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East Central Railway plans to switch over to solar energy for zero emission

By : Sustainability ..., Sep 21, 2020

PATNA: Railways has decided to ensure green mode of transportation and maintain zero carbon emission by switching over to solar energy at its all vital establishments and offices under the ‘save energy’ mission. Railways has also taken various initiatives to ensure...

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65 pc coal-fired power plants may not meet green norms even by extended deadline of 2022: CSE

By : Sustainability ..., Sep 21, 2020

NEW DELHI: Sixty-five per cent of the coal-fired power plants in India may not be able to comply with emission norms, as notified by the Union Environment ministry, even by the extended deadline of 2022, an environment think tank said on Friday. In its latest assessment,...

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Liquidity package: Rs 70,590 crore in loans sanctioned to discoms

By : Sustainability ..., Sep 21, 2020

New Delhi: Loans totalling Rs 70,590 crore have been sanctioned so far to power distribution companies (discom) out of the Rs 90,000-crore liquidity package announced by the Centre, Union Power Minister RK Singh told the Rajya Sabha on Sunday. Of the sanctioned amount, Rs 24,...

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Subject Tags: India , Power

Tesla initiates talks to set up research centre in Bengaluru

By : Sustainability ..., Sep 21, 2020

Bengaluru:Tesla held exploratory discussions with Karnataka government officials on September 10, who are seeking a possible investment by the world’s most valuable carmaker in a research facility in Bengaluru, people familiar with the development told ET. A followup meeting...

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Subject Tags: EV , India , Tesla

Telangana: Low revenue, consumption trip discoms

By : Sustainability ..., Sep 21, 2020

HYDERABAD: Telangana discoms, which are under the weather with mounting debts and inadequate financial assistance, are now faced with more problems. On one hand, revenues from commercial and industrial establishments towards power billing have dwindled due to Covid-19. On the...

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Subject Tags: India , Power

Floating PV driving Odisha solar growth

By : Sustainability ..., Sep 21, 2020

The Solar Energy Corporation of India Limited (SECI) has sent to the Government of Odisha a proposal for setting up 500 MW floating solar projects at the Hirakud reservoir. The agency has already received in-principle approval from the State Government to set up 40 MW...

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Subject Tags: India , Power

Rajasthan could add 22.6 GW of new renewable energy capacity to the grid within a decade

By : Sustainability ..., Sep 18, 2020

A recent report by the Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis (Ieefa) forecasts that Rajasthan could add 22.6 GW of renewable energy to the grid by the end of FY2029-30. This will consist of 18 GW of new solar capacity, of which 3 GW is forecast to be...

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Subject Tags: India , Renewable energy

Delhi govt to release plan to set up 200 EV public charging stations

By : Sustainability ..., Sep 18, 2020

NEW DELHI : All government agencies in Delhi including the three Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCDs), New Delhi Municipal Council (NDMC), Delhi Development Authority (DDA), Public Works Department (PWD), Transport department, Delhi Transport Corporation (DTC), Delhi Metro...

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Subject Tags: charging stations , EV , India

Gujarat govt announces e-vehicle subsidy

By : Sustainability ..., Sep 18, 2020

GANDHINAGAR: The state government on Thursday announced a new scheme for promotion of electric vehicles (two and three wheelers) on the occasion of completion of eleven years of the climate change department in Gujarat. School (class IX and above) and college students who buy...

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Subject Tags: EV , India , subsidy

Reduce rate of power to Rs 5 per unit, demand bizmen

By : Sustainability ..., Sep 18, 2020

Ludhiana: A day after doubts were raised by city businessmen on the claims of state industry minister Sundar Sham Arora that more than 90% of the industry is working in the state, more businessmen have come forward demanding that the state government should take appropriate...

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Subject Tags: India , Power