Agartala to be Northeast India’s first solar city
September 12th, 2012 - 5:37 pm ICT by IANS
Agartala, Sep 12 (IANS) To reduce dependency on conventional energy, the Tripura government Wednesday announced ambitious plans to make Agartala a 'solar city', replacing at least 10 percent of usual ... Read more...
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Pakistan seeks India’s expertise in renewable energy
August 28th, 2012 - 9:57 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 28 (IANS) Renewable energy development can be another area of cooperation between India and Pakistan.
A visiting Pakistan delegation led by Zafar Mahmood, secretary in Pakistan's water ... Read more...
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South Korea to invest $1 bn on energy sector
March 20th, 2012 - 2:02 pm ICT by IANS
Seoul, March 20 (IANS) South Korea will invest 1.08 trillion won (around $1 billion) on research and development on the energy sector this year to explore fresh resources, the government ... Read more...
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Excise, customs duties on large, foreign-made vehicles hiked (Lead)
March 16th, 2012 - 8:18 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 16 (IANS) Sedan and foreign-made luxury cars will cost more from April 1, 2012 as Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee Friday proposed to raise excise and customs ... Read more...
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Excise, customs duties on large, foreign-made vehicles hiked
March 16th, 2012 - 6:29 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 16 (IANS) Sedan and foreign-made luxury cars will cost more from April 1, 2012 as Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee Friday proposed to raise excise and customs ... Read more...
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Abound Solar, Solarsis commission plant in Andhra
January 16th, 2012 - 7:32 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, Jan 16 (IANS) Abound Solar and Solar Integration Systems India Pvt Ltd (Solarsis) Monday announced the commissioning of a 1MW solar photovoltaic plant at Kadiri in Andhra Pradesh.The commissioning ... Read more...
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Chhattisgarh to tap solar energy for clean water supply
December 6th, 2011 - 5:52 pm ICT by IANS
Raipur, Dec 6 (IANS) Chhattisgarh has decided to install solar energy pumps in 400 remote villages to ensure clean drinking water for thousands of poverty-hit forested residents, officials of the ... Read more...
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CBI probe sought into Orissa power projects
August 22nd, 2011 - 6:43 pm ICT by IANS
Bhubaneswar, Aug 22 (IANS) Anti-corruption group Transparency International Monday demanded a CBI probe into the awards of mini hydel power projects in Orissa to private developers.In a letter to Chief ... Read more...
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Haryana can generate 1,019 MW power from surplus biomass: Report
January 12th, 2011 - 9:13 pm ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, Jan 12 (IANS) Over 1,019 MW of power, enough to make Haryana self-reliant, can be generated from the surplus agricultural and forest biomass available in the state, a study revealed Wednesday.The ... Read more...
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Manipur’s Tingkai village electrified by solar-wind hybrid project
December 22nd, 2010 - 7:42 pm ICT by ANI
Tingkai (Manipur), Dec.22 (ANI): The authorities have electrified Tingkai village in Manipur's Senapati District through a solar-wind hybrid project after five years of its resettlement in 2001.The wind-solar hybrid project has been ... Read more...
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Tamil Nadu to add 18,140 MW in five years
November 28th, 2010 - 8:13 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, Nov 28 (IANS) Private players are expected to increase Tamil Nadu's power generation by 18,140 MW in five years at an outlay of Rs.910 billion ($20 billion), Deputy Chief Minister M.K. ... Read more...
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Campaign for an energy revolution in Bihar
October 2nd, 2010 - 9:48 pm ICT by IANS
Patna, Oct 2 (IANS) Greenpeace India along with a coalition of civil society groups Saturday launched a campaign to demand an energy revolution in Bihar."The aim is to sensitise people to ... Read more...
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Solar power generation in Raipur
September 25th, 2010 - 10:01 pm ICT by ANI
By Shivshankar SarthiRaipur (Chhattisgarh), Sep.25 (ANI): In a novel initiative, a solar panel has been set up in Chhattisgarh's capital city Raipur to prevent long disruptions of work caused by closing down ... Read more...
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Generate power, don’t pay tariff
September 12th, 2010 - 6:36 pm ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, Sep 12 (IANS) Consumers in Haryana who generate their own electricity from solar or captive power plants will get a three-year tax holiday, it was announced here Sunday.
The Haryana Power Utilities ... Read more...
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Solar mission to reduce cost of solar power: Ministry
August 18th, 2010 - 10:52 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 18 (IANS) India's National Solar Mission will aggressively target decreasing the cost of solar power, a renewable energy ministry official said here Wednesday.
"Capacity addition targets and policy instruments under ... Read more...
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Haryana’s Sirsa district to have solar street lighting in villages
August 16th, 2010 - 5:09 pm ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, Aug 16 (IANS) Haryana's Sirsa district will be the first district in the country to have streets in all villages illuminated by solar street lighting system, state Power and Renewable Energy ... Read more...
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India to generate 1,000 megawatts of solar power by 2013: Abdullah
July 25th, 2010 - 11:02 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, July 25 (ANI): India is all set to generate 1,000 Megawatts (MW) of solar power by 2013, in the first phase of the new solar power projects under Indian ... Read more...
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Tripura powering green with solar energy
June 8th, 2010 - 2:12 pm ICT by ANI
By Pinaki DasAgartala, June 8 (ANI): Growing concerns over climate change owing to environmental degradation has led to acceptance of the concept of green energy in Tripura.The Tripura Renewable Energy Development ... Read more...
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Agartala to be northeast’s first ’solar city’
June 4th, 2010 - 6:50 pm ICT by IANS
Agartala, June 4 (IANS) The Tripura government Friday announced ambitious plans to make its capital Agartala a 'solar city' replacing at least 10 percent of conventional energy use by solar energy.
"Agartala city ... Read more...
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Solar energy tapping to be mandatory in Agartala
March 29th, 2010 - 10:25 pm ICT by IANS
Agartala, March 29 (IANS) In a bid to make Agartala a solar city, the Tripura government has decided to make solar energy tapping provision mandatory in buildings.
"The existing building rules would be ... Read more...
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Note from Sunderbans to fight climate change at Copenhagen
December 6th, 2009 - 2:30 pm ICT by ANI
Sunderban (West Bengal), Dec 6 (ANI) : In the face of mounting pressure on world bodies to cut their carbon emissions, residents in the Sunderbans delta of West Bengal are using electricity ... Read more...
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Renewable Energy Agency ties up with German bank
October 12th, 2009 - 9:19 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 12 (IANS) Indian Renewable Energy Development Agency Ltd (IREDA) has tied up with KfW, a German development bank, for promoting biomass power generation in the country.
As per the ... Read more...
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Maoists steal solar panels from Chattisgarh villages
October 10th, 2009 - 7:46 pm ICT by ANI
Bastar (Chattisgarh) Oct 10 (ANI): Maoists are stealing the solar panels installed by the state government to help the villagers in the interior villages of Bastar region in Chattisgarh.The Chattisgarh State Renewable ... Read more...
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Bhaskar Silicon’s Haldia plant to start production by 2011
September 9th, 2009 - 6:51 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Sep 9 (IANS) City-based Environ Energy Tech Services promoted Bhaskar Silicon Private Ltd will start operation of its polysilicon and wafer-processing facility in West Bengal's industrial township Haldia in 2011, a ... Read more...
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Blueprint soon for 20 gigawatt of solar power
August 10th, 2009 - 7:31 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 10 (IANS) An ambitious blueprint to produce 20 gigawatt (20,000 MW) of solar power will be ready by the end of this year to augment India's energy security in ... Read more...
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US Ex-Im Bank loan for India’s infrastructure sector
August 10th, 2009 - 7:14 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 10 (IANS) The Export-Import Bank of the US has committed $2.45 billion under the India Infrastructure Facility, which provides for medium- and long-term financing of guaranteed, dollar loans ... Read more...
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Farm waste can produce 18,000 MW a year
August 3rd, 2009 - 6:21 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 3 (IANS) Use of farm waste can lead to generation of 18,000 MW of electricity every year, the Bangalore-based Indian Institute of Science has estimated.
The National Biomass Resource Atlas ... Read more...
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Sops for renewable energy projects should continue: Abdullah
June 19th, 2009 - 10:35 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, June 19 (IANS) New and Renewable Energy Minister Farooq Abdullah Friday said his department would request the finance ministry to continue with existing incentive schemes for renewable power projects.
"We find there ... Read more...
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Obama invites India to major economies forum on climate change
March 29th, 2009 - 7:55 pm ICT by IANS
By Arun Kumar
Washington, March 29 (IANS) US President Barack Obama has invited the leaders of 16 major economies including India to Washington for a forum on energy and climate next month ... Read more...
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Obama’s first trade mission to India is on solar power
March 23rd, 2009 - 5:56 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 23 (IANS) The new administration of US President Barack Obama has sent its first trade mission to India, and it's on solar energy. "It shows how energy is ... Read more...
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Haryana Raj Bhawan saves Rs.480,000 on power bill
February 27th, 2009 - 5:54 pm ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, Feb 27 (IANS) Haryana Raj Bhawan saved nearly 120,000 units of power amounting to Rs.480,000 in the electricity bill last year after successfully implementing energy audit recommendations, a top official said ... Read more...
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Indo-German agreements for development projects signed
December 11th, 2008 - 6:09 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Dec 11 (ANI): India and Germany signed agreements to effectuate four important development projects funded by German Official Development Assistance amounting to over Rs. 3320 crores.
The projects fall ... Read more...
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Very soon, we won’t be able to adapt to climate change: Pachauri
December 11th, 2008 - 10:59 am ICT by IANS
Poznan (Poland), Dec 11 (IANS) Very soon, the impacts of climate change will exceed our capacities to adapt to them, Rajendra Kumar Pachauri, head of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), ... Read more...
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Haryana allows six solar power projects
August 31st, 2008 - 6:08 pm ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, Aug 31 (IANS) Six projects with a total capacity of 12 megawatts (MW) capacity have been allocated by the Haryana Renewable Energy Development Agency (HAREDA) to private developers to generate power ... Read more...
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Centre announce financial incentives on Akshay Urja Diwas
August 20th, 2008 - 4:51 pm ICT by ANI
Haryana, Aug 20 (ANI): Union Minister for New and Renewable Energy Vilas Muttemwar today said that government is to implement a scheme to give financial incentives to youth promoting solar energy ... Read more...
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