If we base ourselves on the French experience, their infrastructure is much more established. The approach they have chosen to talk about is sustainable cities, rather than Smart Cities.
Tag: Clean energy
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India to go ahead with coal plans after Paris climate deal
India still plans to double coal output by 2020 and to rely on the resource for decades afterwards, a senior official said, days after 190-odd countries
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Keen to scale up investments: PM
PM Narendra Modi said rupee bonds to fund infrastructure projects will be launched in countries like Singapore. ´We are keen to scale up investments in next generation infrastructure including digital networks and clean energy,´ he said.
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It is important for citizens to have a strong sense of identity with their city
Olga Chepelianskaia, senior expert on clean energy and eco-efficient urban development, says awareness of one´s own heritage is important for identity building.
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Post-Budget Impact Assessment
Increase in effective rates of additional duty of excise/customs levied on petrol and high speed diesel oil from Rs 2 per litre to Rs 6 per litre.
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ABB wins Rs.56 cr order to strengthen Lanka infrastructure
ABB, a leading power and automation technology group, has won an order worth about Rs 256 crore from Ceylon Electricity Board (CEB) to supply two new 220-kilovolt (kV) substations and upgrade an existing substation in Sri Lanka.
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Tata Power scouts for renewable deals
To expand its clean energy portfolio, Tata Power is looking for opportunities in India as well as overseas, including in the Middle East and Africa. It has an installed generation
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PM to review key infra projects
Secretaries of the ministries concerned will brief Prime Minister Narendra Modi once a month on key infrastructure projects. Projects under review include high-speed rail freight corridors,
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Ministry aims to add 30 gw renewable energy capacity in 12th Plan
The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy aims to add 30,000 mw capacity during the 12th Plan period (2012-17) from various renewable energy sources. This information was given by Minister for New & Renewable Energy, Farooq Abdullah in Rajya Sabha recently. About 27,000 mw renewable power generation capacity has been installed in the country from various rene
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Clean initiatives
When Elizabeth Littlefield was appointed by President Obama as the 10th President and CEO of Overseas Private Investment Corporation (OPIC), little was known about her role in providing the much needed support to the clean energy projects in India.