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 Government has decided to set up two special purpose vehicles (SPVs), headed by ONGC and Indian Oil Corporation (IOC), to set up renewable projects. Currently, companies are doing it individually. Now, they can come together and set up large projects. A large population in rural areas that now uses …
The Union Minister for New and Renewable Energy, Dr. Farooq Abdullah urged upon one and all particularly officers to work with more zeal and enthusiasm while implementing developmental and welfare schemes sponsored by State and Central Governments in the State. Emphasizing for percolate maximum benefit of such schemes to the …
Renewable energy and energy efficiency projects in India are set to get a push with a €200 million line of credit from the European Investment Bank given to the Indian Renewable Energy Development Agency (IREDA). “The line of credit is secured by a sovereign guarantee from Government of India,” an …
India and Argentina have agreed to strengthen cooperation in the field of renewable energy, according to a release by the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy. During a bilateral meeting on Wednesday between the Argentinian delegation led by Antonio Bonafatti, Governor of Santa Fe, Rosario Province, Argentina, and Farooq Abdullah, …
Industry says US violating norms The government on Tuesday said it hadn’t violated global trading norms under the World Trade Organization (WTO), even as the US filed a second case against India on the second phase of the Jawaharlal Nehru National Solar Mission (JNNSM). In February 2013, the US had …
India and the Netherlands on Tuesday signed a memorandum of understanding for cooperation in renewable energy. Under this agreement, an Indo-Dutch Joint Working Group will be set up and the exchange of technical and institutional knowledge on clean energy will be facilitated, the release said. Union Minister of New and …
At a time when Union minister for new and renewable energy Farooq Abdullah is contemplating to ask World Bank for an assistance of $500 million for the first phase of Sambhar ultra-mega solar power project, chief minister Vasundhara Raje has expressed serious reservation and concerns about the project. Abdullah, in …
Green energy utilisation in mobile towers - Question raised in Rajya Sabha, 06/02/2014. The Minister of State in the Ministry of Communications and Information Technology has stated that "at least 50% of all rural towers and 20% of the urban towers are to be powered by hybrid power (Renewable Energy …
The Ashden India Collective, a team comprising Ashden awardees from India headed by solar power expert S P Gon Chaudhuri, has received a grant of Rs 40 lakh from the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) to prepare an action plan for commercial use of renewable energy in five states of …
The Ashden India Collective, a team comprising Ashden awardees from India headed by solar power expert S P Gon Chaudhuri, has received a grant of Rs 40 lakh from the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) to prepare an action plan for commercial use of renewable energy in five states of …
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 Centre aims to achieve 'electricity for all' by 2027 while 75 million households still don't have access to electricity and only two percent of renewable energy into the grid by 2021. The gap doesn't seem to occur to the planning commission at all. The Climate Parliament, a group of …
Press Release New Delhi, 27 January. Members of Parliament from a wide spectrum of political parties submitted today an Expert Report, ‘RE-Energising India: Policy, Regulatory and Financial Initiatives to Augment Renewable Energy Deployment in India’ to the Prime Minister of India. The Report is commissioned by the Climate Parliament, a …
To Pump In 2,500Cr, Remaining Funds Via Rights Issue, IPO Of Ireda Shares With traditional power sector hamstrung by fuel shortage and climate change getting top billing at World Economic Forum summit in Davos, the government has lined up a Rs 5,000-crore, or $800 million, push to promote green energy …
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has instructed advancing the planned commissioning of 100,00 Megawatt (Mw) of solar power generation capacity to 2027, against the originally envisaged target of 2031. The long-term target for the ambitious solar mission will be made public soon. The government, on Tuesday, received bids from 68 companies, …
MCC to install solar streetlights on trial basis. The much-delayed ‘solar city’ project is expected to make some headway soon as the Mysore City Corporation (MCC) has stepped up efforts in this direction, in association with government departments. As a first step, the MCC plans to install solar streetlights in …
Dr Farooq Abdullah, Minister for New and Renewable Energy, expresses hope to see restoration of Accelerated Depreciation benefit for wind power producers Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) is planning to set up a National Offshore Wind Energy Agency to explore wind generation potential in the offshore areas, according …
The government will launch its first wind energy mission this year to give a boost to the renewable source and putting it in the same league as the high-profile solar mission. The ‘National Wind Energy Mission (NWEM), which would be launched around the middle of the year, would give incentives …
Kochi is yet to submit a detailed project report (DPR) on its existing power infrastructure and proposals for making use of non-renewable sources of energy to qualify itself for the solar city project. Kochi is among the cities being considered for implementing the solar city project of the Ministry of …
The State Technical Committee (STC) has approved the proposal of the Green Energy Development Corporation Limited (GEDCOL) for establishment of a solar power park at Manamunda Industrial Estate in Boudh district. The first meeting of the STC held recently discussed the technical details of the project which proposed to generate …
