Solar energy prices to come down with tech breakthroughBy : Sustainability ..., Oct 28, 2014
As India gears up for solar projects under the recently-overhauled National Solar Mission programme, a breakthrough in polysilicon manufacturing promises to make solar energy at ₹6 or less per kilowatt-hour (kWhr) possible. Subject Tags: energy price , India |
ReGen Powertech launches made-for-India wind turbineBy : Sustainability ..., Oct 28, 2014
Chennai-based ReGen Powertech has come up with a made-for-India wind turbine with a capacity of 2.8 MW. The machine’s blades will sweep a circle of a diameter of 109 metres. The wind turbine has been developed by ReGen’s wholly-owned R&D subsidiary in Germany, Wind Direct... Read more.. |
Jal Board kicks off Yamuna clean-up with sewer lines projectBy : Sustainability ..., Oct 28, 2014
As part of its efforts to reduce pollution in the Yamuna, the Delhi Jal Board (DJB) implemented the Interceptor Sewer Project, launching its first package in Dwarka on Monday. |
Donations to Swach Bharat Kosh, Clean Ganga now part of CSRBy : Sustainability ..., Oct 28, 2014
The Ministry of Corporate Affairs (MCA) has included donations to the Swach Bharat Kosh and the Clean Ganga Fund — set up by the Central government — as part of corporate social responsibility (CSR) spends by India Inc. This notification was issued last Friday, October 24. ... Read more.. |
$500 Million ADB Loans to Improve Urban Services in India's Rajasthan StateBy : Sustainability ..., Oct 28, 2014
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has approved two loans worth half a billion dollars to help the government in India's largest state of Rajasthan to better manage essential urban services and finance water and sewerage upgrades. |