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Vancouver-based Ceylon Graphite granted industrial mining licence for M1 mining project in Sri Lanka

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announced the renewal of the Industrial Mining Licence for the Malsiripura, M1 mining project in Sri Lanka (known as Ceylon until 1972) from the Geological Survey and Mines Bureau (GSMB). The Government of Sri Lanka granted the company’s wholly owned subsidiary Sarcon Development (Pvt) Ltd.

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ABB developing Sri Lanka’s EV fast charging infrastructure

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The Sri Lankan government has made a strategic decision to install more than 100 EV charging stations by 2020 to align with the country’s plan to obtain a minimum 20% of its energy from renewable sources. The order comes following the successful installation of ABB’s first EV charging stations in Sri Lanka for a private vendor in 2015.

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TVS Motor Co launches iQube e-scooter in Sri Lanka | Autocar Professional

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Having launched retail operations and eight products including the iQube and X EVs earlier this month in Italy , the Chennai-based auto major has launched its iQube electric scooter in Sri Lanka. TVS Motor Co has a longstanding presence of over two decades in Sri Lanka where it retails its two- and three-wheelers.

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Axial Vector and Kirloskar Oil Engines Forming JV for Mass Production of Axial-Type Engines

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The JV will be held 76% by KOEL—India’s largest manufacturer of diesel engines, both air-cooled and liquid cooled, covering a power range of 3 hp to 11,000 hp—and 24% by Axial Vector. It also manufactures more than 35,000 AC generators in the 5 kVA to 300 kVA range. AVEC Engine Joint Venture (Investor presentation).

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Satellite altimeter data study finds global ship traffic up 4x over past 20 years

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Burgeoning ship traffic has increased the amount of pollution in the atmosphere, particularly above the Sri Lanka-Sumatra-China shipping lane, where the study notes a 50% increase in nitrogen dioxide, a common air pollutant, over the 20-year period. However, the AIS system doesn’t work very well when ships are out on the open ocean.

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Exide and Leclanché launch Li-ion battery JV in India

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With seven international standard factories spread across India for producing batteries, the company offers one of the widest ranges of batteries for every conceivable application in automotive as well as industrial segments.

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TVS clocks 15,000 units iQube sales in Delhi-NCR, launches 3 new variants  | Autocar Professional

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TVS Motor Company (TVS) has today expanded its iQube range of electric scooters in one of its key markets – Delhi-NCR. The company has also introduced a smaller 3.4kWh version of the ST trim with a 100km usable range. In Delhi-NCR, TVS claims that iQube owners have collectively ridden over 1.2