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 …
IFC plans to lend $15.75 mn to the company NSL Power, which plans to invest $45 million to set up new wind farms in Maharashtra, is planning to raise around $15.75 million from the International Finance Corporation. NSL Renewable Power Private Limited is the ‘Sponsor’ for Jath Wind Energy Private …
A group of villagers from Bhudargad tehsil in the district has requested MLC and BJP leader Chandrakant Patil to raise in the assembly their opposition to a proposal to construct windmills in the area by allegedly felling over 4,000 trees. Confirming the receipt of a written application from the villagers …
The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) will focus on energy efficiency and renewable energy investments over the next five years and slash its funding for coal projects, a managing director at the bank told Reuters. On Tuesday, the board of directors at the EBRD – a multilateral development …
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Kallpavalli Vriksha Pempakamdarula & Ors.Vs. Union of India & Ors. dated 11/12/2013 regarding ecological and environmental loss as a result of the establishment of the wind mills of Nallakonda wind farm in Andhra Pradesh. Original Source: http://www.greentribunal.gov.in/orderinpdf/92-2013(OA)_11Dec2013.pdf
Britain boosted support for offshore wind farms on Wednesday to attract multi-billion pound investments and maintain its lead as the world's biggest offshore wind market, while it cut subsidies for wind parks built on land. The move comes just one week after Germany's RWE npower scrapped plans for a huge …
The paper gives an overview of the energy resource governance in India. It illustrates the energy-poverty challenge and the emerging energy scenario in the country. The chapters also analyses the economic, social and environmental issues emerging out of rapid development in the energy sector and the challenge of sustainable energy …
An awareness of the potential of renewables beyond power-generation, particularly for heating, cooling, cooking and mechanical applications would greatly enhance their acceptance amongst the public, according to a report released by WWF-India and the Council on Energy, Environment and Water (CEEW) at WWF-India, New Delhi. RE+: Renewables Beyond Electricity is …
The Forest (Conservation) Act, 1980 had been enacted by the Government of India on October 25, 1980 through an Act of Parliament. Since then, a lot of development has taken place by way of framing of Forest Conservation Rules and issue of Guidelines from time to time. The GOI has …
Scheme for promotion of grid interactive power generation projects based on renewable energy technologies for wind power projects of the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy during the 12th Five Year Plan (2012-17).
This report gives guidelines for environmental and social impact assessment for the wind power projects. These could be adopted by project developers, government stakeholders, pollution control boards, and forest departments, in order to upscale wind power generation in India while also incorporating sound environmental management practices. This is an attempt …
Despite China's rapid advancement towards a green economy, the country is facing significant environmental and social challenges that must be addressed if it is to achieve its sustainable development goals, according to a joint report released by China's Ministry of Environmental Protection (MEP) and the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP). …
The U.N. climate chief urged a radical clean-up of the coal industry on Monday to help limit global warming, at an industry meeting in Warsaw condemned by environmentalists as a distraction from the nearby U.N. climate change conference. Christiana Figueres, head of the U.N.'s Climate Change Secretariat, told the coal …
General Manager of Ceylon Electricity Board (CEB) Shavindra Fernando says that a feasibility study will be carried out to establish a wind power project in the northwestern coastal town of Mannar. The proposed wind power project will generate 200 Megawatt of electricity. The feasibility study is carried out as part …
The government will set up the country's largest wind-based power plant at Anwara in Chittagong, having a 100-megawatt (MW) of generation capacity, officials said Wednesday. Power Division official said they have already completed negotiations with a Spain-Bangladesh joint-venture (JV) company -- PIA Group LCC and Bangladesh Alternative Energy System Ltd …
Global warming is set to continue unabated with temperatures rising by 20% by 2035, putting the world on track for a temperature increase of 3.6 degrees, far above the UN target of 2.0 degrees. This is the finding of the International Energy Agency (IEA) in its annual report released on …
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Goa Foundation & Anr. Vs. Union of India & Ors. dated 12/11/2013 regarding status of Dr. Gadgil and Dr. Kasturirangan Reports. RELATED CONTENT News: Curb on mining in Western Ghats. News: Kerala to form new panel to study Kasturirangan report …
Iowa power company MidAmerican Energy, said on Wednesday it expects to build wind farms in Iowa capable of generating about 1,050 megawatts of electricity by the end of 2015. MidAmerican said in a release it agreed to acquire the 500-MW Highland wind site from a unit of privately held U.S. …
Solar and wind power projects too harm the environment. We must generate renewable energy in a responsible way. Solar and wind energy are considered environment-friendly, with zero carbon emissions. These sources of energy are going to be the main elements of India’s proposed march towards a low-carbon-economy. But doubts have …
Entire output of 110MW wind project in Texas bought up by tech giant, in move that displaces coal from supply chain Microsoft is moving to close the gap with other tech giants by agreeing to buy up all of the electricity produced by a Texas wind project to power one …
Some of the world's top climate scientists say wind and solar energy won't be enough to head off extreme global warming, and they're asking environmentalists to support the development of safer nuclear power as one way to cut fossil fuel pollution. Four scientists who have played a key role in …
