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 …
OVER the past few years, as venture capitalists poured money into solar companies and green technology start-ups, the mood in Silicon Valley resembled the sunny days of the dot-com boom in the late 1990s. All that changed this winter. Now, venture capitalists are backing off, leaving some clean-tech entrepreneurs wondering …
PHOTOVOLTAIC cells are already a familiar sight on rooftops. But one day, miniature cells may also be found in more unconventional places: power-generating windows, car sunroofs or even awnings. The new technology is the work of a researcher and his colleagues who developed a way to print ultrathin, semitransparent and …
LOCKHEED MARTIN is best known for building stealth fighters, satellites and other military equipment. But since late 2006 the company has taken on a different kind of enterprise
First Solar Inc on Wednesday reported quarterly earnings and revenue that topped Wall Street estimates, sending the U.S. solar company's shares up 9.4 percent in extended trade. The company also said it began the process of finding a replacement for current CEO Michael Ahearn. First-quarter net income was $164.6 million, …
China must swiftly decouple its rapid economic growth from rising carbon dioxide emissions for global greenhouse gas levels to stay manageable, the authors of a new study said, urging sweeping support to help that transition. The study from Britain's Tyndall Center for Climate Change Research by Tao Wang and Jim …
Tens of thousands of Japanese homes and businesses are preparing to put new solar panels on their roofs, spurred by a subsidy plan going into effect this month. It is a step towards regaining Japan's once-dominant position in solar energy, something that has become a matter of pride for the …
Devesh K. Pandey NEW DELHI: Taking a break from routine car rides and padyatras, the Congress candidate for the Lok Sabha from Chandni Chowk, Kapil Sibal, came up with a novel idea on Monday campaigning on a solar-powered rickshaw in the narrow lanes of the Walled City of Delhi. Much …
Southeast Asia is one of the world's most vulnerable regions to climate change and could face conflict over failing rice yields, lack of water and high economic costs, a major Asian Development Bank report shows. The region's economies could lose as much as 6.7 percent of combined gross domestic product …
Praveen Bose / Bangalore April 28, 2009, 0:55 IST Selco Solar has illuminated the lives of many poor with over 95,000 solar installations. Padmakshi, who lives in Kundapura, in coastal Karnataka, never had any fear of gadgets. At least, she didn
The Indian Institute of Science (IISc) will soon be a testing area for solar thermal technology and the host for a 10 MW solar thermal plant on its campus. IISc signed a MoU with the Centre for Study of Science, Technology and Policy (C-STEP) on Monday, for partnership in technologies …
AHMEDABAD: Imagine a house running only on solar energy. From water heater to every light bulb. This thought could turn into a reality soon, with a sharp rise in number of takers for this alternative and green power source. Advanced solar appliances have become popular among educational institutes and corporate …
A revolutionary change can be made in Sri Lanka by installing solar lighting in every house where there is no electricity, former Councillor, Sri Lanka Deputy High Commission in Chennai, Lakshman Jayawardena told Daily News Business. Having had work experience in India, he said that a large number of people …
A front page report covering over forty column-inch was published in a local English daily on 11th April on the subject. It deserves national attention and urgent action by the government; if it is really serious to go ahead to provide more power within the next two years (by December …
The U.S. Interior Department on Wednesday issued long-delayed guidelines for leasing offshore areas for renewable energy production, opening the door to wind power generation off the coasts. The department's Mineral Management Service (MMS) will issue two types of leases for development of renewable resources off U.S. coasts. Long-term commercial leases …
In times of recessionary environment, any serious impact on costs could mean businesses getting wiped out. Managing energy is a daunting task and organisations in India are trying to cope with the unreliable grid supply by looking at various alternate forms, including renewable energy. Organisations in India have been harnessing …
