Maoists steal solar panels from Chattisgarh villagesOctober 10th, 2009 BASTAR - Maoists are stealing the solar panels installed by the state government to help the villagers in the interior villages of Bastar region in Chattisgarh. The Chattisgarh State Renewable Energy Development Agency (CREDA) in collaboration with Central Government had installed solar panels in over 250 Maoists affected villages.
ISRO begins countdown for PSLV C-14 launch at SriharikotaSeptember 21st, 2009 SRIHARIKOTA - The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) has started the countdown for the launch of the Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV) on Monday. The PSLV - C -14 is scheduled to launch from the Satish Dhavan Space Centre in Sriharikota, Andhra Pradesh, on Wednesday.
Farooq Abdullah inaugurates world's largest solar steam system in ShirdiJuly 30th, 2009 SHIRDI - Union Minister for New and Renewable Energy Farooq Abdullah on Thursday inaugurated the world's largest solar steam system installed at Sri Sai Baba Sansthan, Shirdi. The solar system has been designed for cooking food for devotees visiting the Sansthan.
Solar eclipse enthusiasts in MP disappointed due to bad weatherJuly 22nd, 2009 BHIMBETKA - Hundreds of enthusiastic and curious people who had gathered at Bhimbetka in Madhya Pradesh on Wednesday were dejected as bad weather played spoilsport, blocking the view of the longest total solar eclipse of the 21st century. Astronomers had reckoned Bhimbetka as one of the best places to view and experience the celestial spectacle.
People converge in Bihar village to watch total solar eclipseJuly 21st, 2009 TAREGANA - A day ahead of the total solar eclipse, tourists and enthusiasts from different places of the country started thronging in Bihar's Taregana village to witness the celestial spectacle, which could be watched on Wednesday (July 22),
Total Solar Eclipse will be visible in Patna, Bhopal, Indore, Gaya, Varanasi, Bhavnagar, Darjeeling, Gangtok, Sibsagar, Surat, Ujjain and Vadodara on Wednesday. But Taregana village is one of the best places in India to view the celestial spectacle.
Solar eclipse 2009July 20th, 2009 This solar eclipse will be one of those much waiting celestial phenomenon a total solar eclipse. It will be seen in India from 5.35 a.m.
India to study in detail July 22 solar eclipse: NairJuly 19th, 2009 THIRUVANANTHAPURAM/KOLKATA/BHOPAL - G Madhavan Nair, Chairman of Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO), has said that India plans to study in detail the effects of total solar eclipse on July 22. "We are trying to see the effect on the ionosphere and the atmosphere when the solar eclipse takes place.
Bihar gears up to handle rush of solar eclipse viewersJuly 17th, 2009 TAREGANA - Officials in Bihar are busy making arrangements to handle the rush of solar eclipse watchers later this month. "Taregana will offer good visibility during solar eclipse due to its geographical situation.
Ahire, a solar energy village in MaharashtraJune 1st, 2009 Ahire,MAHARASHTRA - The residents of Ahire, a small village in Maharashtra got electricity for the first time after country's independence, when the government installed solar panels in the village, thus illuminating the lives of 85 families who had till now been living in darkness. The children do not have to slog in candlelight to study, women can move out of their houses at night, and men can also breathe a sigh of relief.
Syamal Gupta retires as Tata BP Solar chairmanMay 15th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Tata group veteran Syamal Gupta has retired as chairman of Tata BP Solar after 53 years with India's largest industrial house. He will be succeeded by BP Solar's chief executive Reyad Fezzani.
Kalavati's village celebrates access to electricityMarch 30th, 2009 JALKA - Kalavati, a resident of Jalka village who was made well known after Congress general secretary Rahul Gandhi mentioned her in the Lok Sabha last year, Monday invited him to visit her home again - celebrating her village's first access to electricity. Initiated by international NGO Greenpeace, two schools in the village saw solar power panels bring them electricity which powers 10 fans and a computer.
CII Green Business Centre wins global awardMarch 24th, 2009 NEW DELHI - The CII-Sohrabji Godrej Green Business Centre in Hyderabad has won the 2009 international Aspen Institute Energy and Environment Awards in the NGO category, a CII spokesman said here Monday. The award will be presented at a ceremony on March 27, 2009 in Aspen, Colorado.
Obama's first trade mission to India is on solar powerMarch 24th, 2009 NEW DELHI - The new administration of US President Barack Obama has sent its first trade mission to India, and it's on solar energy. 'It shows how energy is becoming the focal point in the US-India relationship,' a US government official said here Monday.
Nagpur to become India's first solar cityFebruary 17th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Under an ambitious programme of the ministry of new and renewable energy, Nagpur in Maharashtra will be developed as the country's first solar city, it was announced Wednesday. The orange city Nagpur will become a model solar city by 2012, deriving up to 10 percent of its energy consumption through renewable energy sources and implementing other energy efficiency measures, a government statement said.
Astonfield to set up 200 MW project in GujaratJanuary 12th, 2009 AHMEDABAD - Astonfield Renewable Resources Ltd (ARRL) will execute a mega 200 MW solar photovoltaic (PV) project across Gujarat. The venture is touted as the largest renewable energy project in India.
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