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Kochi Metro: Greens call for setting up environment monitoring committee-23 November 2011, The Times of India

November 23, 2011 by Climate portal editor Leave a Comment

KOCHI: Amidst growing confusion about the design of the Kochi Metro rail, there is a rising concern among environmentalists as to what the final design and impact of the proposed rail system would have on the environment.

Kochi Metro: Greens call for setting up environment monitoring committee

 

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Seminar on solar energy in Nagpur on Friday-23 November 2011, The Hindu Business Line

November 23, 2011 by Climate portal editor Leave a Comment

Nagpur, Nov 23: The Maharashtra Energy Development Agency (MEDA), in association with the Union Ministry of New and Renewable Energy, will hold a day-long seminar on ‘Solar Energy Applications and Solar Passive Architecture’ here on November 25.
The seminar will ber inaugurated by the Maharashtra Minister for Non-Conventional Energy, Mr Ganesh Naik. The District Gaurdian Minister, Mr Shivajirao Moghe, will be present as the chief guest.

Seminar on solar energy in Nagpur on Friday

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Pedalling on with a green message-23 November 2011, The Hindu

November 23, 2011 by Climate portal editor Leave a Comment

He started at the base camp of Mount Everest and pedalling his bicycle, Narendra Singh is headed for Kanyakumari. And with the arduous trek through the cities, towns and through wilderness at times, Mr. Singh has a mission on hand — spread awareness on environment. The 31-year-old who earlier scaled Mount Everest and was there for an hour without oxygen, reached the city on Tuesday having already traversed around 10,300 km. On his final lap towards reaching Kanyakumari, Mr. Singh hardly shows any sign of fatigue and looks charged for the mission.

Pedalling on with a green message

 

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Google quits plans to make cheap renewable energy-23 November 2011,Reuters

November 23, 2011 by Climate portal editor Leave a Comment

(Reuters) – Google Inc has abandoned an ambitious project to make renewable energy cheaper than coal, the latest target of Chief Executive Larry Page’s moves to focus the Internet giant on fewer efforts.
Google said on Tuesday that it was pulling the plug on seven projects, including Renewable Energy Cheaper than Coal as well as a Wikipedia-like online encyclopedia service known as Knol.

Google quits plans to make cheap renewable energy

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ICVL bids for Washpool Coal in hunt for first foreign asset-23 November 2011,Livemint.com

November 23, 2011 by Climate portal editor Leave a Comment

International Coal Ventures Pvt. Ltd (ICVL) has placed a bid for the coking coal project of Washpool Coal Pty Ltd, a subsidiary of Australia’s Aquila Resources Ltd, as the consortium of state-run companies seeks to buy its first overseas asset since its formation two years ago.

ICVL bids for Washpool Coal in hunt for first foreign asset

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Green rakes to net WR 2cr per year in carbon credits-18 November 2011, The Times of India

November 18, 2011 by Climate portal editor Leave a Comment

MUMBAI: Western Railway’s (WR) move to switch its network from 1,500V Direct Current (DC) to 25,000V Alternating Current (AC) will net it carbon credits worth Rs 2 crore per annum. This is because WR is now going to utilize rakes with regenerative braking features compatible to both DC and AC systems on its network, which will help it save energy.

Green rakes to net WR 2cr per year in carbon credits

 

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Green energy leap can tide over power crises-17 November 2011, The Times of India

November 17, 2011 by Climate portal editor Leave a Comment

PUNE : A research study by Pune-based World Institute of Sustainable Energy has said that renewable energy capacity addition plans must be revised by the Centre and the states.The authorities must take multiple measures to prioritize lending to the renewables sector and a revised realistic renewable energy resource assessment to achieve renewable energy targets set in the National Action Plan on Climate Change (NAPCC).

Green energy leap can tide over power crises

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Coal price hike adds to power crisis-17 November 2011,IBN Live

November 17, 2011 by Climate portal editor Leave a Comment

BHUBANESWAR: Even as the State is reeling under power crisis and thermal power stations are facing acute shortage of coal, the arbitrary hike in price of thermal grade coal by the Mahanadi Coalfields Limited (MCL) has added to the problem.

Coal price hike adds to power crisis

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Green efforts fail to take off at trade fair-16 November 2011,Hindustan Times

November 16, 2011 by Climate portal editor Leave a Comment

The Indian Trade Promotion Organisation (ITPO), organisers of the India International Trade Fair (IITF), may make tall claims that the use of plastic bags is banned inside the venue and promote the event as an eco-friendly fair, but the ground reality is completely different. On Day 2 of the two-week-long fair, many stalls, including a few international ones, were seen handing over goods to customers in plastic bags. In 2009, plastic bags were banned at Pragati Maidan, the venue of the trade fair, and it was made a no smoking zone. The Delhi government has also put a ban on the use of plastic bags in the Capital. The people are still unaware about the ban and feel that it is the duty of the organisers to discourage the use of plastic bags.

Green efforts fail to take off at trade fair

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Collegians present their green energy models at international meet-16 November 2011, The Times of India

November 16, 2011 by Climate portal editor Leave a Comment

MUMBAI: Two student researchers, one from Pune and another from Delhi, presented their green energy models before an international audience in Germany recently.

Around 45 students, activists, researchers and journalists from 18 developing countries attended a six-day conference of young environmental envoys held at Leverkusen near Cologne. The event was organized by Bayer Group in coordination with United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP).

Collegians present their green energy models at international meet

 

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