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'India aims to generate 40% power from non-fossil fuel by 2030'
Updated : 7 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Oct 02 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday said that by 2030, India aims to generate 40 per cent of its power requirement through non-fossil fuel-based resources.
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'Govt committed to reducing dependence on fossil fuel'
Updated : 2 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Sep 27 (ANI): Union Minister for Railways and Coal Piyush Goyal said that reduction of dependence on fossil fuel will continue to be one of the key areas of focus for the government.
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Here's how air pollution affects foetal development
Updated : 7 years, 5 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA] Sep 16 (ANI): For the first time, researchers have found evidence of tiny particles of carbon, typically created by burning fossil fuels, in placentas.
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Scientists turn beer into suitable petrol
Updated : 8 years, 3 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], December 7 (ANI): In order to find sustainable alternatives to fossil fuels for transportation, British researchers have managed to create a sustainable fuel using beer, as a key ingredient, that can probably end humanity's reliance on petrol.
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'Collision course' with Earth's climatic tipping points avoidable but poli
Updated : 8 years, 4 months ago IST
BONN [Germany], November 13 (ANI): As global temperature climbs higher, Earth is approaching tipping points that threaten human security, warn scientists in a new statement to national representatives meeting in Bonn for the annual climate talks.
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Increased air pollution linked to shorter life-span: Study
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], July 3 (ANI): According to a recent study, an increase in pollution particles in the air, of 10 micrograms per cubic meter, cuts victims' life expectancy by 9-11 years, but the increase in pollution is also costing billions due to high usage of fossil fuels.
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Planting trees cannot replace cutting CO2 emissions!
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [INDIA], May 18 (ANI): According to a new study, growing plants and then storing CO2, taken up from the atmosphere, is no viable option to counteract unmitigated emissions from fossil fuel burning.
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Schneider Electric India lauds govt.'s focus 'sustainable energy
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Feb. 2 (ANI): Hailing the Union Budget's focus on power and energy, Schneider Electric India has said the country needs to make a concerted effort in promoting energy efficiency by reducing its dependence on fossil fuels and curtailing carbon footprints.
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'Social security incomplete without energy security, says Piyush Goya
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Oct. 6 (ANI): Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Power, Coal, New and Renewable Energy and Mines, Piyush Goyal has noted that India has its own developmental imperatives in the near future; hence it cannot shun the use of fossil fuels completely from its energy bas
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