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 plans to add 5,000 MW of capacity in the 12th Five-Year Plan by encouraging retrofitting of older wind power farms, and tightening existing rules that let promoters enjoy tax breaks even without producing electricity. Although the ministry of new and renewable energy resources has not finalised a policy …
Uttarakhand is situated on the southern slope of the Himalayan range, and the climate and vegetation vary greatly with elevation, from glaciers at the highest elevations to subtropical forests at the lower elevations. Geographical constraints and the scattered population has made it difficult for power distribution companies to extend the …
Oil and gas major ONGC and two other companies have taken preliminary interest in developing solar projects at Purulia district in West Bengal. The total capacity of such project(s) may range up to 900 MW. Solar power generated, is proposed to be sold to state utility-run 900-MW Purulia Pumped Storage …
The US has criticised India’s plan to invite bids for solar power projects worth Rs 4,200 crore which, it said, favours local manufacturers and shuts out advanced technology from abroad. US under-secretary for international trade Francisco Sanchez told a CII event on Monday that programmes like the Jawaharlal Nehru National …
Mamata holds out a threat; Congress shares allies' concern Even as the Mamata Banerjee-led Trinamool Congress (TMC), the second largest party in the United Progressive Alliance (UPA), threatened to withdraw support at the Centre if the Union government did not reverse the hike in petrol prices, the Congress stepped into …
Biomass resources have significant potential for improving the rural energy access and economic scenarios in a country like India. These are the only sources of renewable energy available across the length and breadth of the country, thereby providing a local resource base for rural energy availability. Practically half of the …
While the rates of solar have reduced considerably in the last two years, the off-grid uptake is yet to keep pace with the change. This is a surprising development, since earlier, the sector was driven mostly by off-grid applications.
The president of Biodiesel Association of India Sandeep Chaturvedi has an experience of 15 years in managing medium-size business with key responsibility in sales and marketing, research and development and ensuring statutory and legal compliance, He speaks to Ritu Gupta on what the sector holds for India.
The policy environment over the past year has helped set the stage for a more competitive renewable energy market in India. The current capacity has been achieved largely due to supportive legal framework anchored in the Electricity Act, 2003, which has been complemented by capital subsidies, feed-in tarriffs (FiTs), accelerated …
The generation-based incentive (GBI) scheme for wind energy projects was launched by the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) to stimulate wind power generation rather than merely subsidise capacity creation.
India has abundant bioenergy resources and although the segment has made progress in the past few years, less than 10 per cent of the total potential has been achieved so far. The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) expects the launch of the long awaited National Bioenergy Mission (NBEM) …
Increasing urbanisation and industrialisation has increased the amount of waste generated, leading to a greater need for scientific waste management. Due to the presence of high organic matter in industrial and, specifically, urban waste products, generating power from waste is a potential solution to the problem of both waste management …
India's estimated small hydro potential is over 15,000 MW. As of August 31, 2011, the segment had achieved a grid-connected capacity of 3,153.93 MW. The capacity addition target for 2011-12 is 350 MW, of which 111.3 MW had been added as of August 2011.
This document presents the description of visit to Sirsa District of Haryana, where solar energy project commissioned on April 15th 2011 under Jawaharlal Nehru National Solar Mission (Off-grid Solar Photo voltaic applications), Although the entire state of Haryana is connected to the grid, the state (especially rural areas) experiences frequent …
It will soon be possible to rate buildings according to their environmental friendliness. The upgraded Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design 2011(LEED 2011 for India) rating system for green buildings was launched by the Union Minister of New and Renewable Energy, Dr Farooq Abdullah, on Thursday. The new rating comes …
Government grants huge tax exemptions to industries for installing pollution control equipment. This is done to achieve certain social, economic and environmental goals. But it has failed to monitor the working of this subsidy regime. While many industries do achieve the desired pollution control results, many others blatantly flout norms. …
India's solar power sector is gathering steam, with 150 companies rushing in to offer 2,500 megawatts of projects for the second round of bidding, seven times the allocated capacity of 350 mw for which bids were invited, raising hopes that electricity tariffs from the renewable source would fall below . …
Project proposals total 2,500 MW solar energy in second batch of bidding. Launched last year, the ambitious Jawaharlal Nehru National Solar Mission of the government (JNNSM) continues to lure private players. For the 350 MW of capacity proposed in the second batch of the phase one of the solar mission, …
New Delhi Solar electricity has finally joined the national power grid in India. What’s more significant, it has entered the grid at a cost far less than expected, reducing the need for heavy government subsidies to make the sector viable. The ministry of new and renewable energy recently opened bids …
New Delhi The government may extend bid date for the allocation of projects through the second round of bidding under the first phase of the Jawaharlal Nehru National Solar Mission (JNNSM) to give more time to interested bidders to finalise their offers. The bid submission date for the second round …
