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Even as India debates the pros and cons of the Kudankulam nuclear power project, several developed countries have already resolved to scrap their nuclear plants, experts at an energy conclave said on Monday.
Energetic meet points outpost-Fukushima second thoughts
First, the good news. Coal India has received the go-ahead from the finance ministry to acquire stakes in unlisted companies abroad.
It is reported that Ukraine Cabinet of Ministers approved on October 26 a concept to implement a mechanism of selling coal on a Ukrainian exchange and published the text of its respective direction on its web site on October 31.
Ukrainian government considers coal sales on exchange
SMR: Indo-German Cooperation Project to Assess Role of Indian MSMEs in Climate Change Adaptation and Mitigation.
On behalf of the German Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development, Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH has launched a project jointly with the Indian Ministry of MSME to assess the impact of climate change on competitiveness, innovation and business potential for Indian Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs).
Indo-German Cooperation Project to Assess Role of Indian MSMEs
Ajit Gulabchand, chairman and Managing Director of HCC said that, “Maharashtra government is acting as an agent of Environment Ministry. Criminal case against Lavasa was not initiated by Maharashtra Govt. Pre-conditions have never been put on projects in MoEF’s (Ministry of Environment and Forests) history.
NEW DELHI: Environment minister Jayanthi Natarajan notched a victory at the BASIC talks in Beijing with China and other countries cutting across groups strongly backing India’s demand for centre-staging discussions on equity, IPR and trade in UN climate change negotiations on Tuesday.
Coal India is now back on the e-auction route. After staying away for a month following the government’s push to divert supplies to fuel-starved power plants, the public sector miner resumed auctioning on Tuesday.
To improve the power situation, the Union Coal Ministry has despatched fresh stocks of coal to power stations across the country. It has also advised coal companies to ensure priority movement of the dry fuel to power stations to improve generation.
PUNE: The Union ministry of environment and forests (MoEF) has extended the moratorium on consideration of infrastructure projects in Ratnagiri and Sindhudurg districts till December 31, 2011 as the ministry is considering a report submitted to it by the Western Ghats ecology expert panel (WGEEP).
NEW DELHI: For those eyeing the energy sector for jobs, solar energy companies could just be their next big destination. To fulfil targets of 20,000 MW of installed capacity under the National Solar Mission, the Indian solar energy industry will need an estimated 1 lakh people by 2022 across domains, profiles and levels. That as the sector invests nearly Rs 4,337 crore by the end of the mission period.
Indian solar energy industry will need 1 lakh people by 2022