Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of In Re: News Item Titled "Neglected Katora Houz in Hyderabad’s Golconda Fort Cries for attention appearing in ‘The Siasat Daily’ dated 25 May 2025". The application was registered suo-motu based on the news item titled “Neglected Katora Houz in Hyderabad’s …
The New and Renewable Energy Ministry plans to set up grid-connected 1,000 MW wind energy projects which will supply power at price discovered through competitive bidding. The ministry today sanctioned a scheme for setting up 1,000 MW CTU-connected wind power projects, an official said. The ministry has invited public comments …
New Delhi, June 13, 2016: - Fortifying its leadership position in the solar power segment, Waaree Energies recently bagged the National Excellence Award for Roof top solar power projects. The central government through Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) has honored India’s No. 1 ranked Solar PV manufacturer and …
India's quest for green energy has crossed a major milestone, with renewable plants, mainly wind and solar, surpassing the capacity of large hydroelectricity projects, which were once the country's biggest source of electricity and regarded as "temples of modern India". The total capacity of renewable energy projects expanded to 42,850 …
“Process of obtaining various clearances for the projects must be expedited and even made into a single window clearance system” Boosting Arunachal Pradeah government’s plan to develop small hydropower projects to provide electricity on priority basis, the NITI Aayog has agreed that projects up to 100 MW could soon be …
KOLKATA: Mercom Capital Group , a global clean energy communications and research firm estimates solar installations in India to total 5 GW in 2016. Cumulative solar installations in India crossed the 7.5 GW mark in May 2016. About 2.2 GW new capacity has been installed so far this year and …
Aiming to reduce its carbon footprint, the Indian Navy has set a target of producing 21 MW of solar power and is also looking at tapping the energy of oceans for power generation, a statement said. For this, the navy has pledged to use 1.5 per cent of its work …
The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy( MNRE), Government of India, today announced two awards for the UT, Chandigarh, The city has been ranked first among the solar cities of the country in terms of solar power installation. Chandigarh has installed 7.7 MW solar energy, whereas second ranked Gandhinagar has …
India and the United States on Thursday signed an MoU here to enhance cooperation on energy security, clean energy and climate change, ahead of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's Washington visit. The Memorandum of Understanding was signed by India's Power Secretary P K Pujari and US Ambassador Richard Verma, a statement …
To encourage solar power generators and equipment manufacturers, the new and renewable energy ministry will unveil a policy on solar zones that would be spread over one or more districts of a state. "We have been working on a new policy for solar zones, which would be spread over one …
India plans to use International Solar Alliance to popularise indigenously developed solar water pumps across the world, especially in emerging markets, a top official said. "Many countries are not even aware of solar pumps," said Upendra Tripathy, secretary, ministry of new and renewable energy (MNRE), who is also the chairperson …
The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy has blamed banks’ insistence for collateral security for the poor adoption of solar water pumps in the country. India has about 20 million agricultural pumps that work on electricity (supplied free) and another 7 million that run on diesel. The government of India …
Seeking to garner investments for its power sector and infrastructure building, India today apprised Singaporean investors of accelerated reforms and new initiatives of the government. "I do feel that the mood is very favourable for India. They (investors) can see the India story structurally improving. They can see the demand …
A solar power plant meant for the lighting of Sub-District Hospital (SDH) Uri in North Kashmir’s Baramulla district is lying defunct after it developed some snag two years ago and ironically the repairing agency is not responding to repeated communiqués of Health Department. Officials of Health Department told Excelsior that …
BAREILLY: In an ongoing research titled 'Great Asian One Horned Rhinoceros dying in Indian Zoos' by a wildlife expert has revealed that 110 rhinos have died in Indian zoos during the period from 1965 to 2015. The research stated that out of these 110 rhinos, only 34 were born in …
Data released by the government suggests that the average size of Indian solar cell and module manufacturing unit is just about 86 MW and 69 MW respectively per annum. In comparison, module production capacity of Trina Solar, a Chinese manufacturer is expected to surpass 6 gigawatt by the end of …
Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) has selected Aryans College of Engineering, Rajpura near Chandigarh for developing it as a green campus under its scheme on development of Solar Cities. In accordance with this ministry's administrative approval vide no5/4/2013-14/SC on the scheme of "Development of Solar Cities", 12 organizations …
The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) has issued fresh draft guidelines for onshore wind power projects, specifying how sites for wind farms should be chosen, the standards wind turbines should conform to and how they should be installed, the average annual plant load factor they need to achieve, …
Seeks comments from stakeholders by May 27 The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) has come out with draft guidelines for development of onshore wind power projects aimed at accelerating the growth of the wind power sector in the context of new technology and emerging regulations. The document, which …
The Union Cabinet has been apprised of a General Framework Agreement (GFA) on renewable energy cooperation between India and UAE. "The Union Cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi was apprised of a General Framework Agreement (GFA) on Renewable Energy Cooperation between India and United Arab Emirates (UAE)," the Ministry …
The recent tenders issued by the Solar Energy Corporation of India (SECI) for 500 MW rooftop solar PV projects is likely to give a boost to the sector, which will also be helped by falling costs and increase in retail tariffs, a report said. The tenders are likely to help …
