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New Delhi: The Centre needs to come up with higher budgetary allocation for power distribution infrastructure in the upcoming Union Budget, sector stakeholders and experts said.ICRA has recommended higher budgetary allocation to strengthen the power distribution infrastructure and improve the financial viability of the distribution segment, including the implementation of amendments to the Electricity Act.The government should take measures to augment fund availability and ease land acquisition challenges with a view to achieve the renewable capacity targets, it said.Further, the ratings agency has also suggested support measures to promote investments in the roof-top solar segment.Sector experts have also sought long-term policy measures to promote domestic module manufacturing.Recommendations have also been made to promote investments in transmission infrastructure for harnessing power from renewable projects.Jaideep Mukherji, CEO of Smart Power India, said that as the power sector … [Read more...] about Higher allocation needed for power distribution infra in Budget 2021: Experts

The drilling moratorium is among several climate-related actions Biden will announce Wednesday. He also is likely to direct officials to conserve 30% of the country’s lands and ocean waters in the next 10 years, initiate a series of regulatory actions to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and issue a memorandum that elevates climate change to a national security priority. He also is expected to direct all U.S. agencies to use science and evidence-based decision-making in federal rule-making and announce a U.S.-hosted climate leaders summit on Earth Day, April 22. … [Read more...] about AP Sources: President Joe Biden To Pause Oil And Gas Sales On Public Lands

The move follows a 60-day suspension of new drilling permits for U.S. lands and waters announced last week and follows Biden’s campaign pledge to halt new drilling on federal lands and end the leasing of publicly owned energy reserves as part of his plan to address climate change. The moratorium is intended to allow time for officials to review the impact of oil and gas drilling on the environment and climate. … [Read more...] about Biden to pause oil and gas sales on public lands

The last two people to set foot on the moon carved off a chunk and brought a sample back home. Like the other rocks brought back by the Apollo missions, it was housed at the Lunar Sample Laboratory Facility at NASA's Johnson Space Center in Houston. There, it was broken up, and its pieces -- including number 76015,143 -- were examined by scientists hoping to unravel the secrets of the moon's origins and its evolution, as well as providing them with a window into Earth's obfuscated distant past. … [Read more...] about Where Joe Biden’s moon rock came from