With Earth Day (April 22) being observed, it is time to take on a more inclusive approach towards sustainability issues. “An Earth Day can be good for raising awareness, but what we need are actionable projects and activities for a sustainable future rather than paying lip service to the concept,” Read more…
NEW DELHI: Delhi Electricity Regulatory Commission, to further the deployment of renewable energy projects in Delhi, in concurrence with power minister Satyendar Jain, has notified the Group Net Metering Framework and Virtual Net Metering Framework for the city. This will allow thousands of RWAs and lakhs of individuals to take Read more…
INDORE: Tier of stacked planters against walls or pillars beautifying a dull corner or gracing the entrance is the fast picking trend in the city among households, private and government offices with increasing urbanizationand reducing the ticket size of land.A soothing sight of mini-gardens in geometrical patterns with colorful flowers Read more…
JAIPUR: Urban Development and Housing (UDH) department will issue permission to only ‘Green Buildings’ in the city’s old colonies such as Bapu Nagar, Tilak Nagar, C-Scheme, among others. The provision has been incorporated in the draft on guidelines prepared for construction of multi-storey buildings in the state. As the existing Read more…
NEW DELHI: With the electricity watchdog paving the way for group net metering and virtual net metering wherein multiple electricity consumers can be beneficiaries to a single solar plant, discoms have been asked to submit their feedback on how to make the process more beneficial for consumers.In a joint committee Read more…
HYDERABAD: At a time when Swedish teenage activist Greta Thunberg’s speech at the United Nations has the world talking about tackling climate change, India has pledged to play its part – to become the global leader in green buildings come 2022. At present, India is third on the charts, only Read more…
Private equity fund Actis LLP plans to set up a new firm to house its operational renewable energy assets in India, attracted by the nation’s growing green economy. Actis will likely accommodate the solar projects of Essel Group in the new firm that the private equity fund plans to acquire Read more…
The domestic solar panel manufacturing industry, which is battling competition from its Chinese counterpart, has seen a ray of hope with the latest announcement by the government. The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) on Wednesday approved 12 Gw of solar power projects to be set up by Central government-owned Read more…
The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) has approved a Rs. 8,580-crore scheme under which companies owned by the Central Government will set up 12,000 MW of solar power plants over the next four years using India-made solar modules. This is to provide a boost to local solar module manufacturing Read more…
The government on Wednesday gave its nod to a proposal for setting up 12,000 MW grid-connected solar photovoltaic (PV) power projects with an estimated viability gap funding of Rs 8,580 crore. The decision was taken by the Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Law Read more…