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 …
A public interest litigation petition has been filed in the Madras High Court seeking to declare that the proceedings for identification of land and land acquisition for the 4000 MW Ultra Mega Power Project and the captive port at Cheyyur in Kancheepuram district as illegal. The petitioner, K.Saravanan of Ururkuppam, …
Hydel plant of 750 kilowatt capacity to come up at Kurissadi If things go according to the plans of the Energy Management Centre, the Kalakkayam waterfalls, near Palode, will be a source of electricity to the power-starved capital city and to the State at large. The centre, under the State …
Roof-Top, Pole-Mounted Units Planned In Attapadi Hamlet, Mananthavadi Estate The state electricity board has, in a first-of-its-kind endeavour suitable to Kerala, decided to roll out several pilot projects to track and test the potential of solar energy. The projects, set to begin in the current fiscal, include grid interactive solar …
While environmentalists the world over are seriously concerned over problems like climate change and global warming, the hill state of Himachal is said to have emerged as an “oasis of hope” in combating climate change by reducing Green House Gases (GHG) emission. Himachal Pradesh has become the first state in …
Ex-environment minister Jayanthi Natarajan may have dismissed speculation that delays in green clearances for several highvalue projects led to her ouster, but environmental nods to over 70 projects worth Rs 1.5 lakh crore in the past three weeks after her exit contradict her contentions. The projects cleared after she left …
The Kerala government on Monday inked a memorandum of understanding with National Hydroelectric Power Corporation (NHPC) for setting up an 82MW wind farm at Mannarcaud taluk in Palakkad district. As per the agreement, NHPC would set up wind power generating units on 500 acres of land at Mannarcaud on ‘build …
Kerala signed an agreement with National Hydroelectric Power Corporation (NHPC) Ltd. on Monday to set up a wind farm in Palakkad district. The project will mark the corporation’s foray into the wind power sector. After the agreement was signed, Electricity Minister Aryadan Mohammed told presspersons that the plan was to …
Firms include JSPL, Hindustan Zinc The Coal Ministry has slap-ped show-cause notices on 14 firms, including Jindal Steel & Power Ltd (JSPL) and Hindustan Zinc, for delay in the development of the coal mines allocated to them for captive use. “You are hereby called upon to show cause, on each …
Tecom, the promoters of SmartCity project, will submit the environmental clearance application for the complete project to state level environment impact assessment authority by month-end. This will ensure that they receive environmental clearance by the time they ready the detailed master plan for the project in March. The application is …
Ex-board officials have statistics that show improved power generation Thiruvananthapuram: Political pundits and watchdogs may still cry foul over the former LDF government’s decision to engage SNC Lavalin for carrying out renovations works of Pallivasal, Sengulam and Panniar power projects in 1995. But most top officials, who were then at …
The model state electricity distribution management responsibility Bill looks good on paper but lacks in teeth Pictorially, the idea of a model State Electricity Distribution Management Bill, 2013 can be described as a bulb being lit up on the head of the power ministry, except that the bulb itself is …
Consumers can access energy from sources of their choice The Kerala State Electricity Regulatory Commission (KSREC) has put in place a system to enable the power consumers, especially those who consume large quantities of power, to access energy from sources of their choice using the linking network of transmission and …
Minister of State for Power (Independent Charge) Jyotirditya Scindia on Tuesday said the government was making efforts to fast-track nearly 95 hydro power projects with a capacity of 40,000 MW to give a big push to the power sector. The projects are awaiting clearances from different authorities, including Central Electricity …
Plant expected to be commissioned in three years at a cost of Rs.3 crore per mega watt The Kerala State Electricity Board has set in motion the process of setting up a 350-475-MW combined cycle power generation facility at Brahmapuram using natural gas as the feedstock. In combined cycle power …
Kerala State Electricity Regulatory Commission has given Kerala State Electricity Board (KSEB) the green light for selling power to a remote village in Karnataka that borders with Kannur district in Kerala. Makkoottam village in Karnataka is about 4km away from the Kerala border. Electricity has not reached this village where …
KSEB Says The Reservoir Can Hold Water Up To Full Level Terming the state disaster management authority’s suggestion to lift the shutters of Idukki dam well before the water level in it touches the maximum (2,403ft) as a debatable contention of academic nature, the state government has decided against draining …
Reservoirs across the State fast filling up; shutters of Neyyar, Moozhiyar dams opened In view of the increase in water level, seven control rooms have started functioning at vulnerable areas of the Mullaperiyar dam. District Collector Ajit Patil on Sunday visited the dam and held a meeting with officials of …
However, land acquisition proceedings will be allowed to continue since administrative approval has already been accorded The Odisha government has decided not to grant approvals for acquisition of land in case of three de-allocated coal blocks in the state- Baitarani West, Mandakini-B and Naini. In case of New Patrapada coal …
Both required fresh clearance as coal availability was an issue The Expert Appraisal Committee (EAC) of the Union Environment and Forests Ministry has reiterated its recommendation, given three years ago, for granting environmental clearance for the Rs. 8,400-crore Udangudi supercritical thermal power project. The committee has also recommended environmental clearance …
Dependency on hydro-electric and thermal power less now After reeling under eight-hour power cuts through April and May, people in the city have reason to rejoice now. The last 10 days have had very rare instances of power cuts, bringing cheer to residents and industries alike. “The southwest monsoon has …
