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India-UK ink pacts on sustainable financeBy : Sustainability ..., Oct 30, 2020
India and the UK signed agreements on Wednesday on financial services, infrastructure and sustainable finance at the 10th Economic and Financial Dialogue (EFD) between the two countries. UK... Read more.. |
Union Cabinet approves nationwide project for rehabilitation and improvement of dams worth Rs. 10,211 croreBy : Sustainability ..., Oct 30, 2020
The Union Cabinet approved externally aided DRIP Phase II and Phase III in its meeting held on October 29, 2020. The project will initially cover Nineteen (19) States and three (3) Central... Read more.. |
Government hikes ethanol price for doping in petrol by up to Rs 3.34 per litreBy : Sustainability ..., Oct 30, 2020
The government on Thursday hiked the price of ethanol extracted from sugarcane for doping in petrol by up to Rs 3.34 per litre as it looked to ramp up the programme that has benefited farmers... Read more.. |
87 per cent households have access to grid-connected power; some still don't use electricity: SurveyBy : Sustainability ..., Oct 29, 2020
A majority of households (87 per cent) in India have access to grid-connect electricity, while the remaining 13 per cent are either using non-grid sources for power or "do not use any... Read more.. Subject Tags: grid-connect electricity , India , Niti Aayog , Rockefeller Foundation , Smart Power India |
NITI Aayog, Rockefeller Foundation & Smart Power India Launch Electricity Access & Utility Benchmarking ReportBy : Sustainability ..., Oct 29, 2020
NITI Aayog, Ministry of Power, Rockefeller Foundation, and Smart Power India launched the ‘Electricity Access in India and Benchmarking Distribution Utilities’ report today. Based on a primary... Read more.. |
PM Modi underscores 7 key pillars of India’s energy strategyBy : Sustainability ..., Oct 28, 2020
Prime Minister Narendra Modi today highlighted seven key pillars of India’s energy strategy going forward and stressing upon India's rise as a major consumer of energy globally. “India’s energy plan will have 7 key drivers including accelerating efforts to move towards a gas-... Read more.. |
Policy focus on e-mobility, clean fuels: PM ModiBy : Sustainability ..., Oct 28, 2020
India’s energy policy will focus on greater efforts to move towards a gas-based economy, cleaner fuels, electric mobility and renewable energy, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Monday. The policy will be industry friendly and growth oriented but energy should be... Read more.. |
PM Suga says Japan will attain zero-emissions, carbon neutral society by 2050By : Sustainability ..., Oct 28, 2020
Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga on Monday committed to cutting greenhouse gases to zero on a net basis by 2050 and achieving a carbon-neutral society, a major shift in its position on climate change. Tokyo had previously said it would achieve carbon neutrality as soon... Read more.. |
Ministry of New and Renewable Energy to hold flagship green energy event from November 26-28By : Sustainability ..., Oct 28, 2020
The third edition of RE Invest, the flagship event of the ministry of new and renewable energy, will take place virtually from November 26 to 28. Prime Minister Narendra Modi is expected to inaugurate the event on November 26, sources said. In the first RE Invest which was... Read more.. |
India to up share of short-term LNG deals in gas use: GAILBy : Sustainability ..., Oct 28, 2020
India’s biggest gas marketing firm GAIL expects the share of spot and short-term liquefied natural gas (LNG) contracts in the nation’s gas consumption to rise after a slump in spot prices has made long-term deals less attractive. “Presently one third of the market is (made up... Read more.. |