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On October 2, 1 lakh students in India to assemble solar lamps

By : Sustainability ..., Jul 30, 2018

As part of the upcoming 150th birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi and ongoing diamond jubilee of IIT-Bombay, a whopping 100,000 students from 100 schools across India will assemble solar lamps...

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Gujarat govt launches 'zero waste' policy

By : Sustainability ..., Jul 27, 2018

Gujarat government has launched a policy with the aim to make all civic bodies "zero-waste" cities in the state. The policy was launched on Thursday after the chief minister approved the same....

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At 62.8 GW, India using just 7 per cent of renewable energy potential

By : Sustainability ..., Jul 27, 2018

India is using just 7 per cent of the energy it could potentially generate using wind, solar, biomass and small hydro resources. But capacity is building up and with it the share of renewables...

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Highest UN environmental honour for Kochi airport

By : Sustainability ..., Jul 27, 2018

 Cochin International Airport Limited (CIAL) has been selected for the champion of earth prize -2018, the highest environmental honour instituted by United Nations. CIAL is honoured for its...

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McDonald's to power its trucks by recycling used cooking oil

By : Sustainability ..., Jul 27, 2018

 Hardcastle Restaurants, the master franchisee for McDonald's in the western and southern markets, is planning to recycle the used cooking oil and covert it into biodiesel for powering its...

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Rooftop solar power installations cross 1 GW

By : Sustainability ..., Jul 25, 2018

Rooftop solar installations in India have crossed 1 GW, according to the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy’s SPIN portal.

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MNRE plans RE-Invest with ISA's first General Assembly meet in October

By : Sustainability ..., Jul 25, 2018

The second edition of RE-Invest, Indian government’s flagship renewable energy event, will be held from October 3 to 5 this year, after having gone through several rounds of rescheduling in the...

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India offers Uganda $205 mn credit to boost energy, agriculture sectors

By : Sustainability ..., Jul 25, 2018

India has offered Uganda a total $205 million worth of credit to help the East African country expand its electricity distribution infrastructure and invest in its agriculture sector, which...

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Haryana government defines cleaning rules; focus now on 2-way segregation of waste

By : Sustainability ..., Jul 25, 2018

The state department of urban local bodies has notified the Haryana Solid WasteManagement Policy...

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Government’s plan to scrap old, polluting vehicles runs into roadblock

By : Sustainability ..., Jul 25, 2018

The Union road transport and highways ministry’s ambitious vehicle scrapping policy, which proposed a mandatory cap of 20 years on the life of all commercial vehicles starting in 2020, has hit a...

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