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The Chief Minister Shri Shivraj Singh Chouhan met the Union Minister for New and Renewable Energy Shri Farooq Abdullah and sought cooperation in harnessing alternative soruces of energy. Minister for New and Rewable Energy Shri Ajay Vishnoi, Minister for Forests Shri Sartaj Singh were present.

Along with use of conventional resources, other sources like solar, wind, biomass, under-ground energy will also be tapped for increasing power production in the state. Chief Minister Shri Shivraj Singh Chouhan said this while performing the bhumi pujan of the First solar Energy Park at Ganeshpura Village in Rajgarh district today.

LUCKNOW: In a major step towards energy conservation, the North Eastern Railway (NER) has decided to run its three offices of divisional railway managers (DRMs) on solar power. General manager UCD Shreni announced here on Wednesday that DRM offices of Lucknow, Izzatnagar and Varanasi would switch over to solar power from March 2011 onwards.

Chandigarh: Punjab Energy Development Agency (PEDA) has allotted five solar power projects to construction major Punj Lloyd to be set up at locations, including the Golden Temple and the Punjab Assembly.

Since 97% of its fossil fuels are imported, raising the share of renewables to 11% by 2030 is South Korea's solution
Barun Roy / New Delhi August 12, 2010, 0:15 IST

London: Scientists have developed a new green energy harnessing technology which they claim could turn all house windows into a solar power generator.

Sanjay Jog / Mumbai August 11, 2010, 1:40 IST

CHENNAI: A high-level business delegation from Bangladesh has expressed its eagerness to invest in solar photovoltaic units that are coming up near Chennai and other sectors such as health care, logistics and IT, said Abdul Matlub Ahmad, president, India-Bangladesh Chamber of Commerce and Industry (IBCCI) on Monday.