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 …
Bengaluru: Last year, Bengaluru saw a surge in citizens trying to switch over to solar power. And, many are not just using the environment-friendly mode of power but also giving the excess back to the grid and making money. Though the state government's solar policy hasn't made much difference to …
Total installed solar power generation capacity in the country touched 7,805 MW mark by June-end this year with Rajasthan topping the charts with 1,294.60 MW, Parliament was informed today. Tamil Nadu and Chhattisgarh followed Rajasthan with grid connected solar power generation capacity of 1,267.41 MW and 1,123.36 MW respectively as …
Surat: If all goes well, the Diamond City is all set to become `Solar City' in real sense. The Surat Municipal Corporation (SMC) is set to launch a survey to access the ground situation and readiness of households, educational institutions, commercial establishments and industries, for installing rooftop solar plants, starting …
Assuming a three-year product life and a target of three lanterns per household, this corresponded to about two million jobs globally, more than... Switching from fuel-based lighting – such as firewood and kerosene lanterns – to solar-LED systems also create two million potential new jobs in developing countries like India, …
Ahmedabad, The Gujarat High Court today issued notice to the state government in response to a PIL alleging corruption in contracts for the development work at the country's largest solar power project in Santhalpur tehsil of Patan district. A division bench of Chief Justice R Subhash Reddy and Justice V …
Ghosh said efforts to improve energy efficiency or substituting dirty fuels by solar or wind energy would bring about only incremental benefits. THE CONSUMPTION patterns of the western countries and their lifestyles are completely at odds with the fight against climate change, author Amitav Ghosh has argued. Neither technology nor …
AURANGABAD: In order to nourish and nurture creativity, Deepshikha Foundation - NGO working for green cause organised a workshop to make solar cookers, for students of Onkar School, at Varah Mihir Science Centre in Wajarwadi village in Aurangabad taluka, on Sunday. "The workshop was designed to create awareness in the …
Coimbatore: Lakshmi Machine Works (LMW) has designed and developed a solar-powered 'mini-ring frame' spinning machine which it said would benefit the Khadi industry, empower youth, boost self-employment and women empowerment even in remote villages. The LMW was requested to develop a new spinning machine for producing yarn out of coir …
Unfriendly net metering norms are tripping rooftop solar adoption in the country Think of colleges and universities, you think of expansive, flat-topped buildings and large, verdant campuses. India has 36,670 of them. All of these (as well as many of the 14 lakh schools) are excellent candidates for rooftop solar …
SMC inks MoU with Solar Energy Corporation of India Aiming to generate solar power through rooftops of buildings in Surat Municipal Corporation (SMC) limits, the civic body Monday inked an MoU with Solar Energy Corporation of India (SECI). The memorandum of understanding (MoU) engaged SECI, a central public sector undertaking …
ARUSHA, Tanzania (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Mkarima Tarimo, managing director of Tarimo Industries, a Tanzanian company producing ice cream, yogurt and fruit juice for export to Europe, is a happy man. Since January, the firm, based in the northern town of Arusha, has relied purely on solar power to drive …
Many households in impoverished regions around the world are starting to shift away from inefficient and polluting fuel-based lighting -- such as candles, firewood, and kerosene lanterns -- to solar-LED systems. While this trend has tremendous environmental benefits, a new study by Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab) has found …
For the first time, researchers have successfully measured in detail the flow of solar energy, in and between different parts of a photosynthetic organism. The result is a first step in research that could ultimately contribute to the development of technologies that use solar energy far more efficiently than what …
MIT scientists have developed an inexpensive, solar-powered water treatment system for rural Indian villages, which lack affordable potable water and electricity. The researchers have designed, built and tested their prototype system, and their next step is to implement it in a village outside of Hyderabad. For the water treatment system, …
The Minister made this announcement on Sunday when he laid the foundation stone of one Megawatt solar power plant at the Amritsar Railway Station. Union Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu has said that in the near future, solar panels would be installed in all railway buildings across the nation. The Minister …
The Karnataka Electricity Regulatory Commission's (KERC) recently approved mechanism for forecasting, scheduling and deviation settlement is likely to pose a challenge for wind and solar power generators in Karnataka, says ICRA. "The recent KERC regulations pose a challenge to wind and solar energy generation entities in Karnataka due to the …
Banks and financial institutions have sanctioned about Rs 78,830 crore funding for clean energy projects, of which Rs 33,482.83 crore has been released till March end this year, Parliament was informed today. "Banks and financial institutions (FIs) have supported (renewable energy) projects of 30,983.70 MW capacity with sanction and released …
The UN Industrial Development Organisation (UNIDO) is preparing a road map for 100 MW (megawatt) concentrated solar thermal (CST) capacity for the next five years in India, a top official said. "We are preparing a road map for 100 MW (megawatt) concentrated solar thermal (CST) capacity for the next five …
Solar panels can supply 7-8 kW power to KSEB grid : The district panchayat office here on Sunday commissioned a 15-kW solar plant, forgoing the conventional battery back-up system. The new system will drastically reduce the investment envisaged on setting up energy-saving projects. The solar panels, installed at the office …
The Ernakulam district unit of the Agency for Non-Conventional Energy and Rural Technology (ANERT) is organising spot registrations for the roof-top solar home plant scheme being supported by the Union and State governments. A statement from the Public Relations Department said that the beneficiaries would be chosen on the basis …
