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Delayed LED scheme to start from June 1 in Delhi

By : Sustainability ..., May 28, 2015

Delhi that was supposed to implement the ambitious LED bulb scheme from April 1 will finally roll out the same from June 1. The city government, which had earlier committed to partially fund the project, later decided against it, leading to the delay.

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Subject Tags: Energy Efficiency , policy

DLF's 3 more office buildings get LEED Gold certificates

By : Sustainability ..., May 26, 2015

Realty major DLF's three office buildings in Kolkata and Hyderabad, covering 5.2 million sq ft, have got 'LEED Gold' certifications from the US Green Building Council and the company plans to make all commercial properties environment-friendly that commands premium rents....

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Subject Tags: Energy Efficiency

Power ministry to sell LEDs at Rs10 against the market price of Rs 400

By : Sustainability ..., Oct 9, 2014

A day after the Nobel Prize in physics was won by the scientists who invented blue light-emitting diodes (LEDs), the power ministry Wednesday launched a business model enabling the sale of LEDs to households at Rs.10 against the market price of Rs.400.
 
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Indian Solar Sector – Shining or hiding behind the clouds?

By : Aparna Khandelwal, Feb 3, 2012

National Solar Mission’s second round of bidding for the balance 350MW of Phase I surprised industry veterans not only in India but across the globe. The recently concluded second round bidding saw the bid price touch an all-time low of Rs 7.49/kWh.

National Solar...

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Indian firm working to make diesel out of plastic waste

By : Sustainability ..., Feb 1, 2012

Time seems not too far when diesel would be extracted from plastic waste in India.

A Mumbai-based firm has drawn up plans to set up a plant to convert plastic waste into light diesel, calorific value combustible gas and carbon pellets.

The authorities of...

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Subject Tags: Energy Efficiency , waste