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 …
Charging the Western nations with adopting double standards in their approach to climate change, Indian Power Minister Piyush Goyal on Tuesday urged them to "show some magnanimity" and keep renewable energy out of the World Trade Organisation (WTO) framework. "My concern is that there is a lot of gap in …
Power Minister Piyush Goyal has said that the government plans to achieve 20,000 MW of solar production by 2017. "The solar energy mission envisaged 20,000 MW of solar electricity generation by 2022. But this target has been scaled up by Prime Minister Narendra Modi to 1,00,000 MW (1Gw) by 2022," …
Taking a cue from Karnataka, both states can use 2,056 hectares of barren land to generate solar power. Hyderabad: With Andhra Pradesh and Telangana receiving bright sunshine and with the weather department predicting a hotter summer this year, the governments of both states should focus on harnessing the sun’s energy …
With over $4 billion lined up for investments in India's solar industry, its viability depends much on exemptions continuing on related equipment under the proposed goods and services tax (GST) regime to power 4.8 GW of electricity generation, stakeholders maintain. GST seeks to simplify the complex network of state and …
A group of lawmakers has asked the government to make some crucial policy changes in existing schemes to facilitate low carbon development work in their constituencies and said India's ambitious target of low carbon emissions can be met by local area actions by MPs. MPs and MLAs under the Climate …
The US Agency for International Development (USAID) and Asian Development Bank today signed a pact for providing Rs 5,681 crore (USD 848 million) to develop solar parks across India, as part of clean energy infrastructure in the country. The agreement was signed by Jonathan Addleton, Mission Director, USAID for India …
Agra: The central government's solar city project is yet to make its mark in Agra. Against the target of reducing the total usage of conventional energy of the city by 10% through promotion of solar energy by 2018-end, the administration has been able to achieve less than even 0.5% during …
Asian Development Bank and the US Agency for International Development will assist India in developing the clean energy infrastructure by collaborating on design and development of PPP investment models for solar parks. Asian Development Bank (ADB) and the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) today signed a Memorandum of …
Vanderbilt University Professor says raising a formal dispute with the US might be useful India can achieve greater success in its solar dispute with the US at the World Trade Organisation, according to Vanderbilt University Law School Professor Timothy Meyer. India needs to focus on its arguments or future measures …
Visakhapatnam: Only 51% of 2,861 eligible agriculture farmers in five districts in Eastern Power Distribution Company of AP Limited (APEPDCL) limits are using the solar agriculture pump sets that was introduced by the discom in April 2015 under the Solar Agriculture Pump Set Scheme (SAPSS). A total of 4,125 farmers …
Power and Renewable Energy Minister Piyush Goyal has said that for the next six-and-a-half years, the NDA Government's thrust will be in the areas of hydroelectricity and bio-fuels. "Twenty five additional solar parks will be added in India," he said at a seminar on renewable energy here during the ongoing …
Up to 33 solar parks with 19,900 MW capacity being planned across 21 states; will meet a third of planned ground-mounted capacity Till recently, the upcoming 750 Mw park at Rewa in Madhya Pradesh was being touted as the biggest in the world. Now, say officials, Karnataka would have the …
Renewable sector, currently a beneficiary of several indirect tax exemptions, may be a big loser if goods and service tax is implemented since the bill proposes to revoke most of these exemptions, according to Bridge to India. Costs and tariffs are expected to rise by 12-20% as a result. GST …
Kolhapur: The University Grants Commission has asked all educational institutions to develop green campuses in a bid to promote the idea. As per a circular dated March 10, the UGC has asked university officials to send proposals under the Development of Solar Cities programme. The project, under the ministry of …
Jamshedpur: Tata Power Renewable Energy Limited (TPREL), a 100% subsidiary of Tata Power, has signed a share and purchase agreement (SPA) with Indo Rama Renewables Limited (IRRL) to acquire its 100% subsidiary Indo Rama Renewables Jath Limited (IRRJL), which owns a 30MW wind farm in Sangli district of Maharashtra. The …
Solar power sector in India is expected to double its annual capacity addition during 2016 supported by favourable policy framework and falling costs, according to a global renewable energy consulting firm. The sector will add over 4,000 MW this year from the earlier forecast of 3,600 MW, according to Mercom …
New solar policy offers 2% price preference for small developers The Haryana government on Tuesday released its solar power policy, which aims to add 4,000 megawatt (Mw) of solar power by 2022. The policy unveiled on the last day of Happening Haryana Global Investors Summit aims to promote generation of …
The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) wants all wind turbines of less than 1MW capacity and built before the year 2000 phased out and replaced by new ones. It has circulated a draft wind repowering policy saying that its financing arm, the Indian Renewable Energy Development Agency (IREDA) …
The Bharat Solar Power Development Forum (BSPDF), floated by the RSS, wants the government to impose anti-dumping duty on imported solar cells and modules, and bring Indian industry and academia together to overcome the gaps in India's solar manufacturing. "Creating capacity within the country is the only way to go," …
Bathed in the artificial yellow light of a New Delhi restaurant, the dainty dumplings lay unattended. Not a ray of sunshine was peering through the cracks but my mind was getting fuzzy with the zeros of the sunlight. At any given moment, the sun emits 174,000,000,000,000,000, or 174 quadrillion watts. …
