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India’s Tamil Nadu Sets Solar Tariff as Program Stalls

By : Sustainability ..., Sep 16, 2014

The electricity regulator for India’s Tamil Nadu set a price for solar-power producers after failing for the past two years to attract investments to a state that gets about 300 days of sun a year.
 
Tamil Nadu’s state-run distribution utility will pay 7.01 rupees...

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Delhi set for a ‘makeover’ as Venkaiah Naidu rolls out action plan

By : Sustainability ..., Sep 15, 2014

Aiming to give Delhi a facelift, Urban Development Ministry on Thursday firmed up an action plan to ensure a “clean and green” capital city, with major focus on sanitation, waste disposal and upkeep of public places, to improve the quality of life of its residents.
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Govt to create fund to promote public transport

By : Sustainability ..., Sep 15, 2014

Delhi government has decided to establish an urban transport fund to promote public transport and its use in a bid to tackle the rising pollution levels in the national capital.
One rupee cess shall be imposed on purchase of every packet of cigarette and every bottle of...

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India, Germany to cooperate in skill development, river cleaning

By : Sustainability ..., Sep 9, 2014

India and Germany Monday agreed to prepare a roadmap for cooperation in skill development, solid waste management and cleaning of rivers as visiting Foreign Minister Frank Walter Steinmeier met Prime Minister Narendra Modi who described the two nations as "made for each other...

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Working towards 24x7 power supply to all in 5 years: Piyush Goyal

By : Sustainability ..., Sep 8, 2014

Government is committed to assure 24x7 electricity supply to every house hold by bringing in transformative reforms in the sector, Power and Coal Minister Piyush Goyal said on Sunday. 
He said the government is working towards providing power to the last man standing in...

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CII unit to give big push to construction of green buildings

By : Sustainability ..., Sep 8, 2014

The Indian Green Building Council (IGBC) has set a target of constructing 10 billion sq ft of environment-friendly space in India by 2022 and will give a major push to housing for low-income group people.
IGBC Chairman Prem C Jain said currently the country houses 2.2...

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Review of five environment laws ordered

By : Sustainability ..., Sep 3, 2014

Environment (Protection) Act, 1986; Forest (Conservation) Act, 1980; Wildlife (Protection) Act, 1972; The Water (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, 1974; and The Air (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, 1981 will be under the scanner.
A four-member high-...

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Japan to Invest in Bullet Trains, Ganga Clean-up: Top 10 Takeaways

By : Sustainability ..., Sep 2, 2014

Here are the top 10 takeaways from the talks
1. India's bullet train project will receive financial, technical and operational support from Japan.
2. Japan will invest $33 billion in five years in India, a chunk of which will go into PM Modi's pet projects for...

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Net-metering policy for solar projects approved

By : Sustainability ..., Sep 1, 2014

Punjab government today approved a net-metering policy for installation of solar photovoltaic power plants. 
Disclosing this here today, Punjab Revenue and Renewable Energy Minister Bikram Singh Majithia said the net metering policy will be applicable to all domestic,...

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India Plans To Add 10,000 MW Wind Energy Capacity Every Year

By : Sustainability ..., Aug 26, 2014

Indian wind turbine manufacturers and project developers have been advised by the government to make efforts to increase annual capacity addition to five times its current level, a leading Indian newspaper has reported.
The new Indian government is looking to promote...

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