December 2, 2009 by Team EAI
Gujarat Fluorochemicals (GFL), India’s largest refrigeration gas producer and part of the $ 2 billion Inox group that has diversified interests in chemicals, engineering and entertainment, is all set to commission its Rs 150 crore turbine manufacturing facility in Una, Himachal Pradesh next month. As a part of its wind...
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December 2, 2009 by Team EAI
New research shows that the cost of installing and owning solar panels will fall even faster than expected, BBC News reported. The forecasts are that solar panels would be cost-competitive with energy from the grid for half the homes in Europe by 2020 – without a subsidy. Incentive programs for...
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December 2, 2009 by Team EAI
Here’s the full copy (PDF) that contains details of India’s National Solar Mission
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November 30, 2009 by Team EAI
Over 65 individuals and organizations signed in to adopt CSCI recommended best practices and norms; Work towards CSCI goal to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 4 million tons over next 3 years Program for energy efficient computing attracts new enthusiasts. Over 65 individuals and organizations signed in to adopt CSCI...
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November 30, 2009 by Team EAI
Panelling made from plastic waste, wood recycled from old ships, carpets of recycled plastic and CO2 monitors that regulate the proportion of oxygen and carbon dioxide in the room. These are just a handful of things you are likely to encounter if you walk into the ITC Green Centre in...
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November 30, 2009 by Team EAI
It was a who’s who of green corporates at the ‘4th Sustainability Summit: Asia 2009’ in the capital last week. Twenty-one companies bagged the Sustainability Awards 2009 in different categories handed over by environment and forests minister Jairam Ramesh. Speaking on the occasion, Ramesh said that the government is keen...
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November 30, 2009 by Team EAI
Leading up to President Obama welcoming India Prime Minister Manmohan Singh for the first official State Dinner of his presidency at the White House, The Bay Area Council Economic Institute yesterday released its new report, “Global Reach: Emerging Ties Between the San Francisco Bay Area and India.” With a fast-growing...
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November 30, 2009 by Team EAI
We must retrofit our corporate, globalized food system to produce healthful food for local communities. But where do we start? Last year, the author spent some time in India, and in this country – which is stereotyped by the Western world as starving and impoverished – discovered a traditional food...
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November 30, 2009 by Team EAI
The humble charka is set to make a contribution in the fight against global warming as well. Even as the world is set to debate carbon emission cuts at Copenhagen, the Mahatma Gandhi Institute for Rural Industrialisation (MGIRI) at Wardha has developed a unique device – a solar charkha. MGIRI...
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November 29, 2009 by Team EAI
1 MW photovoltaic plant using Suniva’s technology comes online as Indian officials approve target for 20 GW of installed capacity by 2020. India-based Titan Energy Worldwide (OTCBB:TEWI) is now feeding energy to India’s electric grid from a 1-megawatt solar photovoltaic farm in Jamuria, West Bengal—one of the largest solar projects...
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