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Commercialise use of ISRO’s lithium-ion battery for electric vehicles: Government panel

By : sustainabilityo..., Jan 24, 2018

A panel headed by cabinet secretary P.K. Sinha has recommended commercial use of ISRO’s lithium-ion battery technology under the ‘Make In India’ initiative for electric vehicles, official...

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India to host first summit of International Solar Alliance: PM Narendra Modi

By : sustainabilityo..., Jan 24, 2018

Modi said: "To save the environment and to counter climate change, a huge campaign, a very big goal my government has placed in front of the country.
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‘Surprise’ four-fold oversubscription in Karnataka’s 860MW PV tender just as another 1.2GW issued

By : sustainabilityo..., Jan 24, 2018

Karnataka’s 860MW dispersed solar tender has been oversubscribed by four times and the state has released another 1.2GW tender, to the surprise of a top analyst firm that foresees grid...

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Reliance Energy to set up EV charging stations in Mumbai

By : sustainabilityo..., Jan 24, 2018

Reliance Energy today said it plans to set up over 15 electric vehicle charging stations across its distribution license area in suburban Mumbai over the next three months.

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India’s first grid-scale electricity storage system inaugurated

By : sustainabilityo..., Jan 24, 2018

AES India, a subsidiary of US-based AES Corporation, and Mitsubishi Corp today started construction on India's first utility-scale energy storage system, a 10 Megawatt (MW) facility that will...

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Sluggish rooftop solar scheme spurs government to work on new plan

By : sustainabilityo..., Jan 22, 2018

Concerned over the inactivity in the country's rooftop solar programme, the government today said only one GW rooftop solar capacity has been set up against the target of 40 GW and a new plan is...

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Madras High Court stays safeguard duty on solar power equipment

By : sustainabilityo..., Jan 22, 2018

The Madras High Court has issued a temporary stay on a preliminary report of the Director General of Safeguards recommending imposition of 70% safeguard duty on imported solar equipment....

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Benchmark EU carbon price rises to highest in more than five years

By : sustainabilityo..., Jan 22, 2018

* Benchmark European Union carbon prices rose to 8.77 euros a tonne at 1209 GMT, their highest level since November 2012

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VF Corporation Announces New Sustainability & Responsibility Strategy to Guide Transformative Changes and Create Business Value

By : sustainabilityo..., Jan 22, 2018

VF Corporation, a global leader in branded lifestyle apparel, footwear and accessories, today announced its new global sustainability and responsibility strategy, Made for Change. The strategy...

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Applied DNA to introduce 'GeoTyping' for cotton tracking

By : sustainabilityo..., Jan 22, 2018

Applied DNA Sciences will introduce 'GeoTyping' Beta program, helping brands and retailers in identifying country-of-origin in cases of cotton substitution. This is an expansion of Applied DNA's...

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