Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Rajaram Vs State of Haryana dated 27/05/2025. By the execution application, the applicant was seeking compliance of the NGT order July 5, 2024 passed in OA No. 735/2024. In the OA, the applicant has raised the grievance in respect of …
You don't have to worry about burning a hole in your wallet for LED (light emitting diode) bulbs. You can now snap one up at Rs 99 with a few clicks of the mouse, with the government joining the etail bandwagon to take its Domestic Efficient Lighting Programme (DELP) to …
India’s NTPC Vidyut Vyapar Nigam Ltd. (NVVN) and the Bangladesh Power Development Board (BPDB), both state-run companies, will soon sign an agreement to supply 100 MW of electricity to Bangladesh, Tripura’s Power Minister Manik Dey said on Monday. “Transmission lines are ready to supply 100 MW of power to Bangladesh …
The Western Railway has won five National Energy Conservation Awards in various categories instituted by the Ministry of Power. WR bagged first prize for Palanpur station of Ahmedabad Division and third prize for Rajkot railway station in Railway station sector. It won second prize for Divisional Railway Manager’s office, Bhavnagar …
Eight states already on board; Maharashtra to sign up soon Centre plugs into power reforms to recharge distribution The Centre's plan to revive the power distribution sector is gathering momentum with Maharashtra set to take up the government's Power for All programme, which envisages overhaul of the power sector through …
The 260-mw Jispa Dam project at the snowbound Lahaul valley faces tribal opposition. The dam aims at storing about 0.8 million-acre feet of water to feed 11 major power projects downstream in the Chenab basin. Himachal Pradesh Power Corporation Limited (HPPCL) has sought police protection to carry out site investigation …
‘Not a single unit is generated by State govt-owned power plants’.In the poll-bound Bihar when Chief Minister Nitish Kumar was inaugurating projects worth Rs 19,499 crore, Union Power Minister Piyush Goyal on Sunday punctured his tall claims of power development saying power production in Bihar was “zero”. He also asked …
Public sector undertakings, corporates and even residential property developers are opting increasingly for environment-friendly buildings. On May 15, Piyush Goyal, Union minister for power, coal and new and renewable energy, was in Kolkata to inaugurate the new headquarters of Coal India Limited. He arrived well before the scheduled time to …
NEW DELHI: The government reckons increasing use of LED (light emitting diode) bulbs would result in savings of $2 billion by reducing power consumption by 10,000 mw during peak hours in the next four years. "The plan is to cut down energy demand by nearly 10,000 mw in peak hours …
'Coal India, through its various subsidiaries, would open 60 new mines soon. These will fetch Rs 2.85 lakh cr for 30 years to coal-bearing states' With record-breaking capacity addition of 22,566 Mw and power deficit at a low of 3.6 per cent, Piyush Goyal, minister of state for coal, power …
Delhi Power Minister Satyendar Jain claimed on Friday that there would be no shortage of power supply in the city this summer as power distribution companies have arranged for more power than the expected peak demand this season. Speaking at a function after inaugurating an underground transmission line of Delhi …
Proposal is pending with PMO; new agency to be built on the lines of a similar body in China to coordinate among various ministries The government is considering a proposal to set up a National Energy Commission, on the lines of a similar body in China, to coordinate among half …
The Centre is exploring opportunities to set up a nuclear power plant in the uranium-rich Jadugoda in East Singhbhum. Prime Minister Narendra Modi has shown interest in the proposal put forward by the Jamshedpur MP Bidyut Baran Mahato. "The PM (through a letter addressed to the local MP) said the …
Around 280 million people in the country do not have basic electricity connection, said the Union Minister for Power, Coal and New and Renewable Energy Piyush Goyal on Sunday. “Around 280 million people in India to this day do not have electricity connection at their homes. Till date, they are …
The Cabinet has approved the supply of cheap liquefied natural gas (LNG) for power plants to rescue investments worth Rs 60,000 crore that was on the verge of sinking because of fuel scarcity, for which the government has squarely blamed the fall in output from the KG-D6 field of Reliance …
Maha CM warns protesters Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis is said to have warned the Shiv Sena leadership that the government would crack down on those holding protests against the Jaitapur plant. Shiv Sena chief Uddhav Thackeray has come out against the Jaitapur nuclear project, it is not clear whether …
Govt’s project monitoring group, set up to unlock hurdles facing big-ticket and strategic investments, has so far resolved problems facing over 200 projects worth .`6.9 lakh cr. While the government seeks to reform the land acquisition law this week, it has decided to fast-track 10 power projects worth . 90,000 …
More than three years since the construction of the 2,000 MW Subansiri Lower Hydroelectric Power Project (LSHEP) of NHPC came to a halt, Arunachal Chief Minister Nabam Tuki today told the State Assembly that all-out efforts were on for early resumption of construction works of the mega power project. Construction …
Leading the Indian contingent at the annual World Economic Forum at Davos with Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley, Power and Coal Minister Piyush Goyal will discuss new business models that are scaling energy decentralisation and emissions reduction. Mr. Goyal's diary is full with 14 public sessions. Pushing clean tech will …
Pushing for a hydel power project in Arunachal Pradesh, the Ministry of Environment and Forest (MoEF) has ignored a letter from Tourism Minister Mahesh Sharma conveying his ministry’s objection to the project. Wary of being seen as blocking a development project, Sharma now claims he has been assured by Environment …
The four Union ministers today discussed the modalities for a proposed national environment regulator which would monitor compliance of green laws in the country. The four ministers were Environment Minister Prakash Javadekar, Power Minister Piyush Goel, Road Transport and Highways Minister Nitin Gadkari and Chemicals and Fertilisers Minister Ananth Kumar. …
