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 …
As part of this programme, the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy is implementing research and development projects on development of advanced batteries, super capacitors and components of electric vehicles (EVs). EVs are environmentally benign and reduce the consumption of oil. The Ministry is supporting projects at different institutions and …
Bangalore, DHNS: The KERC proposes to fix tariff for solar PV energy at 3.40 per unit for the demonstration projects that will be set up during the 11th plan. According to a release, this tariff will be in addition to the incentive of Rs 12 per unit of solar PV …
Solid waste disposal sites are not often seen as opportunities for energy solutions. The waste that is disposed in open dumps and landfills generates methane and other gases as it decomposes, causing concerns about explosions, odours, and, increasingly, about the contribution of methane to global climate change. However, the liability …
The Ministry of New & Renewable Energy of India has announced a scheme on Generation Based Incentive (GBI) for grid connected wind power projects. The announcement comes after a very good response from an incentive scheme for solar power generation. Under this scheme, the investors apart from getting the tariff …
Sushmi Dey & Subhash Narayan NEW DELHI WHILE the Indo-US nuclear deal may be waiting in the wings, the government has proposed yet another initiative to boost the growth of alternative energy sources in the country. It is planning to enact a new Renewable Energy Law that would stipulate mandatory …
The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE), Government of India, recently announced a Generation Based Incentive (GBI) scheme for grid connected wind and solar projects under which each state has been granted a maximum of 10 MW power capacity from solar power plants, with a ceiling of 5 MW …
The recently released Global Status Report on Renewables 2007 says that grid-connected SPV (solar photovoltaics) has been the fastest growing energy technology in the world with 50% annual growth in the cumulative installed capacity in 2006 as well as in 2007. Of the total reported 25 lakh homes worldwide that …
Solar lanterns to be promoted across the country Manmohan Singh NEW DELHI: In the backdrop of rising crude prices and concerns over climate change, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has directed the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy to draft schemes and guidelines for introduction of certificates to encourage States to …
About 708 remote villages and hamlets have been electrified in the north-eastern States so far under the Remote Village Electrification (RVE) programme of the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy, Government of India, with about 1,167 projects under implementation in villages/hamlets, according to a PIB press release. The release said …
The quantum of energy produced in Punjab through new and renewable energy sources will be around 917 million units (MU) by 2011-12, a sizeable 10 per cent contribution to the total power generation in the state. The proposed enhancement of 916.59 MU will come at a tentative investment of Rs …
The Union Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) has sanctioned 15 solar power plants of 1 kilo watt power each in 13 sub-divisions of DHBVN, Sirsa and in two sub-divisions of DHBVN, Faridabad. This step would help to meet the power requirements, besides creating awareness among the masses about …
There is an urgent need to popularise renewable energy sources such as small hydro, biomass, solar, wind, etc., as the first and possibly the most viable option. But the general trend has been to consider it as an option of the poor. Observing this at the North East India Energy-2008 …
India clearly had a head-start over China in the wind energy sector. But given the pace at which things are moving in the two countries, it is just a matter of time before China overtakes India in the total installed capacity and net annual additions. N. Ramakrishnan Advertisement Comparisons, though …
This document contains the Report of the working group on new and renewable energy for XITH five year plan (2007-12) . The 5 Programmes proposed for 11th plan are: (i) Grid-Interactive and Distributed Renewable Power; (ii) Renewable Energy for Rural Applications; (iii) Renewable Energy for Urban, Industrial & Commercial Applications; …
