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Times Impact: HP pollution board to check illegal muck dumping by hydel projectsHydro-power projects that have dumped muck and debris illegally along riverbanks across Himachal Pradesh are going to face punitive action with the state pollution control board forming three teams to monitor waste disposal and fulfillment of environment norms by these projects.
Himachal Pradesh State Pollution Control Board (HPSPCB) has decided to act tough after the Times of India, in its July 3 edition, highlighted threat posed by illegal dumping of muck along rivers by hydro-power projects, which has turned into a big hazard for rivers, disturbing their... Read more.. Date : Jul 8 Source: Times of India
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Environment ministry to consider diverting 300 sq km of forests for projectsThe environment ministry will consider clearing a whopping 300 sq km of forests for projects in the next meeting of its Forest Advisory Committee (FAC), the statutory body which appraises projects that require forest land.
The proposals before the FAC include the controversial Tipaimukh hydroelectric dam which alone will require submergence of 227 sq km of prime forest land in Manipur that will destroy 82.47 lakh trees. This is the second largest forest diversion ever asked for by a hydroelectric project in India. It involves vast swathes of forests and bamboo... Read more.. Date : Jul 8 Source: Times of India
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Govt to set up Bainguinim garbage plant by Sept 2014The first garbage treatment plant of Goa which the government plans to set up in Bainguinim will be run on imported technology. It is likely to be commissioned by August-September 2014.
Chief minister Manohar Parrikar told STOI that during his visit to Germany recently, he inspected a garbage treatment plant located about 100 kms from Frankfurt. The plant, he said can been operated for 10-12 hours a day and without emitting any foul smell.
Technology used for garbage treatment is novel and energy consumption is minimal because instead of... Read more.. Date : Jul 8 Source: Times of India
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JNPT to spend about Rs 50 crore to set up 7-mw wind millLargest container port, Jawaharlal Nehru Port Trust (JNPT) is investing around Rs 50 crore to install 7 MW wind capacity, which will help it save around 30 per cent on energy costs, a top official has said. "We have invited bids from private parties to set up 7 MW capacity and this will help save up to 30 per cent on our power cost," acting chairman NN Kumar told PTI. The capacity, to be built at an investment of Rs 48 crore, will take care of up to a fourth of the port's annual power requirement, a senior port official said, adding JNPT is the first port to consider such an... Read more.. Date : Jul 8 Source: Economic Times
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Rs 40 crore sanctioned for solar power streetlightsState government has sanctioned nearly Rs 40 crore for installation of solar powered street lights in Uttar Pradesh. Chief secretary Jawed Usmani, who was presiding over a review meeting on Saturday, asked officials of the UP New Energy Development Authority (UPNEDA) to ensure that another Rs 29 crore is granted from the Centre. The LED type street lights, he said, will not only be installed in various districts but also in over 2,000 Lohia grams where they are needed the most. In all over 11,100 solar street lights will be installed in the financial year 2013-14. He also asked the... Read more.. Date : Jul 7 Source: Times of India
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United India gets claims for settlement from 4 hydro projectsUnited India Insurance has received 37 claims for settlement so far for loss and damage to properties in the Uttarakhand flash floods. Chairman-cum-Managing Director of United India Insurance Milind Kharat told presspersons here on Saturday that four of the claims were related to hydel power projects and the rest were related to loss of property such as buildings, machinery, and vehicles. The estimated claim settlement amount for these is about Rs.500 crore. “We are eager to settle the claims at the earliest. We do expect more claims,” he said. The company plans to revise the... Read more.. Date : Jul 6 Source: The Hindu
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Goa state pollution control board issues 2000 notices to hotels, industries - Times of IndiaGoa state pollution control board (GSPCB) has issued around 2,000 showcause notices to industries and hotels till Monday for operating without consent under the Water Act and Air Act.
As per the GSPCB statistics, there are over 2,300 industrial units and over 2,500 hotels operating without consent under Water Act and Air Act.
The GSPCB's move is based on the directions of the central pollution control board.
The comptroller and auditor general ( CAG) of India had pointed out that hotels and industrial... Read more.. Date : Jul 4
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India might impose anti-dumping duty on US, China, Malaysia, Taiwan, major importers of solar cellsIndia might impose anti-dumping duty on four major importers of solar cells and modules in the country after listening to the grievances of domestic manufacturers. Local producers have filed a case last year, alleging that countries such as the US, China, Malaysia and Taiwan were exporting solar equipment to India at "ridiculously low prices" which was "bleeding the local industry".
"It is a complex case with over 100 companies involved. An initial hearing is scheduled for July 18 to understand the case better. We will start the investigations once... Read more.. Date : Jul 3 Source: Economic Times
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SAIL, Jindal Steel threatened with fines for clean-power lapsesSteel Authority of India Ltd and Jindal Steel and Power Ltd were threatened with fines for flouting clean-energy rules as regulators crack down on lapses that undermine the nation’s renewable-credit trading market. “India’s second- and third-biggest steelmakers, under scrutiny in Chhattisgarh, failed to get the required portion of power from renewable sources in the three years through March,” according to the State Electricity Regulatory Commission. According to the regulations, there are penalties, and we will take action, Commission chairman Manoj Dey said in a phone... Read more.. Date : Jul 3 Source: Livemint
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Gamesa India bags 46MW wind power project order from ITCGamesa Wind Turbines has signed a 46 MW wind power project order with ITC Paperboards and Specialty Papers Division, part of the ITC Group. Under this contract Gamesa would be supplying 23X 2MW turbines to ITC at Tagguparthi, Andhra Pradesh. The commissioning is scheduled to be completed in the first quarter of 2014. Gamesa would be undertaking the full scope of site development, supply & commissioning of the turbines and operation & maintenance. "With this business deal, Gamesa India makes a strong foot hold in the state of Andhra Pradesh," the Chairman and Managing... Read more.. Date : Jul 3 Source: Times of India
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Joint venture 100MW solar power plant approved in north IndiaA joint venture 100MW solar project in north India has been approved and is expected to be complete by 2014. The government cabinet for Uttar Pradesh, the northern state of India, has approved a joint venture between state renewable energy facilitators, Uttar Pradesh New and Renewable Energy Development Agency (UPNEDA), and the government hydroelectric enterprise, National Hydroelectric Power Corporation (NHPC). The 100MW joint venture will start after a memorandum of understanding (MoU) is signed between the two organisations. UPNEDA will lease 267.47 hectare of non-... Read more.. Date : Jul 3 Source: PV-Tech
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Andhra Pradesh receives 35 bids for solar power projectsThe Andhra Pradesh government has received bids from 35 companies for setting up solar power projects in the state with combined installation capacity of 418 megawatt. According to a press release issued by the Member Secretary, Energy Coordination Cell, the bidders have accepted solar power purchase price of Rs 6.49/unit, which was recommended by a group of ministers earlier. Hiralal Samariya, CMD of AP TRANSCO, while reviewing the progress of solar power projects bidding, has emphasised the need to expedite the process of installing solar panels to bridge the gap between... Read more.. Date : Jul 3 Source: Economic Times
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Jakson Power bags two new solar infra orders worth Rs 81 croreJakson Power Solutions on Tuesday announced that the company has secured two new orders aggregating to Rs 81 crore for setting up infrastructure for generation of solar power. The orders include Solar Power Plant EPC and supply of Solar Inverter Substations for various Solar Photovoltaic power plants in India. Jakson recently secured an order aggregating Rs 47 crore from Refex Energy Ltd, a major EPC player in the Indian market to supply 42 numbers of Solar Inverter Substations (SISS) for their various projects in Rajasthan and Andhra Pradesh. These installations are targeted to... Read more.. Date : Jul 3 Source: Economic Times
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Inox Wind targets 500 MW capacity in FY14Inox Wind, an arm of the $2 billion Inox group, which has diverse interests in industrial gases, engineering plastics, refrigerants, chemicals, carbon credits, cryogenic engineering, renewable energy and entertainment, is looking at a 500 MW wind power generation capacity and a topline revenue of nearly Rs 3000 crore in the current fiscal. One of top four wind turbine manufacturers in the country notched up a topline of close to Rs 1,200 crore in the last financial year, Devansh Jain, director, Inox Wind, told FC on Friday. The group also has a independent power producer (IPP) arm... Read more.. Date : Jul 2 Source: Times of India
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IDFC PE may exit unlisted waste management firm Hanjer Biotech EnergiesPrivate equity fund IDFC PE along with other institutional investors is seeking a multi-bagger exit from unlisted waste management firm Hanjer Biotech Energies in which they own 51% stake after a failed attempt to sell stake in a public offer in 2012. The investors, which are seeking a valuation of 3,500 crore, have started the process of hiring a global investment bank. "The exit at this valuation would mean around 5-6 times returns for IDFC PE," said a person with direct knowledge of the deal. In fiscal 2009, IDFC Alternatives India Infrastructure Fund had invested 250... Read more.. Date : Jul 2 Source: Economic Times
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Apple plans new solar farm in USDate : Jul 2 Source: Times of India
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Green building code: No tax cuts, FSI sops for eco-friendly buildings in MaharashtraAfter dangling a carrot in front of developers and citizens to promote environment-friendly buildings, the state government seems to have yanked it away for now. For the last few years, the state had been hinting at providing water and property rebates and providing FSI incentives. But now these sops find no mention in the first-of-its kind " green building code" being readied by the government, said sources. The new code, which will include mandatory and voluntary reforms, are in the final stages of preparation and will be soon announced, said a senior state official. ... Read more..Date : Jul 2 Source: Times of India
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Wind power producers in Karnataka to be paid moreWind power producers in Karnataka who prefer to sell their electricity to the State’s distribution companies at a non-preferential tariff and avail themselves of ‘renewable energy certificates’ (REC), are to be paid a higher tariff. This is because of the decision of the Karnataka Electricity Regulatory Commission to hike the ‘average pooled purchase cost (APPC)’ – or the average price of power that the State’s distribution companies pay – to Rs 3.07 per kWhr from Rs 2.60 a unit earlier. The new APPC rate will apply for the period April 1, 2013 to March 31, 2014. ... Read more.. Date : Jul 2 Source: Hindu Business Line
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Discoms get cracking on Solar Net Metering SystemClose on the heels of the state government announcing an eco-friendly policy to set up a Solar Net Metering System (SNMS) on the lines of European countries to tackle the power crisis, all the four power distribution companies are now gearing up to implement SNMS in a bid to plug the daily demand and supply gap. The state government officially released GO MS No 27 a week ago instructing all the state discoms to work on SNMS, which will be provided to interested domestic and non-domestic consumers to generate solar power for self-consumption as well as feed the excess power into the... Read more.. Date : Jul 1 Source: Times of India
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The 2nd edition of Save Power Show, Kerala’s only exhibition on renewable energy launchedThe 2nd edition of Save Power Show, Kerala’s only exhibition on renewable energy launched. - Over 150 Renewable Energy Companies from all over India, under one roof - Exclusive trade promotional platform for the Kerala Renewable Energy market After the overwhelming response to the first edition, Save Power Show’s second edition is launched by Shri. Aryadan Mohammed, Hon’ble Minister for Power and Transport - Government of Kerala The second edition of Save Power Show –SPS 2014 will be held on 1st – 3rd February 2014 at CIAL Trade and Exhibition Centre, Cochin. ... Read more.. Date : Jul 1 Source: Sustainability Outlook
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Battery-operated car with eye on greeneryMade up of assembled components from second-hand cars, city-based businessman KanakGogoi on Sunday unveiled his latest creation, a battery operated eco-friendly car.
The lemon-coloured vehicle, named Green Electric, was made over seven months. The high cost of branded battery-operated eco-friendly cars in the market prompted Kanak to take up the idea to make the car.
Kanak did not have enough manpower and had to spend over Rs four lakh to make the vehicle. "It wasn't easy," he says.
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Indian Statistical Institute offers help to map climate changeThe Indian Statistical Institute (ISI) has offered to help the government in mapping climatic changes in the country to develop a better understanding about the phenomena. "We are ready to help the government with the climate change mapping project," Bimal K. Roy, ISI's director said during a function to celebrate the 'Statistics Day' and the 120th birth anniversary of Indian scientist and applied statistician P.C. Mahalanobis here Saturday. Roy said the initiative would statistically estimate "region-wise" climate sensitivity across the country. "It will enable an... Read more.. Date : Jul 1 Source: Business Standard
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US solar industry urges India to remove trade barriersSeeking a sizeable pie in India’s fast emerging solar energy market, the American solar industry has asked it to remove the trade barriers which discriminate against US solar exports. Testifying before a Congressional committee, Solar Energy Industry Association Vice-President John Smirnow alleged that India’s local content requirement “discriminates against US solar exports and, thereby, provides an unfair competitive advantage to India’s domestic solar manufacturers’’. Explosive growth With some of the best solar resources in the world and the cost of solar... Read more.. Date : Jun 30
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CIAL goes green with solar plantMinister for Fisheries, Ports, Airports and Excise K Babu on Saturday inaugurated a 100 KW Solar Power Plant at the airport as part of CIAL’s initiative to promote utilisation of non-conventional and renewable energy. The minister said that the airport has one of the largest electricity bills in the state, paying almost Rs12 crore each year. By commissioning of the solar power system, he said, a portion of it can be saved. CIAL has set a model for all who are consuming large quantities of power, he said, The state is incurring a huge amount by way of purchasing electricity from... Read more.. Date : Jun 30 Source: The New Indian Express
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Leather firms in Ambur told to go greenCollector P Sankar on Saturday made an appeal to the leather industry to focus on producing quality products at an affordable cost using clean technology.
The industry has advantages of using advanced technology though it suffers from pollution and unskilled labour, Sankar said at the inauguration of the fourth edition of the ‘Ambur Open 4’, a two-day exhibition of components, accessories, finished leather, leather technology and machinery, organised by the Indian Shoe Federation at the Trade Centre at Ambur.
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