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Builders can seek tax rebates: Urban department notifies ‘green building’ policy

By : Sustainability ..., Nov 8, 2018

The state urban development department on Tuesday notified its ‘green building’ policy, under which, builders and housing societies obtaining the green building certificate can seek rebates on...

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China-based company to supply, run 25 electric buses for Pune Mahanagar Parivahan Mahamandal Limited

By : Sustainability ..., Nov 8, 2018

BYD, a China-based company that has an Indian presence, will supply and maintain 25 electric buses for the Pune Mahanagar Parivahan Mahamandal Limited (PMPML). As many as 125 electric buses are...

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On Diwali eve, Ranchi becomes Jharkhand's 4th district to get 100% power connectivity

By : Sustainability ..., Nov 8, 2018

All households in Ranchi district now have access to power supply, chief minister Raghubar Das announced on Tuesday. And by 2019, the CM promised, these households will have 24-hour power supply...

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Colvale central jail lights up with ‘green power’

By : Sustainability ..., Nov 8, 2018

The government has completed the work of setting up a solar plant at the modern central jail at Colvale.
The central jail is the sixth government office to take the green step, and it also...

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Farm fires contribute 33% to Delhi’s PM 2.5

By : Sustainability ..., Nov 8, 2018

If you were wondering why the pollution situation had again become grim after two days of relative calm, here’s part of your answer: a change in wind direction has resulted in the capital...

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Azure Power commissions 95MW solar project in Gujarat

By : Sustainability ..., Nov 6, 2018

Indian solar developer Azure Power has commissioned a 95MW solar power plant in Gujarat as the first phase of a 260MW capacity award from the distribution company Gujarat Urja Vikas Nigam Ltd (...

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Uttar Pradesh's CM inaugurates Gorakhpur's biggest solar plant

By : Sustainability ..., Nov 6, 2018

Inaugurating a 1230 kW solar power plant in Gorakhpur, Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath said it would give impetus to the green energy drive of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and would not only help...

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Climate change causing ground surface warming in India

By : Sustainability ..., Nov 6, 2018

It is common knowledge that climate change has had an impact on the Himalayas and the oceans in India, and now a study by scientists from the Ministry of Earth Sciences have found evidence of...

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Average spot power price up 45% at Rs 5.94 per unit in October; highest ever sales volume in any month

By : Sustainability ..., Nov 6, 2018

The average power spot prices jumped over 45% to Rs 5.94 per unit in the month of October on the energy exchange from Rs 4.08 per unit in the same month a year ago. According to a statement by...

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Hyderabad water supply board to go solar to run reservoirs

By : Sustainability ..., Nov 6, 2018

The Hyderabad Metropolitan Water Supply and Sewerage Board has decided to use solar energy to power 56 of its reservoirs (10ml and above) in the city. 

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