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Centre to provide Rs 1,350 cr from NGEF for AP projects

By : Sustainability ..., Nov 14, 2014

The Centre has agreed to provide Rs 1,350 crore from the National Green Energy Fund towards construction of evacuation lines for solar and wind power projects in Andhra Pradesh. 
 
Further, the central government has also directed the Western Coal Fields (WCL) Ltd...

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India under pressure to lay out climate plans at G20 summit

By : Sustainability ..., Nov 14, 2014

Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Australian counterpart Tony Abbott may want to focus on economic growth, investments and jobs at the G-20 summit this weekend, but the US-China climate deal on Wednesday is set to put emissions on top of the agenda in Brisbane.
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12 Lakh Power Users to Get LED Bulbs

By : Sustainability ..., Nov 11, 2014

 About 2.25 lakh LED bulbs were distributed in the district in the past one month as part of the Demand Side Efficient Lighting Programme (DELP) being implemented to save electricity consumption. DELP was taken up as a pilot project in the district and is being implemented...

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Govt ropes in states to meet 24x7 power goal in 5 years

By : Sustainability ..., Nov 5, 2014

The Centre has prepared a detailed roadmap in consultation with states to make India “diesel generator and inverter free” in the next five years, and fulfill the Narendra Modi government’s promise to provide 24x7 power to every home, factory and farm and put the country back...

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Subject Tags: energy , India , policy , World Bank

India's many small steps to solar leadership

By : Sustainability ..., Nov 5, 2014

In the midst of celebrating last week's Diwali, the festival of lights, India was making progress in expanding its solar energy market.
 
The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy is moving forward with financing another round of solar projects through India’s...

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Subject Tags: India , MNRE , policy , solar

Discontinuation of subsidy forcing many solar water heater makers to shut down operations

By : Sustainability ..., Nov 4, 2014

In the midst of several government announcements to provide more funds for the clean energy sector, the state of the Rs 1,000-crore solar water heater manufacturing industry has become some kind of a paradox, where discontinuation of a subsidy has resulted in shutting down of...

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Delhi Development Authority to have incentive policy for green buildings soon

By : Sustainability ..., Nov 4, 2014

 The Delhi Development Authority is drafting a policy on financial and non-financial initiatives to promote green buildings in the national capital.
 
"DDA will soon come up with a policy defining the financial and non-financial initiatives to be offered to those...

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Renewable Energy Act on the anvil

By : Sustainability ..., Nov 3, 2014

Government has decided to come up with a Renewable Energy Act to streamline power generation, supply and tariff and help attract more investment.
 
The concrete policy related to the Act would come in place by February next year before Renewable Energy Global...

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Big targets in solar power need back-end push

By : Sustainability ..., Nov 3, 2014

A solar power generation target of 100 gigawatts in five years could be a tall order without strong back-end support. Experts point to a lack of domestic equipment manufacturing capability apart from issues over financing and land availability.
 
“The government’s...

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Jal Board kicks off Yamuna clean-up with sewer lines project

By : Sustainability ..., Oct 28, 2014

As part of its efforts to reduce pollution in the Yamuna, the Delhi Jal Board (DJB) implemented the Interceptor Sewer Project, launching its first package in Dwarka on Monday.
 
The project will lay 59 kilometre-long interceptor sewer lines to ensure that only...

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