In Short : The Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEFCC) has issued a Gazette notification exempting industries from obtaining dual approvals for environmental clearances. This move aims to streamline regulatory processes, reducing bureaucratic delays and promoting industrial growth. The exemption applies to certain industries, simplifying compliance with environmental norms while ensuring environmental protection […]
Heavy Industries Minister Asks Auto Industry to Support EVs
Xpressing similar views, Niti Aayog CEO Amitabh Kant said while the world is well poised to leapfrog to sustainable mobility, the contours of mobility landscape are constantly evolving New Delhi : Heavy Industries Minister Mahendra Nath Pandey on Tuesday asked the automobile industry to support electric vehicles, saying it is emerging as a ‘big opportunity’ […]
Punjab: Industry accuses PSPCL of retracting from fixed charges waiver promise
Chandigarh: Punjab’s industry bodies FICO and AITF on Sunday accused the power utility PSPCL of retracting from its promise of waiving fixed electricity charges during the lockdown period Chandigarh: Punjab’s industry bodies FICO and AITF on Sunday accused the power utility PSPCL of retracting from its promise of waiving fixed electricity charges during the lockdown […]
Priyanka Gandhi writes to UP CM, seeks waiver of power bills of farmers
In a letter to the UP chief minister, she also sought a slew of relief measures including waivers on bank loans and power bills of small and medium industries in the state, which are considered the backbone of the economy NEW DELHI: Congress general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Wednesday wrote to UP chief minister […]
India doubles down on solar, gas at coal’s expense as electricity use falls
Overall electricity use fell by about 24 per cent in April, the data from POSOCO showed, as all industries and offices not categorized “essential” were shut as a part of a nationwide lockdown to prevent the spread of the coronavirus CHENNAI: India’s solar and gas-fired electricity generation rose in April even as overall power demand […]
Germany’s Siemens says to cut 2,700 jobs worldwide
Industrial conglomerate Siemens said Tuesday it would slash 2,700 jobs worldwide at its gas and power unit, including 1,400 in its home country Germany, “over several years”. The division — set for an independent stock market flotation in 2020 — will “require further savings of 500 million euros” ($560 million), Siemens said in a statement. […]
Siemens Gamesa commissions 10 MW solar project for Lakshmi Machine Works
Clean energy solutions provider Siemens Gamesa Thursday said it has commissioned 10 MW solar power project for Lakshmi Machine Works (LMW) in Tamil Nadu. As part of the contract, Siemens Gamesa provided an EPC (engineering procurement and construction) solution that included engineering and design of the solar farm, procurement, erection and commissioning of the 10 […]