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 …
LUCKNOW: In a major step towards energy conservation, the North Eastern Railway (NER) has decided to run its three offices of divisional railway managers (DRMs) on solar power. General manager UCD Shreni announced here on Wednesday that DRM offices of Lucknow, Izzatnagar and Varanasi would switch over to solar power …
Chandigarh: Punjab Energy Development Agency (PEDA) has allotted five solar power projects to construction major Punj Lloyd to be set up at locations, including the Golden Temple and the Punjab Assembly.
Since 97% of its fossil fuels are imported, raising the share of renewables to 11% by 2030 is South Korea's solutionBarun Roy / New Delhi August 12, 2010, 0:15 ISTOne might call it the Second Korean War, except that its frontiers are all in the south, its weapons aren
Bindu Shajan PerappadanNEW DELHI: The Delhi Environment Department has started short-listing consultants for its ambitious plan to make 100 government buildings in the Capital energy-efficient without making major changes to the primary structure.
London: Scientists have developed a new green energy harnessing technology which they claim could turn all house windows into a solar power generator. The new solar cell technology involves a unique patented film is developed by Norwegian company EnSol AS and expected to be released commercially by 2016. Chris Binns …
CHENNAI: A high-level business delegation from Bangladesh has expressed its eagerness to invest in solar photovoltaic units that are coming up near Chennai and other sectors such as health care, logistics and IT, said Abdul Matlub Ahmad, president, India-Bangladesh Chamber of Commerce and Industry (IBCCI) on Monday.Addressing the members of …
Rajiv TikooNew Delhi: After the recent release of the guidelines to operationalise the Jawaharlal Nehru National Solar Mission, the solar energy industry is shining bright with optimism. As new players scramble to make the first moves, the incumbents are determined to stay ahead. While some industry players are scouting overseas …
R. Sairam MADURAI: Six major industries in southern districts of Tamil Nadu are planning to establish high-capacity solar power generating plants under a Central Government scheme.They have sent their applications to NTPC Vidyut Vyapar Nigam (NVVN), the power trading arm of State-owned National Thermal Power Corporation (NTPC) and the designated …
Although China is a world leader in renewable-energy technology, it is missing the chance to deploy this equipment on a suitably grand scale at home. (Editorial)
IMAP, Inc., an exclusive global merger and acquisition (M&A;) organization, is pleased to announce the availability of its 2010 Alternative Energy Global Report. The report details M&A; activity in the alternative energy industry by country and region for the last 12 months, growth projections for the remainder of 2010 and …
NEW DELHI: Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit on Thursday launched a youth portal under the Bhagidari scheme of the Delhi Government for channelising the energy of the youth towards the 11-point agenda of development envisaged for the Capital city by her. Speaking at the launch, Ms. Dikshit said the portal will …
Pune Minister for Water Resources Ajit Pawar on Thursday said the state government would soon declare a policy for promotion of solar energy in the state to meet the power demands of the state.
Sustainable Development has been a watchword with governments, and the private sector. The infrastructure sector actually has a positive role to play. Read on
Asia needs more Shanghai Expo-like showcases to make solar power part of governments' mainstream policy agenda Barun Roy / New Delhi July 29, 2010, 0:41 IST The 2010 World Expo in Shanghai will be remembered as unquestionably the world
India first needs to innovate the solution itself, and then focus on the product Arvind Singhal / New Delhi July 29, 2010, 0:03 IST Last week, Kapil Sibal unveiled the prototype of a Rs 1,500 tablet pc aimed at providing an ultra-low-cost solution targeted towards making computer literacy accessible to …
The US Department of Energy has launched an 'artificial photosynthesis' initiative with the ambitious goal of developing, scaling up and ultimately commercializing technologies that directly convert sunlight into hydrogen and other fuels.
The Minister for New and Renewable Energy, Dr Farooq Abdullah, will on Wednesday inaugurate the three-day Solarcon 2010, to be hosted at HICC here, which will focus on issues relating to national solar mission. The event, which will see experts converging from India and some select players from abroad, including …
The Rashtrapati Bhavan, the residence of the country's first citizen, has become the country's first-ever urban habitat to receive the ISO 14001:2004 certification-granted today by UK's Bureau Veritas in view of the various standardised environment management practices adopted by the President's Estate. The day coincides with the second anniversary of …
Smriti Kak Ramachandran NEW DELHI: On a day when President Pratibha Patil completed three years in office, Rashtrapati Bhavan was presented with an International Organisation for Standardisation (ISO) 14001:2004 Certificate for having emerged as the country's first urban habitat with excellent environmental management systems. A year after she assumed office, …
