New waste treatment plant to be established in Mumbai
By Solar Times Bureau The project is implemented by MMRDA at Taloja with a capacity of processing 2, 500 tones of solid waste and converting it in to electricity Mumbai…
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Three recommendations are proposed to state govt. for setting up of solar power pumps: Tamil Nadu
By Solar Times Bureau Specially subsidy for SC, ST category of farmers, they want to provide 100 per cent subsidy for setting up solar power pumps The Cabinet Sub-committee on…
Govt. plans to tap solar power in the capital of the country
By Solar Times Bureau Under the Off-grid and Decentralized Solar Application scheme of JNNSM the Ministry provides a subsidy of 30% of the project cost Government has planned to avail…
India has potential to generate 2, 45,000 MW of renewable energy : MNRE estimates
By Solar Times Bureau To promote and encourage more utilization of the renewable energy the Ministry wants private sectors to take some initiatives and encourage investment According to the Ministry…
Ministry is implementing RD&D programmes on new technologies for renewable energy
By Solar Times Bureau RD&D Programme on new Technologies such as Hydrogen Energy, Fuel Cells, Battery Operated Electric Vehicles, Bio-Fuels, Tidal Energy and Geothermal Energy through research and academic institutions…
CIL plans pilot projects to generate solar energy
By Solar Times Bureau CIL has planed to optimize solar power at offices and residential colonies of different subsidiaries Coal India Limited (CIL) one of the largest coal producing companies…
MNRE has taken up five pilot projects for power generation from MSW
By Solar Times Bureau Ministry is coming up with the installation of two more projects in Public Private Partnership (PPP) mode Considering the urgent need of waste management in the…
Green cess on industries will be utilized in generation of renewable energy
By Solar Times Bureau In 2008 Maharashtra state government had imposed cess of 8 paise per unit on the sale of electricity to commercial and industrial consumers The state governments…
CGWA sets norms on ground water extraction
By Solar Times Bureau CGWA accords ‘No Objection Certificate’ to the firms for withdrawal of ground water Water scarcity is a major global problem faced by the whole world. As…
Rainwater harvesting mandatory for housing projects in Noida
By Solar Times Bureau Due to the rapidly depleting groundwater levels and the need to conserve it , the Noida Authority has made it compulsory for all development and group…