Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of In Re: News Item titled "Are missing palm trees causing more lighting deaths in Bihar appearing in ‘The Times of India’ dated 29.05.2025". The original application was registered suo-motu based on the news item titled "Are missing palm trees causing …
The main objective of this policy by A & N government is to reduce dependence on conventional sources of power generation especially HSD oil,protect the environment,generate employment and encourage entrepreneurial investment in NRSE. These guidelines will be known as
The IEA projects global primary energy demand could grow by 55% from 2005 to 2030, raising serious energy security and environmental sustainability concerns. How will we meet energy demand? How will we mitigate the resulting 57% increase in carbon dioxide emissions? Rapidly implementing energy efficiency measures is the crucial first …
Originally enacted as part of the National Energy Policy Act, 1992, "The Production Tax Credits" (PTC) scheme has been the mechanism used in the United States to subsidise and stimulate the production of wind energy. Till 1985, the tax credits were based on installed capital costs. However, in 1994 it …
The third largest state by area and second largest by population in the country, Maharashtra's wind power potential is 4584 MW. In 2007-08, Maharashtra saw an addition of 268 MW to its wind energy generation capacity. Besides the state stands second to Tamil Nadu in terms of installed capacity to …
Climate Change and Energy Security: Lessons Learned delivers some extremely valuable insights into the respective debates on both sides of the Atlantic. Joe Aldy, Camilla Bausch, and Michael Mehling shed light on the experiences Germany and the United States have had in these important issue areas over the course of …
CHENNAI: Pramod Deo, Chairman, Central Electricity Regulatory Commission, on Tuesday made out a strong case for tradable renewable energy certificates. While some States, with higher potential of renewable energy, would not face any problem in meeting the norms of mandatory procurement of renewable power, others with limited potential would find …
Shishir Prashant / Dehradun November 24, 2008, 0:27 IST The new power policy reposes faith on local people and gram panchayats. After many of its big hydel projects ran into problems owing to environmental threats, the Uttarakhand government is focussing on its new power policy on micro and mini hydel …
NEW DELHI: The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs on Thursday gave the go ahead for awarding 44 oil and gas exploration blocks with Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC) bagging the maximum along with its partners and first timers BHP Billiton-GVK Power. This initiative to reduce reliance on imported energy …
By Shankar Sharma A comparison with the environmental disaster that is facing China is worth making. Recently, several articles have appeared in the media strongly advocating the need to add to the country
The head of oil giant Chevron Corp on Wednesday called on President-elect Barack Obama to create a national energy policy that promotes efficiency, opens up new areas for oil production and sets a clear policy on carbon dioxide emissions. "The new administration has an opportunity to make realistic changes to …
BS Reporter / New Delhi November 08, 2008, 0:02 IST Ten private sector firms have come together to form the Alliance for Energy Efficient Economy (AEEE) to promote energy efficiency among industries and households. The AEEE, which is modeled on the lines of the American Council for an Energy Efficient …
UNEP has more than twenty years of experience working on climate change. UNEP helped establish the IPCC with the WMO in the 1980s and conducted assessments of the scientific understanding of climate change in preparation for the 1992 UN Conference on Environment and Development. UNEP also supported the negotiation of …
The government subsidises diesel to appease electorate, but there is also a brighter side of this appeasement policy. Diesel is stated to be an efficient fuel, finds Sushmi Dey. THE interim report of the review committee on auto fuel policy, submitted to the petroleum secretary R S Pandey recently, interestingly, …
Governments worldwide, including that of India, have the dual challenge to implement a biofuel policy and manage food security. A policy on biofuels should help farmers extract moolah from biofuels and ensure availability of food to the poor. It is a delicate balance, says Food and Agriculture Organizations
End of the road? A recent conference in Delhi by The Energy and Resources Institute and the Khemka Foundation discussed energy security and the future of oil and gas supplies in India. It was clear that energy security is not about mere power generation or discovering oil, but about alternative …
THE proposed changes in auto fuel policy, which promotes diesel technology, may come as a rude shock to public sector oil marketing companies, who are still coping with the unusual surge in the consumption of subsidised diesel. The proposed policy encourages diesel engine technology on the ground that it is …
