The Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) today pulled up the environment ministry for failing to implement its ambitious projects of afforestation, conservation of biodiversity, pollution control and spreading awareness among the people besides lack of monitoring and manpower.

The CAG report, which was tabled in Parliament, found that money allotted under various environmental schemes had been

The Tata group is investing millions of dollars in Sun Catalytix

The two countries are likely to sign an MoU for the Rs 2,500-crore project.
The government

MK VENU, KG Narendranath India’s executive director at the IMF Arvind Virmani has cautioned against any halt on the country’s policy reform on oil and energy. He has urged corporate India to be prepared to handle situations that could arise from some degree of volatility in capital flows.

New Delhi: Reliance Power group company Rajasthan Sun Technique, Andhrabased Lanco and KVK Energy of Chennai are among the seven successful bidders for setting up solar power plants in the first phase of the government

TATA Power that aims to produce at least 25% of its total power generation from clean sources by 2017, will invest around . 5,000 crore in wind energy alone, said a top company official.

"We have set ourselves a target to achieve 25% of our total generation from clean sources by 2017. These will comprise wind, solar, hydro, geo-thermal and gas.

India is confronted with the triple challenges of climate change, energy security and economic development with political will and technological prowess. But will that be enough to bring in the capital it needs to ensure a transition to green growth?

India already has a head start in the race for renewables, ranking fifth in the world for installed clean energy capacity.

New Delhi: In what amounts to an investment commitment of over Rs 7,000 crore under the Jawahar Lal Nehru National Solar Mission (JNNSM), NTPC Vidyut Vyapar Nigam (NVVN) has selected a total of seven bidders, including RPower, to build 479 mw power generation capacity, based on concentrated solar power (CSP) in the first phase of the scheme.

In its bid to become a global data centre, Mauritius bets on Swac technology.
Thiruvananthapuram: Pouring cold water over red-hot technology may not be the right strategy to achieving the lofty ideal of energy conservation.

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