Global electricity review 2024
Renewables generated a record 30 percent of global electricity in 2023, driven by growth in solar and wind especially from China, according to the Global Electricity Review 2024 released by the global
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India, China raising fuel use: Obama
Washington: Visiting Buffalo in upstate New York, a city that has been badly hit by the current economic crisis, U.S. President Barack Obama did not repeat his
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Power sector could face fund shortage of over Rs 400K cr
Depicting a grim scenario on funding for the power sector during the entire 11th Five Year Plan period, a sub-committee of the Group of Ministers (GoM) has made a slew of recommendations for better targeting of beneficiaries.
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Power-saving devices also showcased
Vasundhara Vyas Mehta | TNN Ahmedabad: Innovation is the only solution for the challenge of energy conservation and final year students of instrumentation department of Nirma University have proved this.
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To avoid delays in projects, plan panel sets targets for core sector ministries
In a departure from its business-as-usual approach, UPA-II is set to ensure accountability of its ministers manning core sector ministries. The Manmohan Singh government has now finalised plans to come out with the performance of these ministries.
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Protests at hearing on 10,000-Mw nuclear plant
Sanjay Jog / Mumbai May 17, 2010, 1:12 IST A public hearing today on the 10,000-Mw nuclear power project in coastal Ratnagiri district witnessed loud protests by villagers.
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MMRDA to illuminate village at Elephanta
Mumbai: For residents of Rajbander village on Elephanta Island, the Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority (MMRDA) is a blessing in disguise. With support from Pune-based Science and Technology Park (STP), the authority is illuminating all households of the village using solar power with four lamps in each household.
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Australian company to light up villages on Elephanta Island
Solar-Gem, a Sydney-based company providing affordable solutions based on clean solar power systems, would now provide electricity to Elephanta Island near Mumbai.
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Protests stall public hearing on Jaitapur nuclear project
Meena Menon MADBAN (Ratnagiri district): Angry protests stalled a public hearing of the Jaitapur Nuclear Power Project (JNPP) at Madban village in Maharashtra on Sunday. Only after officials acknowledged their mistake of not providing copies of the environmental impact assessment (EIA) to the affected villages, it was allowed to go on under protest.
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The logic of the expert group report on petroleum prices
The article explains the logic behind the Parikh Committee recommendation on petroleum prices.