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Karnataka mulls mandatory use of CFL bulbs [1]

Use of compact fluorescent lamp (CFL) bulbs in all households in Karnataka may be made mandatory as part of measures to reduce power consumption, state energy minister Shobha Karandlaje said on Monday.

"We have decided that use of CFL bulbs in households in the state should be made compulsory," she said at a function here to launch a campaign to save power.

The CFL bulbs consume 80 percent l

Publication Date: 
01/03/2011
Deccan Herald (Bangalore) [2]
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Karnataka [3], CFL [4], Bulbs [5], Energy Efficiency [6], Bangalore (T) [7]
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