Eco News

UREDA Enables Uttarakhand Villagers to Become Solar Power Farmers

Uttarakhand Renewable Energy Development Agency (UREDA) has roped in farmers to set up solar power plants on their land and supply directly to the state

Bon Voyage For India’s Solar Powered Ferry In Kerala Backwaters

Backwaters in Kerala will witness the first solar powered ferry boat in India ‘Aditya’. NavAlt, a Kochi-based French joint venture company has built the vessel

Indian Solar Market to Ramp Up Rapidly to 9GW by 2017 – Mercom

Mercom Capital Group has forecasted solar power installations across the globe to grow by 48% to reach 76 gigawatts (GW) by the end of 2016, but their growth will decline by 8% to 70GW in 2017.

Call for National Contest on Social Innovation at Pravasi Bharatiya Divas

Ministry of External Affairs and NITI Aayog’s Atal Innovation Mission invite social innovators to participate in the National Contest on Social Innovation

InnoFest 2016 to showcase India’s best innovators in Bangalore

Innofest 2016 is being organized as a ‘festival for Indian innovations’ that offers a day-long interaction with India’s best innovators

Bengaluru to Host Echoes of Earth Eco-music Festival

Bengaluru will be hosting a unique festival, ‘Echoes of Earth’ which is India’s first music festival with a focus on the environment and sustainable living

Discussion on Low Carbon Cement LC3 at COP 22 in Marrakech

The side event by Development Alternatives focuses on the potential of Low Carbon Cement – LC3 towards reducing CO2 emissions and saving natural resources

Solar Dome Project to Light up Kolkata Slums

Micro Solar Dome – a new type of solar powered LED light is set to bring light to people living in slums of Kolkata