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Tamil Nadu Plans To Cover 300 Government Buildings With Rooftop Solar Power Projects

By : Sustainability ..., Aug 4, 2014

Governments across Indian states seem to be scrambling to launch programs to set up solar rooftop projects after the success of such projects in Gujarat, Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s home state. The latest state to join the bandwagon is the southern state of Tamil Nadu,...

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Green court refuses to lift ban - NGT puts life over economic interest in coal mining, disbands panel and forms new one

By : Sustainability ..., Aug 4, 2014

The National Green Tribunal (NGT) today refused to lift the ban on rat-hole coal mining in Meghalaya, saying it could not permit economic interests to gain preference over the right to life.

The tribunal stuck to its April 17, 2014 interim order banning coal mining in...

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'India is fifth largest producer of wind energy'

By : Sustainability ..., Aug 1, 2014

India is the fifth largest producer of wind energy with the sector alone constituting 68 per cent of the total renewable energy produced in the country, India's ambassador to the UAE T P Seetharam has said. 

Annual growth rate of renewable energy in India in the last...

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Govt to introduce pollution control index for measuring air quality in cities

By : Sustainability ..., Aug 1, 2014

Under fire for failing to tackle air pollution, the government is set to introduce a uniform air quality index as part of measures to address the menace across the country.

The Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) is preparing the index that will provide information...

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Indian PV producer Vikram Solar opens U.S. sales office to launch solar modules in North and South America

By : Sustainability ..., Aug 1, 2014

Vikram Solar (Kolkata, India), tier-1 producer of solar photovoltaic (PV) modules, executes its latest global expansion by opening an international office in Boulder, Colorado, US.

New Head of Business Development Americas is Ken Oatman, a well-known executive in the...

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Draft manual in place, citizens may have to start paying for waste

By : Sustainability ..., Jul 31, 2014

If the central government has its way, citizens may have to start paying for the waste generated in households.

The government of India has drafted a manual for municipal solid waste management to help municipal bodies to manage their waste. According to the 74th...

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Subject Tags: Law , Technology

iPhone 6 sapphire screens to be made with solar power

By : Sustainability ..., Jul 31, 2014

The skies are threatening to pour on the Apple solar farm but as the woman in-charge of the company’s environmental initiatives points out: the panels are still putting out some power. Apple is still greening its act.

The company, which once drew fire from campaigners...

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States with ready land may get first lot of smart cities

By : Sustainability ..., Jul 31, 2014

States which have land "readily available" for developing new sub-cities may get the first lot of smart cities for which Centre would provide financial assistance. 

At the same time, setting its focus on making existing cities better, the urban development ministry has...

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Indo-US group to work very closely on climate change: Javadekar

By : Sustainability ..., Jul 31, 2014

Terming the Indo-US Joint Working Group as an "important platform" for addressing environment and sustainable development concerns, Environment minister Prakash Javadekar Wednesday said the group needs to work "very closely" and develop common understanding and balanced...

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Narendra Modi outlines plan for ‘second green revolution’

By : Sustainability ..., Jul 30, 2014

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday mooted a more broad-based and inclusive approach for a ‘second green revolution’ aimed at augmenting grain production in a sustainable manner. Pitching for greater use of research, Modi gave the slogan ‘Lab-to-Land’, saying that farmers...

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Subject Tags: Technology