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 …
Kate Galbraith WIND AND solar power have been growing at a blistering pace in recent years, and that growth seemed likely to accelerate under the green-minded Obama administration. But because of the credit crisis and the broader economic downturn, the opposite is happening: installation of wind and solar power is …
CHANDIGARH: Gurgaon and Faridabad in Haryana have been selected for development as solar/green cities under a scheme of the Union Ministry for New and Renewable Energy, an official spokesman said here on Thursday. While approval in principle has already been received for Gurgaon, it would be received soon for Faridabad, …
Wind and solar power grew at a blistering pace in recent years, and that growth seemed likely to accelerate, especially in the United States under the green-minded administration of the new president, Barack Obama. But because of the credit crisis and the broader economic downturn, the opposite is happening: Except …
The High-Level Dialogue between India and the EU met in Delhi on 3-4 February alongside the Delhi Sustainable Development Summit (DSDS) under the joint chairmanship of Nitin Desai and Sir Crispin Tickell. The main outcome was an agreement to prepare a report on high-level institutional mechanisms for more effective cooperation …
ROYAL Dutch Shell, censured twice by Britain's ad police for exaggerating its commitment to green issues, is hoping to avoid controversy in its latest ad campaign. It isn't clear if it has succeeded. The Anglo-Dutch oil giant drew fire from activist groups like Green- peace and Friends of the Earth …
Cooper Hospital set for green makeover MUMBAI: Dr R N Cooper Hospital in Vile Parle will be the city's first-ever green hospital. The BMC was forced to go back to the drawing table after the ministry of environment and forests insisted that it consider alternate sources of energy and other …
School is the lastplace most kids would want to spend a Bali holiday but grown-ups will enjoy the lessons at Green School, www.greenschool.org. The Indonesian island's latest attraction is a private international primary and soon-to-be-high school, established to give an education steeped in environmental awareness. To that end, Green School …
India has made considerable progress in harnessing new and renewable sources of energy such as solar, wind, biomass and small hydro. A renewable power capacity of over 13,500 MW has been installed, which is about 8% of the total installed capacity in the country and contributes about 3% to the …
Mithradham, implying 'the abode of the Sun and the house of a friend' is an NGO based in Chunangamveli, a beautiful village in Kochi, Kerala. Headed by Dr George Peter Pittappillil, the Mithradham Trust was founded in 1998. "Our NGO is engaged in cultivation, processing and marketing of spices from …
Electricity generation through solar energy can prove to be economical in numerous remote villages like Tiruvannamalai in Tamil Nadu that faces massive power cuts.
Imagine creating a 5 million new jobs in the current recession scenario. Barack Obama's new clean energy stimulus package coupled with an investment $150 billion over a period of 10 years could make it possible. In a world where the developed nations like US are over-dependent on the depletion non …
This report is primarily addressed at policymakers and others concerned about gender and energy issues in India. The ministerial structure as it relates to energy in India is given as an appendix for the benefit of readers both within and outside India. Typically, a gender audit exercise is carried out …
Energy can be saved in homes by adopting the following measures: Using renewable energy devices/systems such as solar water heaters, solar cookers, solar lanterns, solar home systems, solar generators, and other devices; Retrofitting some components of solar passive architecture, for example, sunshades, double glazed windows, smart glazing, window overhangs, roof …
In developing countries, the progress of large populations is held up because of a lack of access to the energy required for long-term economic and social development. This past year has seen dramatic volatility in oil prices. Volatile energy prices are impacting energy security, balance of payments, inflation, and economic …
Homes/buildings that incorporate concepts of solar passive design and utilize energy efficient equipment and devices, which run on renewable energy, are called energy efficient solar homes/buildings. Such homes/buildings provide comfortable living and working conditions, both in winter and in summer, with minimal consumption of electricity. Energy efficient homes/buildings can save …
Spain's Ministry of Industry investigates large scale PV plants after construction and finds two-thirds false reports. Unfinished projects are now threatening to exhaust the quota for 2009.
With the aid of small island PV systems, a German-based aid foundation is bringing light in the huts of Ethiopia's rural population. The solar energy is also awakening the energy of the people themselves.
