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Talking fair trade in Delhi

By : Sustainability ..., May 6, 2019

India will host the second mini-ministerial meet of the World Trade Organisation (WTO), on May 13-14, 2019. To discuss the interests of developing and least developed countries in global trade,...

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Delhi Budget: Cabinet approves subsidy on electricity for farmers

By : Sustainability ..., Feb 27, 2019

The Delhi cabinet on Tuesday approved a proposal to give farmers a subsidy of Rs 105 per kilowatt on the fixed charge of electricity given under the agriculture connection in the national...

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Karnataka govt to introduce 3,000 e-buses, says minister

By : Sustainability ..., Feb 1, 2019

The Karnataka government on Wednesday said it is looking at introducing 3,000 e-buses in the state as part of its e-vehicle promotion policy in the next three years. 

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India's energy subsidies down by 36 percent to Rs 1.51 lakh crore in FY 17

By : Sustainability ..., Dec 21, 2018

India's total energy subsidies amounted to Rs 1,51,480 crore in financial year 2017, a 36 per cent decrease since FY14, according to a new report released Thursday.

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IREDA may borrow up to ₹48,000 cr for Centre’s subsidised solar water pump scheme

By : Sustainability ..., Dec 7, 2018

The Indian Renewable Energy Development Agency (IREADA) may be borrowing up to ₹48,000 crore as part of the Centre’s contribution to the subsidised solar pump scheme announced in the Budget....

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Government should offer incentive to help India achieve solar power target by 2022: LSI

By : Sustainability ..., Aug 31, 2018

Sebi approved merchant banker LSI Financial Services feels Indian government should contemplate offering financial stimulus including price incentives and subsidised credit to domestic solar...

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Narayana Murthy pitches for subsidies to clean energy firms

By : sustainabilityo..., Oct 25, 2017

Recalling his mother's ordeal of cooking on woodstove, Infosys co-founder N R Narayana Murthy today said the government should provide subsidies to businesses which sell clean energy products like cookstoves in rural India. He also said India should focus more on providing...

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India to review rooftop solar subsidies in November

By : sustainabilityo..., Sep 25, 2017

India’s Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) has nearly finished approving all sanctions for rooftop solar subsidies and the sanctioning process will be reviewed in November, according to...

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Energy firms back European Union plan for CO2 cap on power subsidies

By : sustainabilityo..., Sep 20, 2017

A group of energy firms has backed a disputed plan by EU regulators to attach emissions limits to subsidies for providing back-up power capacity to avert blackouts.

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Cabinet reshuffle: Nitin Gadkari given additional charge of water resources ministry to expedite Clean Ganga Mission

By : sustainabilityo..., Sep 4, 2017

India on Thursday reminded rich nations of their pre-2020 climate goals with business leaders and ministers from different countries assembling here to discuss how private businesses can work together with governments to achieve the goal under Paris Agreement beyond 2020. ...

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