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 …
This document contains the CERC order dated 9 Nov 2010 (Petition No. 256/2010 (suo‐motu)) on "Determination of generic levellised generation tariff (FY 2011-12) under Regulation 8 of the Central Electricity Regulatory Commission (Terms and Conditions for Tariff determination from Renewable Energy Sources) Regulations, 2009 and Central Electricity Regulatory Commission (Terms …
CLEAN energy initiatives are expected to figure in the meetings between President Obama and PM Manmohan Singh. India and the US are likely to announce the setting up of a centre for cooperating on developing clean energy, including solar power and biofuels. This is part of the green partnership that …
Gujarat has taken the lead among states in solar power. And it has a plan: to integrate solar into its power ecosystem by working on both the demand and supply sides, report Himanshu Darji, Mitul Thakkar and Shelley Singh WHEN HIS DESIGN DIDN
Talks with FIs, state governments on for 1,000-Mw capacity; may also float subsidiary for solar EPC. After a small presence in the biomass energy sector, Areva, the French energy major, is betting big on solar power in India. It plans to float two subsidiaries for channelising investment to the tune …
The role of local governments is of direct tangible importance to climate adaptation debates because, although many processes are global, most impacts will be local. At a practical level one important way in which panchayats can make an important contribution to reducing greenhouse gas emissions is by helping in the …
This, the 22nd edition of the World Energy Council's Survey of Energy Resources (SER), is the latest in a long series of reviews of the status of the world
A new era in renewables is clearly round the corner. Things seem to be moving on the right track, but there is a need to have clear-cut norms and proactive policy to coagulate funds and resources right along the board in the renewable energy space Jaideep Mishra Solar power remains …
New and Renewable Energy Minister Farooq Abdullah today said that as many as 10,000 remote villages across the country will be electrified with renewable energy sources by March 2012. Much of the power is slated to come from the first 1,000 mega watts (MW) added to the national grid as …
THE government will make it mandatory for mobile phone towers to be powered by solar energy, a move it hopes will cut pollution and tamp down a key driver of diesel consumption in the country. However, this would raise construction costs by up to 50% for cellphone operators such as …
JAIPUR: Solar energy to illuminate Ajmer Sharif The holy shrine of saint Khawaja Moinuddin Chishti in Ajmer will be soon illuminated by solar energy as the authorities undertook a project to introduce solar energy based public lighting system in Jaipur. The Union minister for non-conventional energy Farooq Abdullah sanctioned a …
Chandigarh: The Haryana Power Generation Corporation (HPGCL) is venturing into solar power generation by setting up solar energy-based power plants at Panipat, Yamunanagar and Khedar in Hisar. HPGCL plans to tap the vast solar energy potential and earn carbon credits by generating power through this clean source. The projects will …
Hubli: The South Western Railway (SWR) proposes to harness wind energy as part of its clean energy policy. The Railways plans to generate 10.5 MW by setting up a wind mill unit at an estimated cost of Rs 65 crore. Speaking at a seminar on
With a view to protect standing crops from wild animals, particularly elephants, the forest department of Uttarakhand is going to guard fields with solar fencing. In this exercise the department would seek the assistance of the Uttarakhand Renewable Energy Development Authority (UREDA). Though, as the old experience suggests, even this …
The Chief Minister Shri Shivraj Singh Chouhan released a brochure - "Ratlam - The Investment City" at Mantralaya here today. Published by Ratlam city MLA Shri Paras Saklecha "Dada" specially for Khajuraho Global Investors' Summit-2010, the brochure underlines investment potential of Ratlam. The brochure gives key information about geographical advantages, …
The Ministry for New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) expects that the number of players eligible for bidding under the Phase-1 of the National Solar Mission will be shortlisted in a week and the bids for developing solar power projects to be invited in next 15 days. This follows the requests …
AHMEDABAD: In order to promote the planned development on coastal areas of the state, the Gujarat government may come up with a special scheme to encourage builders to develop integrated townships near the seashore. While addressing a gathering at the inauguration ceremony of the Godrej township on SG Road, chief …
