An aerial view shows a shepherd walk past photovoltaic cell solar panels in the Pavagada Solar Park on October 11, 2021 in Kyataganacharulu village, Karnataka. | Photo Credit: GETTY IMAGES A parliamentary panel has attributed low installation of solar roof-top and wind energy projects as key reasons for the shortfall in achieving India’s renewable energy … Read more
Representational file image. | Photo Credit: Nagara Gopal By 2026, Indian industry will be able to manufacture solar modules worth 100 gigawatts (GW) annually, and help the country be a net exporter of solar power. This would significantly aid India’s target of installing 500 GW of electricity capacity from non-fossil sources by 2030, Bhupinder Bhalla, … Read more
Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan owes an apology to senior Congress leaders, including former Chief Minister Oommen Chandy, K.C. Venugopal, A.P. Anilkumar, Hibi Eden, and Adoor Prakash, for insisting on a Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) probe into the solar case, Leader of the Opposition V.D. Satheesan has said. Despite the Chief Minister knowing that there … Read more
The hill shrine is scheduled to reopen at 7.30 p.m. after post-eclipse rituals are performed The hill shrine is scheduled to reopen at 7.30 p.m. after post-eclipse rituals are performed The Lord Venkateswara temple at Tirumala remained closed for about more than eleven hours on October 25 (Tuesday) in connection with solar eclipse. The temple … Read more
The government is mulling delaying the imposition of customs duty on imported solar equipment or allowing extension of deadline for completion of domestic solar projects which are facing supply uncertainties from vendors in China, power and renewable energy minister RK Singh told ET. “We have received a demand saying there is this problem (Chinese companies … Read more