Articles for Energy & Environment

Maharashtra leads in green buildings

Maharshtra leads among all states in its gree building footprints with as many as 1,124 green buildings from Maharashtra have been registered with the Indian Green Building Council (IGBC).

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ADB extends a USD $200 million loan to India for LED, water pump

Asian Development Bank (ADB) on Monday said it will extend a USD $200 million loan to India for installation of energy-efficient home and street lights, and water pumps, which can help the country to save energy to the tune of 3,800 gigawatt-hours per year.

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Maharashtra Govt working on beach cleaning and liquid waste management

Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis today said his government is working on beach cleaning and liquid waste management as part of efforts to protect the marine ecosystem.

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Delhi Airport became first carbon neutral airport in Asia-Pacific

The GMR consortium-Airports Authority of India (AAI) run Delhi Airport has become the first carbon neutral airport in Asia-Pacific following a series of measures taken by it to reduce carbon footprint, including setting up of a 7.84MW solar power plant.

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Rajasthan replaces 5 lakh streetlights with LED bulbs

Rajasthan becomes the first state to adopt Centre's Street Lighting National Programme (SLNP) in all its urban local bodies (ULB). Almost 5 lakh conventional streetlights have been replaced with LED streetlights across the state.

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Goa working on generating power from tidal waves

Goa is expected to be the next laboratory of the central government to generate power from tidal waves of the sea using Israeli technology.

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EESL raises Rs 500 crore through bonds to fund energy efficient projects

Energy Efficiency Services Limited (EESL), a state-owned firm under the aegis of the power ministry, has raised Rs 500 crore from the market through its maiden bonds issue to fund energy efficiency projects in India.

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LED Mandatory for Government, Public Sector Establishments in Haryana

Principal Secretary (Renewable Energy Department) Ankur Gupta said it is also mandatory for electricity consumers in industrial, commercial and institutional sectors having connected load of 30 Kilo Watt or above

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