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    India’s first one-megawatt (MW) solar plant ready for 2010 Common Wealth games stadium

    Posted on August 19, 2010 by gavril

    Remember the Thyagaraj Stadium in New Delhi being built for the 201 Common Wealth games? Well, Reliance Group’s solar energy initiative, Reliance Solar, has just plugged in what will be India’s first one-megawatt (MW) solar plant to the stadium. This … Continue reading3 →

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    Vodafone Essar to release solar powered VF 247 phone in India

    Posted on July 28, 2010 by gavril

    The Indian market now has access to cleaner and greener telecommunications powered up by energy from the sun. Vodafone Essar has now brought to India a solar powered phone that is sure to mark the start of green cell phones … Continue reading3 →

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    The official residence of the President of India goes green with solar panels

    Posted on July 26, 2010 by gavril

    Well, there’s a lot more green news from India, this time from the President’s place of residence, the Rashtrapati Bhavan, wherein resides the President, Pratibha Patil, who just completed three years in office. The building was awarded an International Organisation … Continue reading3 →

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    $35 tablet touch screen computer powered by the sun to show up in India

    Posted on July 26, 2010 by gavril

    Steve Jobs is out to fall out of his apple flavored chair reading this. India is hell bent upon bringing in technology to the lives of the not-so-fortunate and the needy sections of society, where knowledge and education is a … Continue reading3 →

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    Solar powered postal delivery rickshaw, the Soleckshaw

    Posted on July 12, 2010 by gavril

    Here’s a rickshaw with a twist, which has recently shown up in New Delhi. Known as Soleckshaw, this delivery rickshaw shuns the use of gasoline, and opts for solar power instead. Now we’ve seen a few green rickshaws before, like … Continue reading3 →

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    ADB provides India and China $2.25bn for solar energy development

    Posted on July 9, 2010 by gavril

    Being close to the equator also means you tend to receive a bit more heat from the sun than people a bit away. Well, most countries in the Asia-Pacific region are positioned in a way that could help them generate … Continue reading3 →

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    India sees the first of prefab homes with the Hara Villa by designer Pinakin Patel

    Posted on July 6, 2010 by gavril

    India is making room for greener habitats for its people, starting with designer Pinakin Patel’s Hara Villas. The Hara (green in Hindi) Villas will bring to India the concept of plug-in homes, and will be India’s first prefabs. These limited … Continue reading3 →

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    “All Is Well”, the bike that runs on compressed air by Jaipur students

    Posted on July 2, 2010 by gavril

    Millions of people in India use scooters, motorbikes, and every other contraption on two wheels you can think of, to commute. And of course, the rising fuel prices have everyone falling of their seats lately. Well, a few months ago, … Continue reading3 →

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    Solar powered heating system to keep passengers warm at the Leh Airport, India

    Posted on June 7, 2010 by gavril

    We’ve stumbled across a few green airports before, the Le Castellet International Airport in the South of France and California’s Fresno-Yosemite International (FYI), using solar panels to power up. Well, the Leh Airport, India, joins the league too. This is … Continue reading3 →

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    Hyderabad’s eco-friendly skating rink consumes no power

    Posted on June 1, 2010 by gavril

    Well, if you live in the city of Hyderabad, India, you now have a place to cool down. And no, we aren’t talking about a giant size refrigerator. Hyderabad will now play host to a sparkling new ice-skating rink. The … Continue reading3 →

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