New Delhi: India plans to double its renewable energy capacity to 55,000 MW by 2017 as part of efforts to increase efficiency of its energy use, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said here on Wednesday. "It is proposed to double the renewable energy capacity in our country from 25000 MW in 2012 to 55000 MW by the year 2017," he said inaugurating the Fourth Clean Energy Ministerial conference here.
He said this would include exploiting non-conventional energy sources such as solar, wind power and energy from biomass. Singh said India's 12th Five Year Plan recognised the importance of evolving a low carbon strategy for inclusive and sustainable growth.
"We have set ourselves a national target of increasing the efficiency of energy use to bring about a 20 to 25 per cent reduction in the energy intensity of our GDP by 2020," he said, adding that the Plan envisaged an expanded role for...
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03:40 PM, Apr 17, 2013
Raipur: Appreciating the ongoing development work in the state, Union Minister for New and Renewable Energy Farooq Abdullah on Friday said that a new India was taking shape in the newly-formed Chhattisgarh and the Centre would extend all "possible support" on renewable energy projects. "A new India is taking shape in the newly-formed state," Abdullah said while inaugurating the 1 MW solar plant at the new Mantralaya building in Raipur....
02:10 AM, Apr 06, 2013
Washington: Saying that he wanted the next job-creating discoveries to happen not in India or China, but the US, President Barack Obama has unveiled a $100 million initiative to unlock the "enormous mystery" of the human brain. "I don't want the next job-creating discoveries to happen in China or India or Germany. I want them to happen right here, in the United States of America," the president said on Tuesday...
12:30 AM, Apr 04, 2013
1. Fishing Fishing stocks around the globe started dropping in 1988. In India, data on the availability of fish stocks and yield is poor, but given the prevalent ocean fishing practices, sustainable methods need to be implemented not only for the survival of marine biodiversity but the fishing industry as well. ...
12:09 PM, Jan 14, 2013
Thiruvananthapuram: After the recent Emerging Kerala investors' meet at Kochi, a South Korean energy company has shown interest in a tie-up with the state for a 330 MW solar power centre, Chief Minister Oommen Chandy said on Wednesday. Speaking to reporters here, Chandy said the company approached the government after the investors' meet got over. "They have concluded their talks with the Kerala State Electricity Board officials and have announced...
12:58 PM, Sep 27, 2012
New Delhi: Numerous states of India recently plunged into darkness as the power grids across North and North East India crashed. Could there be an alternative to avoid such a prospect? Scientists at the Ministry of New And Renewable Energy are now trying out new ways of lighting and cooling your home. At the Solar Energy Centre in Gurgaon, scientists make hay while the sun shines. Or rather - they...
09:54 AM, Aug 09, 2012
Mumbai: The Maharashtra government is scouting land to set up three solar energy plants as part of its efforts to augment electricity generation in the state. Sources in the state energy department told PTI that the three plants of 50 mw each would be set up in Osmanabad and Parbhani. "We need at least 100 hectare of land and are looking for it for setting up two plants in Parbhani...
04:44 AM, Apr 25, 2012
BANGALORE: The future of leads impact on our society is alarming. With a policy plan to generate 12.3 giga-Watts of electricity from solar energy in India, we are on the verge of becoming the world capital of lead poisoning. Students and researchers will be facing challenges with opportunity in the days to come, Dr Venkatesh Thuppil, Director, National Referral Centre For Lead Poisoning in India, said.He was delivering guest lecture...
08:58 AM, Apr 24, 2012
Even as Indian power plants run short of coal, scientists at the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy are experimenting with new ways of using the sun to generate energy. These are purely experimental right now - there are no plans to roll them out commercially at affordable rates yet. ...
12:38 PM, Apr 19, 2012
Patna: Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar has opted to go green. Solar energy will now light up his official residence-cum-office in Patna. "The cabinet has approved Rs 4.5 crore for installing solar panels and other equipment," an official said. The Bihar Renewable Energy Development Agency has been assigned the work. Last year, Nitish Kumar had expressed a desire to convert the thermal power system to a solar one. Officials say...
07:11 PM, Mar 28, 2012
CHENNAI: Noting that solar radiance was 1.4 times higher in the extra terrestrial level than on earth, former President of India APJ Abdul Kalam suggested solar energy from the space as a possible source of renewable energy to meet energy needs. This space-based solar power could be transmitted to earth using nano energy packs, he explained on Monday, after inaugurating the National Laser Symposium at the Anna University. Solar-based power...
08:30 AM, Jan 10, 2012
BANGALORE: As you enter the Indira Gandhi Memorial Fountain premises on Chowdiah Road, you realise there is an additional feature to attract visitors there " a solar energy park. It is an initiative of Karnataka Renewable Energy Development to increase awareness among the public, especially the children, on domestic and commercial uses of solar energy. The project was inaugurated on Childrens Day, November 14, by the Minister of energy, Shobha...
09:06 AM, Nov 22, 2011
New Delhi: The US on Monday said it had concerns over India's business environment, cautioning that the policies designed to protect the domestic industry would eventually harm them. "We encourage India to address concerns that many have about its business environment. In particular, there is increasing concern about some recent action that seems to tilt the playing field," US Under Secretary for International Trade Francisco Sanchez said at a CII...
10:40 PM, Nov 07, 2011
Chennai: Chennai Traffic Police has found a novel way of tackling the city's power crisis. It has installed portable traffic signals that are powered by solar energy at key junctions. Chennai City Commissioner JK Tripathy said, "All the traffic junctions are not covered by the traffic signals right now. So wherever we required a traffic signal, the portable signals will be useful. Apart from that, whenever there are large congregations,...
09:52 AM, Jun 29, 2011
Going green seems to be the mantra of the day and now even temples seem to have joined the group. ...
10:23 AM, Jun 05, 2010
A total of 300 litres of milk are daily collected, packed and later sold to the concerned consumers. ...
07:44 PM, Apr 20, 2010
A big public relations drive has ensured relatives support the project. ...
04:35 PM, Jan 06, 2009
The Soleckshaw was introduced by Kapil Sibal in Chandni Chowk. ...
06:03 PM, Oct 03, 2008
In CNN-IBN's Champions of the World programme, Richards talks about sharing the dressing room with other greats of his era. ...
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