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Going green' is no more an option for telecom operators. It has become a necessity in a market where margins are nosediving due to tariff wars, denting the profitability of the mightiest. With energy expenses constituting nearly 25% of the total n...
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India and China joined almost all other major greenhouse gas emitters on Tuesday in signing up to the climate accord struck in Copenhagen, boosting a deal strongly favoured by the United States. More than 100 nations have now endorsed the Copen...
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The government may approve a programme -- National Mission on Enhanced Energy Efficiency -- aimed at building Rs 74,000-crore market for energy efficient products, this week, a top government official has said. .rightDiv2{float:right;position:relat...
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Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan has lead actors and corporate houses in donating a total of Rs 3.92 crore and adopting 157 villages across India as a part of their green pledge.Khan, who adopted five villages last year reaffirmed his commitment to the ...
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In a major move towards energy conservation, the capital's main civic agency Tuesday launched the country's first remote-controlled street lights that can be switched on and off using an internet-enabled main server located in the heart of the city. The ...
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The Jawaharlal Nehru Solar Mission’s plan for the deployment of 20,000 Mw of solar power by 2022 needs an investment of Rs 3 lakh crore, based on a capex of Rs 15 crore per Mega watt (Mw). .rightDiv2{float:right;position:relative;width:220px;padd...
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More than a month after the end of the initial January 31 deadline, India has finally decided to formally associate itself with the Copenhagen Accord, a political statement that was the only outcome of the climate change conference in the Danish capital l...
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China and India formally agreed Tuesday to join the international climate change agreement reached in December in Copenhagen, the last two major economies to sign up.Factory smokestacks on the outskirts of Ahmadabad, India. A rapidly growing Asian economy...
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Government on Monday said Rs 4,437 crore have been approved for setting up 1,100 MW grid-connected solar power plants under the first phase of the National Solar Mission. "(There is) a target to set up 1,100 MW grid-connected solar plants, inclu...
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The head of the International Monetary Fund on Monday proposed a plan for the world's governments to pool together to raise money needed to adapt to climate change, a rare step for an organization that normally does not develop environmental polic...
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Not only does the third edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL) promise to be one of the biggest sporting extravaganzas in the country, it plans to keep the show small in its carbon footprint too. And doing its bit to help the organisers achieve their ...
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Union Power Minister Sushil Kumar Shinde is seemingly unhappy over Montek Singh Ahluwalia’s selection of the expert group, under economist Dr Kirit Parikh, for working out a strategy for a low carbon pathway for India. The 26-member group under Dr Parik...
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The latest findings on carbon dioxide emissions by a group of scientists have the potential to change the mitigation math. A quarter of the carbon dioxide emitted by developing countries is the result of producing goods that are later consumed in the dev...
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As the world works to a global climate deal in Cancun later this year, advanced developing countries like India will come under increasing pressure to commit to higher targets to reduce greenhouse gas emissions than these countries have put on the...
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The US should not wait for India and China to act on climate change and should go ahead with its environmental protection activities in terms of legislation besides research and development, a top official of the Obama Administration has said. Lisa Jackso...
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South Africa, India and Indonesia are vying to win the U.N.'s top climate change job, a key post to build trust between poor and rich in 2010 after the U.N.'s Copenhagen summit which set few binding targets. Many analysts expect a developing nation ...
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google_protectAndRun("ads_core.google_render_ad", google_handleError, google_render_ad); Dr Farooq Abdullah Minister for New and Renewable Energy informed the Lok Sabha that a capacity of about 5,531 MW grid interactive power generation from vari...
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As many as 141 projects have been implemented in the northeastern region to regenerate the forest cover and degraded forests, Environment and Forests Minister Jairam Ramesh said Monday. 'As on Feb 26, 2010, 141 projects have been approved in the northeas...
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HPS is engaged in producing clean energy from rice husks using biomass gasification technology. Acumen Fund, a New York-based non-profit venture capital fund, is investing $375,000 (Rs 1.71 crore) in Husk Power Systems (HPS), a Patna-based comp...
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When politicians and lobbyists argue about climate change, some frame it as a yes/no issue: is it happening or not? But few mainstream scientists question whether our planet is warming—the issue is how much and how fast? The more temperatures rise, the...
