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 …
New Delhi based Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) study has documented global best practices in environment regulations for the wind power sector. "India is the only country in the world with sizeable wind power installations but very little green norms to manage its environmental fallouts," says Kanchan Kumar Agarwal, …
Wind power, seen as a green energy source, can exert substantial impacts on the ecology, says a report released by Centre for Science and Environment (CSE). The report has documented the environmental impacts of wind power in many parts of the country including Maharashtra.
Environmental activists and experts have said that “green norms” are needed to regulate the country’s wind energy projects. It should include mandatory environment impact assessment (EIA), they added. The country’s wind power capacity wind power is expected to double in 2017. Many projects have been planned in forest areas and …
Japan and the Republic of Maldives have signed an agreement regarding the Joint Crediting Mechanism, a partnership which aims to mitigate greenhouse gas emissions. Under the agreement, Japan will help Maldives reduce its G.H.G. emissions thereby contributing to international efforts of preventing global warming. Both countries will establish a joint …
A recent study conducted by the Center for Science and Environment (CSE) has indicated the need for proper management of environmental regulations for the growing wind power sector in the country. The study also highlighted that in the last 27 years, 3,454 hectares of forestland has been provided for wind …
Technologists have prepared a road map for building a sun-charged, smarter direct current (DC) power micro grid system that suits the power sector, mainly in the ecologically sensitive Himalayas. “This system will be secure from terrorist and virus attacks, stable, low cost and reliable for sustainable energy sector in the …
Wind power can exert substantial impacts on the ecology and needs strict regulations to manage its environmental impact says this report released by Centre for Science & Environment. It documents environmental impacts of wind power in many parts of the country including Maharashtra. Wind power, seen as a green energy …
Sindh Environmental Protection Agency (SEPA) has deferred further process on 150-megawatt wind power project owing to various technical flaws in its Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) report. The project is to be installed at Jhimpir by M/s UEP Wind Power (Pvt) Limited. According to details, during public hearing of the referred …
One purpose of wind turbines is to provide pollution-free electric power at a reasonable price in an environmentally sound way. In this focus issue the latest research on the environmental impact of wind farms is presented. Offshore wind farms affect the marine fauna in both positive and negative ways. For …
In the full glare of Washington’s summer sunshine, Barack Obama unveiled what he called “a co-ordinated assault on a changing climate” on June 25th. He promised to deploy almost every green weapon at his disposal, from better insulation in public buildings to loan guarantees for clean energy. To engage the …
To woo more power projects to Gujarat, the state government is planning to come out with a bouquet of new power policies that will focus on the renewable energy. Sources in energy and petrochemical department said, “We are ready with the draft of revised solar policy, solar rooftop and solar …
A Chinese company is setting up a 50-megawatt wind energy project in Pakistan's Sindh province at an estimated cost of $120 million, while having plans to launch nine such projects in future. Hydro-China International Engineering Company Limited has vowed to set up a 50-megawatt wind energy project in the province's …
Small hydro power projects totalling 6,000 Mw in Ganga river basin in Uttarakhand have been affected by Chaturvedi panel proposals Following the declaration of a 130-km stretch of the Bhagirarthi River Valley between Gomukh and Uttarkashi as an eco-sensitive zone by the ministry of environment and forests (MoEF) in December …
ISLAMABAD, June 24: Pakistan is joining a new World Bank programme which would carry out mapping of renewable energy resources, producing for the first time rich and nationwide data for the country. The government has requested the support of the World Bank and the Renewable Energy Resource Mapping Initiative of …
Tamil Nadu, which has been enjoying leadership position in wind energy sector in India, may lose out on its top position now as investments are now shifting towards Gujarat and Rajasthan. According to industry representatives, investment for setting up wind farms in Tamil Nadu have dropped to around Rs 600 …
Cutting power plant emissions and protecting coastlines on the agenda in landmark speech by president Barack Obama is due to map out America's first climate change strategy on Tuesday, cutting greenhouse gas emissions from power plants, shoring up coastlines against flooding and sea level rise, and helping advance an international …
KARACHI: A Chinese Company is coming up with a 50 MW wind energy project in Gharo, some 60 kilometres from here. This was stated by Vice-President of the HydroChina International Engineering Company Limited, Wang Youngqiang, here on Monday. He said that the cost of the project has been estimated at …
KARACHI - A Chinese company is coming up with a 50MW wind energy project in Gharo, some 60 kilometres from here. This was stated by Vice-President of the HydroChina International Engineering Company Limited, Wang Youngqiang here on Monday. He said that the cost of the project has been estimated at …
Hyderabad: The Industries Department is working out the mandatory green code for all industries and factories in the state. As per this code, it will be essential for all industries to provide a compulsory 15 per cent of their area for vegetation. They will also be required to go in …
