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 …
Global telecom body, GSM Association (GSMA), and Bharti Airtel’s tower arm Bharti Infratel said on Wednesday that they have partnered to develop and promote green technologies for telecom tower infrastructure in the country. The collaboration will entail working together to convert 1,000 Bharti Infratel towers into green sites, which will …
Corporate Environment Responsibility is as important as Corporate Social Responsibility, as the world faces grave climate change challenges, Mr J.M Mauskar, Special Secretary, Environment Ministry, said here on Tuesday. Addressing an event on “Green Buildings', Mr Mauskar said all corporates, especially builders, need to have internal regulations in place to …
Of the 1,100 MW of solar power projects awarded to various developers under the National Solar Mission, projects of a total capacity of 221 MW have been completed, according to the Minister of New and Renewable Energy, Dr Farooq Abdullah. But this number is “subject to verification of documents,” the …
From mosques, to homes and streets, Pakistanis are increasingly seeing the light and realising that year-round sun may be a cheap if partial answer to an enormous energy crisis. "It's the best thing I bought this winter," says Sardar Azam, a former civil servant retired to a river-side home in …
Dwindling supplies of metals, water and biomass could slow the deployment of clean energy technologies by 2035, a study by research organization the Stockholm Environment Institute and by business initiative 3C showed on Tuesday. Governments and companies are increasingly developing low-carbon technologies to reduce their dependency on fossil fuel-based energy …
Should solar thermal be preferred over photovoltaic solar power ? Concentrated solar power (CSP) or solar thermal technology is to be given substantial allocation in the second phase of the national solar mission (2013-2017). This was revealed by the joint secretary in the ministry of new and renewable energy, Tarun …
Compact Fluorescent Lamps (CFL) to be provided free to 14.62 lakh huts A proposal aimed at strengthening the power transmission network at a cost of about Rs.3,573 crore has been sent by the State government to the Union Ministry of Economic Affairs for seeking financial assistance from the Japan International …
Rajasthan govt issue fraud certificates to Cong MP for solar projects In a major scam, seven associates of the Lanco Group, an infrastructure company owned by Congress MP Rajagopal Lagadapati, were granted commissioning certificates in January by a Rajasthan government body for seven 5 MW solar power plants each in …
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today asked South Korean businessmen to help India expand its burgeoning solar and nuclear power sectors by investing in these environment-friendly technologies. "We are committed to increasing energy efficiency and the share of renewables, including solar and nuclear power, in our energy mix," Singh told a …
Power crisis has spurred engineering students to devise energy-saving projects this year What if you had an application in your building that could track which household uses the maximum electricity and could calculate extra tariffs for that specific household? Would the timing and duration of load shedding differ for everybody …
A US-based photovoltaic cellmaker has termed the sourcing policy under India’s national solar mission as “self-destructive” and said it discourages competition. Maja Wessels, First Solar’s executive VP, global public affairs, said prices of solar photovoltaic cells are not coming down due to lack of competition. “It makes more sense for …
A megawatt scale grid-connected photovoltaic power plant was commissioned on 27 December 2009 in Yalesandra in Kolar district in Karnataka. The Yalesandra plant is one among more than 20 such Megawatt size solar power plants in India during the past few years. The performance of this plant during its first …
Even as the Obama administration works overtime to wind down two wars, in Iraq and Afghanistan, it could well be on the brink of opening up a new battle front — an economic slugfest with China. This week the U.S. Commerce Department announced, after months of hand-wringing and suspense, that …
Washington/New York The United States dealt a blow to US solar panel manufacturers and boosted shares in Chinese rivals when it imposed unexpectedly low duties on imports from China, though the move still drew fire from China industry representatives. The action, made public late on Tuesday, adds to trade tensions …
ALLAHABAD: Amid growing emphasis on adopting alternative and environmental-friendly means to meet energy demands, the first solar power unit of Uttar Pradesh has started functioning on the outskirts of the city. Situated at Naini, about 25 kms from Allahabad, the 5 MW solar power plant developed by Kolkata-based company, EMC …
A 32% increase in the price of diesel in the past two years and large-scale theft of the fuel have made tower cos go green DEEPALI GUPTA & GULVEEN AULAKH MUMBAI | NEW DELHI On March 14, Indus Towers, the world’s largest telecom-tower company, said it would replace diesel generators …
The US Commerce Department will begin imposing duties on solar panel imports from China, after finding that Chinese solar manufacturers receive unfair government support. Though the announced duties were far below the complainants' requests, the decision is still expected to increase trade tensions between Beijing and Washington, which have already …
Says cost of production has come down considerably S. Ratnakumar, energy expert and Managing Director of Kerala State Cooperative Rubber Marketing Federation Limited, has said that given the present technological advancement, scientists are hopeful that solar power will reach the grid parity in the country by 2017. Talking on the …
MOSCOW: Though the Russian capital is not known for its sunshine, authorities believe the city gets enough sunlight to afford solar-powered bus stops. The stops, which will use solar energy collected during day to provide lightning for passengers at night, are part of the City Hall's strategy for tackling Moscow's …
A number of solar mission projects operational only on paper. The Government has decided to act tough with 14 companies which did not commission their solar power projects in time. NTPC Vidyut Vyapar Nigam Limited (NVVN), the power trading arm of the state-owned National Thermal Power Corporation, penalised them by …
