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Centre drafts stricter alternative to Colonial-era Indian Forest Act, 1927By : Sustainability ..., Mar 22, 2019
The Union government has proposed an overhaul of the Indian Forest Act, 1927 which the British rulers imposed to take over Indian forests, use them to produce timber, while curtailing and... Read more.. Subject Tags: carbon sequestration , forest conservation , forest management , forest produce , India , Indian Forest Act |
India's mega renewable energy target to drive growth of wind energy sectorBy : Sustainability ..., Mar 20, 2019
Aggressive renewable energy target in India and "explosive" growth in the offshore sector are expected to drive a 10-year CAGR of 12.2 per cent in the wind energy sector in Asia Pacific,... Read more.. Subject Tags: India , offshore wind capacity , Renewable Energy , Wind Energy , wind energy capacity addition |
Power sector is hallmark of Indo-Bangla cooperation, says Bangladesh envoyBy : Sustainability ..., Mar 20, 2019
Bangladesh High Commissioner to India Syed Muazzem Ali on Tuesday here said that energy sector cooperation is the hallmark in the renewed engagements between the two neighbouring countries. "... Read more.. Subject Tags: Bangladesh , bilateral cooperation , energy sector , energy sector cooperation , energy security , hydro-power project , India |
India, Maldives exchange MoUs on energy efficiencyBy : Sustainability ..., Mar 20, 2019
India and Maldives on Monday signed one agreement and two Memorandums of Understanding (MoU), including collaboration in the field of energy efficiency and renewable energy, in the presence of... Read more.. Subject Tags: capacity development , economic cooperation , energy efficiency , India , Maldives , Memorandums of Understanding (MoU) , Paris Agreement , Renewable Energy |
Hyundai, Kia to invest $300 million in OlaBy : Sustainability ..., Mar 20, 2019
Hyundai Motor Company and Kia Motors Corporation will together invest $300 million in cab aggregator Ola. This will be the biggest combined investment by the two firms of the South Korean... Read more.. Subject Tags: Electric Vehicles (EV) , Hyundai Motor , India , smart mobility , Sustainable and Responsible Investing , Urban Mobility |
Tesla likely to enter India by 2019-2020By : Sustainability ..., Mar 19, 2019
Elon Musk isn’t giving up on bringing Tesla to India. “Would love to be there this year. If not, definitely next!” Tesla’s billionaire chief executive officer said in a Twitter post, nearly 10 months after he blamed restrictive policy for delaying the carmaker’s entry into... Read more.. Subject Tags: charging stations , Electric Vehicles (EV) , EV manufacturing , Government of India , India , Tesla , Urban Mobility |
India can't attain 9-10% GDP growth without revolution in farm sector: KantBy : Sustainability ..., Mar 19, 2019
India cannot achieve 9-10 per cent GDP growth without a revolution in the farm sector, Niti Aayog CEO Amitabh Kant said Monday. ... Read more.. Subject Tags: agriculture sector , development , farmers , India , market reform , Niti Aayog , technological innovation |
Govt proposes national green aviation policyBy : Sustainability ..., Mar 15, 2019
The civil aviation ministry will create a simplified regulatory regime to speed up clearances for airport development and other aviation projects while taking due care of environment... Read more.. Subject Tags: air quality , Civil Aviation Ministry , Emissions , environment sustainability , India , National Green Aviation Policy , waste management |
Siemens arm picks up 46% stake in Greenko's Poovani wind power projectBy : Sustainability ..., Mar 12, 2019
Germany-based Siemens Monday said its financial services arm has picked up 46 percent stake in Greenko Group's 200 MW Poovani wind power project in Tamil Nadu for an undisclosed amount. ... Read more.. |
India launches national mission on ‘Transformative Mobility and Battery Storage’By : Sustainability ..., Mar 11, 2019
With a general election fast approaching, the government of India has approved a National Mission on Transformative Mobility and Battery Storage, to drive “clean, connected, shared and... Read more.. |