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India is expected to touch 260GW renewable energy capacity by 2024According to an official, India is expected to achieve a renewable energy capacity target of 260 gigawatt by 2024. India’s renewable power capacity soared by almost 150 percent in the last five years to 77.6 GW, while the government set a target of 175 GW by 2022. The government is also formulating a policy to build a 30 GW local capacity for manufacturing solar cells and modules by 2024, Anand Kumar, secretary to the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy, said at an event in Delhi. India might surpass the 175... Read more.. |
CSE does first-of-its-kind environmental rating of the Indian fertilizer industry under its Green Rating Project (GRP)Environment minister Prakash Javadekar releases rating report in New Delhi. This is the 7th industrial sector to be rated by GRP. GRP is a unique programme that rates Indian industry for its environmental performance. It is regarded as India’s only independent, rigorous and credible programme of its kind Report finds Indian fertilizer sector to be among the best in the world in energy use and GHG emissions. But its record on water use, water pollution and plant safety is a cause for concern. “The Indian... Read more.. |
UP govt clears state's first floating solar power plant on Rihand DamThe Uttar Pradesh cabinet chaired by Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has cleared a floating solar power plant on Rihand Dam with an investment of Rs 750 crore. It will be the first water surface floating solar power plant of Uttar Pradesh and biggest in the country. The state cabinet cleared the project that will fetch investment of Rs 750 crore, UP government spokesman Shrikant Sharma told reporters here. He said the water surface floating solar power project will generate 150 MW power and will be completed... Read more.. |
Netmagic partners with Tata Power to build 50 MW solar projectNTT Com- Netmagic, one of the leading managed hosting and multi-cloud hybrid IT solution provider in India, has announced a partnership with Tata Power, one of India’s largest integrated power company, to build its first 50 MW Solar Photovoltaic (PV) power plant in Solapur, Maharashtra, India. This initiative enables NTT Com-Netmagic to meet the green energy needs and optimise operating costs. This solar power project is aimed at reducing CO2 emission at an average by about 70,000 tonnes per annum, with the... Read more.. |
India’s coal capacity-needs threatens climate change goalsIndia expects that its coal energy generation will grow by 22% by the end of 2022, putting climate change goals – just recently reported as being on-track – in severe jeopardy. That’s the word from Ghanshyam Prasad, chief engineer at the country’s Federal Power Ministry, who told Reuters that the country’s coal capacity is likely to reach 238GW over the three-year period. India’s Coal Minister, Pralhad Joshi previously stated that the demand for coal for the year March 2018-19 had spiked by 9.1% and 991.35... Read more.. |
Don’t reduce purchase of green power: Andhra Pradesh High CourtThe Andhra Pradesh High Court ordered the state power transmission firm to refrain from arbitrarily reducing the power it evacuates from renewable projects, giving a breather to developers who have set up more than 7,500 MW of solar and wind energy capacity. Several wind and solar power developers early last week moved the high court against AP Transco, complaining it had backed down on buying power generated by projects without attributing a reason or any abnormality on the national grid. The interim order... Read more.. |
Amidst heavy rain, Ness Digital Engineering conducts afforestation driveA team of volunteers from Ness Digital Engineering, a global provider of digital transformation and custom software engineering services, conducted an afforestation drive in Bengaluru and Mumbai, India to encourage awareness and action for the protection of the environment. The urban afforestation drive is a part of Ness’s Corporate Social Responsibility initiatives, which are focused on improving the quality of life in our communities and safeguarding our environmental resources. Over 150 Ness volunteers... Read more.. |
India turns to dispatchable renewables to ease grid constraintsThe state enterprise Solar Energy Corporation of India (SECI) issued at the beginning of the month a tender for 1,200MW of renewable power that can be used to alleviate peak demand issued on the grid, in effect mandating the use of energy storage systems (ESS). An invitation has been issued for bids to build, own and operate renewable generating facilities and enter into 25-year power purchase agreements (PPAs) with SECI. Solar and wind (or combined or hybrid systems) must be capable of dispatching power to... Read more.. |
The green protocolThe National Institute of Rural Development and Panchayati Raj (NIRD-PR) campus in Rajendranagar is an urban oasis. Visitors entering the campus are greeted with the sounds of birds chirping and a microclimate that feels a few degrees cooler than the rest of the city. The campus introduced a Green Protocol in April 2016 and has made significant strides in reducing carbon footprint. A board at an intersection of roads, ahead of the main administrative block, outlines how the campus roads have been laid using... Read more.. |
India's Chennai rapid growth threatened by water shortagesDozens of billion-dollar companies. Thousands of high-paying IT and manufacturing jobs. Luxury apartments towering over the Bay of Bengal. The southern Indian city of Chennai has one of the world's fastest-growing economies, but it's out of water, threatening to put a brake on all that growth. In Chennai, a coastal city of about 10 million and the capital of Tamil Nadu state, rapid development and rampant construction have overtaxed a once-abundant natural water supply, forcing the government to spend huge... Read more.. |
India must opt for sodium and hydrogen fuel cells, says C.N.R. RaoBharat Ratna recipient C.N.R. Rao, who is the president of Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Research (JNCASR), on Monday said the country’s focus should be making fuel cells from sodium and hydrogen. Lithium, cobalt not available The market is currently attuned towards lithium-based fuel cells but that element is not available in the country as also cobalt. Both the elements are crucial in making of batteries to power mobile phones, laptops and even electric vehicles. “The government has... Read more.. |
State should utilise potential in energy conservation sector: BEEThe Bureau of Energy Efficiency (BEE) has sought the views of Andhra Pradesh in formulating the new Energy Conservation Act. The agency will conduct a consultation meetings with stakeholders on tweaking the Energy Conservation Act as per current issues and future possibilities. Director-general of BEE, Abhay Bhakre has invited the views of Andhra Pradesh as a state that is at the forefront of implementing energy efficiency systems. In an official communication to state energy secretary Nagulapalli Srikant,... Read more.. |
Hindustan Unilever’s water conservation project reaches 51 districtsHindustan Unilever Foundation (HUF) initiated Water for Public Good under Water Conservation Project which reached to over 5,000 villages in 51 districts, 10 states and 2 union territories across India under Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) with a specific focus on water conservation, building local community institutions to govern water resources and enhancing farm based livelihoods through adoption of judicious water practices. HUF also supports several knowledge initiatives in water conservation and... Read more.. |
Green Manufacturing: A Step Towards Low Carbon FutureManufacturing companies in India are leveraging green chemistry in the manufacturing process which proves to be less harmful for the environment. Every other day the world witnesses a sad calamity, with every passing minute we move a step closer to global warming. As per a study by IQAir AirVisual and Greenpeace, 7 of the world’s 10 most polluted cities are in India. The biggest sources of pollution are generally household emissions, industrial emissions and transport. We need year-round measures on a... Read more.. |
Mahindra e-Verito price cut by Rs 80,000, E-Treo by Rs 20,000, Indian Army adds in fleetThe company will implement the benefits to the customers immediately across its product range. The reduction in tax will be a step towards the growth of the electric vehicles which will help the country in its target of adoption of electric vehicles for first and last-mile solutions to be achieved said the Mahindra Electric CEO Mahesh Babu in a statement. Mahindra e-Verito price & Mahindra E-Trio The Mahindra e-Verito price after reducing the GST cut will cost Rs 10.71 lakh on-road price. That includes... Read more.. |
Tata motors to set up 500 public fast-charging stations for Electric vehiclesTata Motors, which is an auto major platform, has now plans to launch 500 public Electric vehicles charging stations with the fast charging facility by 2021, along with the Tata Power. The Electric vehicles charging station would be to set up in the major cities, to begin with, and the first 300 are set to be located in metros such as the Pune, Delhi, Mumbai, Hyderabad, and Bangalore. The President of the Tata Motors, Shailesh Chandra, revealed that the EV market is held back by the barriers such as the price... Read more.. |
Climate change real; govt, businesses, individuals must fight it together:Environment secretaryClimate change is real and it is the collective responsibility of government, industries and people to fight it, environment secretary C K Mishra said on Thursday. "Climate change is real. If India says something on climate change on global platform, it is on your (industries) behalf. I believe climate change and global warming should not be government's business alone. Each one of us has a selfish interest in why we should do it," Mishra said. He said government is willing to provide all support to industry... Read more.. |
IATA Focus on CORSIA as Air India Takes Pole PositionAir India is taking the lead on aviation sustainability along with IATA in India to help create an understanding of requirements for Monitoring, Reporting, and Verification (MRV) for airlines in India flying internationally. MRV is the first stage of ICAO’s Carbon Offsetting and Reduction Scheme for International Aviation (CORSIA). “Having participated in the [European Union-Emissions Trading Scheme] EU-ETS, we have faced challenges and complexities of compiling data. We have offered to help Indian carriers... Read more.. |
Tata Cleantech Capital Limited signs MoUwith IREDATata Cleantech Capital Limited (TCCL), a Joint Venture of Tata Capital Limited and IFC Washington (World Bank Group) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Indian Renewable Energy Development Agency (IREDA) to promote the cause of Renewable Energy in India. The MoU was signed by Mr. Praveen P Kadle, Managing Director and CEO, Tata Capital and Mr. K.S. Popli, Chairman and Managing Director, IREDA. Both the organisations are specialist Cleantech Financing Institutions deeply invested in their... Read more.. |
SAIL stands committed to Jal Shakti Abhiyan, specific measures adopted towards water conservationSteel Authority of India Limited (SAIL) is observing August 2019 as water conservation month across all its Plants and Units. Standing firm towards judicious use of the every natural resource, the Nation’s steelmaker is committed to the Jal Shakti Abhiyan and has been taking specific measures to sustainably use this natural resource. SAIL has, through consistent efforts, achieved 75% reduction of specific water consumption over the last two decades from 15.03 m3/TCS in 1995-96 to 3.44 m3/TCS in 2018-19. This... Read more.. |
50 Charging Stations for Electric Vehicles to Come Up in HyderabadFifty centres to charge electric vehicles would be set up in Hyderabad, the Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) said here onFriday. The GHMC signed an MoU with the EESL (Energy Efficiency Services Ltd) in this regard, a GHMC release said. GHMC Mayor Bonthu Rammohan said EESL would set up the public charging centres at 50 places belonging to the GHMC. Earlier Olectra-BYD, a leading player in electric public transport system, announced that its eBuzz K9 electric buses have begun commercial operations... Read more.. |
Exide's JV plant with European co to be commissioned by DecExide Industries Ltd on Saturday said its JV plant with Switzerland-based Leclanche SA in Gujarat will be operational by December. The company had last year entered into a joint venture (JV) with the European firm for manufacturing lithium-ion batteries for electric vehicles. "About Rs 100 crore has so far been invested in the facility and an equal amount will be pumped in within March," Exide Industries MD and CEO G Chatterjee told reporters here. He said the JV is initially for installing three assembly... Read more.. |
Green energy companies seek High Court directions to Andhra PradeshRenewable energy companies have approached the Andhra Pradesh High Court seeking directions to the state from curtailing generation from wind and solar power plants. The state is continuing with its practice of backdown of renewable energy plants though they enjoy a ‘must-run’ status. The companies are frustrated as the curtailment starts around the time when wind speed is high and the plants can generate up to full capacity. Andhra Pradesh is curtailing generation from its wind and solar plants and instead... Read more.. |
Will make Rajasthan hub of solar energy: Chief Minister GehlotRajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot on Saturday said his government will bring in a policy to make the state a hub of solar energy. He said efforts are being made to generate 10,000 megawatts of additional power in the state in the next five years. "The government is going to introduce a new solar and wind energy to make the state a hub of solar power," Gehlot said. The chief minister said a 1,000 MW solar park is being developed in Nokh, Jaisalmer, by the Rajasthan Solar Park Development Company Limited.... Read more.. |
Subsides soon to make batteries in IndiaIndia is close to finalising a direct subsidy plan for battery manufacturing to fire up its clean energy switch. It will in December, invite bids from global players to ‘Make in India’ under the plan that, in addition to subsidy benefits for 10 years, will offer a host of incentives such as depreciation and zero import duty on key inputs. “A number of incentives are being looked into to make it attractive for manufacturers to set up facilities … Subsidy proposal is being examined by the Expenditure Finance... Read more.. |
