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 …
A year after it put in a request for installing solar-powered traffic signals at various points in the city, starting with Madhuban Chowk, the North Delhi Power Limited (NDPL) is still waiting for the Public Works Department
NEW DELHI: With the Central Government clearly shifting focus to renewable sources of energy to meet the future energy requirements, the Government has proposed that all special economic zones (SEZs) should meet at least 25 per cent of their lighting needs through solar energy, a move aimed at making optimum …
New Delhi: In a quiet move for greening its rapid industrialisation plan, the government is making it mandatory for all SEZs (special economic zones) to power at least a quarter of their lighting needs with solar energy. The government also wants at least half of the lighting requirements for billboards …
BPL today said it has forayed into solar photo voltaic lighting solutions and other renewable energy based solutions. The company plans to target four primary market segments -- residential, commercial establishments, infrastructure and the hospitality industry. BPL said in a statement it has created a portfolio of solar energy products, …
K Subramanya In a notification issued on December 3, the Central Electricity Regulatory Commission (CERC) has announced the generic tariff to be paid to the producers of power from renewable sources including wind, small hydro, biomass, non-fossil fuel-based cogeneration plants and solar photovoltaic (PV) and solar thermal power plants. This …
CHANDIGARH: Haryana Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda on Wednesday urged Union Minister for New and Renewable Energy Farooq Abdullah to increase the Central subsidy on solar pumps from Rs.50,000 to at least Rs. two lakh, issue detailed guidelines of National Solar Mission and give sufficient funds to Haryana to make …
This document presented in the one of the side event of COP15, Copenhagen, discusses the lack of access to clean and modern energy in India rural population despite government initiatives in promoting cleaner technologies. The authors explore CDM/POA potential to promote renewables for GHG mitigation while achieving desired energy transformation …
Speech of Mr. Jairam Ramesh, Minister of state (independent charge) for Environment & Forests, at the high-level segment of the UN climate conference, Copenhagen.
This nondescript village tucked in a corner of the border district of Amritsar got the country’s first commercial 2 MW solar power plant on Tuesday. The plant was inaugurated by Union Minister of New and Renewable Energy Farooq Abdullah. Set up by American company Azure Power in IPP mode, it …
Soon, remote villages and small towns in rural India as well as the Australian outback could be powered by self-sufficient sustainable energy-based mini-grids. Australia
The process of arriving at a comprehensive national policy takes more work and deliberation in a democratic set-up than what was displayed in the run-up to India's position at Copenhagen. A deal needs to be made in Copenhagen for sure, but it first needs to be made at home. At …
Jind: The state government has announced a subsidy of 25 per cent on purchase of solar water heaters besides a relief in power bills to popularise the concept of solar power in both urban and rural areas. So far, as many as 20 households have come forward to avail the …
Sirsa: Several functions and rallies marked National Energy Conservation Day here today. A three-day energy conservation fair organised by the authorities concluded here today. TK Dhingra, project direct director of the Haryana Vidyut Prasaran Nigam, said energy conservation was a movement that needed participation of all.
Karnataka plans to add 6000 MW through renewable energy resources in the next four years, a top official said today. The state government had set out three goals in terms of energy. It was focussing on ensuring energy for all, being energy efficient and "greening" energy, Karnataka Energy Department Additional …
