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Ministry of Micro, Small & Medium Enterprises (MSME) launches a scheme for Upgradation of Industries for Energy Efficiency

By : sustainabilityo..., Dec 23, 2015

So far as Department of Heavy Industry (DHI) is concerned, the Department has always supported green and efficient energy initiatives. However, Ministry of Micro, Small & Medium Enterprises (MSME) have informed that they are implementing a Scheme under National...

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Indian Railway Sets Up A Chair in TERI

By : sustainabilityo..., Dec 21, 2015

Indian Railways will be funding a railway research chair on sustainable mobility at TERI University. The railway ministry entered into a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with TERI University recently.

The ministry said the ‘Railway Chair’ will focus and promote...

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Arvind Limited honoured by Indian Government for exemplary energy conservation

By : sustainabilityo..., Dec 18, 2015

Arvind Limited – the Indian integrated textile and apparel giant has been honoured by the Ministry of Power, Government of India with the first prize in the National Energy Conservation Award...

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Memorandum of Understanding in energy saving and energy efficiency among BRICS countries

By : sustainabilityo..., Dec 17, 2015

The Union Cabinet, chaired by the Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi, has given its ex-post facto approval to an MoU signed between India and its BRICS (Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa) counterparts for strengthening and further...

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Subject Tags: energy efficiency , policy

City of Oslo issues first green bond

By : sustainabilityo..., Dec 16, 2015

Oslo has become the latest city to tap the green bond market, with its inaugural SEK1.5 billion ($172.49 million) issue.

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IoT and analytics push Building Energy Management Systems

By : sustainabilityo..., Dec 16, 2015

According to a new report from Navigant Research, building energy management systems (BEMSs) is expected to grow from $2.8 billion in 2016 to in $10.8 billion in 2024.

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India needs to create green buildings, says expert

By : sustainabilityo..., Dec 8, 2015

There is an urgent need for India to make energy efficient buildings by jumping to the latest technology, creating awareness among people and teaching building physics to next generation architects, says an expert in energy simulation.

There is also a need for...

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Energy Efficiency Top Weapon In Fight Against Climate Change

By : sustainabilityo..., Dec 8, 2015

One might think – after years of focus on global warming – that all the easy measures for reducing greenhouse gas emissions had been taken. And yet, as governments attend the 21st annual conference on climate change (COP21), some surprisingly low-hanging fruit remains.

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Advanced Optronic Devices, Syska to set up Rs500 crore LED plant in Telangana

By : sustainabilityo..., Dec 1, 2015

Chinese LED light maker Advanced Optronic Devices (China) Co. Ltd. and Pune-based Syska LED Lights Pvt. Ltd. will together set up a LED manufacturing plant in Telangana.

Spread across 50 acres, the project will entail an investment of...

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Energy Efficiency Is Least-Cost Means To Limit Global Warming

By : sustainabilityo..., Dec 1, 2015

An authoritative new study released earlier this week from a consortium of groups led by Fraunhaufer ISI, a German think tank, and funded by ClimateWorks shows how energy efficiency can be a low-cost pathway to keeping global warming to the critical 2 degrees centigrade mark...

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Subject Tags: COP21 , energy efficiency