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Himalayan Cleanup Campaign carried outThe NSS cell of Rajiv Gandhi University (RGU) in collaboration with the Integrated Mountain Initiative/ Sustainable Development Forum of Arunachal Pradesh (SDFAP) conducted the ‘Himalayan Cleanup Campaign (HCC)-2019’ on the university’s campus on Sunday as part of the cleanup programme which is being conducted across 12 Himalayan mountain states of India. The volunteers collected waste from different locations in the campus and conducted waste audit after proper segregation and data tabulation. RGU Vice... Read more.. |
Maharashtra: Over 300 schools will run on solar power, become self-reliantOver 300 zilla parishad schools in Nagpur will run on solar power before Diwali making them completely self reliant when it comes powering up their classrooms. Schools will get anywhere between 1KV to 1.5KV solar panels installed which will generate power in the off-grid system (not rooftop solar). Chintaman Wanjari, district education officer, said, “Tender for this project has already been awarded and within a couple of months the entire project will be completed.” TOI was the first to report about this... Read more.. |
Asian renewable investment to overtake upstream oil and gas spending in 2020Renewable energy investment in the Asia-Pacific region will overtake spending on oil and gas exploration by 2020, consultancy Rystad Energy said on Monday. Total capital expenditure in renewables will rise above $30 billion in the region by 2020, just overtaking investment into exploration and production for oil and natural gas, the consultancy said. India, Australia, Japan, Vietnam and South Korea will be the leading destinations for investment in Asia, according to Rystad. The company focuses on China... Read more.. |
Gas-based plants’ revival, EV infra on priority list of government in second inningsRevival of gas-based power plants and putting up electric vehicle infrastructure are expected to be on the priority list of the new NDA government. The power ministry is expected to approach the union cabinet to get approval in the next 100 days for a subsidy mechanism to revive gas-based power projects, a senior government official said. The country has nearly 25,000 megawatts of operational gas-based capacity, all of which is stressed because of the unavailability of fuel. In its first 100 days in office,... Read more.. |
Election Results: Renewable energy industry expects govt to sharpen focus on policy stabilityAs India seems to have voted for a majority government for yet another term, the renewable energy industry wants the government to continue with a sharp focus on policy stability to spur growth, gaining from the likely continuity in administration. "We look forward to the newly-elected government's solar implementation policies and are confident that renewable energy will be a key dimension in their vision as projected in the Interim Budget,” said Sunil Rathi, director, Waaree Energies, among the largest... Read more.. |
Kids to take climate change battle to JuhuAs part of the worldwide movement #FridaysForFuture, started by climate change activist, 16-year-old Greta Thunberg from Sweden, students from 14 locations in the country will participate in India’s second mute march on Friday. In Mumbai, it will be held in Juhu and is expected to see participation from students and activists. People worldwide are set to participate in the climate strike. The India chapter of Fridays-ForFuture is holding it’s second version of peaceful demonstrations in Mumbai, Bangalore,... Read more.. |
Shoppers are taking into account the role clothing brands are playing in sustaining the environment: SurveyThe results of a survey of 7,300 men and women in various countries revealed that more shoppers are taking into account the role clothing brands are playing in sustaining the environment and preventing climate change. Cotton Inc. and Cotton Council International polled consumers between the ages of 18 and 60 in the United States, Great Britain, Mexico, India, Italy and China in 2017 to get their opinion on whether sustainability was really important to them or just something they thought about but didn’t act... Read more.. |
Smart planning & development key to creating Smart CitiesThe 5th Smart Cities India 2019 expo, which opened on May 22, 2019, at Pragati Maidan, New Delhi, kicked off a three-day long exhibition and conference that will see 400+ exhibitors and over 250 speakers addressing 40 sessions. More than 2,000 delegates are expected to participate in these sessions, while over 16,000 visitors will explore the pavilions during the course of the exhibition. Speaking during a conference session on ‘Developing smart cities for our citizens’, Naresh Kumar, IAS, Chairman, New Delhi... Read more.. |
TERI, Cadmus Jointly Launches ‘I-SMART’ to Ease Rooftop Solar Installations in IndiaWith an aim to simplify the installation of rooftop solar for both domestic as well as business consumers in India, country’s one of the leading energy and environment think tank, The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI) in association with Cadmus Group has launched a program called ‘Indian Solar Market Aggregation for Rooftops’ (I-SMART). Cadmus Group is the United States based technical and strategic consultancy services provider for wide areas such as energy, water, transportation to safety, security, and... Read more.. |
2-metre sea level rise 'plausible' by 2100: studyGlobal sea levels could rise by two metres (6.5 feet) and displace tens of millions of people by the end of the century, according to new projections that double the UN's benchmark estimates. The vast ice sheets of Greenland and Antarctica contain enough frozen water to lift the world's oceans dozens of metres. The expansion of water as oceans warm also contributes to sea level rise. But predicting the rates at which they will melt as the planet heats is notoriously tricky. The United Nations'... Read more.. |
World Bank : More People Have Access to Electricity Than Ever Before, but World Is Falling Short of Sustainable Energy GoalsAccording to a new report produced by the International Energy Agency (IEA) the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA), the United Nations Statistics Division (UNSD), the World Bank and the World Health Organization (WHO). Notable progress has been made on energy access in recent years, with the number of people living without electricity dropping to roughly 840 million from 1 billion in 2016 and 1.2 billion in 2010. India, Bangladesh, Kenya and Myanmar are among countries that made the most progress... Read more.. |
India proposes electrifying motorbikes, scooters in 6-8 yearsThe Indian government's leading think-tank has proposed electrifying most motorbikes and scooters within the next six to eight years to curb pollution and reduce dependency on fossil fuels, a source with direct knowledge of the matter said. The draft proposal from Niti Aayog, which is chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi and plays a critical role in policymaking, also recommends electrifying the country's popular three-wheeled autorickshaws, said the source, who declined to be identified as the proposal is... Read more.. |
5th Smart Cities 2019 India expo solutions displayed of a vast array of relevant to building smart cities in IndiaThe 5th Smart Cities India 2019 expo, including Transport India, Solar India, Buildings India and Water India expos, was inaugurated by Shri Durga Shanker Mishra, Secretary, Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs, Government of India, at the Pragati Maidan, New Delhi, today. Exhibitions India Group - 5th Smart Cities India 2019 expo Organised by India Trade Promotion Organization (ITPO) and Exhibitions India Group, the event builds upon Government of India’s ‘Smart Cities Mission’ through a display of a vast... Read more.. |
Toshiba introduces complete energy solutions vital for India’s energy securitySignificant growth in power sector has given a huge fillip to India’s unprecedented economic growth. The Government of India (GoI) is focusing on attaining ‘Power for all’, which has accelerated capacity addition in the country. With total installed capacity of power stations in India at 349.28 Gigawatt (GW) in January , India is now the world’s third largest producer of electricity, after China and the US, and is pegged to become a power surplus country. India has also become one of the world’s leading... Read more.. |
Experts stress on biodiversity conservation to keep Ganga cleanNational Mission for Clean Ganga (NMCG) and the International Union for Conservation of Nature jointly organised a one day workshop on the occasion of "The International Day for Biological Diversity" here. The aim of the workshop was to develop a road map for expanding and upscaling sustainable agriculture in the Ganga basin in order to amplify the impact of several other initiatives of NMCG on the health of the holy river. While highlighting the impact of pesticides that flow into the Ganga, U.P Singh, the... Read more.. |
Vice President calls for equitable and people-centred sustainable developmentThe Vice President of India, Shri M. Venkaiah Naidu has called for achieving sustainable development that is equitable and people-centred and stressed the need for efficient and frugal use of natural resources. Inaugurating the International Day for Biological Diversity (IDB) celebrations, in Chennai today, the Vice President said Biodiversity is fundamental to the survival of the human race and said that man must re-establish the link with nature, as did the ancients in India centuries ago, and take from... Read more.. |
Adoption of common business practices lead to increased adoption of cookstovesA new study has found that adoption of common business practices like upgrading the supply chain, careful market analysis and discount can lead to increase purchase and adoption of improved cookstoves by 50 per cent in rural India. The study was published in the 'Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences'. "Previous studies have found low demand for these cookstoves, however, our study found that when barriers to adopting the stoves were addressed, the demand was high," said Subhrendu Pattanayak, Oak... Read more.. |
FAME-II subsidy: Tata Motors hopes private electric vehicle buyers get incentivesTata Motors, India’s fourth-largest carmaker, has welcomed the government’s FAME-II scheme but hopes that private buyers of electric vehicles will also get incentives in the future. While the second phase of Faster Adoption and Manufacturing of Electric and Hybrid (FAME-II) does not provide incentives to private electric vehicle buyers, benefits to the tune of Rs 1.38 lakh is given to non-private buyers. Without incentives, electric vehicles appear to be priced significantly higher, enough to discourage... Read more.. |
Ashok Leyland ready to partner with Elon Musk's Tesla for electric cars in IndiaTesla CEO, Elon Musk has been trying to enter the India market for a while now, with no concrete result. Now, however, Musk seems to have an open invitation from Indian commercial vehicles manufacturer, Ashok Leyland. On the sidelines of the AWS India Summit, Vice President and Chief Digital Officer of Ashok Leyland, Venkatesh Natarajan said that he is open to Musk's offer. "I truly believe that it's not just one partner who can contribute to the electric car dream in India. There are multiple agencies who... Read more.. |
Tata Power Renewable Energy wins Gujarat solar auctionPower companies felt it was unrealistic because of challenges with the terrain due to which construction costs are expected to be on the higher side. India’s largest generator Tata Power’s subsidiary, Tata Power Renewable Energy Ltd, emerged winner in an auction conducted by Gujarat for 1000 MW of projects to be built at Dholera solar park. Tata Power and state-owned Gujarat Industries Power Company Ltd (GIPCL) were the only bidders who bid for 250MW and 50MW respectively at a tariff of Rs 2.75 per unit. Tata... Read more.. |
India seeks suitable wind sitesThe initiative follows a recent announcement by the MNRE to ensure availability of land and transmission facilities for developers that win wind and solar projects in auctions. Recent wind auction results have been disappointing with tariffs stabilising and tenders undersubscribed. Even execution of projects awarded under the federal auctions is facing significant delays due to a lack of available land and transmission infrastructure. While these constraints are currently limited mainly to Gujarat and Tamil... Read more.. |
Oriano completes 9 projects for Cleantech Solar across multiple statesSolar EPC player, Oriano Solar, on Monday said it has completed nine projects for Cleantech Solar totaling 13.75 megawatt peak (MWp) across seven states and union territories in the past six months. The states included Madhya Pradesh, Andhra Pradesh, Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, and Rajasthan, along with Puducherry. “A 10-MWp solar photovoltaic power plant is in the final stages of completion,” Oriano Solar said in a press release. These plants will generate clean energy that will offset annual carbon... Read more.. |
Delhi Metro Will Provide Electric Scooters At Stations For Emission Free Last Mile ConnectivityDelhi Metro Rail Corporation is embracing the advent of electric vehicles. As per news reports, the transport corporation is now coming up with plans to bring in electric scooters at five of its stations in the NCR region. The move will be yet another in the line to bring in an EV culture in India. As per a plan under consideration, DMRC will be appointing electric scooters, in addition to the existing bicycle sharing system to empower the last mile connectivity for the metro users. The move is aimed to... Read more.. |
‘Smart’ parking system launched in HyderabadMunicipal Administration and Urban Development Principal Secretary Arvind Kumar formally launched a paid parking station and a electric vehicle charging station at the Begumpet Metro station here on Monday. Under the brand name ‘Park Hyderabad’, the paid parking facility is being offered at all the 24 Metro stations between Miyapur and Nagole stations. About 4000 two-wheeler parking bays and 250 four-wheeler parking bays are available at the 24 stations. At present, Rs.10 per day is being charged for a two... Read more.. |
ISA delegation to explore Cochin airport's solar power project as success modelThe solar power project by Cochin International Airport Limited (Cial) may soon be a model for similar projects around the world. As part of International Solar Alliance (ISA)’s initiative to find out suitable models to be incorporated to achieve its plan of massive deployment of solar energy by 2030, a delegation consisting of ambassadors/high commissioners of 40 countries will visit Cial on Wednesday. Cial, the worlds’ first airport fully operated on solar energy, has been identified by ISA as one of the... Read more.. |
