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 …
India plans to use International Solar Alliance to popularise indigenously developed solar water pumps across the world, especially in emerging markets, a top official said. "Many countries are not even aware of solar pumps," said Upendra Tripathy, secretary, ministry of new and renewable energy (MNRE), who is also the chairperson …
The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy has blamed banks’ insistence for collateral security for the poor adoption of solar water pumps in the country. India has about 20 million agricultural pumps that work on electricity (supplied free) and another 7 million that run on diesel. The government of India …
Six farmers join hands to harness solar energy for watering their fields and selling surplus power to the grid. Last week, a Solar Pump Irrigators’ Cooperative Enterprise (SPICE) was up and running in Dhundi, a village in Gujarat’s Anand district. Members of this cooperative — the first of its kind …
Power sale agreements signed between NTPC and Escoms The green energy consumption level of Karnataka is set to increase as the State will start getting 500 MW of solar power from the 2000-MW solar park at Pavagada in Tumakuru district from September 2017. Announcing this after the signing of the …
The cooperative that holds the distinction of being the world’s “first solar irrigation cooperative” was felicitated for providing its members “smart income” from energy sales to a local discom. Dhundi Saur Urja Utpadak Sahakari Mandali, a newly-formed solar pump cooperative in Kheda district, was Monday given a certificate of appreciation …
Initiative 'Tiger Tank Waterhole' implemented in Antharasanthe Forest Range Forest department personnel, along with CSS Corp CEO Tiger Ramesh and CSS Corp Senior Director (marketing) Smitha Hemmigae, seen during the launch of the Solar Water Pumping System at Anthrasante Forest, under Nagarahole Tiger Reserve (NTR), in Mysuru district. In order …
Farmers save on expenditure on diesel for pumps used during frequent power cuts Farmers have always demanded quality power to run their pump sets to irrigate their land and blame the electricity supplying companies for erratic power supply. Progressive farmer brothers Shivaraj and Ravi at Khandya, however, bid adieu to …
A group of lawmakers has asked the government to make some crucial policy changes in existing schemes to facilitate low carbon development work in their constituencies and said India's ambitious target of low carbon emissions can be met by local area actions by MPs. MPs and MLAs under the Climate …
Visakhapatnam: Only 51% of 2,861 eligible agriculture farmers in five districts in Eastern Power Distribution Company of AP Limited (APEPDCL) limits are using the solar agriculture pump sets that was introduced by the discom in April 2015 under the Solar Agriculture Pump Set Scheme (SAPSS). A total of 4,125 farmers …
Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu handed over allotment letter pertaining to a solar pump-set to one of the 123 SC/ST beneficiaries, Swarna Guravaiah, during his visit to the Genco power plant at Krishnapatnam here on Saturday. The Chief Minister handed over the letter in the presence of Union Minister for …
The Telangana State New and Renewable Energy Development Corporation Limited (TNREDCL) has decided to install 10,000 solar PV water pump systems in the State by the year-end. According to Managing Director of the corporation C. Srinivas Rao, the programme was being implemented with subsidy from Ministry of New and Renewable …
Visakhapatnam: Having set an ambitious target of adding a minimum total solar power capacity of 5,000 mw in the next five years, Andhra Pradesh is now turning into a major hub for solar energy manufacturing facilities in the country. Major players including Essel Infraprojects, Golden Concord Holdings, Trina Solar Science …
Pune: The subsidy route adopted by the state government in solar policy has failed to cut ice with solar water heater manufacturers, who said the process will result in reimbursement delays, thus, taking a toll on the quality of solar installations. On January 26, TOI had reported about the state …
Achievements of Andhra Pradesh on energy efficiency front to be model for other States Union Minister of State for Power Piyush Goyal has said that the Central government has agreed in principle to invest around Rs. 5,000 crore in Andhra Pradesh for replacement of inefficient / ordinary agricultural pump sets …
Nagpur: In a major jolt to energy minister Chandrashekhar Bawankule, chief minister Devendra Fadnavis has stayed the purchase of solar agricultural pumps. The reason is that there is a huge difference in price of pumps being purchased by MSEDCL and that in Gujarat and Andhra Pradesh. Bawankule had planned to …
The off-grid renewable energy policy, which is due to be placed before the state cabinet soon, is also looking at promoting steam-based solar cooking systems in community buildings like jails, hospitals and government hostels. To meet its power requirements, the state government is planning to install rooftop solar panels on …
GURGAON: Nirvana Country's ambitious solar power project is gaining momentum. On Monday, the upscale township in Sector 50 will roll out an e-tendering bid for the installation of 350kVA solar energy plant. The RWA of the township entered into an project with the Power Grid Corporation of India this year. …
Emphasising the need to rely on renewable sources of energy, the Art of Living Foundation has decided to distribute solar lamps to 200 Scheduled Tribe families in the district. Initiated by the foundation district committee, the lamps would be distributed as part of the rural development programme conceived by the …
Visit the outskirts of Rajkot at Metoda GIDC and satellite dish-like structures are visible at a unit. These aren't TV or radio reception but to harness solar energy on an unprecedented scale. These parabolic solar cookers are at an experimental stage but Vejlibhai Desai, founder of Tiny Tech Products, believes …
BHUBANESWAR: With 285 gram panchayat (GP) headquarters of the State out of reach of pipe water supply scheme, the Government has directed the Rural Development Department to ensure that these panchayats are provided safe drinking water under the solar energy-based dual pump scheme. As many as 68 panchayat headquarters of …
