People who live in built up urban areas, and spend little time with nature are less likely to make eco-friendly life choices like recycling, compared to those living closer to green spaces, a new study says. According to the researchers, including those from the University of Plymouth in the UK, Read more…
NEW DELHI: The Coal Ministry on Sunday said it will establish ‘Sustainable Development Cell’ (SDC) for promoting sustainable coal mining in the country and address environmental concerns at closure of mines. The SDC envisages to address environment mitigation measures in a systemic manner and provide a better environment to people Read more…
Solar powerSolar energy is a renewable source of energy that is gaining ground because of the benefits it offers. In India, sunlight is available in abundance and there is technology available to harness this energy and convert it into electric power. Solar power panels serve the purpose of absorbing solar Read more…
Chandigarh: Making way for more solar power generation in the city, Chandigarh Renewal Energy and Science and Technology Promotion Society (Crest), under the aegis of the environment department of Chandigarh administration, will install rooftop solar panels in 300 government residences of different categories. Under the project, which is estimated to Read more…
The British High Commission has launched ‘Green is GREAT’ campaign, an initiative to highlight the strength of the UK-India partnership on climate and sustainability in the run up. The campaign is linked with climate, sustainability and business which lines up various planned activities. While speaking to ANI, British High Commissioner Read more…
Developers who won solar projects just before safeguard duty on solar panels and modules was imposed on July 30 last year have been greatly relieved by an order passed by Maharashtra’s power regulator on Friday, maintaining that such duty amounted to a “change of law” and that developers should be Read more…
Private equity investor Actis LLP has scrapped its plan to buy the solar assets of debt-laden Essel Infraprojects Ltd, two people aware of the development said. Subhash Chandra-promoted Essel Infra has now initiated talks with ACME Solar Holdings Ltd to sell the same solar energy assets, said the first of the two persons Read more…
India’s solar EPC company Sterling and Wilson, a part of Shapoorji Pallonji Group, has emerged as the second largest utility solar scale EPC players in the global market after market leader China’s TBEA Co, according to the latest IHS Markit‘s Solar EPC and O&M Provider Tracker report. “Sterling and Wilson Read more…
The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) approved Rs 8,580 crore for solar power projects developed under the second phase of the Central Public Sector Undertaking (CPSU) scheme, which is expected to add 12 gigawatt (GW) capacity to the power grid between 2019-20 and 2022-23. With this, the long-standing ‘import Read more…
LUCKNOW: Consumers who have installed solar power plants at their premises and want to sell the surplus generation to LESA would have it easy now. Lucknow Electricity Supply Administration (LESA) has ordered HCL, the billing agency, to integrate net meters with the billing system. A net meter connects the solar Read more…