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 …
Arun Jaitley's maiden budget tries to make electricity environment friendly in a country that has the world's second largest population with moderate per capita power consumption. Besides allocating funds and reducing tax burden on solar and wind power, the finance minister has also attempted to clean coal-fired 1.48 lakh MW …
Chief Minister Raman Singh on Wednesday said that the Central Government has approved nearly 2500 solar pumps for Chhattisgarh. These solar pumps can be utilised in case of irretrievable pumps, he said while chairing the fourth meeting of Chhattisgarh State Rural and Other Backward Areas Development Authority held at the …
RAMGARH: Residents of Jameera and Bahatu in Ramgarh have a reason to cheer with public health engineering department (PHED) putting an end to their age-old water woes. The department has recently installed a solar energy-operated water pump in the region that can function without manual intervention. The pilot project, currently …
The state government has submitted a proposal to the Centre for setting up the biggest solar power project with a capacity for 250MW near the Purulia Pumping Storage Project (PPSP) at Baghmundi for an estimated cost of Rs 1,700 crore. The state power minister, Mr Manish Gupta, told The Statesman …
Projects may become unviable as ministry has got just a third of the budgeted . 1,521 crore for 2013-14 Solar and wind energy companies are waiting for the government to clear subsidies amounting to more than . 1,000 crore as they stare at potentially unviable projects which they had launched …
Dues to equipment makers swell to . 1,000 crore on back of rising demand The government is reviewing the subsidy scheme under its flagship programme aimed at promoting off-grid solar applications such as irrigation pumps, home lights and solar lanterns after its dues to solar equipment makers swelled to . …
Rajasthan plans to produce 25,000 MW of solar power and get recognition as a “green State”. The desert State has also worked out a strategy for exporting power to other States. Additional Chief Secretary (Infrastructure) C. S. Rajan said at a session on “Creating world class infrastructure” organised by the …
IFC and Green Energy Corp to sign agreements soon The state government has approved a proposal for installation of solar panel in roof top of all government establishments in Bhubaneswar and Cuttack area under PPP model and has directed the implementing agency to sign agreements with International Finance Corporation (IFC). …
Rajasthan is likely to get assistance from the National Clean Energy Fund for implementation of the solar pump scheme under the Jawaharlal Nehru National Solar Mission. The Planning Commission has praised the progress made by the scheme in a short duration in the State. Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot has announced …
Sadiccha cooperative housing society on Paud road reduced its monthly electricity bill by almost Rs 10,000 in July, when it first switched over to compact fluorescent lamps (CFL) for its common areas and parking and replaced its worn-out water pump with a new, more powerful machine. The society, comprising 84 …
With conventional power not available in remote areas, the government is preparing to implement solar energy-based pipe water supply scheme, a government of India-assisted scheme, in 18 of Integrated Action Plan (IAP) districts. In the current fiscal, 3,217 habitations have been identified under the scheme which has been designed in …
Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal today sought intervention of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh for restoration of subsidy on solar pumps to 80 per cent. In a letter to the Prime Minister, Badal said during the period 2000-01 and 2003-04, the Centre was providing subsidy for solar water pumps up to …
In a bid to promote solar power production in Odisha, the state government has decided to formulate a solar policy soon. The policy will help streamline production, utilization and management of solar energy in the state, officials said. "We have sought suggestions from different government and private institutions and organizations. …
Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal today urged the Centre to enhance the subsidy on solar water pumps from 30 per cent to 80 per cent. The demand was raised by the Chief Minister during the meeting with Union Minister of New and Renewable Energy Dr Farooq Abdullah here. During …
On World Environment Day on Wednesday, Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit dedicated to the Capital a 345 kW solar energy project under which power distribution company BSES Yamuna Power Limited (BYPL) has started generating power through 1,257 solar panels that have been installed on the roof-tops of eight BYPL offices, including …
Solar tracking pumps As usage of solar energy is gathering momentum, the State government has decided to distribute 2,000 solar tracking motor pumps to farmers in Tamil Nadu. Chief Minister Jayalalithaa told the Assembly on Wednesday that five horsepower pumps would be given to farmers with 80 per cent subsidy. …
Aiming to tackle the impending power crisis in summer, the state government today announced 40 per cent subsidy on purchase of solar pumps to encourage farmers for using these pumps for irrigation. A government spokesperson said the Chief Minister, Parkash Singh Badal, had sanctioned Rs 5 crore for providing the …
Punjab will this month start giving farmers a 70 per cent subsidy on solar-powered submersible pumps for drip irrigation, which would help save 40 to 60 per cent water, besides electricity when demand peaks. Some experts feel the decision has come a little late in Punjab, known for adopting innovative …
Firm has already set-up 5 Mw and 33 Mw projects under the tariff-based bidding as a part of National Solar Mission Mahindra group's three-year-old foray into the solar power sector is in the midst of takeoff. The company says that it could set-up as much as 500 megawatts of solar …
AHMEDABAD: Not just humans, even animals prefer flowing water. The drought-like situation in the Gir area has shown that water holes filled by wind or solar powered pumps attract more animals than those artificially filled by tankers. Officials said stagnant water is less preferred. At a watering spot with flowing …
