Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of News Item titled "Chennai Citizen Connect: Captain Cotton Canal nearly choked due to garbage dumping appearing in the DT Next dated 11.05.2025". The application was registered suo-motu on the basis of the news item titled Chennai Citizen Connect: Captain Cotton …
PUNE: The city has failed to secure a spot in the Centre's 'Solar City' list, which was released last week. However, the Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) is keeping its fingers crossed as it is hopeful that Pune may find a place in the subsequent lists, expected to be released within …
A 8kv solar power generating plant, established at a cost of Rs 15.20 lakh, is already functional at Kuppanna Park in the city. It produces nearly 14,400 units of power per annum. The power is intended for the lights in the park and is expected to save up to Rs …
Mahabubnagar in Telangana and Vijayawada in Andhra Pradesh are among the 60 cities/towns proposed to be developed as ‘Solar/ Green Cities” across the country under a scheme launched by the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE). At least one city in each State, and up to a maximum of …
The government has approved a proposed master plan to develop 50 solar cities, for which master plans have been prepared for 46, an official statement said on Sunday. Three of these cities under the programme are planned to be set up the national capital region, the ministry of new and …
Guwahati and five other cities in the Northeast will be developed as solar cities to reduce dependency on conventional energy, a top official has said. The six cities – Guwahati and Jorhat in Assam, Kohima and Dimapur in Nagaland, Itanagar in Arunachal Pradesh and Agartala in Tripura – will be …
The State Government has prepared a master plan to develop the Capital as a solar city. The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy has shortlisted Bhubaneswar along with 54 cities in 27 States for development as solar cities under Solar Cities programme. The Ministry has been implementing the programme under …
As many as 55 cities in 27 states and union territories are currently being developed as solar or green cities, parliament was told today. So far, 55 existing cities in 27 states/UTs are being developed as solar cities in the country under 'Development of Solar Cities programme', Power and New …
Only 20 persons applied for NOC needed for connectivity to sell power Though Chandigarh has been declared a model solar city, its residents are not showing much interest in offering rooftop of their houses for installation of solar energy panels. According to sources, certain private players have launched some ‘lucrative’ …
In order to make Vijayawada a Solar City along with 60 more cities in the country, Vijayawada Municipal Corporation has finally taken initiatives to fulfil its promises pertaining to it. The civic body is all set to use solar energy produced on its own premises, soon after the proposed five …
In its bid for the ‘smart city’ tag, the New Delhi Municipal Council (NDMC)’s solar project is gathering momentum. The civic body will inaugurate the Solar Roof Top Power Project on Tuesday at a government school in its area. The council has also initiated a policy under which households can …
The state has not been able to showcase concrete work on Centre's ambitious plan to convert select five Bhopal, Indore, Gwalior, Jabalpur and Rewa into solar cities in three years of time. The plan, aiming at reducing conventional energy use by 10% by switching to non-conventional sources of power and …
Declared a Model Solar City in 2013, Chandigarh on Wednesday moved a step closer towards accomplishing the goal of using solar energy for powering its growth when a 210 kWp Grid-tied Rooftop Solar Photovoltaic Power Plant was inaugurated at the postgraduate government college. Speaking at the inauguration Kirronn Kher, MP, …
By 2021, city will need 975MU of power every year : The draft master plan for a Solar City project in Kochi, with a financial outlay of Rs. 696.59 crore, was presented before various stakeholders on Monday. The proposal drawn up by the All India Institute of Local Self Governance, …
Far-flung and less-developed areas in New Delhi Parliamentary constituency could soon have public toilet facilities built by private companies as part of their Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) activities. The initiative taken by New Delhi MP Meenakshi Lekhi in her constituency under the Swachh Bharat Abhiyan seeks to bring in public-private-partnership …
Raipur city is among the nine other cities chosen by the Centre last year among the ‘Pilot Solar Cities’ for implementation of its ambitious ‘Development of Solar Cities Programme’, according to the annual report of the Union Ministry of New and Renewable Energy for 2013-14. The other eight cities chosen …
In order to give a major push to Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s solar energy mission, the city administration has brought its environment ministry’s Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Management Centre (EEREM) under the ambit of the power department. The EEREM has identified two models, one for the government buildings and …
NASHIK: Plans are afoot to make Nashik the first solar city in Maharashtra by making solar panels mandatory in buildings with over 10 flats. For this, the state government is mulling a change in the Development Control (DC) rules of the city's draft Development Plan (DP) that would provide builders …
The country's first floating solar power panel will come up on a waterbody beside the Eco Park at Rajarhat New Town by November. Solar power expert and former advisor to the state power department SP Gon Chaudhuri said that a 15KW solar power generating panel would be set up on …
Departments concerned in dark on current power consumption While many cities in the country have submitted Detailed Project Reports and drafted master plans to conserve energy for the Union government’s Solar City project, Kochi is yet to complete stage one. A DPR enlisting the power distribution pattern in Kochi city …
The state government which is keen to provide uninterrupted power supply to Bangalore city plans to make the silicon city a solar city . Energy Minister D K Shivakumar in his three-hour reply in the Assembly said his department has made a presentation in this regard in Electronics City. “We …
