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 …
Maharashtra, Gujarat and Tamil Nadu hold the top 3 spots Rooftop solar installations in India have crossed 1 GW, according to the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy’s SPIN portal. SPIN is an online application for expediting project approval, reporting submission and monitoring the progress of implementation of rooftop solar …
Project in Kurnool to have 1200MW pumped storage The State government on Thursday approved the proposal of Greenko Energies Private Limited (GEPL) for the establishment of India’s largest Integrated Renewable Energy Project (IREP) at Pinnapuram village in Panyam mandal of Kurnool district. The project comprises 1000 MW solar and 550 …
Advisor to Governor, K Vijay Kumar today reviewed the functioning of Science & Technology department and the initiatives taken to harness all forms of renewable energy in the State. K Vijay Kumar while chairing a meeting which was attended by Secretary Science & Technology, Fayaz Ahmad, CEO JAKEDA and other …
Agra: In order to make rooftop solar power plants more affordable to the people of Uttar Pradesh, the state government has announced an additional subsidy of Rs 15,000 per kilowatt (KW) or a maximum of Rs 30,000 for installation of solar plants after the Centre announced 30% subsidy on the …
The move by Directorate General of Trade Remedies (DGTR) recommending a hike in safeguard duty on Chinese and Malaysian solar cells to 25% from the earlier 15% has left domestic solar panel producers in a state of confusion. At the same time, industry officials aver that an immediate increase in …
The Indian solar manufacturing had asked for 95 per cent safeguard duty on imports The Indian government is likely to impose a safeguard duty (SGD) of 25 per cent on solar cells and modules imported from China and Malaysia for the coming two years, increasing the cost of more than …
The first half of the year saw around four VC funding worth over $16 million and three debt financing deals worth $364 million in India The corporate funding, including PE and M&A;, in the solar energy sector in India, has seen an investment of $380 million during the first half …
Total global corporate funding in the solar sector touched USD 5.3 billion in the first half of this year, up 15 per cent over last year, amid uncertainty in the industry owing to Trump tariffs and the Chinese subsidy pullback, global consulting firm Mercom Capital Group said. Corporate funding, including …
The rising electricity costs resulting from classrooms turning smart and digital in the state is driving school authorities towards another smart move - harnessing solar energy. KOZHIKODE: The rising electricity costs resulting from classrooms turning smart and digital in the state is driving school authorities towards another smart move - …
Prime Minister Narendra Modi government’s overzealous approach towards solar power generation and solar module manufacturing appear to be unsustainable. As it is, more than 25,000 mw of thermal power generation capacity is on sale and buyers are hard to find. This idle capacity is one of the major contributors to …
Of 5MW capacity; to cost Rs. 17.71 crore Solar projects of 5MW capacity will be installed on top of South Delhi Municipal Corporation (SDMC) buildings, the Standing Committee said on Thursday. The panels will be installed on 1,100 buildings, an official said. These will include schools, community halls and parking …
Vadodara airport will switch to solar energy for its daily operations to cut down electricity cost and adopt green energy. In the first week of September, a solar plant with capacity of 675 KW will be commissioned at the new integrated terminal building of the airport. “We will be saving …
Limited domestic availability of floats is a big challenge and the industry has to depend on European or Chinese suppliers Efforts from state governments such as those of Maharashtra and Uttar Pradesh to develop floating solar plants might hit the financial-viability hurdle. Industry officials said that non-availability of the primary …
Renewable energy sources satisfied more of Germany’s power demands than coal during the first half of 2018, marking a shift towards clean power as the Bundesrepublik continues to debate how best to phase out coal. According to data released on Tuesday (10 July) by the German Association of Energy and …
The ambitious project of Guru Nanak Dev University to have a solar energy plant on its campus is nearing completion. The university has installed solar panels atop 12 roofs. These panels will be installed on top of more six buildings in a month. The university authorities had approached the Solar …
Integration of large-scale variable renewable energy (VRE) generation resources -- wind and solar -- into national grids has been gaining importance as costs of these technologies, especially that of solar, continues to fall rapidly. However, there continues to be a lack of a framework to systematically analyze the role played …
A simple, low-cost solar water purifier (SWP) for rural households, which does not require electricity or waste precious water has been developed. The SWP consists of four tubular solar water heaters attached to a manifold. Non-potable water is filled in the SWP after filtering with four-layered cotton cloth and heated …
India has consistently been climbing up its Global Innovation Index (GII) rankings since 2015, but the country still has to improve on many indicators to catch up with China and others in the list of 126 nations. The latest GII rankings, released in New York, put India at 57th position …
Adani Green Energy’s 100 MW plant at Sardargarh village can turn out to be a game changer Set up by Adani Green Energy Limited more than a year ago, Punjab’s largest solar power plant of 100 MW at Sardargarh village in Bathinda is turning out to be a game changer …
In 1995, India became a member of the World Trade Organization (WTO) incurring obligations to provide market access to goods from other countries. The initial phase of trade liberalisation led to a sudden increase of imports in countries which lacked competitive manufacturing facilities. However, gradually many countries developed indigenous manufacturing …
