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India & Denmark launch Green Strategic Partnership eyeing fight against Climate ChangeBy : Sustainability ..., Sep 29, 2020
NEW DELHI: India in a unique move has launched Green Strategic Partnership for the first time with Denmark as its partner as the two aim to be at forefront of the global fight against the Climate Change. At the virtual Summit held on Monday the Prime Ministers of India and... Read more.. |
Power engineers, employees to protest on Oct 5 against move to privatise Varanasi discom sectorBy : Sustainability ..., Sep 29, 2020
New Delhi: The All India Power Engineers Federation (AIPEF) on Monday said power engineers and employees will hold protest meetings on October 5, to lodge their protest against privatisation of the Varanasi discom sector. "Power sector engineers and employees will observe... Read more.. |
Kerala all set for privatisation of discomsBy : Sustainability ..., Sep 29, 2020
Kochi: The power distribution sector in India is all set for privatization. The union ministry of power has issued the guidelines for the same. The standard bidding document containing the detailed procedure states to call for tenders and their schedules, for the... Read more.. |
Govt may impose customs duty on solar equipment soonBy : Sustainability ..., Sep 28, 2020
NEW DELHI: The ministry of new and renewable energy has asked solar manufacturers to provide a list of machinery and capital goods that should be exempted from basic customs duty (BCD), indicating that the duty may soon be imposed. "Ministry of New and Renewable Energy had... Read more.. |
India offers $100 million Line of Credit to Lanka for solar projectsBy : Sustainability ..., Sep 28, 2020
COLOMBO: India has offered a Line of Credit worth $100 million to Sri Lanka for three solar projects in the country, according to an official statement here. India's high commissioner to Sri Lanka Gopal Baglay called on minister of power Dullas Alahapperuma and reiterated... Read more.. |
India plans $4.6 billion in incentives for battery makers in electric vehicle pushBy : Sustainability ..., Sep 28, 2020
NEW DELHI: India plans to offer $4.6 billion in incentives to companies setting up advanced battery manufacturing facilities as it seeks to promote the use of electric vehicles and cut down its dependence on oil, according to a government proposal seen by Reuters. A proposal... Read more.. |
NTPC seeks bids for procurement of biomass pellets to co-fire thermal power plantsBy : Sustainability ..., Sep 28, 2020
NTPC Ltd, India's largest power producer and a PSU under Ministry of Power, has invited bids for procurement of biomass pellets for its various thermal plants on the basis of Domestic Competitive Basis (DCB) as part of its endeavour to reduce burning of crop residue on... Read more.. |
670 new electric buses and 241 charging stations sanctioned under FAME schemeBy : Sustainability ..., Sep 28, 2020
In a big push towards electric mobility the Government has sanctioned 670 Electric buses in the states of Maharashtra, Goa, Gujarat and Chandigarh and 241 Charging Stations in Madhya Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Gujarat and Port Blair under Phase-II of FAME India Scheme.... Read more.. Subject Tags: Electric Vehicle , India |
Indian Oil to launch cost-effective aluminium-air batteries for EVsBy : Sustainability ..., Sep 28, 2020
State-run Indian Oil Corporation (IOC) is planning to launch first-of-its-kind aluminium-air batteries that are potentially a more cost-effective alternative to lithium-ion batteries for use in electric vehicles (EV) and stationary applications. The idea is to manufacture... Read more.. |
NTPC stops land acquisition for greenfield coal-based power projectsBy : Sustainability ..., Sep 28, 2020
New Delhi: In a big change in its business strategy, the country's largest coal-fired power producer NTPC proposes to completely stop land acquisition for green field thermal projects and rather look for reducing its carbon footprint through aggressive renewable energy push... Read more.. |