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Government mulls selling LED bulbs at Rs 44 under DELP schemeUnder its DELP, the government procures LED bulbs through competitive bidding and provides those to consumers at much competitive rates.
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- India must adopt norms for LED lighting to save energy: Frost & Sullivan
The consultancy firm says light emitting diode (LED) lighting will be at the heart of such a revolution.
29 Nov, 2012, 07.24 PM IST
- Wipro Consumer Care & Lighting launches LED products for home segment
Wipro Consumer Care & Lighting launched LED products for the domestic segment complimenting its range of commercial and institutional LED l...
12 Mar, 2012, 04.03 PM IST
- Energetic Lighting in carbon credit finance deal with C-Quest Capital
Energetic Lighting India has entered into a carbon credit finance agreement with US-based C-Quest Capital to supply compact fluorescent lam...
21 Dec, 2011, 06.06 PM IST
- BSES Rajdhani ties up with US company Lighting Science for low-priced LEDs
LEDs last for about 50,000 hours, as against 8,000 hours for CFLs and 1,000 hours for incandescent bulbs.
20 Sep, 2011, 04.00 AM IST
- BSES Rajdhani ties up with US-based Lighting Science Group
BSES Rajdhani Power Ltd has signed a preliminary agreement to explore avenues for distributing the energy efficient bulbs.
19 Sep, 2011, 03.03 PM IST
- SKorea to inject $47 mn to fuel energy efficient lighting use
South Korean government will spend $47 million this year to increase the use of energy efficient lighting products.
11 Feb, 2010, 01.16 PM IST
- Go green to save on energy costs
It won’t take much to change your standard bulbs as compact fluorescent lights (CFLs) and light emitting diode (LED) bulbs are emerging as ...
10 Jun, 2009, 02.51 AM IST
- Punjab to achieve cent percent CFL eficient lighting by Mar 2009
Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal has directed PEDA and PSEB to initiate a joint campaign on war-footing to achieve hundred per cen...
28 Aug, 2008, 07.11 PM IST
- Greenpeace confers 'Climate COP' award to state agency
Environmental NGO Greenpeace today presented a 'Climate Cop' award to Karnataka Renewable Energy Development Ltd (KREDL) for starting a sch...
13 Mar, 2008, 09.57 PM IST