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Centre drafts stricter alternative to Colonial-era Indian Forest Act, 1927

By : 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...

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India's mega renewable energy target to drive growth of wind energy sector

By : 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,...

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Power sector is hallmark of Indo-Bangla cooperation, says Bangladesh envoy

By : 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. "...

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India, Maldives exchange MoUs on energy efficiency

By : 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...

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Hyundai, Kia to invest $300 million in Ola

By : 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...

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Tesla likely to enter India by 2019-2020

By : 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...

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India can't attain 9-10% GDP growth without revolution in farm sector: Kant

By : 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. ...

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Govt proposes national green aviation policy

By : 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...

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Siemens arm picks up 46% stake in Greenko's Poovani wind power project

By : 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. ...

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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...

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