Every Cloud Will Not Have A “Silver Lining”
Since 2018, we in Kerala especially those of us living in mountainous areas or the coast are afraid when clouds darken the skies and there is possibility of rains. This is because for 2...
Major mismatches in SilverLine’s two feasibility reports and DPR
Estimated ridership goes up & rate of return looks rosy in DPR, raising doubts of data fudging. THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Going by the preliminary feasibility report (PFR) prepared in March 2019, the proposed SilverLine project would draw...
Kerala’s SilverLine rail is economically unviable and threatens ecosystem
The Summary of the Detailed Project Report sheds light on how the Kerala government’s ambitious SilverLine railway corridor project is substandard, as well as ecologically and economically unviable. A media house in Kerala recently...
SilverLine DPR poses questions on viability, puts LDF on backfoot
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: The Detailed Project Report (DPR) of the LDF government’s pet SilverLine project raises questions on its financial viability. With an estimated project cost of Rs 63,940.67 crore and completion period of five years as...
Silver Line a gamechanger? Kerala govt bankrupt, ‘replicates’ Bullet Train project
Kerala’s flagship Silver Line project, a semi-high speed rail corridor passing through 11 districts between Thiruvananthpuram and Kasargod is not technically a “Bullet Train” like the one proposed between Mumbai and Ahmedabad, but it...
किनारपट्टी व्यवस्थापन अधिसूचनेच्या सुधारित मसुद्याला विरोध
सागरी किनारपट्टी व्यवस्थापन अधिसूचनेचा (सीआरझेड) सुधारित मसुदा हा जाचक असून या मसूद्याविरोधात किनारपट्टीलगतच्या गावांमध्ये प्रचंड नाराजी पसरली आहे. पर्यावरण मंत्रालयाकडे शेकडो हरकती पालघर: सागरी किनारपट्टी व्यवस्थापन अधिसूचनेचा (सीआरझेड) सुधारित मसुदा हा जाचक असून या...
Fishing communities in Maharashtra oppose environment ministry’s draft CRZ notification
The draft notification proposes amendments which include exempting prior clearance for development projects, allowing removal of sand bars, and creating ‘permanent’ beach shacks. Local communities and experts fear these amendments will put the coastal...
SILVER LINE A GAMECHANGER? KERALA GOVT BANKRUPT, ‘REPLICATES’ BULLET TRAIN PROJECT
Kerala’s flagship Silver Line project, a semi-high speed rail corridor passing through 11 districts between Thiruvananthpuram and Kasargod is not technically a “Bullet Train” like the one proposed between Mumbai and Ahmedabad, but it...
India’s clean energy gets more loans than coal for third year
Indian lenders channelled more funds to clean energy projects compared to coal-based ones for a third straight year in 2020 with more expected to flow into the renewables sector in the coming years after...
Coal financing in India remains depressed in 2020, green loans are stable
Wind and solar projects accounted for 74% of the INR 328.97 billion (USD 4.3bn/EUR 3.8bn) in project finance secured by coal and renewables in India in 2020, a new report shows. Climate Trends and...
India investing three times more in renewables than coal, although support for fossil fuel up 40%, says report
More money flowed into renewables than coal for the third year in a row in India, with 74% of the value of loans across both sectors in 2020 going to renewable energy projects, compared...
India’s clean energy got more loans than coal for third year
New Delhi: Indian lenders channeled more funds to clean energy projects compared to coal-based ones for a third straight year in 2020 with more expected to flow into the renewables sector in the coming...
Renewables Financing Gaining At Coal’s Expense In India, Says Report
Highlights : The dominance of renewables should not be surprising, considering their dominance in fresh capacity added since 2019. A total of Rs 24,376 crore (USD 3,240 million) went to renewables projects in 2020,...
Clean energy gets more loans than coal for third year
Indian lenders channeled more funds to clean energy projects compared to coal-based ones for a third straight year in 2020 with more expected to flow into the renewables sector in the coming years after...
Indian lenders reduce funding for coal projects, clean energy gets more loans for 3rd straight year
Clean energy projects got 74% of the total funds from financial institutions last year, or ₹24380 crore, according to a report by Climate Trends and Centre for Financial Accountability. Indian lenders channeled more funds to...
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