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Biomass fuel More Harmful Study

By : Sustainability ..., Sep 23, 2015

pWomen using biomass fuel to cook contribute more to the disease burden of India compared to cigarette smokers and high blood pressure patients said Kalpana Balakrishnan member of Steering committee on air pollution Ministry of Health and Family Welfarep

pHousehold air...

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IITs start virtual centre on biofuel technology

By : Sustainability ..., Sep 23, 2015

pFive IITs have come together to set up a virtual centre spread across their campuses to develop advanced technologies in the area of biofuelsp

pThis is a joint initiative of IITs and Department of Biotechnology DBT under the Ministry of Science and Technology IIT...

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The green economy works

By : Sustainability ..., Nov 25, 2014

Last month, a study released by the Imperial College London Business School showed that public policies which encourage innovation in businesses that use clean technologies – think electric cars and wind mills – lead to greater positive impacts on economic growth than the...

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India: low carbon energy transition could free up US$600 billion in investment capacity

By : Sustainability ..., Nov 25, 2014

New analysis by Climate Policy Initiative (CPI) demonstrates that, with the right policies, India’s transition to a low carbon energy system could free up significant financial capacity over the next 20 years to invest in better development and economic growth.
 
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Modi proposes global centre for clean energy research

By : Sustainability ..., Nov 17, 2014

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday proposed to G20 nations that a global virtual centre be set up for clean energy research and development.
 
He also pushed for rapid expansion of renewable energy in rural areas.
 
In his statement, Mr. Modi said...

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Subject Tags: energy , policy , research

Fossil fuel subsidies dig world into economic, environmental hole

By : Sustainability ..., Nov 14, 2014

In the same week that a new study found that G20 nations, including Australia, were providing $US88 billion ($A102 billion) a year in subsidies just for fossil fuel exploration, another report – this time from the highly conservative International Energy Agency – has put a...

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Subject Tags: energy , oil , research , subsidy

India: low carbon energy transition could free up US$600 billion in investment capacity

By : Sustainability ..., Nov 14, 2014

New analysis by Climate Policy Initiative (CPI) demonstrates that, with the right policies, India’s transition to a low carbon energy system could free up significant financial capacity over the next 20 years to invest in better development and economic growth.
 
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Community-scale photovoltaic-powered electrodialysis desalination systems for Indian villages

By : Sustainability ..., Nov 5, 2014

Photovoltaic-powered electrodialysis (PV-ED) is justified as an energy- and cost-effective means of desalinating groundwater in rural India, and the design requirements are presented for a village-level system.
 
Saline groundwater, which underlies 60% of India,...

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Want To Feed The World? Tackle Pollution From Ozone And Soot

By : Sustainability ..., Nov 5, 2014

Researchers have long known that man-made climate change will harm yields of important crops, possibly causing problems for the world’s food security. But new research shows air pollution doesn’t just harm crops indirectly through climate change; it seems to harm them...

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New battery can triple driving range of electric cars

By : Sustainability ..., Nov 4, 2014

A new inexpensive battery that can triple the driving range of electric cars while significantly lowering their cost could reach the market in just over a year, scientists say.
New battery can triple driving range of electric cars
The lithium battery, hailed by...

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