India poised to be worlds clean energy capital
The Dollar Business Bureau Union Minister for Power, Coal, New and Renewable Energy Piyush Goyal said that India was poised to become the world’s clean energy capital. "The mission of the government is to enhance the use of clean technology and renewables for generating power, thus, making India clean energy capital of the world," said the minister, while commemorating the Environment Day in Noida on Friday. Goyal also released a coffee table book on bio-diversity - The Good Earth, by NTPC (National Thermal Power Corporation Ltd). He emphasised on the need for forest restoration by planting trees on a great scale and prodded the PSU to surpass its tree plantation targets and to keep a proper record highlighting the ownership of activity. The minister ...
US to aid India in developing clean energy technologies
The Dollar Business Bureau The United States has agreed to help India in developing renewable energy technologies and a decision to this effect was taken during the US President Barack Obama’s visit to India in January 2015. A statement to this effect was informed by Piyush Goyal, Union Minister of State for Power, Coal & New and Renewable Energy (IC), on Monday. India and the US also discussed on the critical importance of expanding clean energy research, development, manufacturing and deployment, which increases energy access and reduces greenhouse gas emissions, during Obama’s visit, the Minister added. Stating that the two governments have also agreed to undertake new agreements to enhance clean energy cooperation, the Minister mentioned about the initiatives ...
