Judgment of the Calcutta High Court in the matter of Yeasin Molla & Others Vs Union of India & Others dated 12/09/2023. The petitioners are the ration card holders and members of Priority Household under the National Food Security Act, 2015. In the instant writ petition the petitioners have challenged …
The Ministry of Power, Energy and Mineral Resources has sought Tk 14,200 crore budgetary allocations as subsidy for the coming fiscal 2014-15 to purchase petroleum fuels for costly rental power plants, officials concerned said. The subsidy sought for the fiscal 2014-15 is Tk 2,600 crore higher than the allocated amount …
Household consumption of various goods and services in India 2011-12. The report is based on information collected during 2011-12 from 101651 households in 7469 villages and 5268 urban blocks spread over the entire country.
Energy is important both for economic development, but it also plays a major role in improving conditions at the household level. The notion of an energy poverty line is well accepted around the world. There is a large body of literature on how to measure income poverty and the reliability …
The government has joined hands with IIT Bombay to implement cost-effective solar powered lighting solutions for rural population that will help save 36 million litres of kerosene and slash the subsidy bill on the polluting fuel by about . 30,000 crore a year. The scheme will be implemented jointly by …
This paper explores the link between fossil-fuel subsidies and gender in India. It focuses on the likely gender impacts of reform across cooking, lighting, pumping and transport fuels. Research finds subsidies have provided little benefit to the rural population and to the poor, especially to two thirds of people who …
Water & Carbon Dioxide, Powered By Sunlight, Help Synthesize Renewable Kerosene An EU-funded research project called Solar Jet has produced the world’s first ‘solar’ jet fuel from water and carbon dioxide. Researchers have successfully demonstrated the entire production chain for renewable kerosene using concentrated light as a high temperature energy …
An Indian social enterprise start-up is helping people living in urban slums to use clean energy by changing their kerosene lamps for solar lanterns and wood fires for more efficient cooking stoves through a simple payment scheme. Pollinate Energy, which began operations in 2013, is one of thousands of social …
At least two months are left before a new government takes charge, so there is time for two monthly price rises of 50 paise a litre each The petroleum & natural gas ministry has decided to discontinue the practice of a monthly diesel price increase, indicating putting on hold its …
The climate adaptation wing of WWF-India is currently working on a pilot project to transform van rickshaws, a highly polluting and illegal commuter and goods carrier popularly used in semi-urban and rural Bengal, into an environment-friendly and legitimate mode of transport. "We are working towards a viable alternative to the …
Bangalore: To ensure the poor have easier access to power, the US Consulate General (Chennai) has granted $ 200,000 to SELCO Foundation, a social enterprise working towards providing sustainable energy solutions to the underprivileged. SELCO will utilize the aid to set up six innovation labs, which will develop and test …
Cooking on open fires and kerosene lighting causes indoor air pollution, which is considered as one of the largest global public health issues More than 30million people would die from diseases caused by indoor smoke by 2030 in Bangladesh, said Veena Khaleque, country director of Practical Action, Bangladesh. Cooking on …
The chulha trap - Energy access for health security of the poor - a presentation by Anumita Anumita Roychowdhury, Executive Director General, CSE at Anil Agarwal Dialogue 2014: Energy Access and Renewable Energy, February 27-28, 2014, New Delhi.
Electricity Access- Financing Issues and Mechanism - a presentation by B V Rao (IREDA) at Anil Agarwal Dialogue 2014: Energy Access and Renewable Energy, February 27-28, 2014, New Delhi.
Statement of the Minister of State in the Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas Smt. Panabaaka Lakshmi in response to Rajya Sabha unstarred Question No. 2618 for 18th February, 2014, asked by Shri Ajay Sancheti regarding distortions in pricing of petroleum products. The minister stated in Rajya Sabha that "in …
The project aims for localization of Solar Energy through Local Assembly, Sale and Usage of 1 Million Solar Study Lamps” for empowering populations in underserved communities; through high-quality programs that meet their real need to improve the quality of their lives. IIT Bombay is partnering with remote rural organizations Maharashtra, …
This is the first edition of the India Energy Subsidy Review, a biannual publication of the IISD’s Global Subsidies Initiative. Part One outlines economic and policy developments affecting India’s subsidized key fuel markets (diesel, liquefied petroleum gas, kerosene and natural gas), and analyses the dynamics of each market. Part Two …
Amid Centre's ongoing efforts to increase the share of green energy in India's overall electricity mix, a group of MPs from different political parties requested the government to incentivize states to increase their share of 'Renewable Purchase Obligation' and introduce tax benefit instruments to mobilize low cost funds for the …
The committee led by former finance secretary Vijay Kelkar, tasked to come up with recommendations for making India energy independent, has suggested the continuation of the current production-sharing contract (PSC) model that allows cost recovery by exploration and production (E&P;) firms. This comes at a time when the government is …
Jain Families To Provide Streetlights To Dalwana Palanpur: Plagued by power shortage and it’s ever increasing cost, the residents of Dalwana village located 17 km from here switched to solar power to light up their streets while celebrating the New Year on Wednesday. The village saw 122 street poles lighting …
Data referred to in reply to Lok Sabha Starred Question No.87 for 11.12.2013 regarding slum population. As per “Census 2011, Housing Stock, Amenities and Assets in Slums” reported from 2543 towns out of total 4041 statutory towns in the country, main amenities available in the slum areas are as: More …
