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 …
Nagpur: Last few budgets saw a huge difference between deeds and words of central government when it came to environment and wildlife conservation. But with Modi government talking a lot about it, environmentalists hope that the centre will make amends and increase allocation for the ministry of environment, forests and …
India has attained the fourth position globally in installed wind power capacity after China, U.S. and Germany as a result of various steps in the “right” direction, the Economic Survey said today. With the legal framework in place for the International Solar Alliance (ISA), the brainchild of Prime Minister Narendra …
"With depleting conventional sources, the need for alternative and renewable sources of energy is increasing day by day. Unless scientists develop not just workable but scientifically scalable models in renewable energy sources and device for effective storage of these resources, India cannot progress in the field of non-conventional energy," said …
The Federal Government has inaugurated the distribution of 20,000 solar-powered lighting system as part of efforts to provide electricity to rural communities. Acting President Yemi Osinbajo launched the programme yesterday at Wuna village, a rural community in Gwagwalada Area Council, Abuja with the distribution of 200 units to the villagers …
This report was produced in partnership between Carbon Tracker and the Grantham Institute at Imperial College London. This study analyses the potential for continued cost reductions in solar photovoltaics (PV) and electric vehicle (EV) technologies to displace demand for currently dominant fossil fuels and mitigate CO2 emissions. In doing so, …
Providing electricity to the unconnected 1.1 billion people in developing countries is one of the top political priorities of the international community, yet the costs of reaching this objective are very high. The present paper examines whether the objective and the associated costs are justified by the value that target …
BENGALURU: From Infosys, SAP Labs to St Joseph's College and Sri Sathya Sai Medical Hospital, big energy consumers are switching to renewable energy sources, primarily solar. There are many plus points of embracing green energy -reduces dependency on grid by 50%, saves revenue on fat electricity bills and cuts carbon …
The canal-top idea was first tabled at a 2011 Vibrant Gujarat Summit by the then Chief Minister Narendra Modi, said Bela Jani, a spokesperson at state-owned Gujarat State Electricity Corporation Limited (GSECL). The aim was to utilise the area above the canals, saving the government the cost, time and inconvenience …
The ambitious project aims to provide employment to 30,000 women.The ambitious project aims to provide employment to 30,000 women. UDAIPUR: Dungarpur is going to have the first locally-owned Solar Module Manufacturing Plant. The unit would come into operation soon which would be fully owned and operated by tribal women. The …
50 million rural homes without power despite idle generation Screams alerted Dadasaheb Vidhate to the fire trapping three of his children in the family’s thatched-roof hut in rural India. “Neighbours rushed to help douse the fire, but we couldn’t save anyone,” Vidhate, 45, said of the blaze four years ago, …
CHENNAI: It took 8,500 men working two shifts every day for six months - and three shifts for two months - to finish, ahead of schedule, the Adani Group's giant solar power plant in southern India. The vast, 10 sq km project in Ramanathapuram, in the southern state of Tamil …
Neyveli Lignite Corporation (NLC) India Ltd is in the process of giving a major push to solar and wind energy initiatives alongside lignite and coal fired power plants, Sarat Kumar Acharya, NLC CMD, said on Thursday. Addressing the gathering after hoisting the tri-colour at the 68th Republic Day celebrations at …
The utility is saving hydel resources for March-May season With the summer just a couple of months away, the Bengaluru Electricity Supply Company Ltd (Bescom) is laying thrust on solar energy. It wants government buildings to generate and consume solar energy so as to reduce the power demand in the …
Puts on hold decision on approaching WTO panel against US India is delaying a decision on asking for a dispute settlement panel at the World Trade Organisation against domestic content regulations in renewable energy programmes run by eight states in the US as it is hoping to work out a …
Nagpur: Government Medical College and Hospital (GMCH) has been caught on the wrong foot. It planned a solar power project and started executing it without state government's administrative approval. It even appointed Kanyaka Non-Conventional Energy Pvt Ltd as consultant without following the tendering process. The authorities even began to demolish …
Gurgaon: For hotels and industries that have been violating the solar norms claiming installation of rooftop solar power systems is next to impossible in already-built buildings, the state government has come up with an alternative. These industries can now take on lease inexpensive land anywhere in the state and install …
भोपाल। कुलदीप सिंगोरिया। अब आप भी अपने घर की छत पर सोलर पैनल लगाकर बिजली का उत्पादन कर सकते हैं। इसके लिए लगने वाले प्लांट की लागत पर 30 प्रतिशत सब्सिडी के साथ ही आपको नगर निगम प्रॉपर्टी टैक्स में छूट भी देगा। यही नहीं, कॉलोनाइजर्स को और बड़े प्लाट …
India is poised for huge growth in solar energy and it won't stop at the 100GW solar power target to be achieved by 2022, Power Minister Piyush Goyal has said. "The 100 gigawatt target for solar should not be a constraint. India won't stop at 100 GW," Goyal said addressing …
Hundred units of fossil fuel is used to produce one unit of food - consumption of which leads to lifestyle diseases like cancer and diabetes. In contrast, one unit of solar energy can produce 100 units of food which is natural. This is what Vandana Shiva, renowned environmental activist and …
Renewable energy is a fundamental and growing part of the global energy transformation. Increasingly, renewables have become the first choice for expanding, upgrading and modernising power systems around the world. REthinking Energy, the flagship report from the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA), examines trends and developments in the global quest …
