The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy has released the draft guidelines for PM Surya Ghar: Muft Bijli Yojana which is aimed at installing rooftop solar (RTS) plants in one crore (10 million) households
EU sets target for non-food biofuel The European Parliament recently voted to limit the use of food crops as biofuel. It proposed that at least 4 per cent of the total biofuel used in vehicular transport should come from non-food crops, dubbed second generation biofuels. It can also come from biomass, green electricity and hydrogen produced from renewables. Green campaigners have
West Bengal buildings to go solar KOLKATA"s green drive takes a significant turn, with West Bengal
US Senate okays pact with India THE American Senate approved the us-India nuclear deal on October 2. The deal, already cleared by the us House of Representatives, was approved with a majority of 86 votes in favour and 13 against it. On September 6, the Nuclear Suppliers Group (nsg), a 45-member body which controls trade in nuclear fuel and technology, granted a waiver of norms
Captures all the sunlight, more efficient at making electricity the oldest piece of space junk still orbiting the Earth is the satellite Vanguard I. In 1958, it became the fourth artificial satellite launched
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GADIMOGA (E. Godavari District): All is set for commencement of natural gas production from the KG-D6 block of Reliance Industries Limited (RIL), India
PRADUMAN CHOUBEY Dhanbad, Feb. 20: For Bharat Coking Coal Limited (BCCL) workers associated with the Moonidih Project, living in over 300 quarters of the company, soon there will be light. Planning Commission member Kirti S. Parikh on Friday inaugurated the coal bed methane (CBM) generating unit at the Moonidih Colliery of BCCL.
AP, GUJARAT, WEST BENGAL GET APPROVAL TO SET UP PETROCHEMICAL HUB SPREAD OVER 250 SQ KM NEW DELHI The Union Cabinet on Monday approved proposals to set up petroleum chemicals and petrochemical investment regions (PCPIR)
CHANDIGARH: Haryana is one of the first States in the country to get approved power distribution reforms projects for 36 towns which are covered under Part I of the Restructured-Accelerated Power Development and Reforms Programme (R-APDRP) of the Union Government, Financial Commissioner and Principal Secretary Power Ashok Lavasa said here on Tuesday. Projects
