Tamil Nadu’s new solar energy policy to add 3,000 MW
March 12th, 2012 - 8:37 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, March 12 (IANS) Tamil Nadu will soon come out with a new policy on solar power to generate 3,000 MW by 2015-16, Natham R Viswanathan, minister for non-conventional energy ... Read more...
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Breakthrough promises cheap biosolar energy
February 3rd, 2012 - 6:15 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Feb 3 (IANS) A bio-solar breakthrough to produce cheap and efficient energy by tapping the plant's photosynthetic process has been achieved, claim scientists.Barry D. Bruce, professor of biochemistry at ... Read more...
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Lead poisoning in developing world alarming
August 15th, 2011 - 3:28 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Aug 15 (IANS) Children living near battery manufacturing units in the developing world had 13 times more lead traces in their blood than US children, says a new study ... Read more...
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Allahabad Bank to fund solar power systems buyers
July 26th, 2011 - 11:04 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, July 26 (IANS) Kolkata-headquartered Allahabad Bank Tuesday entered into a strategic partnership with the Environ Energy Corporation for promoting installation of solar power energy systems by financing customers of ... Read more...
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Solar power systems to power cell phone towers
May 10th, 2011 - 11:48 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, May 10 (IANS) Bangalore based Indo-Chinese joint venture ALTA-XinTong Solar Tech Pvt Ltd is in the process of finalising a deal to sell 2,000 solar systems to power mobile ... Read more...
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Yunus receives SolarWorld Einstein Award
September 9th, 2010 - 5:49 pm ICT by IANS
Dhaka, Sep 9 (IANS) Bangladesh's Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus has been honoured with the SolarWorld Einstein Award for 2010 for initiating generation and distribution of solar energy in his country.
Yunus received the ... Read more...
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Bangladeshi batteries seek global market
July 11th, 2010 - 12:24 pm ICT by IANS
Dhaka, July 11 (IANS) A Bangladeshi car battery maker is targeting export of a million pieces to Australia and Europe by next summer after covering markets across South Asia, including India, and ... Read more...
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Eco-friendly ‘green buildings’ catching on in India
September 22nd, 2008 - 10:50 am ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Sep 22 (IANS) How about living in a 'green building'? The popularity of such eco-friendly 'green buildings' with their own water harvesting and solar power systems is catching on in India ... Read more...
Posted in South Asia |
Indian solar firm bags US award for clean energy
April 7th, 2008 - 10:21 pm ICT by admin
Bangalore, April 7 (IANS) Solar power systems provider Orb Energy has bagged $1 million award from the US State Department for developing and deploying clean energy technologies, the company said here late ... Read more...
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India offers solar power to Bangladeshi village
February 19th, 2008 - 3:18 pm ICT by admin
Dhaka, Feb 19 IANS) India has proposed electrification of a village in Bangladesh with solar power as part of the energy cooperation initiative in the South Asian region. The Indian high commission ... Read more...
Posted in South Asia |