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 …
Punjab Chief Minister Muhammad Shahbaz Sharif, has said that streetlights of six big cities of province including, Lahore, Faisalabad, Rawalpindi, Gujranwala, Multan and Sialkot would be converted to solar system. He said that all matters with the companies investing in energy projects would be settled in a very transparent manner …
Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal today sought intervention of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh for restoration of subsidy on solar pumps to 80 per cent. In a letter to the Prime Minister, Badal said during the period 2000-01 and 2003-04, the Centre was providing subsidy for solar water pumps up to …
Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif says six cities — Lahore, Faisalabad, Rawalpindi, Gujranwala, Multan and Sialkot — will have solar streetlights. The chief minister says all matters with the companies investing in energy projects will be settled in a transparent manner. According to a handout, the chief minister held a number …
Provincial Minister for Agriculture Dr Farrukh Javed has said the Punjab government will give 80 per cent subsidy on the installation cost of tube wells run on solar energy. He said this while presiding over a high-level meeting on Sunday that was also attended by Agriculture Secretary Dr Ejaz Munir, …
The Union Ministry of New and Renewable energy (MNRE) has ruled out a rollback of its ambitious roof-top solar programme in Kerala amid the raging solar scam in the State. Instead, the Ministry has plans to strengthen its programmes while ensuring that the people are not taken for a ride …
The replacement of conventional streetlights with the solar ones in two localities of Peshawar Cantonment has not only saved money but also ensured smooth flow of power on the roads and for household consumption. Following remarkable reduction in the electricity bill, the Peshawar Cantonment Board has decided to replace about …
The company already provides engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) services to those who wish to set up solar energy capacity The Welspun group’s energy business has plans to set up solar energy parks across four states. The company has begun work on acquiring land for a 100 Mw one in …
After rolling out red carpet for investments, the state govt plans to back out of high tariffs contracted for nearly 1,000 MW of solar plants Narendra Modi’s Gujarat government, lauded by India Inc for being business friendly, has stumped industry as it seeks to back out of the high tariffs …
Gujarat power regulator to hear petition seeking reduction on grounds that project developers are making excessive profits Charanka Solar Park in Gujarat The Gujarat Urja Vikas Nigam Limited (GUVNL), the off-taker of power in the state, filed a petition in the Gujarat Electricity Regulatory Commission (GERC) last week asking the …
Capital Development Authority (CDA) has allocated funds amounting to Rs 20 million in its budget for the fiscal 2013-14 to shift street lights on solar energy. CDA Deputy Director Streets light said that he would start the work on switching over street lights to solar energy system as soon as …
AK Jha, director (technical) of state-run generation utility NTPC,on Tuesday laid the foundation stone of a 5 MW solar photo-voltaic plant at Village Jhajru near NTPCFaridabad. The project is being constructed on approximately 20 acres of land. The work for this project has been awarded to Eversun Energy Pvt. Ltd. …
Faced with acute power shortage, thanks to its over-reliance on hydro and thermal sources, the Odisha Government is looking to tap solar energy in a big way to meet the challenge. It has finalised a Solar Policy as part of its new strategy of sourcing renewable energy. The Government has …
सौर ऊर्जा से संचालित स्ट्रीट लाइटों की रोशनी से अब खंड के 65 गांव जगमगाएंगे। इसके लिए पंचायत समिति ने 29 लाख रुपए की राशि का प्रस्ताव सर्वसम्मति से पारित किया है। इस योजना को जल्द ही क्रियान्वित कर दिया जाएगा। ग्रामीण क्षेत्रों में बिजली के अघोषित कटों के कारण …
Agency to finance housing schemes for the poor Solar energy will be among the new sectors that will be provided funds by the public-sector Kerala Urban and Rural Development Finance Corporation Ltd (KURDFC), which provides financial support for development programmes of local bodies, KURDFC chairman K. Moideenkoya has said. Mr. …
In a bid to promote solar power production in Odisha, the state government has decided to formulate a solar policy soon. The policy will help streamline production, utilization and management of solar energy in the state, officials said. "We have sought suggestions from different government and private institutions and organizations. …
The EU and China are moving towards a deal to defuse a conflict over alleged dumping of solar panels in Europe, people familiar with the matter said on Friday, aiming to agree a minimum price for Chinese importers above their production costs. “The architecture of the deal is there,” said …
A solar power plant with a 200 kwp (kilowatt peak) generation capacity was formally inaugurated Thursday at the Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics (BBS) building in the city. Planning Minister Air Vice Marshal (Rtd) A K Khandker inaugurated the solar power plant as the chief guest while Statistics and Information Management …
Pakistan and China signed eight documents of cooperation in various areas of economy on Friday for furthering already-strong economic and technical ties between the two friendly countries. The first pact, pertaining to an ambitious long-term project approximately costing $18 billion that would include building around 200 kilometre tunnels, was the …
More and more people are making use of renewable energy in Kanchanpur district, according to officials. Some 12 per cent of the people in the district were found to be using renewable energy until a year ago, said Dinesh Lamsal, assistant energy and environment officer in the district. Lamsal said …
Talcher: AK Jha, director (technical) of National Thermal Power Corporation (NTPC) laid the foundation-stone of a 10-MW photovoltaic solar plant of NTPC Talcher Kaniha on Wednesday. The solar project is being constructed in the NTPC Talcher Kaniha premises at two locations, Patharmunda (2 MW) and Stage II Township (8 MW) …
