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Are you sleep deprived? - The Times of India

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AT A GLANCE

MAKING USE OF
SOLAR POWER
SunBorne Energy, funded by General Catalyst and Khosla Ventures, is set to make solar power affordable and widespread across India. Over the next three years, SunBorne will deploy over Rs 1,500 crores in over 100 MW's of utility-scale solar plants, and develop sites across India for several Giga-Watts of solar power. The company is partnering with MNRE on an R&D project to indigenise and decrease the cost of solar plants. Over the next decade, it plans to cut the costs in half, making solar power competitive with other sources. SunBorne's affordable solar power can help India grow without risking the environment or energy security.
GROWING BY LEAPS
AND BOUNDS
Indosolar is one of India's leading manufacturer for photovoltaic cells. The company started its operations in the year 2008. It started producing high-efficiency multi-crystalline cells on its first manufacturing line of 80 MW during July 2009. Subsequently, the company started its second manufacturing line of 80 MW during March 2010 making the total installed capacity at 160 MW. The company further plans to increase its production capacity to 260 MW by the year 2011 by installing another line of 100 MW from the proceeds of its recently concluded IPO. It has recently been listed on the NSE and BSE. Located in Greater Noida, UP, Indosolar is fabricated over an area of 300,000 sqft and can accommodate a maximum of four fully automated production lines. Indosolar will also set up a strong R&D centre in association with global partners to continuously improve the efficiency of its PV cells.

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'Butterfly Houses' showcase the caring face of architecture - CNN.com

noreply@blogger.com (T.B.DEV) — Wed, 27 Oct 2010 04:02:02 PDT

'Butterfly Houses' showcase the caring face of architecture - CNN.com

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How do you dispose of regular light bulbs? | Energy efficient lighting, indoor and outdoor. California landscape lights – Lightclubusa.com

noreply@blogger.com (T.B.DEV) — Mon, 01 Nov 2010 06:21:36 PDT

How do you dispose of regular light bulbs? | Energy efficient lighting, indoor and outdoor. California landscape lights – Lightclubusa.com: "Seems like a silly question, right?"

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The Hindu : Business / Economy : India among 40 most improved economies easing business regulations

noreply@blogger.com (T.B.DEV) — Thu, 04 Nov 2010 03:24:35 PDT

The Hindu : Business / Economy : India among 40 most improved economies easing business regulations

LinkIndia is among the 40 most-improved economies since 2005 which made significant changes in improving business regulations at a steady pace, the International Finance Corporation, a wing of the World Bank, has said.

“Since 2005, India has implemented 18 business regulation reforms in seven areas covered by doing business, creating more opportunities for local firms,” the IFC said.

In its report ‘Technology makes compliance easier, less costly, and more transparent’, the IFC said many of these reforms focused on technology-implementing electronic business registration, electronic filing for taxes, an electronic collateral registry, and online submission of customs forms and payments.

Other economies in South Asia are also improving regulation with fast, transparent, electronic systems.

Pakistan, the region’s highest-ranking economy on the regulatory ease of doing business (with a global ranking of 83 among 183 economies), reduced the time for exporting by improving electronic communication between the Karachi Port authorities and private terminals in the past year.

Bangladesh made business start-up easier by enhancing the country’s online registration system.

‘Doing Business 2011’ finds that from June 2009 through May 2010, four of the eight economies in South Asia reformed business regulation to expand opportunity for local firms.

In the past year, governments in 117 economies worldwide carried out 216 business regulation reforms aimed at making it easier to start and operate a business, strengthening transparency and property rights, and improving the efficiency of commercial dispute resolution and bankruptcy procedures.

More than half the policy changes eased business start-up, trade, and the payment of taxes, it said.

Another IFC report released yesterday said that in the past five years, about 85 per cent of the world’s economies have made it easier for local entrepreneurs to operate, through 1,511 improvements to business regulation.

Worldwide, more than half the regulatory changes recorded in the past year eased business start-up, trade, and the payment of taxes.

Many of the improvements involve new technologies.

Why fighting global warming should be a conservative cause

noreply@blogger.com (T.B.DEV) — Sun, 07 Nov 2010 03:54:39 PST

Why fighting global warming should be a conservative cause

LinkFew causes unite the conservatives of the newly elected 112th Congress as unanimously as their opposition to government action on climate change.

In September, the Center for American Progress Action Fund surveyed Republican candidates in congressional and gubernatorial races and found that nearly all disputed the scientific consensus on global warming, and none supported measures to mitigate it. For example, Robert Hurt, who won Tom Perriello's House seat in Virginia, says clean-energy legislation would fail to "do anything except harm people." The tea party's "Contract From America" calls proposed climate policies "costly new regulations that would increase unemployment, raise consumer prices, and weaken the nation's global competitiveness with virtually no impact on global temperatures." Even conservatives who once argued for action on climate change, such as as Sen. John McCain (Ariz.) and Rep. Mark Kirk (Ill.), have run for cover

The Telegraph - Calcutta (Kolkata) | Nation | Energy and weather model on table Plan for joint research on biofuels and forecast technology for better monsoon prediction

noreply@blogger.com (T.B.DEV) — Sun, 07 Nov 2010 03:55:45 PST

The Telegraph - Calcutta (Kolkata) | Nation | Energy and weather model on table Plan for joint research on biofuels and forecast technology for better monsoon prediction

LinkIndia and the US are likely to announce during President Barack Obama’s visit here a joint research initiative on clean energy, and a plan to improve India’s monsoon forecasts using a weather simulation model developed in the US.

Indian government sources said the initiative on clean energy would seek to develop a consortium of academic institutions and industries from the two countries to jointly pursue research in areas such as solar energy, biofuels and energy efficiency.

India’s science and technology and biotechnology departments will execute the programme for which each government plans to commit $25 million over the next five years, with an expectation of an equal contribution from consortium partners, a senior official said.

“We hope this will lead to joint high-end research, aimed at novel technologies in these areas,” the official who is familiar with the initiative told The Telegraph

India, America join hands to harness solar power - The Times of India

noreply@blogger.com (T.B.DEV) — Mon, 08 Nov 2010 02:58:34 PST

India, America join hands to harness solar power - The Times of India
MUMBAI: India and USA teamed up on a space-based energy initiative aimed at turning both countries into net energy exporters, 48 hours before US President Barack Obama landed in India.

The project is led by former president of India A P J Abdul Kalam, who was once a staunch critic of the US, and National Space Society (NSS), a non-profit US-based space organization with chapters all over the world including India. The initiative was announced on Thursday at Washington'sNational Press Club where Kalam and Isro Satellite Centre director T K Alex were present. Known as the Kalam-National Space Society initiative, the mission envisages harvesting solar power in space for use on earth.

Alex is the project's principal investigator from India. Kalam told the US media that a team from Isro has been formed to carry out a feasibility study for this project. He said Isro chairman K Radhakrishnan asked him to take the idea forward after a discussing the project. Referring to the Manmohan Singh-Obama summit in New Delhi on Sunday, Kalam said both were concerned leaders ''interested in energy-related issues and energy independence''. Kalam said it was a 15-year-project. The main challenge is to evolve methods to transmit solar power from space to earth and its distribution. To make it economical, the cost of launching a spacecraft, currently $20,000 a kg, has to be slashed to $2,000 a kg.

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If modern environmentalism isn’t dead, it should be. � J500 Media and the Environment

noreply@blogger.com (T.B.DEV) — Mon, 08 Nov 2010 03:18:08 PST

If modern environmentalism isn’t dead, it should be. � J500 Media and the Environment

Environmentalism today is changing to CFLs, signing a petition here or there and generally being dissatisfied with the government’s lethargic pace on environmental protection.

Environmentalists say they want to move beyond the status quo — our biggest enemy, the one that gave us inefficient homes, gas guzzling automobiles and clothing made in countries we can’t even locate on a map — but we still abide by it. We still get our power from coal. We still drive. We still buy clothes made in the Philippines.

In the presidential debates, global warming has hardly been discussed, and the one time I’ve seen, it was presented as a joke. Does this video really inspire people to think differently about the climate crisis?

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Glowing Squid Found in Indian Ocean's Depths: Big Pic : Discovery News

noreply@blogger.com (T.B.DEV) — Wed, 17 Nov 2010 17:33:38 PST

Glowing Squid Found in Indian Ocean's Depths: Big Pic : Discovery News- A new large species of squid has been found among 70 types gathered during an exploration of the depths of the Indian Ocean, the International Union for the Conservation of Nature said on Monday.

The 70-centimeter (27 inches) long new species is part of the "chiroteuthid" family with light emitting organs that attract prey in the darkness thousands of meters (feet) down close to the craggy seabed, the IUCN said.

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Climate change will make India hotter, bring heavier rain - The Times of India

noreply@blogger.com (T.B.DEV) — Sat, 20 Nov 2010 03:08:27 PST

Climate change will make India hotter, bring heavier rain - The Times of India
PUNE: By 2030, India can expect a 1 to 1.5 degree Celsius rise in temperature and more intense spells of rain. However, the number of rainy days will be fewer.

This phenomenon will directly impact water conservation making it a necessary practice, experts from the Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology (IITM), Pune have said.

It was also observed that over the last 30-40 years, night temperature has gone up and such conditions have damaged the rice yield in the country.

IITM is one of the institutes involved in forecasting climate change for NATCOM. The institute provided inputs for the report Climate Change Assessment for 2030,' which was released by the minister of environment and forests Jairam Ramesh recently.

IITM scientist Krishna Kumar, who leads the team, said a regional climate model was used to assess the future climate.

"The UK meteorological office's regional climate model PRECIS (providing climate investigation studies) was used. Unlike global models, this regional model can capture the orography (formation and relief of mountains) better. It took them nine months to come up with these model simulations," he said.

These indicate that there will be 8-10% more rainfall in India and, the temperature will increase between 1 and 1.5 degree Celsius by 2030, Kumar added.

Kumar said that rainfall patterns will undergo change. For example, if a place receives 60 cm seasonal rainfall in 30 days, climate change can ensure that the same amount of seasonal rainfall occurs in 20-25 days resulting in an increased intensity of rainfall on any rainy day.

"Hence we have to change the way we conserve water. It has to be fine-tuned as the present practice may not be enough,'' Kumar said.

It was also observed that night temperature rise is more compared to day temperature over the last 20-30 years. The Indian Agricultural Research Institute (IARI) study observed that high night temperature in Punjab and Haryana has affected the quality of Basmati rice grown there.

"We have to see whether there will be any change in the tracks of monsoon depressions or in the onset of the monsoon. We must also assess the impact of climate change on socio-economy fronts too,'' said Kumar.

But there are many uncertainties in the projections. "One has to assume the amount of emissions in future. Hence, projections in climate change will also have uncertainties. It is obvious that there is going to be climate change, the question is, how can we mitigate it?" Kumar said.

"Reducing emissions, capturing carbon and storing it or by changing the albedo (reflectivity) of the atmosphere can help. Many geo-engineering methods involving mitigation techniques are being explored now, but we should assess their likely impact on our monsoon climate,'' he said.

Global climate change has already begun to affect the environment. Glaciers have shrunk, ice on rivers and lakes is breaking up earlier, plant and animal ranges have shifted and trees are flowering sooner, according to the US-based National Aeronautics and Space Administration.

Read more: Climate change will make India hotter, bring heavier rain - The Times of India http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/pune/Climate-change-will-make-India-hotter-bring-heavier-rain/articleshow/6957074.cms#ixzz15otIHtnt
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Railways to use new tech to save energy - The Times of India

noreply@blogger.com (T.B.DEV) — Fri, 17 Dec 2010 07:13:19 PST

Railways to use new tech to save energy - The Times of India

Linkn a major policy decision, the railways has decided to introduce a new renewable energy technology to save energy cost at the country level. During the trial period the new technology has proved successful.

According to a Railway Board official, the new technology has helped electric and diesel locomotives to save energy. "About 350 new locomotives have been put into service of new technology at the country level saving about eight to 10 per cent energy," he said.

Read more: Railways to use new tech to save energy - The Times of India http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/patna/Railways-to-use-new-tech-to-save-energy/articleshow/7108262.cms#ixzz18Nl96xW7

tAking the solAr industry Beyond grid PArit

noreply@blogger.com (T.B.DEV) — Mon, 17 Jan 2011 07:08:50 PST

executive overview
grid Parity is achievable today. the entire solar industry is in a race to grid parity. While the various enterprises comprising the solar value
chain compete to be the long-term business winners, the industry is competing to be a long-term sustainable energy alternative. in this
chapter of our eBook, we look specifically at the challenges of the solar industry and the extent to which Camstar’s Advancing Product
Quality (APQ) model allows the achievement of grid parity today.
As we consider the potential routes to grid parity, we focus first on the design and manufacturing segments of the solar supply chain.
We simplify the routes to two basic methods for lowering Cost/kWh:
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We find that the APQ model developed in Chapters 1 and 2 directly drive down Cost/kWh, and allows the achievement of both routes
to grid parity simultaneously. specifically, the APQ Model

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Massive solar flare heading for us! | Deccan Chronicle | 2011-02-17

noreply@blogger.com (T.B.DEV) — Thu, 17 Feb 2011 06:25:14 PST

Massive solar flare heading for us! | Deccan Chronicle | 2011-02-17

Biggest burst of energy from the Sun in four years heading straight for us at 900 Km/second.

The mightiest solar flare in four is all set to blast Earth late tonight.

The Coronal Mass Ejection (CME) was emitted by the Sun on Monday and now, traveling at about 900 Km/second, will reach Earth atmosphere as a Class X2.2 flare, the most severe.

This flare will have noticeable effects on our planet's communications and could even knock out GPS devices.

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noreply@blogger.com (T.B.DEV) — Fri, 25 Feb 2011 04:59:30 PST

Kerala backwaters home to longest rail bridge

It Eclipses Dehrion-Sone’s Record In The Country

Mahendra Kumar Singh | TNN

New Delhi: The scenic Kerala backwaters can now boast of an engineering marvel — the 4.62 kilometre rail bridge — the longest in the country. The bridge is part of an 8.6-km railway link connecting Idapalli to Vallarpadam in Kochi, where the shipping ministry has constructed the International Container Transhipment Terminal (ICTT).
Built by the Rail Vikas Nigam Ltd (RVNL) at Rs 200 crore, the bridge came up in a record 28 months.
The new bridge eclipses Dehrion-Sone’s record as the longest rail bridge in the country. The three-kmlong bridge on the Sone River was constructed by the East India Railway in 1900.
The rail link between Idapalli railway station and ICTT can also boast green technology to address environmental concerns. The alignment cuts through densely populated habitations and backwaters. “We used minimum cement to reduce greenhouse effect,” said a rail official.
Land acquisition being a sensitive issue in Kerala, RVNL took an elevated route a 40m-long girder erected at a curve of 2.5 degrees to cut down on land use in densely populated areas and also go across the backwaters. “This led to the conceptualisation of a 4.62km elevated structure,” RVNL managing director Satish Agnihotri told TOI.
The land was acquired in densely populated areas, thanks to an outof-box solution.
The compensation package did not pinch the displaced. Current market price of houses — without any depreciation of the properties — was offered.
Also, a plot of similar size was allotted to the displaced in an equally or better developed area. Each family was paid rent for six months till the new house came up.
The project, which will serve as the first SEZ port in the country, will eliminate transhipment of goods from Colombo port to Indian ports. Mega mother ships and Panamax vessels can directly reach Vallarpadam.
It will also save the cost of transportation by $300 per container, making export and import cheaper.
“The work had to be completed fast as the rail connectivity to the container terminal was a timebound exercise being monitored by the Prime Minister’s Office,” an official said.

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noreply@blogger.com (T.B.DEV) — Tue, 08 Mar 2011 03:58:05 PST

To say energy efficiency is vital for human welfare is a truism. Developed and developing nations may quarrel over targets linked to carbon emissions reduction. But neither doubts it must contribute to realising such cuts by conserving energy. However, going by a recent study, achieving greater energy efficiency may be a waste of time courtesy its 'rebound effect': a proportionate rise in energy demand. US think tank Breakthrough Institute suggests the gains registered as energy savings could thus be erased, and carbon emissions actually increase. For, higher energy efficiency seems to boost rather than trim energy consumption.

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noreply@blogger.com (T.B.DEV) — Thu, 24 Mar 2011 03:23:10 PDT

LinkNew Delhi, March 24 (ANI): Informing about the special allocation of two billion rupees under environmental remediation for this fiscal, Environment Minister, Jairam Ramesh on Wednesday said that the funds will be used for cleaning highly polluted areas. Ramesh, who launched National Ambient Noise Monitoring Network in New Delhi, urged the State Pollution Control Boards to use the data from the monitoring system to check pollution. Referring to increasing noise pollution levels in Delhi, he said a standard prescribed level of 65 decibels should be maintained

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