Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of In Re: News Item titled "Nayar river is vanishing - a yatra reveals conservation goes beyond science and policy" appearing in ‘The Down To Earth’ dated 03.06.2025. The original application was registered suo-motu based on the news item titled "Nayar …
ICSSR-funded BITS, Pilani project also found a significant decline in the consumption of fuel in the agriculture sector A scientific study conducted by Birla Institute of Technology & Science, Pilani, has found mismatch between investment in solar energy sources and employment generation in the sector, but has stated that the …
The Finance Ministry has reportedly asked the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy rework funding plans The government’s ambitious plan to roll out solar power-run irrigation pumps for farmers is facing funding challenges. KUSUM (Kisan Urja Suraksha Evam Utthaan Mahabhiyan), one of PM Narendra Modi's pet projects, may see a …
A Greenpeace India, Gujarat Energy Research Management Institute (GERMI) and IWMI-Tata Water Policy Program analysis finds that if solar pumps were to replace traditional water pumps in farms across the country, India could surpass its solar target of 100 GW by 2022. These grid-connected, net metered solar pumps will also …
In their article, "Solar Irrigation Cooperatives: Creating the Frankenstein's Monster for India's Groundwater", Sahasranaman et al. (2018) erroneously conclude that, "the Dhundi pilot...is an experiment that has gone terribly wrong". While the article is full of miscalculations and internal inconsistencies, as fellow researchers, welcome their critique. In the first half …
Scheme taken up at a cost of Rs. 50 cr. Chief Minister Edappadi K. Palaniswami on Thursday made a slew of announcements, including extension of subsidy to 1,000 solar power pumpsets at 90% subsidy, aimed at giving a boost to the agriculture sector. Making a suo motu statement in the …
The big ticket Rs 1.4 lakh crore KUSUM scheme to promote the use of solar power among farmers will be implemented from next month, renewable energy minister R K Singh said today. Recounting the government's achievements in the last 4 years, he exuded confidence that 4 crore families targeted under …
Solar energy has seen successful application, not only in huge MW solar projects in Rewa, Mandsaur and Neemuch and on rooftops of myriad offices and residences, but also in the fields of farmers. Understanding the problems of the farmers, the Prime Minister of the country and Chief Minister of Madhya …
The State government has decided to introduce solar-powered pump sets for farmers with which they would be able to use free power for irrigation and sell the surplus to discoms, Ajay Jain, prinicpal s ELURU: The State government has decided to introduce solar-powered pump sets for farmers with which they …
The UK today joined the India-led International Solar Alliance (ISA) ahead of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's four-day visit to Britain. At an event held at the London Stock Exchange as part of the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting 2018 (CHOGM), Britain formally announced its membership of the alliance, which aims …
Forest officials in Aldara forest of Lakkavalli wildlife division have taken up the implementation of the summer action plan to quench the thirst of animals and birds in the forest. Due to the scarcity of water in the past, animals started entering human habitations. The efforts of the officials to …
Rajahar, like villages in Bihar and Haryana, was selected as a “climate-smart village”, from amongst several other contenders in this drought-prone belt of the western development region in Nepal. The rats worry Nand Prasad Subedi. The large ones poke holes in the mud when the farmers sleep at night. He …
DHRANGADHRA: Manjuben Pagi, a 45-year-old saltpan worker from Little Rann of Kutch (LRK), recalled her daily routine two years ago, when she slogged under the scorching sun in summer. She began her day as early as 4am and worked through the night, operating diesel-run water pumps, ensuring adequate diesel is …
NEW DELHI: The Rs 48,000-crore KUSUM scheme to promote the use of solar power among farmers would be placed before the Cabinet by next month, New and Renewable Energy Minister R K Singh said today. KUSUM (Kisan Urja Suraksha Evam Utthaan Mahaabhiyan) aims to incentivise farmers to run solar farm …
NAGPUR: Energy minister Chandrashekhar Bawankule has directed Mahagenco, Maharashtra Energy Development Agency (MEDA) and water resources department (WRD) to form a committee and draw up plans for supplying solar power to lift irrigation schemes (LIS). The committee's report has to be submitted in a month. The decision was taken in …
Solar-powered irrigation systems (SPIS) offer significant opportunities to facilitate irrigation access in an environmentally-sustainable manner. In India, with a substantial government support in form of capital subsidies, over 100,000 solar pumps had been installed by December 2016. But a subsidy-led approach would be fiscally unviable to achieve deployment of SPISs …
Solar pumps could improve access to sustainable irrigation for farmers in India. The central government is committed to supporting solar pumps through capital subsidy schemes. However, the adoption rate of solar pumps under the current policy has been slow, raising the need to research into alternative strategies to promote the …
The report attempts to bridge the knowledge gap through the analysis of 1600 farmers’ interviews, and 10 focused group discussions with farmers. The study is focused on Uttar Pradesh, the state with the largest population of farmers in the country. It focuses on understanding farmers’ perspectives on farming constraints, their …
Rajahmundry: The state government encourages ‘surya dharana’ (sun worship) in a big way in the state and exposure to sun rays during the early hours of the day that would help people to safeguard their health. Taking part in Janmabhoomi-Maa Vooru programme at Vegeswarapuram of Tallapudi mandal in West Godavari …
NEW DELHI: The solar city initiative, which aims to promote the use of renewable energy in housing societies, was inaugurated by power minister Satyendar Jain at Dwarka on Sunday. Under this programme, rooftop solar installations will be provided at a single point for the entire apartment complex and the electricity …
CHENNAI: In a bid to phase out free power and promote the use of renewable energy, the Tamil Nadu government is pushing for the adoption of solar pumps for agriculture, by offering 90% subsidy to the farmers. In the first phase, it has floated a tender for the supply of …
