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 …
Chandigarh: Haryana Renewable Energy Development Agency (HAREDA) has decided to install solar photovoltaic (SPV) street lighting system in 56 villages in three more districts namely
SOLAR cells get damaged and lose efficiency from constant exposure to sunlight. Then how is it that plants show little wear and tear though they too capture the Sun’s energy during photosynthesis? The secret lies in the ability of light-capturing molecules in plants to break down and reassemble all the …
New Delhi: The country will begin rolling out hundreds of megawatts of solar power by December next year, ahead of an initial target for an ambitious plan that seeks to zoom production from near zero to 20 gigawatts by 2022. Under its Solar Mission plan issued last year, India is …
R.K. Jain A public sector company successfully took solar lighting systems to a sceptical tribal population in Bastar. In 2008, the public sector company, Central Electronics Limited, undertook a major solar electrification programme in the tribal villages of Bastar in Chhattisgarh. It was co-funded by the Union Ministry of Tribal …
Kakinada, Oct. 9: The use of solar energy for effective drying of fish was stressed at the one-day workshop organised here on Saturday. The workshop on the effective use of solar dryers was organised jointly by department of fisheries, Non-Conventional Energy Development Corporation of AP (Nedcap) and the Society for …
The Swedish government has decided to extend its cooperation to Bangladesh in developing solar energy for helping the country in reducing its power shortage through using renewable energy. Newly appointed Swedish ambassador to Bangladesh Anee Margarete Anneli said this after presenting her credentials to president Zillur Rahman at Bangabhaban on …
Elisabeth Rosenthal TARGET:The issue began during the Iraq war. A convoy of fuel tankers, in Helmand, Kabul, goes up in flames after a car bomb attack. With insurgents increasingly attacking the U.S. fuel supply convoys that lumber across the Khyber Pass into Afghanistan, the military is pushing aggressively to develop, …
Central Steering Committee reviews Rs 473 crore LEH , Oct 6: A high level Central Steering Committee headed by the Secretary, Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) Deepak Gupta reviewed the progress of Rs. 473.00 crore Ladakh Renewable Energy Initiatives here. Under this mega project which is to be …
Chandigarh: A 12.65 crore Solar Photovoltaic Street Lighting System project has been sanctioned by the Centre for Sirsa district. 50% cost of the project would be borne by the Centre and the rest 50% by the district administration under various schemes. A spokesman of Haryana State Renewable Development Agency said …
Kavitha Venkatraman Chennai: Sunborne Energy, which was founded with seed capital from General Catalyst Partners, is planning to raise $ 25 million (approximately Rs 111.80 crore) to finance a slew of solar electric projects the clean energy firm is planning to set up in Andhra Pradesh and Rajasthan among ther …
This report by Greenpeace looks at two projects in Bihar that are using decentralised renewable energy (DRE) to deliver energy services to the people. Says that DRE can plug the deficit and bring development to the state. Bihar has one of the largest power deficits of any state in India. …
Energy efficiency is emerging as a critical piece in the entire clean technology ecosystem. With the government offering support, the sector has become prime entry point for new businesses Paramita Chatterjee EARLY this week, when renewable energy company Auro Mira Energy raised $21 million from a clutch of private equity …
Many countries are facing serious challenges as a result of the lingering global economic crisis. At the same time, all nations share a responsibility to ensure their energy sectors become more sustainable and more secure to manage the risks and impacts of climate change. Over the coming decades, energy efficiency, …
The Indian Renewable Energy Status Report provides a comprehensive review of the current status of renewable energy deployment and policies in India. It starts off with a description of the institutional framework guiding energy development in India
Bharuch Co Powered World’s First Manned Solar Plane Prashant Rupera TNN Vadodara: When the world’s first manned solar powered airplane took off from a Switzerland airfield recently, Gujarat had a role to play in its maiden flight. Some special polymers used in this airplane were manufactured at the Panoli plant …
Chitra Unnithan & Pravda Godbole / Ahmedabad/ Pune September 27, 2010, 0:46 IST Business schools across the country are gearing up for a greener furture
New Delhi: Anil Dhirubhai Ambani Group company Reliance Power is setting up the world's largest solar power plants in the country with an investment of Rs 9,000 crore. The group is planning to generate 600 MW. The company has already identified the sites in Rajasthan and Maharashtra to generate 600 …
Bulgaria plans to put limits on new renewable energy assets to avoid a spike in sensitive energy prices and a collapse of its aging power grid, Economy and Energy Minister Traicho Traikov said on Friday. Traikov said the Balkan country can add up to 2,000 megawatts of new solar, wind …
