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 …
With the Modi government determined to step up growth while simultaneously taking up environmental protection, finance minister Arun Jaitley proposed to set up a 'National Adaptation Fund' for climate change, with an initial amount of Rs 100 crore. The fund will focus on innovative methods of water conservation, use of …
An environment think tank today said although the union budget had "many nice words and some money" but it failed to show any direction for "real change." Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) said although the announcement of national adaption fund a first step to recognise the need to invest …
- Less for research, more for security The 2014-15 Union budget outlays for scientific research reflect marginal jumps over allocations last year with atomic energy, space, biotechnology and earth sciences among agencies earmarked hikes less than even the average inflation rate of 8 per cent. Finance minister Arun Jaitley said …
CHENNAI: The budget announcement to set up an Ultra Mega Solar Power Project in Tamil Nadu has come as a welcome relief for the power-starved State. However, with the concept being new and details still sketchy, the power managers here are eagerly waiting for scheme guidelines. “This is a new …
Tax breaks and duty benefits for fresh capacity creation The Budget has focused on two key areas of power reforms - revival of the distribution sector and clean-energy generation - inspired from the Gujarat model. The reforms include tax breaks and duty benefits for fresh capacity creation. Finance Minister Arun …
Seventy-five per cent of the houses in the country still use the traditional fuels like firewood and sun-baked cow dung for cooking food. The traditional bio-fuels are also used at hotels, schools, army barracks and religious organisations as primary fuel for cooking purposes, according to a statistics. This information was …
Jetwing Hotels continues their commitment towards sustainable practice by opening the country's largest privately owned solar photo-voltaic (PV) system, at Jetwing Yala. With the vision of being the first purely carbon neutral hotel in Sri Lanka, Jetwing Yala is now the site for the country's third largest PV installation. Building …
Australia could slash its carbon emissions to zero by 2050 and still experience average economic growth of 2.4% a year, according to a UN-backed study. The Deep Decarbonisation Pathways report, released by the UN secretary general, Ban Ki-moon, analysed the 15 countries that account for 70% of greenhouse gases emitted …
RAMGARH: Residents of Jameera and Bahatu in Ramgarh have a reason to cheer with public health engineering department (PHED) putting an end to their age-old water woes. The department has recently installed a solar energy-operated water pump in the region that can function without manual intervention. The pilot project, currently …
Approval To Investment In Solar Energy Giving a fillip to tourism in Uttar Pradesh, the state cabinet on Tuesday approved a new heritage tourism policy for UP. Once implemented, the policy will enlist guidelines for maintenance and upkeep of heritage buildings including forts, palaces and havelis in UP which may …
Two of the country's largest power producers Tata Power and Reliance Power are betting big on renewable energy and will spend about Rs 1,500 crore each on clean energy projects this fiscal. While Reliance Power has big plans in the renewable energy segment with a special focus on solar, Tata …
AHMEDABAD: Come October and Ahmedabad will have probably India's first smart grid system in place where consumers will be able to pick a suitable plan for electricity consumption like they do for cellphones. Uttar Gujarat Vij Company Pvt Ltd (UGVCL) is set to roll out a modernized electric grid or …
Deutsche Bank AG plans to lend about $1 billion for Japan solar projects, joining Goldman Sachs Group Inc. in funding cleaner energy as the government struggles to restart nuclear power plants after the Fukushima disaster. The bank is ready to provide financing for three to six projects in the next …
Tata Power, India’s largest integrated power company’s joint venture with Damodar Valley Corporation (DVC), Maithon Power Limited endeavours to improve the quality of life of communities living around its area of operations. In line with this commitment, the company on Monday announced the successful installation of special solar powered street …
The State pollution control board has taken an initiative to supply electricity to 100 schools across the State by setting up solar plants. West Bengal Renewable Energy Development Agency (WBREDA) is taking up the work on installation of 10 kilo watt plants on the rooftops of school buildings. “The Rs. …
The U.S., European Union and 12 other governments in the World Trade Organization have opened negotiations on a trade deal aimed at ending tariffs on environmental goods such as wind turbines and solar panels. The WTO members agreeing to the talks announced today in Geneva account for 86 percent of …
India should refrain from slapping retroactive duties on solar power plants already under construction to avoid disrupting investment into the industry, a unit of the nation’s biggest industrial group said. The government needs to impose the tariffs it is planning in a way “that existing projects don’t get affected,” said …
In a major push to the clean energy sector and energy management by the Indian railways, one of the country’s largest power consumers, government is looking up to the sun now. “It is proposed to harness solar energy by utilizing roof top spaces of railway stations, other railway buildings and …
New Delhi would become the second solar city in the country after Chandigarh In line with its project to earn the tag of "solar city" for the New Delhi area of the national Capital, the New Delhi Municipal Council (NDMC) has now drawn up a detailed plan for rooftop solar …
Solar energy will be given a major priority in the budget for the next fiscal year, with the National Planning Commission (NPC) proposing a number of initiatives in the sector. According to NPC officials, the budget is expected to announce interest subsidy on bank loans taken to install solar plants …
