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UK minister calls for greater commercial collaboration with IndiaThe United Kingdom’s Secretary of State for International Trade, Liam Fox, is visiting New Delhi and Mumbai from 28 to 30 August. This is the Secretary of State’s first visit to India in his current role. The visit aims to boost UK-India bilateral commercial ties and highlights the importance of India as a key strategic partner across trade, investment and defence. In New Delhi, Dr. Fox met Indian Minister... Read more.. |
Norway looks to tap India’s energy needs with its expertise in the natural gas industryInnovation Norway, DNV GL and the Norwegian Embassy organized a seminar in New Delhi recently to display Norwegian expertise within natural gas, and to address the challenges and opportunities in the evolving market in India. The seminar provided unique opportunities to get the latest on industry developments, driving technologies, safety guidelines and operational issues. ... Read more..Date : Aug 31 Source: India Live Today
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Nitish government in Bihar consents for new state industrial policyThe state cabinet on Tuesday approved the Bihar Industrial Investment Promotion Policy 2016, which will provide 10% interest subvention to priority sector investors besides 80% tax reimbursement for five years. "The policy is for a period of five years (from 2016 to 2021) and will be effective after its notification on September 1. Earlier, many sectors such as tourism, information technology (IT), food... Read more.. |
Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board demolishes 5 dyeing unitsTamil Nadu Pollution Control Board (PCB) has taken a severe action against five dyeing units in Anthiyur town near Coimbatore for not complying with the Board’s directives on effluent treatment. The units located at Chinnathambipalayam and Thavittupalayam were demolished on a directive by District Collector. The Board first reportedly ordered disconnection of electricity supply to these dyeing units and... Read more.. |
Feds to Suppliers: Disclose Your GHG EmissionsThe U.S. federal government is the largest buyer of goods and services on the planet, with an annual spend of over $450 billion. Scoring that government contract can result in a huge revenue boost for a company and a plum bonus for sales executives. But if suppliers and professional services firms want to continue to do business with federal agencies, they are going to have to do more than settle on a price: The General Services Administration (GSA), which serves as Washington D.C.’s chief procurement office... Read more.. |
Gujarat becomes first state to distribute 2 crore LED bulbsGujarat has become the first state to distribute 2 crore LED bulbs under the Centre’s Unnat Jyoti by Affordable LEDs for all (UJALA) scheme. “Under the Government of India’s Unnat Jyoti by Affordable LEDs for all scheme, Gujarat has become the first state to distribute 2 crore LED bulbs,” the Power Ministry said in a release. ... Read more.. |
With 50% waste segregation, Vartak Nagar, Naupada in Mumbai, the cleanestNaupada and Vartak Nagar are the cleanest wards in the city, revealed a year-long research conducted by two professors of a Thane college. The research, spearheaded by professors Trupti Kautikwar and Mohini Kulkarni from Joshi-Bedekar College disclosed that despite the numerous Swachh Bharat campaigns conducted over the years, only 10 per cent societies segregate their dry and wet waste before giving it to... Read more.. |
Ambalathara solar park in Kerala would have 50MW commissioned in DecemberThe phase I of the Kasargod Solar Park project, which will generate 50 megawatts (MW) of electricity, will be commissioned in December, said power minister Kadakampally Surendran. The 200-MW solar park being set up at Ambalathara is a joint venture of the Kerala State Electricity Board (KSEB) and the Solar Energy Corporation of India (SECI). ... Read more.. |
Adani’s solar equipment manufacturing facility may commence by year-endGautam Adani-led Adani Enterprises is expecting to commission the first phase of its solar power equipment facility being set up in Gujarat by year-end, a senior company official said. “The first phase of the project in which we are manufacturing solar modules and solar photo-voltaic cells is expected to get commissioned by the end of 2016,” the company’s Chief Executive, Solar Manufacturing, Samir Vora told... Read more.. |
PFS ties up with banks for seamless issuance of Letter of Credit for green energyPTC India Financial Services Limited (PFS), a financial institution for renewable energy projects, today announced it has entered into arrangements with scheduled commercial banks, whereby these banks, based on letter of comfort (LOC) issued by PFS, would issue letter of credit (LC) to project companies in the renewable space with diligence on certain parameters. Currently, such project companies are... Read more.. |
Coal freight tariff rationalisation will have minimal impact on power: Piyush GoyalRationalisation of the coal freight tariff by railways will have minimal impact on power tariff and the move would gradually lead to domestic fuel replacing imported coal, Power Minister Piyush Goyal said today. He was replying to a question on whether railways' announcement on rationalisation of coal tariff will have any impact on electricity tariff. ... Read more.. |
The Carbon Trust UK in partnership with BEE India conceptualizes Rs 5000 crore fund for Energy Efficiency in MSMEsThe Carbon Trust UK, the leading UK agency to promote energy efficiency and reduce carbon footprints, will collaborate with the Bureau of Energy Efficiency (BEE), the focal Government of India agency to promote energy efficiency to launch a Rs 5000 crore fund for promoting industrial energy efficiency. The concept of the fund proposed as Industrial Energy Efficiency Fund (IEEF), was brainstormed with the... Read more.. |
India, Myanmar ink infrastructure, energy and education MOUsPrime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday held wide-ranging talks with Myanmarese President U Htin Kyaw in Delhi to bring a new momentum in bilateral ties between the two neighbours. U Htin Kyaw is on a four-day visit to India, his first state visit as President of Myanmar. During a joint statement after the meeting, PM Modi told his guest that Myanmar was "special"for India, and assured him of India's support... Read more.. |
Paris Agreement: US special envoy for climate change arrived in New DelhiUS Special Envoy for Climate Change Dr. Jonathan Pershing will arrive in the national Capital on Monday night to attend the US-India Strategic and Commercial Dialogue. The dialogue is centred on discussions of opportunities for continued leadership by both sides in implementing the Paris Agreement and in other multilateral climate fora, as well as the importance of climate and clean energy cooperation in the... Read more.. |
Delhi all set to get the best and the biggest sewage treatment plantThe national Capital could soon get not only India's biggest sewage treatment plant (STP) but also the best in quality. Delhi Jal Board (DJB) Chairperson, Kapil Mishra, on Monday, announced the agency's plans to set up an STP in the Coronation Pillar area of Burari, north Delhi, with a capacity of 378 Million Litres Per Day (MLD) or 70 Million Gallons Per Day (MGD). WHAT IS HAPPENING... Read more.. |
Despite order, power companies not using treated waste water in MaharastraEven though the Union ministry of power has made it mandatory for power plants situated within 50km radius of a municipal corporation to use treated waste water, not many power companies are following the directive. At present, only five power plants in the state are either using treated waste water or are in the process of doing so. The notification in this regard was issued in January this year, but other... Read more.. |
Climate change predicted to halve coffee-growing area that supports 120 million peopleClimate change is going to halve the area suitable for coffee production and impact the livelihoods of more than 120 million of the world’s poorest people who rely on the coffee economy, according to a new report by the Climate Institute, commissioned by Fairtrade Australia & New Zealand. The report findings follow stark warnings by some of the world’s biggest coffee producers, including Starbucks and... Read more.. |
NTPC to plant 20 million trees over the next decadePower generator NTPC Ltd will plant 20 million trees over the next decade, the company said in a statement today. NTPC has embarked upon accelerated afforestation drive with the State Forest Departments of Madhya Pradesh, Bihar, Assam, Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, Telengana and Maharashtra to plant 10 million trees during 2016-17, it said. "This is in tandem with the recently announced Intended Nationally... Read more.. |
New method may convert gaseous carbon dioxide into fuelScientists have found a potential new way to convert carbon dioxide emissions into energy-rich fuel using a very abundant natural resource: silicon. Silicon, readily available in sand, is the seventh most-abundant element in the universe and the second most-abundant element in the Earth's crust. The idea of... Read more.. |
Concern over dumping of sewage waste into river in KochiThe colour of the water in Muttar river near Muttar bridge turned black on Sunday allegedly due to the release of sewage from apartment complexes in the locality. Activists of Jana Jagratha, a collective of local people, said the river turned black around 4.30pm. "Black colour has been noticed along a 300-m-long stretch where Edappally canal meets Muttar river. During low tide, sewage from apartment... Read more.. |
Industrial waste water damaging crops in Keri, GoaThe discharge of waste water by some industrial units at the Pissurlem Industrial Unit has resulted in agricultural losses and pollution of drinking water wells in the village, residents alleged. Manohar Mahadev Parab, a resident of Deulwada, Pissurlem, who has a well in his agricultural property, in a memorandum to various government authorities complained that the well water is now unsafe for drinking and... Read more.. |
Gujarat solar cooperative: Model for generating additional farm income, conserving ground water, says expertsFarmers of India’s first solar cooperative set up in Dhundi village of Kheda district of Gujarat received their initial payments for harvesting solar power on their farms, Monday, as experts put forth this experimental cooperative model as a effective solution for providing farmers with an additional income and conserving ground water. Describing the solar cooperative, Dhundi Saur Urja Utpadak Sahakari... Read more.. |
Solar power for all SBI rural branches in next two years: Chattisgarh GovernmentThe Chhattisgarh Government has plans of electrifying all rural branches of State Bank of India (SBI) in the State with solar power during the next two years, officials informed. The Government has also targetted to electrify all the 19,000 villages in the State with solar power during the next two years. ... Read more.. |
Government to set up Rs 1.5k crore payment security fund for solar projectsGovernment is in the process of setting up a Rs 1,500-crore fund to avoid delays in releasing viability gap funding (VGF) to solar power developers under the Jawaharlal Nehru National Solar Mission (JNNSM). “State-run Solar Energy Corporation of India (SECI) will set up a Rs 1,500 crore payment security mechanism (PSM) to ensure timely payment of VGF to the developers of solar power capacities under the JNNSM,” a senior official said. ... Read more.. |
$1 billion fund in the works for stressed assets, renewable projects: Piyush GoyalThe power ministry plans to set up two funds of $1 billion each to enable alternative financing options for stressed power assets and renewable energy projects. The two funds have been proposed under the ambit of the National Investment and Infrastructure Fund (NIIF). "NIIF is the fund of funds within which we will set up a sub-fund which will focus on renewable energy projects and give investment support... Read more.. |
