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Climate change spurs positive for India: Overseas demand for indigenous cattle rises

By : Sustainability ..., Nov 12, 2014

Climate change is spurring something positive for India: growing overseas demand for indigenous cattle, which the government is keen to support. Markets from Australia to Brazil are seeking India's cattle for their resilient qualities such as tick resistance, heat tolerance...

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Subject Tags: Cattle , climate change , India

China’s Trina Solar heeds PM Narendra Modi’s call, plans to ‘make in India’

By : Sustainability ..., Nov 11, 2014

Responding to Prime Minister Narendra Modi's call to global manufacturers, Chinese company Trina Solar is planning to set up a facility over the next few years to "make in India, supply in India and even export from India".
 
Officials of the company, the world's...

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ABB sees big opportunity in renewable energy sector

By : Sustainability ..., Nov 11, 2014

Power and automations solutions company ABB is eyeing the renewable energy sector in the country with its range of products and integrated solutions.
 
Madhav Vemuri, Country Services Manager, ABB India, said several States in the country are facing power deficit...

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Fall in solar prices attributed to scale effect, industry’s maturity

By : Sustainability ..., Nov 11, 2014

Going by the results of the bids in Andhra Pradesh and Karnataka, solar prices seem to be stabilising at under Rs. 7 a kWhr, not much higher than the prices of electricity produced with imported coal.
 
The lowest tariff in the Andhra Pradesh bid was Rs. 6 a kWhr...

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Schneider Electric India launches energy-saving Smart Panels for Buildings

By : Sustainability ..., Nov 11, 2014

Schneider Electric, the global specialist in energy management, launched the Smart Panel concept to ensure sustainable energy savings in buildings. Smart Panel is a simple to deploy plug and play solution contributing towards addressing the urgent need to curb energy costs...

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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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Raising the authorized share capital of Indian Renewable Energy Development Agency

By : Sustainability ..., Nov 11, 2014

The Cabinet today at the meeting chaired by the Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi gave its approval to raise the authorized share capital of the Indian Renewable Energy Development Agency Ltd. (IREDA) from the existing level of Rs.1000 crore to Rs.6000 crore. 
 
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Toshiba to invest $30 mn in power T&D business in India

By : Sustainability ..., Nov 11, 2014

Toshiba Corporation has announced that it will invest about $30 million in a power transmission and distribution business in India.The Japanese firm said the new investment will be for expanding the production capacity of Toshiba Transmission & Distribution Systems (India...

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India Eyes $100 Billion Investment In Renewable Energy

By : Sustainability ..., Nov 11, 2014

The new Indian government is taking serious initiatives to boost the power sector, which is in dire need of financial and structural reforms. A large number of these reforms will be implemented in the renewable energy sector.
 
India’s minister for coal, power,...

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Vehicle Sharing – Exploring the Market in India

By : Sustainability ..., Nov 7, 2014

Vehicle sharing is the simplest, most cost effective intervention for addressing the urban mobility problems we are facing today. 

In the Indian economy, which faces rapid rates of urbanization, urban mobility problems will choke growth in multiple ways, including:...

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