The Punjab Energy Development Agency has released a draft green hydrogen policy aiming to achieve a green hydrogen and ammonia production capacity of 100 kilo tonnes per annum by 2030. The policy proposes extending incentives under the existing “Punjab Industrial and Business Development Policy 2022” to new green hydrogen and …
It was a significant message painted on the Delhi Transport Corporation's new CNG bus fleet. It said 'Pollution Free CNG Bus' or 'Non Polluting CNG Bus'. And now under instructions from Delhi Transport Minister Parvez Hashmi, this strip is being removed. The buses acknowledge using CNG as their fuel. They …
Pesticide residues may be a affecting the reproductive system of children in developing countries, say researchers in Belgium. A team led by Jean-Pierre Bourguignon from the University of Liege has found that children who had immigrated from countries such as India and Colombia are 80 times more likely to start …
With operations in more than 130 countries and a staff of approximately 100,000, Shell is committed to providing ever-cleaner and more efficient fuels and oil products worldwide. One example of this commitment is the Shell Middle Distillate Synthesis plant in Bintulu, Malaysia. In operation since 1993, it is the first …
At a time when fuel consumption is growing remarkably and environmental pollution increasing exponentially, experts at a presentation on gasohol in Kathmandu, have suggested that the use of ethanol, a rectified spirit that can be used as alternative fuel, can lessen dependency on foreign countries for petrol and save environment …
Mr Justice M.R. Call and Mr Justice R.R. Tripathi of the Gujarat High Court Bench have taken a stance against the Gujarat Government granting sanction to any more pipelines through the Marine National Park (MNP) in Jamnagar.
The Northeast electric power corporation will finalise its decision on setting up a 500 MW power generation unit at west Tripura's generation unit is slated to be one of the biggest in the region.
The Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister, Mr. N. Chandrababu Naidu, said on Tuesday that a high-level committee would be constituted to look into the problems of wastage of energy in the farm sector.
The statistics are fuel for thought. Almost all mobility today depends on a steady stream of petroleum, a dependence that is not sustainable indefinitely. In response to the pressing need to find clean, alternative fuels, a group of automotive and energy industry representatives, together with the German government, has formed …
Madhya Pradesh Electricity Regulatory Commission has approved 14.73 percent increase in power tariff, which would be effective one week after the publication of new tariff by Madhya Pradesh State Electricity Board (MPSEB).
Safety issues at Brazil's controversial nuclear power program came into the spotlight yesterday after a local magazine reported a four-month-old accident at a beachside nuclear reactor. Government officials played down the gravity of an internal leak of radioactive water at the Angra I plant, 80 miles (130 km) west of …
The Orissa High Court has appointed Justice Lingaraj Rath, who has recently retired from Andhra Pradesh High Court, as arbitrator in the ongoing payment dispute between AES Corp-managed Orissa Power Generation Corp (OPGC) and Gridco, the state-owned transmission concern.
A tiny village, Dhaban, in Himachal Pradesh has come into prominence after a massive oil exploration work was started by a group of experts. There is lot of excitement in governmental circles following the reports that there are large deposits of oil in different parts of the state. If the …
It is heartening that a tremendous wave of enthusiasm for community self-help efforts for water harvesting and water conservation has been sweeping across the state of Andhra Pradesh. Such initiatives could not have been more timely, considering that the state generally referred to as one of the granaries of India …
The Housing and Urban Development Corporation has agreed in principle to finance the Rs 875-crore Krishna Water Supply Scheme to provide drinking water to the twin cities. This was announced by Union Minister of State for Urban Development Bandaru Dattatreya at a press conference after reviewing the various urban development …
Thaksin Shinawatra Thailand's prime minister has called on his fellow countrymen to do their patriotic duty by taking off their dark jackets. The premier said tropical Thailand could significantly reduce its energy consumption if office workers would take off their suits so that they no longer required such powerful air …
Madhya Pradesh State Electricity Board (MPSEB) has yet not decided that it would be purchasing electricity from other states. State government has not only given green-signal for purchase of power but it has also decided to provide amount to the tune of Rs 5 crore every day for the purpose.
Russian environmentalists are crying foul at the rejection of a petition on the issue of spent nuclear fuel, saying that the Central Electoral Committee threw out signatures on the document for trivial technicalities.
The National Thermal Power Corporation (NTPC) has opposed the Finance Ministry's three-pronged proposal for pushing the mega power projects. The proposal featured co-promoting the Reliance-SEAP-promoted 3,960-MW Hirma porject in Orissa, selling power from the project to the States and also buying out the plant in the event of termination of …
With the Assembly elections round the corner, the West Bengal government has identified more than 1,000 moujas located in remote rural belts where it will provide electricity generated from an unconventional source-solar energy.
