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Odisha CM Naveen Patnaik boards Mo Bus, encourages people to use public transportVehicular pollution is quite a concern in the present times. When New Delhi has worked out road rationing scheme of odd-even to beat the pollution, Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Pattnaik travelled in Mo Bus and tried giving a message to citizens to use public transport to beat pollution and traffic congestion. Mo Bus service was launched on November 6, 2018 to provide reliable and safe transportation connecting neighbourhoods in Bhubaneswar, Odisha. Capital Region Urban Transport (CRUT) MD Arun Bothra had claimed Mo Bus saw a phenomenal increase in ridership per day. Close to one lakh... Read more.. Date : Nov 7 Source: India Today
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BYD-Olectra, Tata Motors, Ashok Leyland in fray to supply, operate 1,200 e-busesBYD-Olectra, Tata Motors, Ashok Leyland and PMI Electro Mobility Solutions are among manufacturers in the fray to supply and operate about 1,200 electric buses for different state departments, people aware of the development have said. State transport utilities have floated, or are in the process of floating, tenders for about 5,500 electric buses, and out of these bids for about 1,200 buses have been opened so far, sources said. Chinese automobile maker BYD backed Olectra is eyeing e-bus tenders in Delhi, Uttar Pradesh, Gujarat and Odisha, and is the lone bidder in Uttarakhand and Jaipur... Read more.. Date : Nov 7 Source: ET Energy World
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Maruti, Toyota to set up vehicle dismantling and recycling joint ventureMaruti Suzuki India (MSIL) and Toyota Tsusho Group on Wednesday announced the setting up of a vehicle dismantling and recycling joint venture. The plant, which will be set up in Noida by 2020-21, will have an initial capacity to dismantle 2,000 vehicles per month. The new joint venture (JV) extends the existing partnerships between Suzuki Motors and Toyota Motor Corporation in India. The firms had said they will develop electric and hybrid vehicles for Indian market, in 2017, and then set up a lithium-ion battery manufacturing plant in Gujarat. Besides these, they also have a collaboration... Read more.. Date : Nov 7 Source: The Indian Express
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GAP, Arvind's new water treatment facility to save 2.5 bn litres a yearIn what could save as much as eight million litres of fresh water per day or 2.5 billion litres a year, global apparel retailer Gap Inc and textile conglomerate Arvind Limited unveiled a new water treatment facility in apparel manufacturing. The new facility put up at Arvind's denim manufacturing plant in Ahmedabad will aim to eliminate the use of freshwater in the apparel production pipeline. The move comes in the wake of the apparel industry being one of the most intensive users of water in the world at a time when India's 54 per cent population faces high to extremely-high water risk.... Read more.. Date : Nov 7 Source: Business Standard
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EV Startup Evolet Sets Up Dealership Network In Punjab And ChandigarhGurugram-based electric two-wheeler startup, Evolet India, has announced setting up its dealership network in Punjab and Chandigarh. The electric vehicle maker, which recently showcased its electric scooter and motorcycle range, has identified Ludhiana, Amritsar, Patiala, and Chandigarh as the key cities to set up its network. Furthermore, to promote its electric vehicle range, the company decided to showcase the capabilities of its electric scooter in a unique manner. A company representative rode its entry-level model, the Evolet Pony e-scooter, from Chandigarh to Delhi covering a... Read more.. Date : Nov 7 Source: Car and Bike
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Most countries' climate plans 'totally inadequate' – expertsThe world is on a path to climate disaster, with three-quarters of the commitments made by countries under the Paris agreement “totally inadequate”, according to a comprehensive expert analysis. Four nations produce half of all carbon emissions but the US has gone into reverse in tackling the climate emergency under Donald Trump while Russia has failed to make any commitment at all. Other major oil-producing nations, including Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates and Kuwait have set no targets to reduce emissions. China and India are cleaning up their energy systems but their surging... Read more.. Date : Nov 6 Source: The Guardian
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Sea Level to Rise 3 Feet by 2030, Even if Paris Agreement Goals Are Met - StudyA new study published Monday offered a sobering revelation on climate change: even if all the countries that are part of the Paris Agreement hit their 2030 emissions targets, sea levels could still rise by about 3 feet. The study, conducted by an international team of scientists and published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS), fed emissions data to a sea-level emulator, which predicted the sea level rise. The researchers’ model also factored in other variables such as thermal expansion, ice sheet and glacier melting and land-water storage. The study further... Read more.. Date : Nov 6 Source: Sputnik International
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Power from non-coal sources on rise in IndiaWhen economies stumble, slackening electricity demand is a very common symptom, and in India's case, the current rapid decline is quite specific to coal, an international researcher said on Tuesday. Collectively, power from all non-coal sources grew by about 24,000 gigawatt hour or 8.4 per cent to the end of October 2019 with hydro, solar and nuclear energies adding substantially to their generation levels and continuing upwards. Coal, however, is the exception. While making the largest contribution to extra energy as of late July, it faltered in August and collapsed in September and... Read more.. Date : Nov 6 Source: ET Energy World
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Renewable energy producers struggle to stay afloatIndependent power producers (IPPs) in renewable energy sector in the state are struggling to stay afloat as the government has delayed clearing their dues for months, even as they wait for a direction from the Andhra Pradesh Electricity Regulatory Commission (APERC) on renegotiating their power purchase agreements (PPAs) with the government. “The AP high court declined to intervene in the petition filed by the IPPs over renegotiation of PPAs signed with the government when N Chandrababu Naidu was the chief minister. Instead, the high court, on September 24, directed the APERC to decide on... Read more.. Date : Nov 6 Source: Times of India
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Tourists Are Avoiding Delhi as Air Pollution Reaches Record LevelsBusiness travelers and tourists are avoiding New Delhi, as air pollution in India’s capital reached record levels, travel agents said. Booking inquiries for hotels and flights to New Delhi have slumped since the Hindu festival of Diwali on Oct. 27, said Sharat Dhall, chief operating officer of the business-to-consumer segment at Yatra Online Inc. Bursting of firecrackers as part of the festivities worsened pollution caused by farm stubble burning in areas around the capital city. Business travelers are looking to reschedule their visits to a later date, Dhall said in an email, adding that... Read more.. Date : Nov 6 Source: Bloomberg
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Temasek-EQT joint venture to launch India green energy platformSingapore’s Temasek is teaming up with Swedish private equity group EQT to launch a new renewable energy platform for India that will build wind and solar farms ground up and acquire assets to bulk up. A group of four senior executives from ReNew Power, led by chief executive Parag Sharma, is leaving their current organisation to lead this new platform, O2 Power, as the operating management team, people aware of the development told ET. The two sponsors have promised an initial equity commitment of $500 million as the seed capital. On the back of that, the company will be raising leverage... Read more.. Date : Nov 6 Source: ET Energy World
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Siemens to impart skills in renewable energy and e-mobilitySiemens will partner with India’s Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship and Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development of the Federal Republic of Germany (BMZ) to impart ‘Skills for Sustainable Growth’ using German Dual Vocational Education and Training (Dual VET) methodology. The emphasis would be on development of skills in innovative, sustainable sectors and technologies such as renewable energy, e-mobility and energy-efficiency. The Declaration of Intent was signed by Dr K.P. Krishnan, Secretary of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship, Government of India... Read more.. Date : Nov 6 Source: PV Magazine India
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Columbia University's Urban works innovation challenge for start-ups in IndiaColumbia Global Centers, Mumbai announces the launch of the Urban Works Innovation Challenge 2019-2020 for transforming India's cities into safe and sustainable places through technical innovation. The challenge, which is part of a three-year program inaugurated in 2018 and supported by the RMZ Foundation, gives young innovators a globally competitive opportunity to receive mentorship from faculty and alumni of Columbia University's prestigious Fu Foundation School of Engineering and Applied Science as well as from distinguished entrepreneurs and academics in India. Winning teams can also... Read more.. Date : Nov 6 Source: ANI
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Ludhiana: UK trust installs solar panels at govt primary schoolThe Social Education Voluntary Education Trust UK (SEVA Trust), a charitable organisation working in the UK and India on education and environment, has inaugurated solar system at Government Primary School, Bharundi, which is 40 km from the city, on Sunday. There are 68 students and 3 teachers in the school. Charan Kanwal Singh Sekhon (49), alumni of the school, said: “Primary education is not given much importance and a majority of people focus on senior secondary schools. Therefore, the foundation classes are ignored. I then took up my school for providing it with better facilities.... Read more.. Date : Nov 5 Source: ET Energy World
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ADB to give $451 mn for Chennai-Kanyakumari Industrial Corridor power linksThe Asian Development Bank on Monday said it will provide a $451 million (about Rs 3,200 crore) loan to strengthen power connectivity between the southern and northern parts of the Chennai-Kanyakumari Industrial Corridor (CKIC) in Tamil Nadu. The total cost of the project is $653.5 million, of which the government will provide $202.5 million, the Manila-headquartered multilateral agency said in a release. The estimated completion date is the end of 2024. "The ADB project will allow more power, including renewable energy, to be transferred from new generation facilities in the south CKIC to... Read more.. Date : Nov 5 Source: Business Standard
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Inox Wind secures 38 MW order from ReNew PowerLeading wind energy solutions provider Inox Wind said on Monday it has bagged an order for a 38 megawatt wind power project to be developed at Anjar town in Kutch district of Gujarat. The project from ReNew Power Ltd is under the Solar Energy Corporation of India (SECI) second regime. It is scheduled to be commissioned by January 2020. The order comprises of supplying 19 units of Inox Wind's 2 MW 113 metre rotor diameter turbine combined with 92 metre hub height. "The DF 113/92 model is specifically designed for low wind regime (low wind power density sites) typical of the Indian market,"... Read more.. Date : Nov 5 Source: ET Energy World
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SenRa and McWane Unite to Enable Smart Water Metering in IndiaIndia’s huge population makes it very vulnerable when it comes to water shortage and scarcity. Based on reports published in 2017, approximately 330 million people in the country now suffer from regular water shortage issues. Droughts causes the number of people suffering to rise dramatically. In 2016, for example, 300 districts spread across 13 states including Uttar Pradesh, Maharashtra, Odisha, Bihar, Jharkhand, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, and Madhya Pradesh experienced an acute shortage in the supply of drinking water. India’s economy is largely dependent on its agriculture, and water... Read more.. Date : Nov 5 Source: IoT Evolution
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Answer to plastic pollution found? Big breakthrough as Indian Oil converts plastic waste into oilBig technological breakthrough likely in store for India! The country’s largest PSU refiner and retailer, the Indian Oil Corporation (IOC) is about to complete and finalize on a research which could lead to one of the biggest technological breakthroughs and help the government eliminate single-use plastics by the year 2022. The organization is finalising the research, which had been undertaken over the last few years, for the liquefaction of toxic plastic waste, according to a recent IANS report. This could eventually mean the Indian Oil Corporation could put the systems at its refineries... Read more.. Date : Nov 5 Source: Financial Express
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OPIC has invested $350 million in renewable sources in India: US State DepartmentOverseas Private Investment Corporation (OPIC), a development finance institution of the US government, has invested $350 million in six new solar and wind-power generation facilities in India, the US Department of State said on Sunday. "OPIC invested $350 million (Rs 2,480 crore) toward six new solar and wind-power generation facilities in India and a $185 million (Rs 1,311 crore) loan to Cholamandalam Investment and Finance Company to formalize financial services for rural and underbanked areas," the state department said in a report titled '2019 Indo-Pacific Business Forum Showcases... Read more.. Date : Nov 5 Source: ET Energy World
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MNRE planning review of 5,000 MW solar power scheme under JNNSMThe Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) is planning to review a programme that aims to set-up 5,000 megawatt (MW) of solar power generation capacity under the Jawaharlal Nehru National Solar Mission (JNNSM), according to a recently released notification. MNRE has invited bids from consultants for evaluation of the scheme under batch-IV of the phase-II of JNNSM. According to the document of the proposed study, proposals have been invited from the eligible parties within three weeks from the date of notification inviting bids i.e. by 20 November. The government has been implementing... Read more.. Date : Nov 5 Source: ET Energy World
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Tata Power, Rockefeller Foundation partner on microgridsIntegrated power company Tata Power, in partnership with US-based impact investor The Rockefeller Foundation, has launched a new firm to set up microgrids based on renewable energy across India. The company, called TP Renewable Microgrid, aims to set up 10,000 microgrids by 2026, providing access to affordable, reliable electricity for millions of rural homes and enterprises. TP Renewable Microgrid will be operated and managed by Tata Power, which brings significant experience in distributed energy, having established a joint venture with Delhi government to serve a large portion of the... Read more.. Date : Nov 5 Source: PV Magazine India
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Asean Summit: Modi says India ready to increase partnerships with AseanDespite stiff domestic opposition against India's involvement in the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP), Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Sunday (Nov 3) that his country is ready to increase its partnership with Asean in areas of mutual interest. Addressing South-east Asian leaders at the Asean-India Summit, Mr Modi said: "Asean is at the very core of our Act East Policy, and will always be so. An integrated, cohesive and economically developing Asean serves India's core interests. "We are committed to improving our partnership, through better surface, maritime... Read more.. Date : Nov 5 Source: Asia News Network
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People cannot be left to die, says SC on Delhi-NCR pollution, passes slew of directionsPeople in Delhi-NCR are losing "precious years of their lives" and cannot be "left to die" due to the "atrocious" pollution situation which reflects a "shocking state of affairs", the Supreme Court said Monday and directed neighbouring Punjab, Haryana and western Uttar Pradesh to stop stubble burning. The top court also stopped all construction and demolition activities as well as garbage and waste burning in the Delhi-National Capital Region (NCR) till further orders. Passing a slew of directions to curb alarming pollution levels in Delhi-NCR, it said citizens cannot be evacuated from the... Read more.. Date : Nov 5 Source: ET Energy World
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Delhi govt manages over 800 private buses against target of 2k for odd-even schemeThe Delhi government's plan of hiring 2,000 private buses to boost the public transport system bore partial success as only 800 vehicles were registered by late Sunday evening, a day before the odd-even vehicle rationing scheme comes into force. Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal had recently said that the government will deploy 2,000 private buses in view of the 12-day odd-even scheme being implemented in the backdrop of severe pollution levels in the city. A government official said that 837 private buses were registered by Sunday evening under the scheme. "The number may go over 1,000 as... Read more.. Date : Nov 5 Source: ET Auto
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For the first time, Assam capital gets electric busesIn line with the state government's vision to make Assam a pollution free state, Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal on Monday flagged off 15 electric buses which were introduced under Assam State Transport Corporation in the city. The new buses procured under ''Faster Adoption and Manufacturing of Electric Vehicles'' (FAME-1) and introduced as a pilot project will ply from Panbazar to Kamakhya Temple in Guwahati, officials said on Monday. "Following the vision of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Assam government is moving forward to make Assam a pollution free state," said Sonowal while... Read more.. Date : Nov 5 Source: Outlook India
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