The viability of storing solar power using batteries and using the same power during peak times is increasing due to declining battery prices, said Raj Pratap Singh, Chairman, Uttar Pradesh Electricity
The National Coastal Protection Campaign (NCPC), a collective comprising of a broad range of fish-worker groups including the National Fish-workers Forum (NFF), fish-worker support organisations and environmental groups jointly rejected the Ministry of Environment's
SUGAR INDUSTRY Efforts are being made to increase yield. The idea is to increase average cane yield from 65 tonnes to 100 tonnes a hectare.
Nagesh Prabhu The World Bank has approved financing of $150 million (Rs 810 crore) credit for the second phase of the Karnataka Rural Water Supply and Sanitation Project (KRWSS) to be implemented in 11 districts of north Karnataka.
Ministry guidelines lay down funding pattern. To promote solar power for off-grid applications for both thermal as well as photovoltaic, the Government is offering financial support through a combination of 30 per cent subsidy and/or five per cent interest bearing loans for companies in the business.
V. Rishi Kumar The World Bank is poised to close funding few more urban sector projects in the country. After initiating works on some urban infrastructure projects, proposals to fund more in several States are at advanced stage of evaluation, said Mr Songsu Choi, Lead Urban Economist, South Asia Region, World Bank. Centre of Excellence
Greenpeace, the non-governmental organisation, has claimed that farmers get more income if they cultivate organic cotton instead of Bt cotton. The NGO, which conducted a survey in three top cotton growing districts of Warangal, Karimnagar and Adilabad in Andhra Pradesh, said that the net income of organic cotton farmers is Rs 6,000 an acre, while Bt cotton farmers earned only Rs 2,000.
Sarikah Atreya Gangtok, June 15 The Chief Minister, Mr Pawan Chamling, today said that the forest cover of the Himalayan State has increased by four per cent due to the pro-environment policies of his government since 1994.
At least 195 cases of Influenza A (H1N1), including 36 on Saturday, have been reported in the State, in the latest contagion raging since May this year. Pre-monsoon showers, followed by the arrival of south-west monsoon, have only hastened the pace of spread of infections, according to officials in the State Government. Thiruvananthapuram district (13) reported the most number on Saturday.
The Chief Minister, Mr V.S. Achuthanandan, said on Wednesday that the report of a committee recommending payment of compensation to those affected by the operation of Hindustan Coca Cola Beverages plant at Plachimada is under consideration of the Cabinet.
The release of 13 new crop varieties including four high-yielding vegetable crops and two farm implements marked the annual Farmers' Day celebrations at the Farm Varsity here.
