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Mr Bibek Bandyopadhyay, Advisor on the Solar Thermal Programme of the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy, has said that the Jawaharlal Nehru National Solar Mission aims at setting up 20,000 MW grid solar power and 2,000 MW of off-grid solar power by 2022.

NEW DELHI: The power ministry may be the government's main instrument for implementing measures to reduce carbon emissions and improve efficiency in the energy sector but a group of experts put together by the Planning Commission to prepare a roadmap to turn the country on a low carbon growth pathway has left out the ministry, much to the chagrin of power minister Sushilkumar Shinde.

Sudha Nambudiri

KOCHI: Germany has made policy decisions on alternative energy sources and has been concentrating on research in those areas long before the rest of the world began thinking of them, said Muller-Steinhagen, head of the Institute of Technical Thermodynamics (ITT) at the German Aerospace Centre (DLR).

Jaipur: Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot today presented a surplus Budget of Rs 48 crore, focusing on poor, farmers, potable water, power and health sectors. However, he has given a jolt to urban population by increasing power tariff and tax on four-wheelers.

With one bottle of drinking water and four hours of sunlight, an MIT scientist says he can produce 30 KWh of electricity

With the Centre slashing funds allocated to the Delhi government by about Rs 1,200 crore this year, the government is now eyeing the Air Ambience Fund, created by the government three years ago, to finance projects of the Environment department.

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Bibhuti Barik

BHUBANESWAR: The inhabitants 65 tribal families of remote Kolha village in Dhenkanal district never thought of experiencing the joy of electricity in their lifetime.

But now with indigenously developed straight vegetable oil (SVO) technology, they would fulfil their long-standing desire.

Decision taken to cut down on electricity bill of Rs. 9 lakh

MADURAI: The University of Madras has decided to switch over to solar power within a year in order to cut down its monthly electricity bill.

A one-time investment of Rs.3 crore was being made to purchase the solar equipment and install it in the university campus, said G. Thiruvasagam, Vice-Chancellor.

Anil Sasi

The Centre's policy document targets a near 30 per cent reduction in emission intensity (or kg of CO2 emitted for generating Re 1 of GDP) from the power sector by 2022..

Ministry plans hydro push, gas-based capacity, super-critical units

New Delhi, March 3