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 …
Young children are at risk of serious health problems from toxic materials found in toys widely available in the capital city of Bangladesh. A recent study, undertaken by the Environment and Social Development Organisation, identified high levels of lead, cadmium, bromine and chromium in all but one of 40 toys …
The Energy Department has set up a committee to prepare a draft solar policy to promote the use of solar energy in the State to support development and address the problem of energy security. The seven-member committee headed by Joint Secretary, Energy department, Sangamjit Nayak will examine the draft policy …
Kochi is yet to submit a detailed project report (DPR) on its existing power infrastructure and proposals for making use of non-renewable sources of energy to qualify itself for the solar city project. Kochi is among the cities being considered for implementing the solar city project of the Ministry of …
There is good news for Daltonganj sadar hospital that has been suffering from frequent bouts of power failure. The government hospital, which started functioning from a new building recently, will soon be fitted with a 37-kilowatt solar power plant. Though the hospital has been provided with a transformer as part …
The State Technical Committee (STC) has approved the proposal of the Green Energy Development Corporation Limited (GEDCOL) for establishment of a solar power park at Manamunda Industrial Estate in Boudh district. The first meeting of the STC held recently discussed the technical details of the project which proposed to generate …
Tata Power Co. (TPWR) won approval from an Indian state electricity regulator to postpone fulfillment of annual solar-power procurement targets by as many as five years to 2016. The utility unit of India’s biggest industrial group has been unable since 2010 to source enough solar power to meet government renewable …
A sustainable, renewable-energy-based economy, where as much as 90 per cent of India’s total primary energy supply is based on renewable sources, could theoretically be achieved, according to a report released by WWF-India and TERI, at WWF-India, New Delhi. The study examines the possibility of a near 100% Renewable Energy …
The solar power capacity addition is projected to be around 43,000 MW worldwide in 2014 with China likely to lead the pack with a planned capacity of around 10,000 MW, according to a report by global consulting firm Mercom Capital Group. India is expected to add about 1,800 MW of …
The Council on Energy, Environment and Water (CEEW), a wing of WWF-India, released a compendium on renewable energy here on Thursday. Titled ‘Renewable Energy beyond Electricity’, the study focuses on innovative renewable energy applications beyond power-generation. Creating awareness It aims to create awareness on the potential of renewable energy, particularly …
In Ajmer, Rajasthan a solar-powered reverse osmosis (RO) plant provides clean drinking water to 3,000 people in Kotri village that's surrounded by the briny Sambhar Lake. And at a dairy farm in Latur, Maharashtra the sun's heat is used to pasteurize milk. These are among the non-electricity applications of renewable …
Non-government organisation Greenpeace India on Tuesday submitted its ‘objections and suggestions’ to the Delhi Electricity Regulatory Commission (DERC) in response to its net metering and rooftop solar PV projects proposal. “We would like to place on record that this proposal is highly in favour of private discoms, protecting their business …
Tangedco to implement the Generation-Based Incentive Scheme Installation of rooftop solar energy systems is expected to get a boost as the Tamil Nadu Generation and Distribution Corporation (Tangedco) will soon start implementing the Generation-Based Incentive Scheme announced in the Tamil Nadu Solar Energy Policy. The scheme I envisages installation of …
It is over a year since the State Government announced the Tamil Nadu Solar Energy Policy and industries here are evincing interest in setting up solar energy systems. A handful of textile mills, powerloom and engineering units here have installed solar power systems during the last one year. These are …
The Balochistan government signed on Sunday an agreement with a Korean company to set up a 300 megawatt solar power plant at a cost of $700 million. Work on the project will start next year and complete by 2017. Provincial Energy Secretary Fawad Hashim Rabbani and Chief Executive Officer of …
India is set to become a global leader in the development of solar power, but several barriers need to be crossed says the World Bank Policymaking in India is more often than not credited for its high nuisance value, rather than for positively aiding growth. Whether oil & gas, power, …
National Solar Mission instrumental in bringing down cost of power The Jawaharlal Nehru National Solar Mission Phase-1 (JNNSM) is poised to make India a global leader in the development of solar power as its green growth agenda increased the installed capacity from around 30 MW to more than 2,000 MW, …
Asrotex Group has taken up a plan to set up an environment friendly 'Green Factory' on 100 bighas of land in Sonargaoni thana in Narayanganj district soon. Mohammad Aasadul Islam, Managing Director of Fariha Knit Tex Ltd, a concern of Asrotex Group told this correspondent in an interview recently. The …
Even as the Government of Tamil Nadu had earlier set a target of setting up 1,000-Mw solar power in 2013 and implementing three per cent solar purchase obligation (SPO), the state has missed the target for the first year due to various reasons, said S Nagalsamy, member, Tamil Nadu Electricity …
Concerned over the impact of climate change in the state, Odisha government has decided to implement the Climate Change Action Plan without waiting for central assistance. This was decided at a meeting of the Monitoring and Advisory Committee on Odisha Climate Change Action Plan chaired by Chief Secretary J K …
The government on Wednesday said it has finalised the master plan to develop 36 cities as solar or green cities. The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy has been implementing a programme on “Development of Solar Cities” under which a total of 60 cities and towns are proposed to be …
