Global wind report 2024
The global wind industry installed a record 117GW of new capacity in 2023, making it the best year ever for new wind energy, finds this year’s Global Wind Report from the Global Wind Energy Council. The
Renewable Energy
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Ministries, govt departments cold to Farooqs green push
Low carbon growth may have become the new mantra for development in the country, but the government is finding it difficult to push through a shift to environment-friendly technologies and use of alternative sources of energy in its own ministries and departments.
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Sahara's Aamby Valley to go green with Japanese assistance
Mumbai: Sahara Group's premier township in Maharashtra - Aamby Valleyhas been selected by Japanese Government as one of the two cities in the world to be developed as an eco-friendly city. "Aamby Valley is one of the two cities in the world selected by the Japanese government, the other being in China, to be developed as a model eco-friendly city," Aamby Valley Head Seemanto Roy told PTI.
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Centre lauds Arunachal Govt for lighting up border villages
The Centre has hailed the Arunachal Pradesh Government for effective implementation of the Border Village Illumination Programme under the Prime Minister
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Solar car designed by students popular at Auto Expo
Once you finish feasting your eyes on the line of technologically -advanced luxury cars by major car manufacturers on display at the 10th Auto Expo, you might want to turn your attention to a non-polluting version, offered by a resourceful group of students.
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Word Bank to lend more for low-carbon energy growth in India
To help India attain low energy-intensive growth, the World Bank aims to increase its lending to the country
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India, Japan to develop solar city
NEW DELHI: A Japanese delegation led by Minister for Internal Affairs and Communications, Kazuhiro Haraguchi on Wednesday met the Union Minister for New and Renewable Energy Farooq Abdullah and decided to jointly develop a solar city in India. During the bilateral meeting both sides discussed various aspects of cooperation between the two countries in the field of renewable energy.
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Five solar cities to come up in State
A total of 60 cities of the country are proposed to be developed as Solar Cities during the 11th plan period. The objective is minimum 10 per cent reduction in projected total demand of conventional energy. At least one city in each State to a maximum of five cities in a State will be supported by Ministry of New and Renewable Energy, Government of India.
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US contingent on nine-city tour to explore renewable energy potential
In an effort to increase the output of renewable energy to the national capacity, a contingent from the American non-profit InvVest is on a nine-city tour along with the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy. The tour
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Chinas thing about numbers
The Economist Amid the alphabet soup and baffling procedures of last month
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Very limited progress at Copenhagen: Manmohan
P. Sunderarajan