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Solar, wind and hydro projects are threatening key wildlife habitats in Southeast Asia, IndiaBy : Sustainability ..., Apr 1, 2020
Renewable energy is crucial in the fight against global warming, but the development of wind, solar and hydropower projects in important conservation areas could spell disaster for birds, great apes and other wildlife. For the first time, researchers have done a comprehensive... Read more.. |
Jobs: India needs 1,000 GW of solar power capacity to replace coal workersBy : Sustainability ..., Jan 30, 2020
India would need 1,000 gigawatt (GW) of solar power capacity to replace coal mining jobs, according to a recent study. With a mounting global pressure to shift away from coal and adopt renewable energy sources, ensuring that coal miners find jobs locally in other industries... Read more.. |
India needs land size of Himachal or Chhattisgarh to achieve renewable energy target: ResearchBy : Sustainability ..., Jan 20, 2020
India needs a total land footprint roughly the size of Himachal Pradesh or Chhattisgarh to achieve its ambitious target of 175 giga watts (GW) renewable energy by 2022, according to a latest research. "Total land footprint needed to meet India's renewable energy target is... Read more.. |
ICRA revises year-end outlook from stable to negative for renewable energy sectorBy : Sustainability ..., Dec 31, 2019
ICRA has revised the year-end outlook for the renewable energy (RE) sector, from stable to negative. The sector is facing headwinds because of the long delays in making payments by the state distribution utilities, execution delays for projects bid out over the past two years... Read more.. Subject Tags: DISCOMS , ICRA , land acquisition , renewable energy capacity addition , renewable energy sector |
Power PSUs to acquire over 2 lakh hectares for solar parksBy : Sustainability ..., Nov 21, 2019
Central public sector undertakings (PSUs) will acquire more than two lakh hectares to set up 47,000 mw of green power units under a new plug-and-play model, aimed at accelerating solar capacity expansion by derisking projects from land acquisition and availability of... Read more.. |
PM Narendra Modi asks cabinet secretary to sort green corridor’s land, forest issuesBy : Sustainability ..., Nov 19, 2019
Prime Minister Narendra Modi has deputed cabinet secretary Rajiv Gauba to resolve issues of land, right of way and forest clearances that Modi said at a recent meeting were hampering the progress of the government’s four-year-old ‘Green Corridor’ project for installing a 19,... Read more.. |
Govt to ease land acquisition, finance for renewables to meet 450 GW targetBy : Sustainability ..., Sep 26, 2019
The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy has started drafting plans to set up mega capacities and ease investment in renewables to meet the new target set by Prime Minister (PM) Narendra Modi. At the United Nations Climate Action Summit in New York on Monday, Modi vowed to... Read more.. |
Solar installations in first half of 2019 at 3.2 GW, down 35 per centBy : Sustainability ..., Sep 6, 2019
Solar installations in India, during the first half (H1) of 2019 reached 3.2 gigawatts (GW). This is a 35 per cent decline in capacity, compared to 5.1 GW added in H1 of 2018, according to Mercom India. In its report on Q2 2019, titled India Solar Market Update, Mercom found... Read more.. |
Indian activists oppose oil refinery project citing environmental concerns, as protests flare upBy : Sustainability ..., Aug 12, 2019
In March 2019, following large protests from farmers and environmental activists, the Indian government moved a planned $44 billion ‘green’ oil refinery project out of the ecologically sensitive... Read more.. Subject Tags: Climate Change , Compliance , environmental activism , land acquisition , oil refinery |