Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of In Re: News Item Titled "Neglected Katora Houz in Hyderabad’s Golconda Fort Cries for attention appearing in ‘The Siasat Daily’ dated 25 May 2025". The application was registered suo-motu based on the news item titled “Neglected Katora Houz in Hyderabad’s …
Nearly a year after the Narendra Modi government increased the solar power target five-fold to 100 gigawatt (GW) by 2022, the ministry of new and renewable energy (MNRE) has finalised a scheme for achieving the target through rooftop installations and solar parks housing large solar units. The solar power development …
The Water Resources Department will soon open up select stretches of irrigation channels in the State for installation of canal-top solar panels to generate power. The move follows the success of a pilot project to generate one megawatt (MW) of power by installing solar panels atop the Almatti Right Bank …
JAIPUR: Gujarat, which remained the undisputed leader in solar energy generation till recently in the country, has finally been left behind by its close rival Rajasthan, and given the number of projects in the pipeline, the desert state is likely to retain the honour for quite some time to come. …
NOIDA: In order to boost green building movement in Noida, Greater Noida and the Yamuna Expressway Industrial Development Authority (YEIDA) areas, the process of green building certification by GRIHA (Green Rating for Integrated Habitat Assessment) will soon be strengthened. Even though the three development authorities provide incentives to all those …
Renewable energy projects to be financed by the central government could hit the wall, as not a penny has been disbursed from the National Clean Energy Fund (NCEF) for the same. The ministry of new and renewable energy (MNRE) has projects worth Rs 30,000 crore lined up but the ministry …
Part of a mass public transport bus fuelling and vehicle demonstration program, the SmartFuel station, generates 100% renewable hydrogen from solar energy via an electrolyser The US-based leading industrial gases company Air Products recently opened India’s first solar-powered renewable fuelling station in Delhi. Part of a mass public transport bus …
Discussion on to start 1,000-MW plant, which will be commissioned in phases The Adani Group has signed a power purchase agreement with the Tamil Nadu government to set up a 200-MW solar power plant in Ramanathapuram at an investment of nearly Rs.1,400 crore, according to TANGEDCO officials. The group is …
AHMEDABAD: Rajasthan has toppled Gujarat in solar power generation. The home state of the Prime Minister lost the top spot at a time when the Narendra Modi-led central government has embarked on the ambitious target of achieving 100,000MW of solar power by 2022. With a commissioned capacity of 1,047MW, the …
BHOPAL: World's largest solar power project proposed at Rewa in Madhya Pradesh may not receive crucial World Bank funds after the Centre asked the state to form a government-owned company to receive the loan. The state on the other hand is banking on private investors for its big-ticket project. Big …
Asks states to set up single window for all clearances and establish metering and communication infrastructure for RE pooling stations The Centre has started talks with states and Union territories (UTs) to introduce dollar-based solar tariff bidding, to make rates more competitive. Such a move would bring down solar power …
Centre pushes 20 states to have mega plants; generation target of 13,000 Mw The ministry of new and renewable energy is planning to set up around 13,000-Mw of solar park projects by the year-end, after a push from the Prime Minister's Office (PMO). Spread across 20 states, projects would be …
Having a share of 66 per cent of the city’s total power generation, Delhi’s coal-based power plants are a ticking time bomb. They are old and are the biggest air pollutants with the highest manmade carbon dioxide emissions. While the Delhi government has no plans to shut these ailing in-house …
Ministry of New and Renewable Energy is very close to announcing Phase II Batch 2 programme Solar installations in India have gone up to more than 2,000 Mw so far in 2015 due to positive developments in Tamil Nadu. The Modi administration has continued to announce various solar programmes, goals …
Can help achieve grid parity fromday one, says Goyal The Ministry of New & Renewable Energy (MNRE) is looking at a dollar-denominated tariff mechanism for solar power at grid parity (where the price is equal to or cheaper than grid power) as it gears up to reset the country’s solar …
The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy has signed memorandum of understanding (MoU) with 12 countries during the last three years to enhance cooperation in the sector, Parliament was informed today. "The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy has singed MOUs with 12 countries during the last three years. In …
Union Minister Piyush Goyal today said the Narendra Modi government has developed additional 22,500 MW power within its first year of governance. The Minister of State for Energy, Renewable Energy and Coal (Independent charge) told reporters here that in its first year, Modi government has developed 22,500 MW additional power …
The Indian Wind Power Association (IWPA) has scheduled its 4th International Wind Conference - “WE20 by 2020” – for June 22 and 23 at the Codissia Trade Fair Centre in Coimbatore. The Conference is being held jointly with World Wind Energy Association (WWEA), Bonn, Germany. IWPA Chairman and Vice President …
The Government is still working out a target for renewable energy generation capacity addition for the 2015-16 fiscal, even though it has already announced a long-term target of 175 GW by 2022. “We are still working on the target for this year. But I think the planning phase is more …
Around eleven largest 15 solar energy companies operating in India will be participating at the Solar Energy Seminar and Business Summit organised by Indian Industries Association from April 24-26, 2015. The association claims it to be the largest solar energy exhibition in India to be held at Vibhuti Khand in …
The council is planning to install solar panels in 27 of its schools. As a part of its “Rooftop Solar City Project,” the New Delhi Municipal Council on Tuesday launched a 60-KW rooftop solar power plant at a Delhi government school. The project was inaugurated by lieutenant-governor Najeeb Jung, who …
