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During the last three years, the States of Jammu & Kashmir,
Chhattisgarh, Uttarakhand, Andhra Pradesh, Maharashtra, Gujarat and West
Bengal have taken steps to harness geo-thermal energy in their
respective states. Geo-thermal resource assessment studies have also
been undertaken by Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) at
various potential sites through National Geophysical Research Institute
(NGRI), Hyderabad. While no Geo-Thermal Energy Power plant has been set up in the country so far, the MNRE has prepared draft policy and guidelines to facilitate preparation and implementation of an action plan to set up projects for utilization of geo-thermal energy No specific assistance has been sought from any particular country. However India has Memorandum of Understandings (MoUs) on co-operation in Renewable Energy including Geothermal Energy with several countries. This information was given by the Minister of New and Renewable Energy Dr. Farooq Abdullah in a written reply to a question in Lok Sabha today. |
Highlights from the local media of Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Maldives, Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan and Sri Lanka June 27th, 2016 | Volume: 2 - 17/6 TOP STORIES Afghanistan Still World’s Largest Opium Producer by Far: Report Daily Outlook Afghanistan| 27 th June Afghanistan is by a long way still the world's largest opium producer, accounting for some 70 percent (3,300 tons) of global opium production, according to the United Nations World Drug Report of 2016.Myanmar is the second largest producer of the drug at 14 per cent (650 tons) of global production. According to the UN report, the total value of the illicit opiate economy in Afghanistan was $2.8 billion USD in 2014 — equivalent to 13 percent of the country's gross domestic product (GDP). Maiden joint meeting of Nepal-India EPG next week The Himalayan Times| 26 th June The first joint meeting of the Eminent Persons Group on Nepal-India Relations (EPG-NIR) would be held in Kathmandu on coming Jul...
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