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Policy gap stops investors from expanding power grids in rural IndiaBy : sustainabilityo..., Dec 28, 2015
Lack of clarity on policy governing privately-owned renewable energy-based mini-grids is preventing investors from expanding their network in the hinterlands of north India. Husk Power Systems, which was formed in 2007 and operates over 70 mini-grids in several... Read more.. Subject Tags: policy , Rural Electrification |
Nitish seeks ban on 15-year-old diesel vehicles in BiharBy : sustainabilityo..., Dec 28, 2015
Expressing concern over the alarming level of air pollution in Bihar, Chief Minister Nitish Kumar has directed concerned officials for banning 15-year-old diesel vehicles in the state capital among other measures to improve the situation. Presiding over a review... Read more.. |
Green tribunal notice to Coca-Cola’s bottling plant in UPBy : sustainabilityo..., Dec 28, 2015
Beverages major Coca-Cola has come under the scanner of the National Green Tribunal which has issued notice to the company after finding “alarming facts” in an inspection report of apex pollution monitoring body. The green panel has also directed Hindustan Coca-Cola... Read more.. |
Surface Cleaning of Ganga to Start Next Month Consultative Committee Meeting of the Ministry of Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation HeldBy : sustainabilityo..., Dec 24, 2015
Union Minister for Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation Sushri Uma Bharti has said that Surface cleaning of Ganga will start next month in 10 major cities (Haridwar, Garhmukteshwar, Kanpur, Allahabad, Varanasi, Patna, Sahibganj, Kolkata, Nabadwip and... Read more.. |
PM Modi Flags off the First Electric Bus in IndiaBy : sustainabilityo..., Dec 24, 2015
The Prime Minister presented the keys of the first retrofitted bus to Hon'ble Speaker Smt Sumitra Mahajan who was also present on the occasion. "There is a challenge before the mankind to find a solution to this problem", Modi said. US, France and India have together taken... Read more.. |
AP Solar Corpn sanctions 4,000 MW power parksBy : sustainabilityo..., Dec 24, 2015
Andhra Pradesh Solar Power Corporation Limited has achieved the distinction of sanctioning 4,000 MW of solar power generation parks under the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy. In doing so, it has been chosen as the best government nodal agency for solar energy push. ... Read more.. |
Sanjeev Jaiswal gives green signal for bio-CNG plant in ThaneBy : sustainabilityo..., Dec 24, 2015
With these projects in place, wet waste generated at hotels, vegetable markets and other places will be taken care of. City-based NGO Samarth Bharat Vyas Peeth has been asked to set-up the first such plant at Kopri east on a contract of 10 years. Jaiswal said, "... Read more.. |
KMC eyes pvt hands to manage wasteBy : sustainabilityo..., Dec 24, 2015
The civic body's move to hire 350 private sanitary workers for the collection, segregation and transportation of garbage in the city has not gone down well with the social activists, who are crying foul over the attempts to privatise the waste management system. The... Read more.. |
Ministry of Micro, Small & Medium Enterprises (MSME) launches a scheme for Upgradation of Industries for Energy EfficiencyBy : sustainabilityo..., Dec 23, 2015
So far as Department of Heavy Industry (DHI) is concerned, the Department has always supported green and efficient energy initiatives. However, Ministry of Micro, Small & Medium Enterprises (MSME) have informed that they are implementing a Scheme under National... Read more.. Subject Tags: energy efficiency , industry news , Ministry of Micro , policy , Small & Medium Enterprises (MSME) |
Power Ministry Electrifies 51 Villages in Uttar Pardesh and 13 Villages in AssamBy : sustainabilityo..., Dec 23, 2015
Ministry of Power has electrified 51 villages in Uttar Pradesh last week, Out of these electrified villages, 34 belong to Bareli district and other 17 villages falls in Mainpuri district of the state. Apart from these, Ministry of Power also electrified... Read more.. Subject Tags: Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Gram Jyoti Yojana , industry news , Ministry of Power , policy , power , Rural Electrification |