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Ministry of Commerce & Industry launches Technology Acquisition and Development Fund

By : sustainabilityo..., Nov 26, 2015

In order to facilitate provision of green technologies to Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) in sectors such as textile and apparel manufacturing, Nirmala Sitharaman, Minister of State...

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IDBI Bank to issue five-year green bonds today

By : sustainabilityo..., Nov 24, 2015

State-owned lender IDBI Bank will issue five-year green bonds to overseas investors, the proceeds of which will be used to fund clean energy projects, said the bank’s chief financial officer N.S. Venkatesh on Monday.

The bank has already lent $300 million to such...

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Lanco to invest Rs2,300 crore for solar panel factory in India

By : sustainabilityo..., Nov 24, 2015

Indian power and construction company Lanco Infratech Ltd will invest Rs.2,300 crore to build a solar manufacturing facility by January 2017 in Chhattisgarh.

Lanco’s factory will be built on 100 acres of the 250-acre...

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India’s Yes Bank To List Green Bonds At London Stock Exchange

By : sustainabilityo..., Nov 24, 2015

In another significant development in the budding Indian green bonds market, one of the country’s leading private banks has signed an agreement with the London Stock Exchange.

Yes Bank, one of several of India’s private banks, recently signed an...

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Developing Countries Attracted Record $126 Billion In Clean Energy Investment In 2014

By : sustainabilityo..., Nov 24, 2015

A new report from Bloomberg New Energy Finance has found that developing nations attracted a record $126 billion in clean energy investment in 2014.

Clean energy investment of $126 billion represents an increase of $35.5 billion, or 39%, on 2013 clean energy investment...

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ETHO Capital Opens Fossil-Free Exchange-Traded Fund On NYSE

By : sustainabilityo..., Nov 24, 2015

Yesterday Etho Capital, in partnership with Factor Advisors, a subsidiary of ETF Managers Group, successfully launched the world’s first diversified, socially responsible and fossil-free exchange-traded fund (ETF) on the...

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Subject Tags: Clean Energy , Financing

Waste to energy: Bengaluru gets Dutch help

By : sustainabilityo..., Nov 23, 2015

Karnataka state government signed an MoU on Monday with Netherlands' government for a waste to energy technology which will be utilised to dispose Bengaluru filth.

With an investment of Rs 470 crore, the waste to energy project will be utilised to dispose 600 metric...

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Reliance Group to develop 6000 MW solar park in Rajasthan

By : sustainabilityo..., Nov 20, 2015

Billionaire Anil Ambani-led Reliance Group will develop a 6,000 megawatt Solar Power Park in Rajasthan, a plan that has potential to attract an investment of Rs 60,000 crore.

"The Reliance Group has signed an MoU to develop Solar Park and Solar Projects of 6,000 MW...

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Leading companies call to double renewable energy in 10 years

By : sustainabilityo..., Nov 20, 2015

Sixteen leading energy and technology companies are calling to nearly double renewable energy capacity by 2025, suggesting feasible and economically viable solutions to deploy a further 1.5 terawatts worldwide.

“Renewable energy is...

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Fund to help small units adopt clean tech

By : sustainabilityo..., Nov 20, 2015

The government has launched a fund to support industry, especially the micro, small and medium enterprises (MSME), in the acquisition and development of clean, green and energy efficient technologies.

The Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion (DIPP) launched...

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