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Science and Technology:

¶ A study by researchers working at the Materials, Science, and Technology Laboratory in Switzerland claims that particulate emissions from gasoline engines can be far greater than those from diesel engines. The research found the they can even emit more particulates than older diesels that were without particulate filters. [CleanTechnica]

Direct gas injection system (Credit: Bosch)

World:

¶ Kerala’s chief minister said the state has become the first in India to provide electricity to every home. To do this, it eased requirements like security deposits and land titles, and even mobilized funds from legislators to corporate sponsors for internal wiring of poor households, the electricity minister said in a phone interview. [Livemint]

¶ Acciona has switched on Spain’s first ever hybrid plant for storing energy generated by a grid-connected wind farm. The plant’s storage system consists of two batteries and is connected to…