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 …
Three high-level committees, private consultancy giving shape to it The Puducherry landscape might soon be dotted with solar-powered households, government buildings and public lighting under a plan to make this grid-lined former French enclave a ‘solar city.’ The ‘solar city’ initiative, spearheaded by the Renewable Energy Agency of Puducherry (REAP) …
With the objective to increasing its solar power consumption and thereby reducing its dependence on conventional power, the Coimbatore Corporation on Saturday commissioned solar panels at its main office, a few health establishments and also schools. A release from the civic body said that at the main office, the civic …
Taking the 'solar city' dream of Rajarhat New Town a step ahead, the New Town Development Authority (NKDA) is working on installing LED streetlights on a 30-km stretch in Action Area I and II. The LED lights have already been installed along the Rajarhat main arterial road. Not only on …
If BJP comes to power, the first thing we will demand from the government is to give the status of full statehood to Delhi, said Delhi BJP chief Harsh Vardhan. Hoping to wrest seven Lok Sabha seats in national capital, BJP on Wednesday made an array of promises like granting …
The Diamond City will start producing nearly 3.35 lakh units of solar power per annum from next month. Solar roof top panels with a capacity of generating 1,250 kilowatt (kw) are functional at 15 places. Surat is to become one of the solar cities in India under the solar mission …
The geographical location of Mumbai provides the city with almost 300 days of sunlight in a year, making sun the most abundantly available source of energy that we are yet to tap into. The ministry of new and renewable energy launched a comprehensive solar plan for 60 cities called the …
Remote tribal areas facing low voltage and frequent power cuts can look forward to reliable power supply as HIMURJA has prepared plans for the phase-II of the Jawaharlal Nehru National Solar Mission, envisaging a 2-MW solar power plant at Kaza in the tribal Spiti valley and 50 solar power plants …
MCC to install solar streetlights on trial basis. The much-delayed ‘solar city’ project is expected to make some headway soon as the Mysore City Corporation (MCC) has stepped up efforts in this direction, in association with government departments. As a first step, the MCC plans to install solar streetlights in …
The Aurangabad Municipal Corporation (AMC)'s ambitious 'Solar City' project has taken a back seat, after the union ministry of new and renewable energy did not accept the civic body's proposal seeking 50% grant for the project. The ministry has given in-principle approval for 30% subsidy. AMC's executive engineer Sikander Ali …
The Goal of the program is to promote the use of Renewable Energy in Urban Areas by providing support to the Municipal Corporations for preparation and implementation of a Road Map to develop their cities as Solar Cities. The objectives of the programme are: to enable/empower Urban Local Governments to …
Kochi is yet to submit a detailed project report (DPR) on its existing power infrastructure and proposals for making use of non-renewable sources of energy to qualify itself for the solar city project. Kochi is among the cities being considered for implementing the solar city project of the Ministry of …
The government on Wednesday said it has finalised the master plan to develop 36 cities as solar or green cities. The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy has been implementing a programme on “Development of Solar Cities” under which a total of 60 cities and towns are proposed to be …
If all goes as per plans, Kochi will be the first solar city in the state. However, the Opposition of the Kochi Corporation feels that more clarity is needed regarding the project and its feasibility. Criticising the Corporation Town Planning Committee for not providing adequate data to the International Council …
The ministry of renewable energy of the central government has given approval to UT administration to equip solar energy plants atop private houses but curtailed their number from 300 to 230. "We received the nod last week. Public notices will be issued and if more than 230 residents opt for …
Over four years after the city was chosen to be turned into a 'model solar city', Nagpur Municipal Corporation (NMC) is set to kick-off works, beginning with Rs 9.38 crore of total sanctioned plan of Rs 1,453.10 crore. Having decided to focus on this novel project, municipal commissioner Shyam Wardhane …
IFC and Green Energy Corp to sign agreements soon The state government has approved a proposal for installation of solar panels on roof tops of all government establishments in Bhubaneswar and Cuttack area under PPP (public private partnership) model and directed the implementing agency to sign agreements with International Finance …
City residents, worried about the presence of a mobile tower in their locality, can now heave a sigh of relief as the same would finally be removed. This comes after a part of the mobile policy was revised and finalized by the administration. According to it, the mobile towers would …
The municipal corporation (MC) has decided to tap the sun to light up some of its buildings, taking cue from environment department of the UT administration which has installed solar energy plants at over half a dozen government buildings in the city. The civic body plans to equip 41 community …
The Governor of Punjab and UT Administrator, Shivraj V Patil, has suggested that the schools and colleges in the city should have solar power plants on their rooftops. Also, he said that Chandigarh Housing Board should install Solar Photovoltaic Power Plants on houses already constructed under the slum rehabilitation scheme …
Five years after it was first conceived and a year since its approval, Chandigarh officially became a Model Solar City on Wednesday after Union Minister for New and Renewable Energy Dr Farooq Abdullah launched the project with the inauguration of two rooftop Solar Photovoltaic Power Plants: one at Paryavaran Bhawan …
