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 …
The Madhya Pradesh State Government has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with National Hydro Power Corporation(NHPC) to form a joint venture company for taking up the multi-purpose Indira Sagar project.
Japan's Nuclear Safety Commission on Friday expressed regret over its inability to prevent last September's fatal nuclear accident in Tokai, Ibaraki Prefecture."We deeply regret that the Nuclear Safety Commission could not fulfill its duties and we feel a tremendous responsibility over being unable to respond to the public's trust," the …
A total of 177 sites in 13 states, including 39 in Tamil Nadu, have been identified as suitable for wind power projects, said Mr. M. Kannappan, Union Minister of State (Independent charge) for non-conventional energy sources.
Volatile energy prices have made energy an unlikely campaign issue in U.S.-and prompted a lot of hypocritical nonsense from the two presidential candidates. How could America use less oil? : a report.
A 1,100-megawatt nuclear reactor in Japan, closed last week after radiation was found in water that had leaked from cracked pipes, will soon be reopened by Tokyo Electric Power Co Inc, the firm said on Friday.
Decks have been cleared for the Gujarat State Petroleum Corporation (GSPC) for development of six oil fields in Gujarat with the Union Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas giving the go-ahead to the proposal on Wednesday.
Taiwan's sole power supplier plans to lower nuclear power output at the start of the New Year to safeguard against the millennium computer bug, despite claims it has tackled the problem, officials said on Monday.
The Ministry of Non-conventional Energy Sources (MNES) has proposed 'micro siting' of wind power projects, and has come up with a list of 177 locations in the country where wind power projects could be installed.
US energy giant Enron Internationla prefered to invest in India rather than China notwithstanding all the difficulties it experienced in India, according to chairman and chief executive Joseph Sutton. Mr Sutton said the preference was based essentially on the fact that India was a vibrant democracy and China was an …
Union urban development minister Jagmohan said that it was necessary t move towards a pattern of shared responsibility between the public and private sectors to solve water problems. He was speaking at the interactive session with the British Water Mission at the round table. organised jointly by HUDCO anbd CII …
The development of all hydel projects up to 25 MW capacity is now under the control of the Ministry of Non-Conventional Energy Sources. Earlier, only projects under 3 MW came under the MNES, and projects of higher capacities came under the control of the Ministry of Power.
Indian scientists are trying to track down the mythical Saraswati River which is believed to have once winded its course in the northern and western parts of Rajasthan. Piecing together evidences, both historical and archaeological, scientists and excavators are looking for more geological findings to ascertain the existence of this …
Lantana, an exotic species brought to India as a decorative and hedge plant, may no longer be a 'pest', thanks to a Ford Foundation-funded project executed by the Forest Research Institute (FRI)) in Dehra Dun. Experts working at research centres in Haryana, Madhya Pradesh and Orissa, have succeeded in using …
The Tamil Nadu Government has urged the Centre not to sanction new irrigation projects or expansion of the existing ones, mooted by Karnataka, in the Cauvery Basin. Aimed at defending its irrigation interests in the Cauvery Delta, Tamil Nadu has also requested the Government of India to advise the Union …
BP Amoco has stepped up its efforts to popularise di methyl ether (DME), which has better properties than naphtha, as an alternative fuel for power projects. The company feels the time is now ripe for selling DME, as the Union Power Minister, Mr. P.R. Kumaramangalam, is now now keen on …
In order to share experiences regarding the implementation of the decentralised water supply schemes and to debate upon the policy options available in India, the UNDP-World Bank Water and Sanitation Programme - South Asia (WSP-SA) is organising a two-day State Water Ministers workshop on Rural Water Supply Policy Reforms in …
The finance ministry is expected to provide conditional counter guarantee without escrow cover to the $1.2 billion Mangalore power project. The counter-guarantee will be operational only if the projects is terminated.
Bay Area activists set to speak at a teach-in on the human rights and environmental impacts of the oil industry were arrested by Canadian immigration officials last night at Calgary's international airport.The officials told Carwil James of Project Underground and Amit Srivastava of the Transnational Resource & Action Center (TRAC) …
A US-backed plan to build a pipeline for Turkmen gas across the Caspian could be "dead in the water", according to many observers at an oil and gas conference in Baku, and may lead to a radical reconsideration of US policy in the region. Backers of the 2,000km, $2bn trans-Caspian …
