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 …
Bhubaneswar: The State Government has decided to launch a massive programme, ‘Tikiye Aluo’ to distribute 50 lakh solar lanterns and study lamps among the households that depend on kerosene and other means to meet their minimum illumination needs. The state government in this regard has asked the District Collectors, District …
ADB project handover ceremonyThe Asian Development Bank (ADB) handed over its pilot project on wind solar hybrid energy system to Alternative Energy Promotion Centre (AEPC) of the Ministry of Environment at a function organised at the Nepal Resident Mission in the capital on Monday. The wind-solar hybrid system was installed …
With the objective to increasing its solar power consumption and thereby reducing its dependence on conventional power, the Coimbatore Corporation on Saturday commissioned solar panels at its main office, a few health establishments and also schools. A release from the civic body said that at the main office, the civic …
Modi rolls out vision for agriculture, renewable energy India needs to harness its ‘demographic dividend’, preparing a generation of teachers to educate not just in India but also abroad if it is to move ahead, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said, in a significant speech on his priorities in tackling the …
Experts say discoms in India should buy power produced from renewable sources M anufacturing and infrastructure aren’t the only areas where China has beaten India hollow by establishing world-class capacities. The communist nation, the world’s largest polluter, has stolen a march on India in the renewable energy space too, investing …
A 13-member team of Delhi state government was on a study tour of the Sabarmati riverfront on Thursday. The team, led by environment and forests secretary Sanjiv Kumar, included officials from Delhi Jal Board, urban designers and horticulturists. The objective of the tour was to analyze as to how the …
A group of textile units in Tirupur and Coimbatore districts have joined hands to establish a 20-MW solar project in the State. The project was commissioned recently in two phases. M. Ramasamy, Managing Director of Alpine Knits India, and D. Prabhu, secretary of Texpreneurs Forum, told The Hindu on Wednesday …
Plans four solar power plants of 1,000 Mw each likely to be set up in Rajasthan, Gujarat, J&K; and Ladakh The government is aggressively accelerating the solar energy programme, and aiming for four giant plants of 1,000 Mw each. It also wants to bundle solar and conventional power to make …
Wants to set up new transmission lines & solar powered micro-grids to connect villages The government will fast-track its plan to supply electricity to every village in the country and use solar power generation to light up remote hamlets — an early sign of how the energy sector may gain …
Increasing use of solar energy to protect environment and address the growing need for power across the country was stressed at a green summit here Thursday. "It is time to use renewable energy like solar and wind for generating more power than depending on thermal and hydel energy, which impact …
With the ‘Gujarat Model’ of development being one of the most talked about topic during the election campaign, the Delhi Government has sent three teams to Gujarat to study successful projects in various fields. Three specific teams, including one from the Delhi Police, have been sent on a two-day tour …
Puneites Keen On Saving Energy, Banning Plastic Gadgil Talks About Western Ghats That Protect Rare Species The Nyati Environ Cooperative Housing Society in Tingrenagar has managed to reduce its monthly electricity bill by half, simply by tweaking its power plans and adopting a greener behaviour. Installation of an energy-efficient sewage …
Members of the Solar Thermal Federation of India (STFI) have asked the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) to clear Rs 375 crore subsidy dues of direct channel partners/manufacturers of solar water heaters pending since 2012. The ministry launched a scheme in 2010 under the Jawaharlal Nehru National Solar …
The US Commerce Department on Tuesday set preliminary subsidy rates on imported photovoltaic products from China, signaling that it may impose punitive duties on the products. The department made its preliminary affirmative determination that Chinese producers and exporters of crystalline silicon photovoltaic products received countervailing subsidy rates ranging from 18.56 …
Where power cables are not viable, the sun will light up the streets at night. The Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) is getting ready to install solar streetlights in slum settlements. The civic body is taking a cue from central and state governments providing solar power in remote villages. “The project …
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The Government had launched the Jawaharlal Nehru National Solar Mission, which is a major initiative of the Government of India and State Governments to promote ecologically sustainable growth while addressing India's energy security challenge. It will also constitute a major contribution by India to the global effort to meet the …
Ten disaster-affected villages of Rudraprayag district are not dependent on the erratic power supplies of the State electricity department now, the streets of these villages are being lighted up by solar panel systems. These panels were installed in these villages by the HDFC ERGO General Insurance Company as part of …
The residents of the twin cities are opting for solar panel systems to get uninterrupted electricity supply and bring relief in their lives during the hot summer season.The government is making all-out efforts to overcome the power crisis and for the purpose, a number of power generation projects have been …
Technology has progressed and there are push factors from abroad but state discoms need to find it feasible to buy On May 6, when US-based Stanford University said it would divest $18.7 billion in coal stocks, it became the first major educational institution to join some dozen others in America …
