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 …
An additional 1188.34 MWs of power is proposed to be added to the generating capacity of Andhra Pradesh during 1999-2000 with the commissioning of units in state sector and private sector besides short gestation plants. This was stated by the Minister for Energy, Mr. Kalidindi Ramachandra Raju, in the State …
India and Oman have reiterated their commitment to the Central India refinery project, a joint venture between the national oil companies of the two countries.
In an effort to protect the Delhi traffic police personnel from vehicular pollution, a solar power operated pollution-free shelter started functioning on Friday at a major traffic intersection in the heart of the city.
A national conference on "Commercialisation of wind energy" got underway at the local Maulana Azad College of Technology at Bhopal on Friday. The conference was inaugurated by MS Sodha, Vice Chancellor of Barkatullah University.
The World Bank prescribed immediate reform in the Bangladesh's energy sector fully privatising both power generation and distribution systems for fresh lending by the donors in this field. Officials said the World Bank tagged the condition to a phase-wise Adaptable Programme Lending (APL) worth 600 million US dollars for carrying …
The Gujarat government is planning to enact legislation to regulate the transmission and distribution of gas in the state. The state government is studying legal implications of such a move, said sources at the Gujarat Infrastructure development Board(GIDB).
Energy conservation and environmental improvemental have acquired a new dimension, with resource crunch and increased awareness on cost competitiveness. There is need for promoting and creating awareness on the adaptability of relevant energy saving technologies, says Mr.P.L.Pattison, senior project implementation officer, Asian Development Bank.
Sri Lanka, where landmines have left hundreds dead or maimed in the protracted ethnic conflict, says it is not yet ready to sign the Ottawa Convention on Anti-Personnel Landmines. The Foreign Minister, Mr Lakshman Kadirgamar, who stated this, however , stressed the importance of the Ottawa Convention for a total …
British consumers will soon be able to buy "green" electricity following the launch on Thursday of a new tariff generated principally by renewable energy power stations. The company offering the service Ecotricity, a joint venture between the Renewable Energy Company and utility Thames Water plc, was formed as part of …
Government has enhanced the outlay for energy recovery from urban and agricultural waste from Rs 4 crore in 1998-99 to Rs 12 crore in 1999-2000. This will give a boost to projects promoted through the national programme on energy recovery from urban, municipal and industrial wastes, and projects on development …
The Orissa government has taken steps to arrange the required Rs 106 crore for achieving 100 per cent rural electrification in the state by March 2000. State energy secretary TK Mishra told the Financial Express that 72 per cent of the total 50,972 villages in Orissa have already been electrified. …
The Karnataka Cabinet on Monday gave administrative approval for the Karnataka Power Corporation Limited's (KPCL) proposal to set up the 210 mw seventh unit costing Rs 520 crore at the Raichur thermal power station.
In what could be termed as a positive sign for the speedy completion of the Rs 3,600 crore Assam Gas Cracker Project (AGCP) at Tengakhat in Dibrugarh district and the commencement of production thereafter, which has been hanging fire for nearly two decades due to the non-settlement of the gas …
The power and water tariff in the Capital are likely to be hiked follwing Planning Commission's observation that their prices needs to be restructured. The Deputy Chairman of Planning Commission, Mr K C Pant, during the annual plan discussions with the Delhi Chief Minister, Ms Sheila Dikshit, reportedly emphasised the …
The Numaligarh Refinery has started receiving the first batch of crude oil which marks the beginning of the commissioning process of this prestigious refinery, a release states.
DVB : The proposal for setting up two main flyash brick manufacturing plants at the Indraprastha power station is "in an advanced stage of finalisation and likely to be implemented in a couple of months," Delhi Vidyut Board has submitted in a city court.
Upper house members from several parties in Japan decided to submit to the current Diet session a bill to introduce daylight-saving time in Japan in April 2001. The lawmakers from the Liberal Democratic Party, the Democratic Pary of Japan, the Social Democratic Party and others believe the proposal will draw …
The Delhi Vidyut Board Chairman, Mr. Virender Singh, held out hope of a more comfortable summer this year for the Capital's citizens with the undertaking gearing up to meet the peak demand of about 2,600 MW.This demand would be met to the extent of 850 to 900 MW from the …
In semi-arid Tumkur district of Karnataka, the villagers of Kodavathi and Yadavanne panchayats, Kunigal taluk, are witnessing a vibrant, silent revolution. Thanks to a package evolved by a group of scientists of the Indian Institute of Science (IISc), Bangalore called Sustainable Transformation of Rural Areas (SuTRA). The development programme hinges …
scientists in the us have called for genetic maps to be made of all the possible pathogens that could be used as biological weapons. Such information could be used to develop quick tests to detect and thwart any attack by other countries or terrorists, they claim. Speaking at a meeting …
