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India seeks SoftBank push for Modis solar goal

By : Sustainability ..., Sep 23, 2015

pIndia has closed bids for a third of its target of tendering 15000 megawatts MW of solar projects this fiscal year a government official said and is expecting interest from investors such as SoftBank to lift the industryp

pThe tenders are part of Prime Minister...

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Government proposes amendments to EWaste Management Act

By : Sustainability ..., Sep 23, 2015

pParliamentary Committee on Subordinate Legislation Rajya Sabha today said that it will seek suggestions from various departments of public sector undertakings PSUs in the country regarding the amendments to the EWaste Management Act 2013p

pA report thus will be...

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Subject Tags: E Waste , policy

4000 MW thermal project in Tamil Nadu

By : Sustainability ..., Sep 23, 2015

pTamil Nadu Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa on Tuesday said the government will set up a 4000 MW thermal power plant in Ramanathapuram districtp

pAnnouncing this in the assembly Jayalalithaa said the mega power project would come up at an outlay of Rs24000 crore...

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Subject Tags: Industry news , policy , power

Government to replace street lights with LED bulbs in next 2 years

By : Sustainability ..., Sep 23, 2015

pThe government will replace all street lights of the country with LED bulbs in the next 24 months and Karnataka should join hands with the Centre in its energy efficiency plan Power Minister Piyush Goyal saidp

pquotUnder the Domestic Efficient Lighting Programme...

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Subject Tags: Energy Efficiency , policy

India A Renewed and Resurgent National Solar Mission

By : Sustainability ..., Sep 23, 2015

plsquoI want to kill 10 birds with one stonersquo aptly describes the aspirations targets and determination of Honrsquoble Minister for Power Coal and Renewable Energy Shri Piyush Goyal when it comes to resolving Indiarsquos power sector problems This statement is turning out...

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Batteryrun tricycles to collect waste

By : Sustainability ..., Sep 23, 2015

pBatteryoperated vehicles engaged in garbage collection in suburban Pallavaram will ply on the narrow city lanes soonp

pThe Council on Monday has decided to buy 400 batteryoperated tricycles to collect garbage directly from houses on congested lanes in areas like...

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Droughtresistant crops need to be promoted Pawar

By : Sustainability ..., Sep 23, 2015

pPromotion of 39droughtresistant crops39 and good price for agriculture produce will help solve farmers39 problems in the country former Union agriculture minister Sharad Pawar said here on Sundayp

pSpeaking at the annual general body meeting of the Maharashtra Rajya...

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Europe fails on electronics recycling goals

By : Sustainability ..., Sep 23, 2015

pOnly a third of Europe39s electronic waste is properly recycled with vast numbers of cellphones computers and televisions illegally traded or dumped a study led by the United Nations and INTERPOL said on Sundayp

pSweden and Norway were close to European targets of...

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3 GW More Solar Power Capacity For Madhya Pradesh In 2 Years

By : Sustainability ..., Sep 23, 2015

pAccording to an announcement made by senior government officials the Indian state of Madhya Pradesh plans to enhance its solar power generation capacity to about 3 GW in the next two yearsp

pDomestic as well as international developers are bidding aggressively for new...

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3 Reasons You Should Be Paying Attention To Indias Renewable Energy Market

By : Sustainability ..., Sep 23, 2015

pIf you search Google for ldquoclean techrdquo or ldquoclean energyrdquo yoursquore almost guaranteed to find an article about India Every week therersquos news about the countryrsquos ambitious renewable energy efforts and the hurdles it must overcome to reduce its carbon...

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