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Farm sector booster dose through Kusum scheme for solar pumpsBy : Sustainability ..., Feb 17, 2020
The UP government is likely to lend a budgetary push to the ambitious PM Kisan Urja Suraksha evam Utthan Mahaabhiyan (PM-Kusum) scheme envisaging solarisation of agricultural pumps up to a capacity of 7.5 horse power. Power officials confirmed that the energy department would... Read more.. |
Jitendra Singh announces pilot projects in J&K, Ladakh, NE for peaceful applications of nuclear energyBy : Sustainability ..., Dec 2, 2019
Union minister for department of atomic energy (DAE) Jitendra Singh on Friday made plans to start pilot projects in the northeast and two Union territories of J&K and Ladakh to educate masses there about various peaceful applications of nuclear energy. During a programme... Read more.. |
Union Minister Nitin Gadkari: ‘Waste To Energy Is Our Future’ At Conclave On Energy Efficiency In MSMEBy : Sustainability ..., Sep 24, 2019
Bureau of Energy is organising “National Conclave on Enhancing Energy Efficiency in MSME sector”. The two day conclave cum exhibition commenced on 23 September. On the first day, Union Minister Nitin Gadkari was the chief guest for the event and inaugurated the conclave along... Read more.. Subject Tags: Agriculture , Bureau of Energy Efficiency (BEE) , electric vehicle (EV) , energy efficiency , MSMEs |
"Agri sector to drive social, economic transformation in India'By : Sustainability ..., Sep 3, 2019
The agriculture sector will be at the centre-stage of innovation and will lead India towards overall social and economic transformation by 2020, R Chandra Babu, Vice-Chancellor, Kerala Agricultural University, has said. The country has witnessed a jump in agri-tech start-ups... Read more.. |
Air pollution levels rise by 30% in India as farmers align to new groundwater depletion policyBy : Sustainability ..., Aug 2, 2019
A new groundwater conservation policy in northwestern India is increasing air pollution in the already haze- and smog-filled area, new research reports. The problem is caused by how water-use... Read more.. |
Diversifying crops will mitigate climate impact in India: StudyBy : Sustainability ..., Jun 19, 2019
Diversifying the crops in India can be an effective way to adapt its food-production systems to the growing influence of extreme climate change, said US researchers including Indian-origin. The... Read more.. Subject Tags: Agriculture , Climate Change , crop diversification , food production , Sustainable Development |
Agriculture is taking the hardest hit of climate change in ChhattisgarhBy : Sustainability ..., Apr 24, 2019
Climate change is slowly beginning to affect the most important cog in the economic wheel of India – agriculture. Rain-fed agriculture systems are taking a hard hit with monsoons becoming... Read more.. Subject Tags: Agriculture , Climate Change , Drought , efficiency , GDP , state action plan on climate change |
Understanding The Economic Consequences Of Climate Change For IndiaBy : Sustainability ..., Apr 15, 2019
As per a report authorized by the UN Inter-governmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), India's exposure and high vulnerability to the adverse effects of climate change could hinder its economic... Read more.. Subject Tags: Agriculture , Climate Change , climate change adaption , economic impacts , food security , global warming , IPCC |
Gurugram’s new age farmersBy : Sustainability ..., Apr 1, 2019
In Gurugram, urban farmers are attracting attention and urban farming has found a new meaning and definition. In the cyber city, over 200 organisational heads, lawyers, doctors, entrepreneurs,... Read more.. Subject Tags: Agriculture , Green Leaf Initiative , India , organic farming , sustainable agriculture , urban farming |
TERI to set up incubation centre in Odisha for biotech solutionsBy : Sustainability ..., Mar 14, 2019
The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI), one of country’s leading think-tanks, will set up an industrial incubation facility of TERI-Deakin Nanobiotechnology Research Centre, in Odisha. ... Read more.. |