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Avaada Energy wins 280 MW solar capacity in SECI auction at Rs 2.61 tariff – EQ Mag

The bidding allows flexibility to Avaada Energy to set up the solar power project anywhere in India and supply green electricity on long term at a tariff of Rs 2.61/kWh (kilowatt hour) Avaada Energy on Monday said it has bagged a 280 megawatt renewable energy project from Solar Energy Corporation of India (SECI). SECI is […]

Centre to recover Rs 469 cr from 7 electric 2W makers for non compliance with FAME II – EQ Mag

New Delhi : The Centre has sought Rs 469 crore from seven electric two-wheeler makers, including Hero Electric and Okinawa for claiming incentives while not complying with the Faster Adoption and Manufacturing of Electric Vehicles (FAME) II scheme norms, a government official said. The official said that in case of non-refund of the amount to […]

SJVN bags five hydro power projects of 5,097 MW in Arunachal Pradesh – EQ Mag

The government of Arunachal Pradesh has terminated pacts with various private power developers as they “showed less interest” in executing projects given to them, the statement said State-owned power producer SJVN Ltd on Monday said it has been allocated five hydro electric projects having a total generation capacity of 5,097 MW in Arunachal Pradesh. The […]

Reliance to invest $122 million in Brookfield JV for data center projects in India – EQ Mag

BENGALURU : India’s Reliance Industries said on Monday it would invest up to 10 billion Indian rupees ($122.24 million) in building data centres in the country along with Canada-based Brookfield Infrastructure. The announcement comes at a time when data centre capacity in India is expected to rise exponentially as more people go online. Reliance will […]

ReNew Announces Appointment of Three Independent Directors – EQ Mag

New Board members to replace retiring Directors Will increase gender diversity of the Independent Board Gurgaon : ReNew Energy Global Plc (“ReNew”) (Nasdaq: RNW, RNWWW), India’s leading renewable energy company and a preferred decarbonisation partner, announced on Monday that the Board of Directors has appointed Ms. Paula Gold-Williams, Ms. Nicoletta Giadrossi and Mr. Philip Graham […]

SINGLE USE PLASTIC ITEMS PROHIBITED WITH EFFECT FROM 1ST JULY 2022 – EQ Mag

The Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change has notified the Plastic Waste Management Amendment Rules, 2021, on 12th August 2021, prohibiting manufacture, import, stocking, distribution, sale and use of the following identified single use plastic items, which have low utility and high littering potential with effect from 1st July, 2022: (i) ear buds with […]

Guidelines for Providing One-Time Financial Assistance for Establishment of Paddy Straw Based Pelletisation and Torrefaction Plants – EQ Mag

To support the efforts of the Governments of Punjab, Haryana, Uttar Pradesh and NCT of Delhi to prevent air pollution caused due to stubble burning and to subsidize machinery required for management of crop residue, a central sector scheme on crop residue management has been implemented since 2018-19. Under this scheme, financial assistance @ 50% […]

Programmes and Schemes to Encourage Tree Plantation in Urban Areas – EQ Mag

The Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change has taken various initiatives through programmes and schemes that encourages tree plantation including urban areas in the country. The scheme, Nagar Van Yojana (NVY) has been launched during the year 2020, for creation of Nagar Vans in urban areas, which promotes urban forestry by involving local communities, […]

No Coal Shortage; 8.51% Increase in Domestic Production till June 2023 – EQ Mag

Details of coal supply and consumption /demand in the country for the last three years are as under: [Figures in Million Tonnes (MT)] Year 2020-21 2021-22 2022-23* Total Domestic Coal Supply (a) 690.88 819.21 877.36 Total Import (b) 215.25 208.62 237.66 Total Consumption / Demand (a+b) 906.13 1027.83 1115.02 *Provisional Major leap in coal production […]

East Zonal Conference on PM-Gatishakti & National Logistic Policy – EQ Mag

East Zonal Conference on PM-Gatishakti and National Logistic Policy was held on 16.02.2023 at Bhubaneswar. The objective is to bring different Ministries, States, Departments & Industries together for integrated planning and coordinated development of logistics infrastructure with emphasis on the States of Odisha, Jharkhand, West Bengal and Bihar. It aims at improving logistics efficiency and […]