Reply filed by the Director, Environment-cum-Special Secretary, Forest, Environment and Climate Change Department, Odisha and Member Secretary, Odisha Coastal Zone Management Authority, May 1, 2025. NGT, had registered suo motu in response to the news item in the Hindu, May 4, 2024 titled "Swell waves likely to strike coastal areas …
We also have plans to make Mysuru a ‘Green City’: Mayor Byrappa The Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) would soon make it a prerequisite for all new and already existing houses in the city to install solar units and avoid dependence on Chamundeshwari Electricity Supply Corporation (CESC) for power requirement for …
Nagpur: In a major jolt to energy minister Chandrashekhar Bawankule, chief minister Devendra Fadnavis has stayed the purchase of solar agricultural pumps. The reason is that there is a huge difference in price of pumps being purchased by MSEDCL and that in Gujarat and Andhra Pradesh. Bawankule had planned to …
Koraput: Smile is writ large on the face of Murali Kuldip of Tanginipadar in Maoist-hit Narayanpatna area in Koraput district. For the past two months, the village has been lighted by solar lights for the past two months. Villagers said they were accustomed to the darkness. "Their children studied under …
The Sainik School here has set an example by embarking on a solar power project by installing panels on the rooftop. School principal Col. Tamojeet Biswas said, "The school has taken this initiative to use renewable sources of energy to light up the classrooms and for other purposes. It's a …
COIMBATORE: The civic body may not be doing too well on the LED project front, but it has made large strides in tapping solar energy, installing 2000 solar street lights within city limits. This has enabled the corporation to save Rs33.52lakh in electricity bills since 2012. Solar street lights that …
The North African country of Algeria installed around 268 megawatts (MW) of new solar photovoltaic (PV) capacity in 2015, going by new figures from the country’s renewable energy research institute (CDER). Much of the growth — which occurred mostly in the southern and highlands regions — was the result of …
Countries should set targets to increase public investment in low-carbon research and development (R&D;) slowly and steadily beyond 2020, according to a report published by the Grantham Research Institute on Climate Change and the Environment at London School of Economics and Political Science. The report states that while it is …
Money coming into solar energy development goes up by 22 per cent in 2015 to $10.9 bn, says report Renewable energy investments in India jumped to $10.9 billion in 2015 from the annual average of $8 billion in the last three years, driven by the solar energy sector, which for …
India’s grid-connected solar power generation capacity has crossed the 5,000 MW mark, with Rajasthan on top with 1,264.35 MW capacity followed by Gujarat. As of today, the total grid-connected solar power generation capacity in the country is 5,129.81 MW, a statement by the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy said. …
NEW DELHI: India will add 2,000 megawatts of solar power capacity between January and March, which is equal to the capacity added during the entire 2015. The major projects expected to be completed in these three months are in Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Tamil Nadu and Madhya Pradesh. These projections by …
Japanese two-wheeler major Yamaha has inaugurated a 4,000 KW solar power project at its facility in Surajpur, Uttar Pradesh. The company’s country arm India Yamaha Motor (IYM) had partnered with solar service provider Amplus Solar for installation, operation and maintenance of the project, the installation of which will be completed …
The Prime Minister of India, Narendra Modi, has sharpened the focus on renewables when he said recently, "As fossil fuels put the planet in peril, hopes for future prosperity in the developing world now rest on bold initiatives." He added, "Solar technology is evolving, costs are coming down and grid …
Wind turbine maker Suzlon announced its foray into solar sector, with projects worth 210 MW in southern State of Telangana. Suzlon joins a list of other wind companies which have enter into the solar sector, buoyed by Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s target to have 100 gigawatts of solar power …
The off-grid renewable energy policy, which is due to be placed before the state cabinet soon, is also looking at promoting steam-based solar cooking systems in community buildings like jails, hospitals and government hostels. To meet its power requirements, the state government is planning to install rooftop solar panels on …
NEW DELHI: Solar power plants at six airports have been delayed due to wrangling between the Airports Authority of India (AAI) and power distribution companies over net metering arrangements. Net metering enables residential and commercial customers who generate electricity from sunlight to feed whatever power they do not use into …
NEW DELHI: While India's increased focus on renewable energy is generating much global interest, the latest findings reveal that the new GST regime could increase the cost of setting up renewable energy systems in the country by up to 20%. The Ministry of New & Renewable Energy (MNRE) is learnt …
MoUs include a couple of large investment proposals by foreign companies 'Pan-India consensus very soon on revival of discoms' Union Power Minister Piyush Goyal, who is attending the CII Partnership Summit at Visakhapatnam, on Sunday said MoUs worth close to Rs 1.5 lakh crore would be signed in the energy …
The Minister of Environment Hajiya Amina Mohammed has projected that the country can generate $7, 5 billion (about N15 trillion) from of grid solar energy. This is even as the Coordinator of Nigerian-German Energy partnership, Dr. Jeremy Gaines, has lauded the Federal Government's 13,000MW plans for electricity through solar energy …
Russia has become the latest company to join hands with India to help the latter achieve its massive solar power targets. The Solar Energy Corporation of India (SECI) and Russian Energy Agency (REA) have recently signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to set up large scale solar photovoltaic (PV) projects …
MEERUT: On one hand, Uttar Pradesh Power Corporation Ltd (UPPCL), has come up with a scheme to promote rooftop solar energy generation in which farmers are encouraged to install solar panels with promise that extra energy will be bought by power corporation and at the same time, it violates agreement …
