In India, there are several norms, regulations, codes and standards to establish energy efficient buildings that have been evolved by various ministries and government bodies. The MNRE invited consultants to bid for an assignment which shall harmonize various energy efficiency and renewable energy related codes/standards/ norms and guidelines for buildings and larger habitats.
Planning Commission deputy chairman Montek Singh Ahluwalia on Thursday said the government should dismantle the administered pricing of fuel, as it would keep prices low even when commodity prices start rising.
Calcutta, Feb. 11: India may have to import more coal in 2011-12 as domestic production could fall well short of the target. The gap between demand and domestic production is expected to increase to 81 million tonnes (mt) in 2011-12 compared with the initial projection of 51mt. Domestic production, estimated at 681mt in 2011-12, may come down to 630mt.
Haldia Petrochemicals
Targeted improvement in energy efficiency, among proposed steps. Our Bureau Bangalore, Feb. 11 Fixing a mandatory target for achieving energy efficiency in a phased manner will be among the guidelines expected to be finalised by the year-end for implementation of the National Mission on Enhanced Energy Efficiency (NEE).
Raghavendra Kamath & Nevin John / Mumbai February 12, 2010, 0:53 IST One-and-a-half years after signing a joint venture (JV) with Italy's Diesel, Reliance Brands, part of Mukesh Ambani's Reliance Retail, is set to open the first Diesel store in the country, in March.
RASHME SEHGALI How can wind energy in India achieve 20 per cent grid penetration by 2020? Wind experts believe massive growth in the Indian market can be achieved if a unified grid policy is promulgated for the whole country.
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: At a time when large parts of the country remain without electricity, Palakkad district in Kerala is all set to be declared the first fully electrified district in the country.
Murli Deora
DIFFERENCES have emerged within the government over mandatory blending of petrol with ethanol. Fertilisers & chemicals minister MK Azhagiri has written to the prime minister asking that the November 2009 decision of the cabinet committee on economic affairs (CCEA) be reviewed and the mandatory blending be deferred until such time as enough ethanol is available for consumers.
NEW DELHI: Hong Kong-based CLP Group firm CLP Power India will invest $800 million to augment its power generation capacity from renewable resources to 650 mw by the end of this year. Out of the total target, 346 mw is under construction while, 104 mw is operational. The company has also identified locations for building the remaining capacity.
Facing opposition from key allies in the United Progressive Alliance (UPA) government, Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee and Petroleum Minister Murli Deora today discussed an
New Delhi: Chances of an immediate increase in fuel prices receded with oil minister Murli Deora and FM Pranab Mukherjee on Sunday failing to work out a way to skirt opposition from within the UPA and agree on a solution to prevent state-run oilmarketing companies from going bankrupt if pump prices are to be kept artificially low.
Hong Kong-based CLP Group company CLP Power India Pvt Ltd will invest $800 million (over Rs 3,700 crore)to augment its power generation capacity from renewable resources to 650 Mw by the end of this year. Out of the total target, 346 Mw is under construction, while 104 Mw is operational. The company has also identified locations for building the remaining capacity.
The finance ministry and the Asian Development Bank (ADB) signed an agreement worth $60.3 million today for the Assam Power Sector Enhancement Investment Program in Guwahati. The loan is the first tranche under ADB
Karnataka has to add 1,000 mega watt of renewable energy in a year
In the next 50 years, India and China will have a US kind of lifestyle and development. India has to think how it would meet the energy requirement then, said Mano Manoharan, a scientist working on nano technology and head of the Global Research at the GE John F Welch Technology Centre, here on Monday.
Hyderabad, Feb. 15: The Central government has increased the share of Orissa and Tamil Nadu in Ultra Mega Power Projects (UMPP) whereas a request made by Andhra Pradesh for the same has not been considered.
K Subramanya A Nehru s India moves ahead implementing the Jawaharlal Nehru National Solar Mission, one of the key questions that have emerged is the pan-India dissemination and uptake of solar energy at a commercial scale.
Darjeeling: The Darjeeling Himalayan Railway has run out of steam once more. The Darjeeling-Ghoom-Darjeeling joyride of the DHR, one of the biggest attractions for tourists visiting the hills, has been cancelled since Saturday because of scarcity of coal.
