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NITI Aayog, MoSPI to build database for quality energy policy

By : sustainabilityo..., Mar 28, 2016

Government's think tank NITI Aayog and Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation (MoSPI) will build a robust database for energy sector to enhance quality of energy policy formulation...

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Subject Tags: energy , policy , Research

Green penalty may go up from Rs 1 lakh to Rs 5 crore

By : sustainabilityo..., Mar 28, 2016

Seeking to impose a serious and effective deterrent to prevent violation of environmental laws, the Centre plans to introduce an amendment bill proposing to scale up the fine to a minimum of Rs...

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Subject Tags: environment , policy

Government Holds Manufacturers Responsible for Collection of e-waste:New e-waste Management Rules 2016

By : sustainabilityo..., Mar 28, 2016

With nearly 17 lakh tonnes of e-waste generated annually in the country, the central government today fixed responsibility of manufacturers for collection of e-waste and announced to levy...

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Subject Tags: E Waste , policy

Env ministry introduces new laws for plastic waste disposal

By : sustainabilityo..., Mar 22, 2016

New laws have been introduced by the environment ministry for disposing and handling plastic waste, amending the plastic waste management and handling rules, 2011. Union environment minister,...

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Indian State Of Haryana Launches New Solar Policy, Eyes 4 GW Capacity By 2022

By : sustainabilityo..., Mar 22, 2016

The north Indian state of Haryana is the latest one to launch a revised solar power policy to align it according to the central government’s enhanced capacity addition target....

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Subject Tags: policy , solar

India Issues Draft Policy To Incentivise Repowering Wind Energy Projects

By : sustainabilityo..., Mar 22, 2016

As India targets 60 GW installed wind energy capacity by 2022 the government is looking to push the industry towards more efficient and larger capacity wind turbines.

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Subject Tags: policy , wind

Govt to change law to act against polluting industries on the basis of online evidence

By : sustainabilityo..., Mar 9, 2016

The Centre will make necessary changes in existing law to enable use of online data as legal evidence against polluting industries if such units violate permissible emission\effluent limits....

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Subject Tags: policy , pollution

Wind energy producers to get incentives for ‘repowering’

By : sustainabilityo..., Mar 8, 2016

The government wants to replace old, low-capacity windmills with modern machines that can generate much more power from the same location, and plans to offer incentives such as low interest...

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Subject Tags: policy , wind

India’s MNRE consults industry on impact of pending tax law on renewables costs

By : sustainabilityo..., Mar 3, 2016

India’s Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) has requested comments and views from the renewables industry on how the upcoming Goods and Service Tax (GST) Bill may impact the delivered...

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Subject Tags: policy , tariff

Indian State Of Himachal Pradesh Sets 700 MW Solar Power Target

By : sustainabilityo..., Mar 1, 2016

The north Indian state of Himachal Pradesh has set an ambitious target to enhance its solar power power infrastructure.

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Subject Tags: policy , solar power