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Plan to green Andaman stuck in red tape for over 2 years

By : Sustainability ..., Aug 1, 2018

A proposal to rid Andaman of polluting diesel by switching to clean-burning natural gas for generating power, fuelling...

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Solar water pumps can help India surpass 100 GW target

By : Sustainability ..., Aug 1, 2018

India can surpass the target of attaining 100 GW solar energy by 2022 provided it replaces all traditional water pumps by solar water pumps, said a study.

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Self-cleaning solar panels developed by Hyderabad-based ARCI

By : Sustainability ..., Jul 31, 2018

In a shot in the arm for India's National Solar Mission, Hyderabad-based international Advanced Research Centre for Powder Metallurgy and New Materials (ARCI) has developed solar panels that are...

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SMEV moots efficiency-linked subsidy for electric vehicles

By : Sustainability ..., Jul 31, 2018

 Electric vehicle makers body SMEV has mooted linking of certified efficiency parameters of speed and range to government subsidies instead of the current proposal of battery capacity-based...

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Mumbai: BMC to give solution for waste disposal in sea by August 10

By : Sustainability ..., Jul 31, 2018

The High Court has recently asked the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) and the state government to come up with a solution to stop disposal of untreated solid waste into the sea. Both...

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Avadi set to be no-waste municipality

By : Sustainability ..., Jul 31, 2018

The Avadi Municipality is all set to become a zero waste area with the launch of its micro compost centres in partnership with Bharat Petroleum. The Rs 6.05-crore project, which kicked off a...

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75% of municipal garbage in India dumped without processing

By : Sustainability ..., Jul 30, 2018

Barely 35,600 metric tonnes (MT) or a quarter of the 1.43 lakh MT of garbage generated every day in Indian cities gets processed. The remaining three-quarters...

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More citizens opting for solar power, rainwater harvesting in Pune

By : Sustainability ..., Jul 30, 2018

More citizens are waking up to the green way of life. This was revealed in the environment status report for 2017-18 (ESR) released on Wednesday. The report stated that over 74,360 properties,...

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Chennai-based Swelect partners with US company to produce water from solar energy

By : Sustainability ..., Jul 30, 2018

Chennai-based Swelect Energy Systems, a solar technology solutions provider, has partnered with Zero Mass Water, a US-based company, to install and sell hydropanels that can be used to produce...

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Solar industry seeks urgent clarity on rate of GST on projects

By : Sustainability ..., Jul 30, 2018
Country’s solar industry has sent out an SoS to policy makers, including key officials in...
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