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• Monthly Overview on State of Environment, Pakistan, December 2013

  <p>Monthly Overview on State of Environment, Pakistan, Dec 2013 Erratic climate change events have hit the rice production in Pakistan this year and to take account of damages, the Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) in its end-of-the-season report has downgraded its production forecast for the country by 600,000 tonnes to 8.7 million tonnes (5.8m tonnes, milled basis). Read more in this December 2013 edition of the Monthly Overview on State of Environment, Pakistan</p>

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  • South Asia Environment Portal
  • • Pakistan
    • Environment
    • Climate Change
    • Mining
    • Agriculture
    • Pollution
    • Dams
    • Forests
    • Urban Transport
    • Urban Water Supply
    • Energy
    • Deer
    • South Asia

• HC notices to RIL, AP, Centre & CBI on KG basin supply issue

  The Andhra Pradesh High Court on Monday issued notices to Reliance Industries (RIL), the CBI, Andhra Pradesh government, the Centre and the Directorate General of Hydrocarbons on the issue of gas supplies

  • 11/03/2014

  • Financial Express (New Delhi)
  • • Andhra Pradesh
    • Natural Gas
    • High Court
    • Electricity
    • Petrochemical Industry
    • Energy

• Bhushan questions N-liability issue

  “The cost of the Fukushima disaster has been conservatively estimated at $250 billion. The cap being placed by the Indian government on the nuclear power suppliers (in case of an accident) is `1,500 crore. It’s not even one is to 10,000 — if a nuclear disaster were to take place,” said Mr Bhushan, speaking on the need of stringent safety and unlimited nuclear liability at a press meet organised by Greenpeace.

  • 11/03/2014

  • Asian Age (New Delhi)
  • • Tamil Nadu
    • Tirunelveli (D)
    • Koodunkulam APS
    • Nuclear Accidents
    • Japan
    • Greenpeace
    • Compensation
    • Radioactive Waste
    • Nuclear Power
    • Energy

• Rs 620-crore Clean Tech Fund loan for state

  A final agreement of the second development policy loan under the Clean Technology Fund (CTF) will be signed with the World Bank this week. The second policy development loan of Rs 620 crore is likely

  • 10/03/2014

  • Tribune (New Delhi)
  • • Himachal Pradesh
    • Hydroelectricity
    • World Bank
    • Tourism
    • Energy Technology
    • Energy Efficiency
    • Renewable Energy
    • Energy

• Gas price set to be doubled from April 1

  Govt notification on $8.4 a unit price likely by month-end The price of domestic natural gas is set to double to around $8.4 a unit from April 1, with the government coming out with a notification on this by the end of this month. This is in spite of political pressure and speculation in the past few months over the exact amount of increase.

  • 10/03/2014

  • Business Standard (New Delhi)
  • • India
    • Natural Gas
    • Fuel Pricing
    • Petrochemical Industry
    • Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas
    • Energy

• ONGC agrees to supply gas to Tripura power project

  State–owned ONGC has finally agreed to supply natural gas to 101–MW capacity Monarchak power plant that is being set up by government–run NEEPCO in western Tripura, senior officials said here on Sunday.

  • 10/03/2014

  • Sentinel (Guwahati)
  • • Tripura
    • West Tripura
    • Natural Gas
    • Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC)
    • Ministry of Power
    • Electricity
    • North Eastern Ranges
    • Energy

• Review of Subsidy Plan for Off-grid Solar Applications

  Dues to equipment makers swell to . 1,000 crore on back of rising demand The government is reviewing the subsidy scheme under its flagship programme aimed at promoting off-grid solar applications such as irrigation pumps, home lights and solar lanterns after its dues to solar equipment makers swelled to . 1,000 crore because of unanticipated rise in demand.

  • 10/03/2014

  • Economic Times (New Delhi)
  • • Solar Energy
    • Solar Pumps
    • Subsidies
    • Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE)
    • Jawaharlal Nehru National Solar Mission (JNNSM)
    • Off-Grid
    • Renewable Energy
    • Energy

• 3 wind power projects to be completed in June

  Around 3 wind power projects of 150 MW capacities in total are under construction and will be completed by June 2014. Besides, 13 wind power projects having a cumulative capacity of 680 MW electricity

  • 10/03/2014

  • Daily Times (Pakistan)
  • • Pakistan
    • Energy
    • Wind Energy
    • Renewable Energy
    • Electricity
    • South Asia

• Reliance discoveries approved without enough appraisal, says CAG

  The Comptroller & Auditor General has said the oil ministry and its technical arm DGH approved notification of now flagging gas discoveries in RIL’s KG-D6 block despite the company not doing enough appraisal.

  • 10/03/2014

  • Financial Express (New Delhi)
  • • Natural Gas
    • Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas
    • Comptroller and Auditor General of India (CAG)
    • Petrochemical Industry
    • Energy

• Focus on non-conventional energy resources

  “About 40 per cent of global energy consumption is estimated to be in building sector” Non-conventional energy resources must be tapped to meet the growing demand for electricity, said K. Muthuchelian, Head and Chairperson, School of Energy, Environment and Natural Resources, Madurai Kamaraj University, Madurai.

  • 07/03/2014

  • Hindu (Chennai)
  • • Tamil Nadu
    • Tuticorin
    • Solar Energy
    • Renewable Energy
    • Biomass
    • Buildings
    • Energy