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 …
Discussion on to start 1,000-MW plant, which will be commissioned in phases The Adani Group has signed a power purchase agreement with the Tamil Nadu government to set up a 200-MW solar power plant in Ramanathapuram at an investment of nearly Rs.1,400 crore, according to TANGEDCO officials. The group is …
Almost 80 percent of people worldwide are perturbed about global warming and most want tough action to fix the problem, according to a new study that the United Nations touted as a spur to an international climate deal later this year. The report, based on consultations with 10,000 people in …
Solar power now covers more than 1% of global electricity demand. In three countries in Europe – Italy, Germany and Greece – solar PV supplies more than 7% of electricity demand. This is reported by Solar Power Europe (previously EPIA – European Photovoltaic Industry Association). China is the fastest growing …
Vietnamese government officials test out a solar-powered boat invention that is complete eco-friendly and doesn't use any fuel(Tuoi Tre News) Four Vietnamese farmers have invented a solar-powered boat in Dong Thap Province in the Mekong Delta of Vietnam that will be rolled out across their province. The boat can travel …
AHMEDABAD: Rajasthan has toppled Gujarat in solar power generation. The home state of the Prime Minister lost the top spot at a time when the Narendra Modi-led central government has embarked on the ambitious target of achieving 100,000MW of solar power by 2022. With a commissioned capacity of 1,047MW, the …
BHOPAL: World's largest solar power project proposed at Rewa in Madhya Pradesh may not receive crucial World Bank funds after the Centre asked the state to form a government-owned company to receive the loan. The state on the other hand is banking on private investors for its big-ticket project. Big …
In an enterprise which could bring hybrid renewable energy to Indian rooftops, WindStream Technologies, a U.S.-based renewable energy technologies manufacturer, has launched its trademark product – SolarMill, at its newly inaugurated facility in Maheshwaram mandal of Ranga Reddy district on Wednesday. The prototype of the portable device consists of three …
Greenpeace Recommends Energy-Efficient Solar Streetlights To Get Rid Of 700 Dark Spots There are more than 700 dark spots in Delhi Of these, 177 are in the outer district, followed by 98 in the west and 56 in northeast Even New Delhi has as many as 23 dark spots, reveals …
With the aim of tapping renewable energy potential, the Railways commissioned a rooftop solar power grid system and two solar-powered water heaters at Tirupur railway station, on Tuesday. The solar power grid of 2.88 Kilo Watt capacity was set up at an outlay of Rs. 3.13 lakh as a pilot …
NEW DELHI: India could become one of the largest solar markets in the world in the next three years, but potential problems with financing, transmission and land acquisition could trip up the government's solar plan, according to consulting and research firm Bridge to India. In November, Prime Minister Narendra Modi …
Asks states to set up single window for all clearances and establish metering and communication infrastructure for RE pooling stations The Centre has started talks with states and Union territories (UTs) to introduce dollar-based solar tariff bidding, to make rates more competitive. Such a move would bring down solar power …
UK leads European solar energy expansion to help renewables overtake output of nuclear power as industry leaders hail ‘tipping point’ for the technology A record amount of solar power was added to the world’s grids in 2014, pushing total cumulative capacity to 100 times the level it was in 2000. …
Much of the Middle East and North Africa is set for acute water shortages and the region must do more to conserve water while expanding a series of pilot program including solar-powered water pumps, scientists and officials said on Tuesday. "The situation is critical," Essam Khalifa, a senior official from …
The State has been set a target to generate 600 MW of solar power under a Centrally sponsored scheme for encouraging unemployed educated youth and farmers to generate renewable power through installation of solar panels. Addressing a press conference in Bengaluru on Monday, Energy Minister D K Shivakumar said unemployed …
Centre pushes 20 states to have mega plants; generation target of 13,000 Mw The ministry of new and renewable energy is planning to set up around 13,000-Mw of solar park projects by the year-end, after a push from the Prime Minister's Office (PMO). Spread across 20 states, projects would be …
Thai electricity distributor Superblock PCL plans to invest 30 billion baht ($884 million) in 2015 on expanding its solar power business at home and abroad, it said on Monday. Superblock is one of several Thai companies shifting to solar power to benefit from a government drive to promote renewable energy …
The ‘Solar Independence Plan for Britain’, released today (8 June), details how the Tories can steer rooftop solar-generated electricity to parity with retail electricity prices and utility-scale solar farms to parity with new gas CCGT power station prices, both by 2020. “Our goal is to secure a strong British solar …
Having a share of 66 per cent of the city’s total power generation, Delhi’s coal-based power plants are a ticking time bomb. They are old and are the biggest air pollutants with the highest manmade carbon dioxide emissions. While the Delhi government has no plans to shut these ailing in-house …
Take an African scientist and an African engineer and ask them to find a solution to water-borne problems that impact on 783 million people, and cause 443 million ‘lost school days a year’ due to disease. Chances are that they will come up with a solution to provide Africans with …
The world's largest furniture retailer has today (4 June) pledged to spend €1bn on renewable energy and tacking climate change in the next five years. Swedish company announced on Thursday it will spend €500m on wind power, and around €100m on solar by 2020. Its charitable arm – the Ikea …
