ITANAGAR, Nov 24: Though the ambitious Rajiv Gandhi Grameen Vaidyutikaran Yojana (RGGVY) was started early in the State, the actual progress of work at the ground is almost zero and the scheme is yet to start in many areas.
CHANDIGARH: Energy efficiency measures will be implemented in six more municipal council areas of Haryana through the Energy Service Company route, State Chief Secretary Urvashi Gulati said on Tuesday after presiding over a meeting of the State level monitoring committee for implementation of energy conservation measures and Energy Conservation Act-2001.
Solar lamps will soon become a reality in the Commercial Capital with a meeting of the Standing Committee of the Margao Municipal Council gave its nod for the Civic body to install solar powered lamps at the Municipal garden and around the Civic building. The Goa Energy Development Agency has sanctioned as many as 50 solar powered lamps to the Margao Civic body.
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Indian Oil Corporation has signed an MoU with Nuclear Power Corporation of India for setting up a nuclear power plant of at least 1,000 mw, flagship refiner
Sikkim would soon acquire the distinction of having a hydro power station at an altitude of around 13,000 feet, the highest in the entire country. The work on this proposed mini hydel power project in Thangu in North Sikkim would start soon with active intervention from the State department of Science & Technology, said the department
Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has installed a solar power system at her office to encourage green energy expansion in her power-starved nation. The country's single largest solar power system, with a peaking capacity of generating 21.6 kilowatts, is now operating on a trial basis, officials of the Power Development Board (PDB) that supervised the installation said on Wednesday.
NTPC Tamil Nadu Energy Company Ltd. venture to have three units of 500 MW each ALL ATTENTION: (From left) M. Rafeeque Ahmed, chairman, FICCI-TNSC; C.P. Singh, Chairman, TNEB; K. Balasubramanian, Member-Generation, TNEB; and P. Murari, adviser to the president of FICCI (second from right), at an exhibition in Chennai on Wednesday.
Monika | Chandigarh Tormented by poor power supply in Punjab, most of the residents of the State desire to adopt renewable source of energy in their household but Punjab Energy Development Agency (PEDA) is helpless to help them as there is no as such provision.
Mehsana: Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC) has embarked on a multi disciplinary team (MDT) approach in western onshore to mark the beginning of a unique organizational model to strengthen its focus on exploration and production. The MDT model will work under the existing assets in the western onshore and depending on the outcome, the model will be rolled out in the entire company.
Neha Sinha The Garden of Five Senses is set to get another sense: solar. Seeking to generate solar electricity that goes beyond the cosmetic, the Delhi Government is working on a model to make solar energy part of the mainstream electricity grids. And one of the first projects will be a 20-kilowatt solar energy production centre at the Garden of Five Senses.
Maulik Pathak / Ahmedabad November 30, 2009, 0:33 IST The Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC) has found traces of a new oil reserve in Gujarat which could increase the company
What could be described as the maiden success of any policy initiative announced by the Mayawati government in her 30-month rule, Bajaj Hindusthan Sugar mills has announced that it will invest Rs 1,600 crore for creating 400 MW power generation capacity through five new coal-based plants
Yagnesh Mehta | TNN Surat: Mahatma Gandhi turned his humble charkha into a weapon to take on the might of the British empire and give India freedom. And now, it is set to make a contribution in the fight against global warming as well.
ERIC. A.TAUB : Does the latest gen- l eration of energy-saving light bulbs save energy? A comprehensive study conducted by Osram, the German lighting company, provides evidence that they do. While that may seem selfevident, until the release of the report on Monday the answer remained unclear.
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Pune Unable to resolve the issue of an alternate site for dumping garbage, the Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) -- exploring other means for disposal of garbage -- will install 12 biogas plants in the city by December-end. These plants are expected to process 63 metric tonnes of garbage by the end of 2010.
S V Krishnamachari S V Krish Chennai, IT may come as a surprise to many that a train in Sweden is powered by biogas. Yes, it is the world's first biogas train, a 60-seater carrier that runs from Linkoping, south of Stockholm, to Vastervik, at a speed of 130 km per hour for approximately 600 km.
IT is possible to generate energy from every form of waste -- industrial, domestic and livestock -- and that too, on a large scale. This was the recurring theme at the international conference on "Waste to Energy" organised by the Tamil Nadu Energy Development Agency (TEDA) on Monday.
Srikumar Banerjee, the new chairman of the Atomic Energy Commission (AEC) and Secretary of the Department of Atomic Energy (DAE), has taken charge of the country
