Solar power: Shining sun; fading promises
In February 2019, Bridge to India published its report for the fourth quarter of 2018. The country’s total solar power generation capacity stood at 28.06 GW (see chart alongside). This included 3.86 GW
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NGT asks P&G why it needs no environ clearance?
Pulls up the State Environment Impact Assessment Authority, Government of India and MP Pollution Control Board for not cracking whip. BHOPAL : National Green Tribunal (NGT) on Tuesday asked Proctor
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NGT urged to lift ban on DJs; Green Panel seeks govt view
BHOPAL : “Can you file an affidavit that DJ operators have not violated the instructions of NGT in the last six months”, the Central Zone Bench of National Green Tribunal asked of the counsel for Bhopal
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Delhi Metro signs MoU with Solar Energy Corporation of India
New Delhi: The Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) and the Solar Energy Corporation of India (SECI) will now jointly collaborate on taking up an ‘off site’ solar power project, to maximise the use of renewable
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NGT prohibits discharge of solid waste into Kishore Sagar Lake
New Delhi: The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has asked the authorities to ensure that no municipal solid waste (MSW) is thrown into Kishore Sagar Lake in Chhattarpur district of Madhya Pradesh. The
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CM urges Centre for environ clearance to Singaji thermal power project
BHOPAL: In a letter, CM Shivraj Singh Chauhan has urged Union Minister of State for Environment and Forests (Independent Charge) Prakash Javadekar for early environmental clearance to Stage-II of Shri
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CM calls for curbing illegal mining
Chief Minister Hemant Soren, in view of the complaints of coal smuggling and illegal mining, ordered to execute a work plan within a week to curb it. Dealing with another matter related to complaints
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Mining stayed around Sariska, Jamua
The National Green Tribunal’s Central Zone bench at Bhopal on Tuesday slapped a complete ban on the mining activities in 84 mines located within one km radius of the Sariska Tiger Reserve and Jamua Ramgarh
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NGT’S four-week ultimatum on sand mining in all states govts
The National Green Tribunal on Tuesday sought status of the sand mining from the river banks on affidavit within four weeks from all state governments, warning that no further time will be granted to report.
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SC says illegal Odisha iron ore mines must stop ops
Reserving the order, the court observed that it will not pass a blanket ban on mining but may order interim shutdown of 40 iron ore mine lease holders New Delhi : Forty out of the fifty-six iron ore
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No link between mobile radiation and cancer?
The preponderance of evidence shows that there is no link between cell phone radiation and cancer, said oncologist and renowned author Siddhartha Mukherjee, reports IANS. “I would have suggested to