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 …
NEW DELHI, Feb 4: The Government today said it can ill afford to withdraw subsidy on fossil fuel as the move would hit the poor man hard, even as it appealed to the global community to remove barriers on technology transfer to tackle the challenges of climate change and protect …
The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) has done commendable work in terms of conceptualising, drafting, launching, and implementing the Jawaharlal Nehru National Solar Mission over the last one year.
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: It is a clear case of attempt to bypass the law. The Tropical Botanic Garden and Research Institute (TBGRI) here coming under the Chief Minister
The industry in Haryana is trying its bit to make solar energy popular. Industrial houses, including Omax and Hero Honda, are looking up to the sun to generate electricity. And to promote green power generation and woo more industries towards this, the state government has decided to offer Renewable Energy …
A MINISTERIAL body will be set up under Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to jump start the electric and hybrid car market in the country. The National Council on Electric Mobility will consider incentives to make green vehicles a viable option for two-wheeler and car buyers. A national policy for electric …
JAMMU, Jan 5: Stressing the need for promoting the technology for harnessing solar energy in the country, Union Minister for New and Renewable Energy, Dr. Farooq Abdullah today said that owing to its geographical location and climate India has great scope of taping this energy source. The Union Minister was …
Jammu: Union Minister for New and Renewable Energy Farooq Abdullah has called for popularising non-conventional energy in a big way, saying hydro electric resources are fast depleting in the country and it is the need of the hour to adopt the alternate means of energy resources. He was interacting with …
INDIA paid at least . 46 crore in subsidies to help rural homes and villages install solar-powered lights in 2010. A government program promoting the use of lights powered by photovoltaic cells installed 78,408 portable lanterns and 108,599 home-lighting systems, the Ministry of Renewable Energy said in a statement today. …
Parl panel pulls up green energy ministry for slow pace of solar mission Sudheer Pal Singh / New Delhi December 07, 2010, 0:30 IST In less than a year after Prime Minister Manmohan Singh launched the National Solar Mission as part of the government
The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy has released Rs 9 crore to make Chandigarh a solar city. Now the UT Administration will have to pump in a matching grant so that the project is completed under the Five Year Plan. This was stated by AP Shrivastava, president of Solar …
THE government may postpone mandatory use of locally made photovoltaic cells in solar power projects being set up under the national solar mission to speed up projects and allow access to the best-available technology although the move would be a blow to local suppliers such as Moser Baer, Tata BP …
A high subsidy by the renewable energy ministry may boost the sales of electric cars and bikes in the city Delhiites who have invested in electric vehicles claim to be absolutely thrilled with their purchase. However, the electric vehicle segment is still to make any significant dent in the market …
Even as ethanol blending is gathering steam, the biodiesel blending programme has failed to take off, due to issues like higher raw material prices, marketing and double taxation by state governments. Investment of around Rs 2,300 crore in creating a biodiesel capacity of 1.2 million tonnes is stuck, according to …
The clean-energy drive has moved into top gear with the government offering incentives to push sales of electric vehicles in India. So, if you plan to buy an electric car, you may get a waiver of Rs 1 lakh (if the incentive is passed fully). The incentive for three-wheelers could …
NEW DELHI: With the government earmarking Rs.95-crore incentive package for electric two wheelers during the remaining part of the XI Plan, the Society of Manufacturers of Electric Vehicles on Monday expressed confidence that the electric two-wheeler market would witness 100 per cent growth. As per a scheme approved by the …
The first phase of the National Solar Mission, that ends in 2013, would bring down solar power tariff by around a fifth to Rs 4.50 per unit. At present, the average cost of solar power in India is over Rs 15.30 per unit according to the norms fixed by the …
The Society of Manufacturers of Electric Vehicles (SMEV) expects sales of electric two-wheelers to double in the coming months, on the back of a Rs 95 crore incentive scheme announced by the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) today. Under the scheme, the government will provide financial incentives for …
India has the potential to become a global manufacturing hub for concentrated solar thermal (CSP) manufacturing. An opportunity to harness the potential is knocking on its doors. However, the government must ensure policy and tariff uncertainty if the potential is to be realised. India has envisaged adding 20,000 MW grid-connected …
New and Renewable Energy Minister Farooq Abdullah today said that as many as 10,000 remote villages across the country will be electrified with renewable energy sources by March 2012. Much of the power is slated to come from the first 1,000 mega watts (MW) added to the national grid as …
