Solar in Union Budget

[Chandra Kishore]

Did you find some good paryavaran karma in the Union Budget. Here' something that the budget did: 

India proposed to scrap duties on imports of solar-thermal equipment as it seeks to reduce project costs for Reliance Power Ltd. (RPWR) and other developers adding plants.

“Solar-thermal projects need encouragement,” Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee said today in his annual budget speech, proposing to spare such ventures from the so-called special countervailing duty.Read more at Bloomberg

 Is there anything else in the Union Budget that you think will drive environmental entrepreneurship or will act as a dampener? 

[GOPI KANTA GHOSH]

It raises hope, but let details come.

[Satya Prakash Mehra]

Need implementation and formulation for long term........

[Jonas Hamberg]

http://www.downtoearth.org.in/node/37812