Sustainability Outlook Headlines

Government will support Waste to Energy Projects Piyush Goel

pMinister of Power and New and Renewable Energy Sources Piyush Goyal who addressed the elected heads of municipal bodies said that the Government is committed to enable generation of energy from municipal waste and a policy in this regard would soon be finalized He informed that his Ministry is working on means of supporting the process of Waste to Energy conversion and also selling of power so generated He said that this would help in enabling sanitation in urban areasbr
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Speaking about the need for energy conservation Goyal said that the Government is working on a plan... Read more..

Date : Aug 22

Source: IIFL

Pollution watch goes online 24x7

pIndia39s apex pollution control agency is about to take on the role of quotBig Brotherquot for industries acquiring the capability for 24hour surveillance of select factories through a network of sensors communication channels and camerasp

pThe Union environment and forests ministry has launched a nationwide pollution tracking system that will allow the Central Pollution Control Board CPCB to continuously monitor the gas and liquid effluents discharged by select industrial units across the countryp

pquotThis is a big leap in tracking and managing industrial pollution in the... Read more..

Date : Aug 22

Source: The Telegraph

Stop use of fresh water to save river NGT panel

pAn expert committee constituted by the National Green Tribunal NGT has suggested that use of fresh water should be prohibited and made an offence so that a minimum ecological flow can be maintained in Yamunap

pThis is one of the many suggestions that the committee headed by Shashi Shekhar secretary in the ministry of water resources has suggested Now the committee is also holding meetings with the state governments of Haryana Uttar Pradesh Rajasthan Himachal Pradesh and Delhi to arrive at what should be the optimum ecological flow in the river and how it can be ensuredp

Date : Aug 22

Source: The Economic Times

7cr LED bulbs to be distributed to domestic consumers

pThe Maharashtra government has set a target of distributing seven crore LED bulbs to domestic consumers in the next one year as part of energy conservationp

pquotThe price of each bulb will be kept at Rs 100 and will be distributed through Mahadiscom Reliance Energy Tata power BESTquot an official in the Chief Secretary Swadheen Kshtriya39s office saidp

pquotAt present the LED bulbs cost very high If there are more consumers production of LED bulbs will also increase which will reduce the production costquot the official saidp

pACS GAD P S Meena who is officiating as... Read more..

Date : Aug 22

Source: Business Standard

Energy deficit Uttar Pradesh get solar roadmap to meet demand

pHindustan Powerprojects has suggested measures to mitigate the 156 energy deficit situation in Uttar Pradesh during the CleanTech Summit 2015 organized by Confederation of Indian Industry CIIp

pSpeaking during the event Rajya Wardhan Ghei CEO Domestic Solar Hindustan Powerprojects highlighted the advantages of Solar power in UP He said that solar radiation is available for over 330 daysyear with a solar irradiation in the range of 52 to 56 kWhm2day per MNRE and using solar power dependency on transmission capacity addition can be reduced due to its distributed naturep

Date : Aug 22

Source: Financial Express

80 of Indias surface water may be polluted report by international body says

pEven as India is making headlines with its rising air pollution levels the water in the country may not be any better An alarming 80 of India39s surface water is polluted a latest assessment by WaterAid an international organization working for water sanitation and hygiene showsp

pThe report based on latest data from the ministry of urban development 2013 census 2011 and Central Pollution Control Board estimates that 7580 of water pollution by volume is from domestic sewerage while untreated sewerage flowing into water bodies including rivers have almost doubled in recent yearsp... Read more..

Date : Aug 22

Source: The Economic Times

WRAP calls for Resource Revolution with new 5year plan

pnbspThe UK Government39s resource efficiency body has unveiled details of its strategic plan for the next five years with an aim to quotcreate the stepchange needed to meet the demands of future generationsquotp

pThe new plan from WRAP titled lsquoResource Revolution Creating the Futurersquo sets out how the organisation will work with businesses governments and consumers to challenge the lsquobusiness as usualrsquo approach to consumptionp

pChief executive Liz Goodwin who was honoured with an OBE earlier this month said ldquoWe have a clear fiveyear plan of where and why we... Read more..

Date : Aug 22

Source: edienet

Sidewalk LabsGoogles First Smart Cities Startup

pThe seemingly evergrowing tech giant Google has now launched its first startup focused on the socalled quotSmart Citiesquot movement according to recent reportsp

pThe company which has been dubbed Sidewalk Labs will of course focus on quoturban issuesquot Specifically it will address issues of livability and business support via the development and quotincubationquot of civil technologiesquot amongst other thingsp

pHere39s the specific quote from the recent press release announcing the launch of the startup concerning that direction of intent quotSidewalk Labs is an urban... Read more..

Date : Aug 22

Source: Sustainovate

Stretching a crystal to make better solar cells

pNature loves crystals Salt snowflakes and quartz are three examples of crystals materials characterised by the latticelike arrangement of their atoms and molecules Industry loves crystals too Electronics are based on a special family of crystals known as semiconductors most famously silicon To make semiconductors useful engineers must tweak their crystalline lattice in subtle ways to start and stop the flow of electrons Semiconductor engineers must know precisely how much energy it takes to move electrons in a crystal lattice This energy measure is the band gapp

pSemiconductor... Read more..

Date : Aug 22

Source: Mumbai Mirror

The innovative waste disposal plant that can convert even hazardous waste into energy

pWe nbspall know about biogas and how organic waste can be converted into energy But did you know even nonsegregated waste can produce energy The Uttarakhand government will soon come up with Indiarsquos first project to produce electricity from nonsegregated wastep

pThe innovative technology will produce 25 megawatt of electricity every day using 500 tonnes metric of waste Not only this there will be no emission landfill or other waste from the processp

pAll of this will be done through a German based technology glasification which treats unsegregated waste at ultra high... Read more..

Date : Aug 22

Source: The Better India

Suzlon sets target 15000 MW share in clean energy market

pAfter offloading its German subsidiary to reduce debt and release cash wind energy major Suzlon Energy Ltd is planning to add 11000 megawatts MW of wind and 4000 MW of solar to the countryrsquos renewal power generation capacity in next five years Speaking to reporters over videoconference in Bhuj on Saturday Suzlon Group chairman Tulsi Tanti said his group is eyeing 15000 MW share in the Indian governmentrsquos target of adding 175000 MW renewable energy generation capacity over the next seven yearsp

pldquoTwo months before the government had invited all the global investors at... Read more..

Date : Aug 22

Source: Indian Express

Metro will run completely on solar power soon says DMRC

pA senior DMRC official confirmed that the proposal might involve the DMRC signing a power purchase agreement with a thirdparty developer in Rajasthan ldquoWe do not plan to spend any money of our own We could bid out the contract via an open and transparent processrdquo the official said adding that the DMRC is looking at buying solar power at a tariff lower than 694 per Kilo Watt per Hour the rate at which it currently buys thermal power The official added that an initial proposal is likely to be moved within a weekp

pldquoIn order to be carbon neutral and insulate itself from... Read more..

Date : Aug 22

Source: Hindustan Times

Kesco to start LED distribution from July 20

pIn order to promote use of LED lights in place of CFLs and tubelights Kanpur Electricity Supply Company Kesco would provide LED lights bulbs at Rs 20 and the rest of the amount could be paid by power consumers in installments The installment amount would be added in the electricity bill of the consumers Each LED bulb will cost Rs 130 which consumers can pay either in full or in installmentsp

pConsumers having two kilowatt power connection would be able to avail a maximum of five LED lights Those having power connection above two kilowatt will get 10 LED bulbs If the LED light does... Read more..

Date : Aug 22

Source: The Times of India

Noida leads NCR in green building score Survey

pShowing the way to its neighbours Noida has the maximum number of green buildings in NCR occupying an impressive 764513 square metre area Gurgaon and Faridabad are way behind with green projects on just 580962 sqm and 49604 sqm area respectivelyp

pThe survey by the Green Rating for Integrated Habitat Assessment GRIHA the national rating system for green buildings in India has given the muchneeded thrust to the green initiative of the Noida Authority which recently announced an additional 5 floor area ratio FAR to builders of green projects in the city Nearly 60 of all ongoing... Read more..

Date : Aug 22

Source: The Times of India

Clean energy project to fuel growth in villages

pCook up a storm albeit with cleaner greener energy That39s the message that will soon reverberate through the streets of Gokul Haro Belavadi Tadasinakoppa Navalur and Gamanagatti villages in Dharwad district Some organizations working with alternative sources of energy are planning to launch projects on fuel efficiency in these villages to reduce carbon footprintsbr
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The primary aim will be to replace firewood with biogasbr
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Solar Electric Light Company Selco founded by Magsaysay awardee Harish Hande plans to facilitate villages with alternative energy sources... Read more..

Date : Aug 22

Source: The Times of India

Sukhna pollution Bombay HC takes Maharashtra board to task

pIn the case involving discharging of untreated chemical waste in farms wells and open spaces the Aurangabad bench of the Bombay High Court on Monday sent notices to the state government additional chief secretary of the department of environment pollution control board executive directors of Radico NV Distilleries district collector tehsildar and in charge of Karmad and Chikalthana police stationsp

pOn May 11 Vithhal Thube a farmer having about 5 acres of land in gat no 125 of Shendra MIDC lodged a complaint with the divisional commissioner district collector MPCB as well as the... Read more..

Date : Aug 22

Source: The Economic Times

Punjab harnessing solar power in fields targets 1000 MW in two years

pPunjab which produces a major share of the country39s foodgrain is all set to tap solar power in the agricultural fields in a big way aiming to generate 1000 MW up from the current 225 MW by 2017 a minister has saidp

pquotWe are far ahead of many states to get investments in clean energy Our aim is to tap 1000 MW solar energy either from rooftop projects or from the fields by 2017quot Renewable Energy Minister Bikram Singh Majithia told IANSp

pquotWe have just launched a scheme in which we are encouraging the farmers to set up solar power plants ranging from 1 MW to 25 MW in... Read more..

Date : Aug 22

Source: Business Standard

Prime Minister to Launch Digital India Week on the First July

pMany of Digital India initiatives have now reached a stage where awareness on the part of potential users and their active participation is necessary for digital technology to be successful Union Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad stating that today said that the Prime Minister would launch the Digital India Week on 1st of July with a view to empower the people of the country through the Digital India Programme He said this programme has been designed to be a game changer The Government of India has been under taking a series ofinitiatives for developing various applications and portals that... Read more..

Date : Aug 22

Source: Press Information Bureau Government of India

Japan prepares to draft rules to recycle solar photovoltaic panels

pJapan is drafting rules to recycle solar photovoltaic modules The country foresees vast growth in solar deployment under its feedin tariff FiT system and by 2040 most modules installed at the beginning of the FiT regime in 2012 will be decommissionedp

pGoing by estimates provided by a working group that Japanrsquos ministry of environment convened landfills across the country could be filled with close to 800000 tons of trashed photovoltaic modules by 2040p

pThe estimate shows that in another five years the quantity of photovoltaic waste would grow to 3000 tons and another... Read more..

Date : Aug 22

Source: Greentech Lead

Maharashtra to distribute LED bulbs

pThe Maharashtra government has set a target of distributing seven crore LED bulbs to domestic consumers in the next one year as part of energy conservationp

pldquoThe price of each bulb will be kept at 100 and will be distributed through Mahadiscom Reliance Energy Tata power BESTrdquo an official in the Chief Secretary Swadheen Kshtriyarsquos office saidp

pldquoAt present the LED bulbs cost very high If there are more consumers production of LED bulbs will also increase which will reduce the production costrdquo the official saidp

pThe official said Prime Minister... Read more..

Date : Aug 22

Source: BusinessLine

First Solar begins new innings in India

pThe US solar cells and module major First Solar today began a fresh innings in India with the commissioning of its 20 MW solar plant in the state of Telanganap

pFirst Solar which has been selling its thin film photovoltaic panels in the last four years decided last year that it would also set up solar power plants own them and sell energy Following the decision First Solar bid and won several rights to sell electricity to various power distribution companies and is in the process of setting up 200 MW of projects for that purposep

pThe 20 MW Telangana plant is the first of... Read more..

Date : Aug 22

Source: BusinessLine

Garbagebased power plants in the pipeline

pIn tune with the objective of the State government and the Minister for Municipal Administration P Narayana39s plan to set up more than 60 garbagebased power plants across the State a fivemember Singapore Team visited the garbage dumping yard in Naidupeta and studied the site in Guntur on Wednesday During their visit the team declared that it was the ideal place for setting up power plant to convert waste into energyp

pLater Municipal Commissioner Kanna Babu held discussions with the team and explained the process of garbage collection being carried out in the city He explained the... Read more..

Date : Aug 22

Source: The Hans India

Railways to float tenders to procure solar energy

pIndian Railways will float tenders to procure at least 200 mega watt of solar energy in the next two months a step which will promote use of nonconventional energy in its daily functioningp

pUnion Minister of State for Railways Manoj Kumar Sinha said the Centre is presently working out details of the planp

pThe tender is part of Railwaysrsquo plan to procure 1000 mega watt of solar energy over the next five yearsbr
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pldquoWe have fixed a target of procuring 1000 mega watt solar power in the whole Indian Railways We are working on it We are going to float... Read more..

Date : Aug 22

Source: The Indian Express

Chandigarh set to take the smart lane

pWith Chandigarh set to be part of the Central governmentrsquos project for 100 smart cities top officers of the UT left for Delhi to get the project guidelines before finalising the departmentwise targetsp

pUT administratorrsquos adviser Vijay Dev leads the Chandigarh team that would take part in sessions over two days at Vigyan Bhavan in the national capital This is part of final consultations ahead of the June 25 formal launch of the Smart City projectp

pThese 100 citiesrsquo governments would take part in a competition over having the best projects and 20 cities would be... Read more..

Date : Aug 22

Source: Hindustan Times

Nirmal Ganga Rating in works for industries along Ganga

pIndia may soon come up with efficiency ratings for all establishments along the Ganga to assess their compliance with Narendra Modi government39s mission to clean the holy river Officials said a 39Nirmal Ganga Rating39 is in the works to assess industrial units municipalities gram panchayats and even ashrams on a scale of one to three much like the Bureau of Energy Efficiency39s star rating for electrical appliancesp

pUnlike the BEE39s star ratings though the first of its kind river friendly rating scale will be entirely voluntary for private entities that may be discharging waste... Read more..

Date : Aug 22

Source: The Economic Times