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M2Smart Project
Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Hyderabad in association with Researchers from Nihon University and Nagoya Electric Works of Japan has launched M2Smart Project Testbed to develop low-carbon models for the transportation sector. What is M2Smart Project? The M2Smart (Smart Cities for Emerging Countries based on Sensing, Network and Big Data Analysis of Multi-modal Regional Transport ..
Topics: Carbon dioxide emission • Carbon footprint • IIT Hyderabad • IoT • Japan • M2Smart Project • multi-modal transportation • traffic management
SBI unveiled India’s First ‘Green Car Loan
SBI (State Bank of India) has unveiled India’s first ‘Green Car Loan’ (Electric Vehicle) to urge customers to buy electric vehicles. The new scheme ‘Green Car Loan’ will offer the loan at 20 basis points lower than the interest rate on the existing car loan schemes. SBI has already notified 100% migration to Electric Vehicles ..
Category: Government Schemes Current Affairs
Topics: Carbon footprint • Electric vehicle • Electric vehicle conversion • Electric vehicles • Energy • State Bank of India • Sustainable transport • Transport
Dr Harsh Vardhan, Union Minister of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, launches “Wood is Good” campaign
Dr Harsh Vardhan, the Union Minister of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, has launched the “Wood is Good” campaign at conference on “Sustainable Landscapes & Forest Ecosystems: Theory to Practice” in New Delhi on September 12, 2017. Wood is a climate-friendly material, as it is a renewable resource, having zero carbon footprints. The conference has ..
Topics: Carbon footprint • Climate change • Climate forcing agents • Forester • Greenhouse gas emissions • Landscape architecture • Low-carbon economy • Natural environment • Nature • Sustainable design • Sustainable gardening