India Calls for Faster Expansion of ISA at COP 25 Updated On Tue, Dec 10th, 2019 by Saurenergy Prakash Javadekar at the COP 25 summit has stressed that more and more countries should join the ISA and that there is a need to speed up this alliance Union Environment Minister Prakash Javadekar stressed on his point that more and more countries should join the International Solar Alliance (ISA) to reduce dependence on fossil fuels to meet their […] Read more
Govt Spends Rs 175 Cr for Purchase of Heavy Electric Vehicles Updated On Wed, Nov 20th, 2019 by Saurenergy The Government of India has spent Rs 175 crore for the purchase of electric buses under the second phase of Faster Adoption and Manufacturing of (Hybrid &) Electric Vehicles in India (FAME India) Scheme. The Ministry of Heavy Industries & Public Enterprises said in a notification that, the expenditure on purchase of these electric buses […] Read more
5 Lakh Govt Cars to be Replaced by E-Vehicles: Javadekar Updated On Sat, Nov 2nd, 2019 by Saurenergy Prakash Javadekar further said that “the government is promoting e-mobility by taking a lead in changing the fleet of the existing petrol and diesel cars used for official purposes with electric cars.” With an aim to showcase government’s efforts towards promoting e-vehicles in India, Union Minister Prakash Javadekar on Friday said that the government will […] Read more
Javadekar Flags off E-Vehicles Procured from EESL Updated On Sat, Nov 2nd, 2019 by Saurenergy The Ministry of Information & Broadcasting said in a notification that, with this partnership, the Government of India continues to be an active participant in the country’s quest for reduced emissions & vehicular electrification. In order to provide further boost to e-mobility in the country, Environment and Information & Broadcasting (I&B) Minister Prakash Javadekar on […] Read more
India Halfway Through its 175 GW Target: Environment Minister Updated On Tue, Sep 10th, 2019 by Saurenergy Prakash Javadekar has said that India has already achieved half of its renewable energy production target of 175 GW. Union Minister for Environment, Forest and Climate Change, Prakash Javadekar, has said that India has already achieved half of its renewable energy production target for 2022. 175 GW The government plans to achieve 175 GW of […] Read more
Environment Ministry Trims Lease Rent on Wind Projects Updated On Fri, Aug 23rd, 2019 by Saurenergy The Environment Ministry has decided to relax the lease rent of Rs 30,000 per megawatt charged mandatorily from wind power companies. In a bid to boost investments in wind power projects and provide clean energy at cheaper rates, the Environment Ministry has decided to relax the lease rent of Rs 30,000 per megawatt (MW) charged mandatorily from […] Read more
Navodaya Vidyalayas to tap Solar power Updated On Fri, Sep 1st, 2017 by Saurenergy Prakash Javadekar also directed that water and solar energy harvesting should form part of proposals in the new building plans and explore the possibility of having water harvesting and Bio-Gas plants in existing campuses. HRD Minister Prakash Javadekar on Thursday directed the Navodaya Vidyalaya Samiti (NVS) to take measure for adoption of solar energy […] Read more
