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October 6, 2012
2012 Information and Communications for Development: Maximising Mobile
This report by the World Bank and infoDev marks a distinct shift away from ICT connectivity and access to ICT applications, especially those available to the developing world masses over their mobile phones. Read the report here.
October 6, 2012
India and US to collaborate for renewable energy
As both US and India think along the lines of large scale cooperation, they are setting up a group to discuss the various financing options that will favour renewable energy options. Read more here.
October 6, 2012
Remote Indonesian islands to get solar power
The company Perusahaan Listrik Negara (PLN) will soon be constructing as many as 100 solar power plants across the Indonesian archipelago, especially on those islands which are remote and lack other forms of traditional electricity access. Read more here.
October 6, 2012
Kyocera supplies 30 MW of modules for solar power plant in Northern Japan
Kyocera Solar Corporation will soon be supplying solar panels to set up a solar plant in Hokkaido, Japan. There will be as many as 135000 solar panels in the plant. Read more here.
October 6, 2012
India: The Aditya Birla group to invest INR 60 billion in solar power
The Aditya Birla group, and India-originated conglomerate has recently made the decision of investing as much as INR 60 billion as the government provides encouragement for such solar ventures, and as demand for solar power increases. Read more here.
October 6, 2012
Spinning solar cells can increase efficiency by almost 20 per cent
A new research has found that to increase the efficiency of solar panels, planting them on rotating panels could give a 20 per cent increase in output. Read more here.
October 6, 2012
Black silicon boosts efficiency of traditional solar panels
Researchers at the Fraunhofer Institute for Telecommunications have discovered the use of black silicon in increasing the efficiency of traditional solar panels. Read more here.
October 6, 2012
Rooftop panel adoption encouraged in Philippines
Technology developers of both Philippine and German origins are actively encouraging the adoption of rooftop solar installation with the aim of helping the country’s long term energy sustainability goal. Read more here.
October 6, 2012
India solar, windmill research project shows promising results
An engineering team from the US based engineering institutions Virginia Tech is looking to solve the problem of unavailability of electricity in the rural areas of India. The team is incorporating elements like windmills and solar panels towards this end. Read more here.
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Interactive SHG Map of India: 7.5 million Women Self Help Groups are spread across 27 States and 6 UTs in India
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