Nitish Kumar announces uniform fee of Rs 100 for prelims of all Bihar competitive exams; mains to be freeNitish Kumar, Bihar's Chief Minister, has declared a flat fee of ₹100 for preliminary exams for state government jobs. Candidates clearing ...
15 Aug, 2025, 11.10 AM IST
Bihar Cabinet clears proposal for 125 units of free electricity per month to domestic consumersBihar government has approved free electricity for homes. Starting August 1, families will get 125 units at no cost. The state will pay Rs ...
19 Jul, 2025, 10.41 AM IST
Free electricity: JDU terms it a "gift" for consumers; RJD claims CM surrenders front of Tejashwi's visionBihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar announced free electricity up to 125 units for 1.67 crore families, a move hailed by JDU's Rajeev Ranjan ...
17 Jul, 2025, 05.47 PM IST
Bihar Election 2025: CM Nitish Kumar announces up to 125 units free electricity starting AugustBihar Election 2025: CM Nitish Kumar announced that domestic consumers will receive up to 125 units of free electricity monthly, starting A...
17 Jul, 2025, 10.31 AM IST
NTPC shares in focus as company plans nuclear project in BiharNTPC plans to establish a nuclear energy project in Bihar, expanding its non-fossil energy portfolio. The company has requested land from t...
20 Dec, 2024, 09.13 AM IST
NTPC plans to set up nuclear project in Bihar: CMD Gurdeep SinghNTPC's Chairman announced plans for a nuclear power project in Bihar, boosting the company's non-fossil energy portfolio. The company has r...
19 Dec, 2024, 05.39 PM IST
PM-Surya Ghar Muft Bijli Yojana: Over 1 crore households registered for Centre's solar rooftop schemePrime Minister Narendra Modi announced that over 1 crore households have registered for the solar rooftop scheme PM-Surya Ghar: Muft Bijli ...
16 Mar, 2024, 11.15 AM IST
Rooftop solar potential could be critical to energy transition in India, should be incentivised: StudyA report by the Council on Energy, Environment and Water (CEEW) reveals that over 25 crore households in India have the potential to deploy...
16 Nov, 2023, 04.23 PM IST
Government to bring new scheme for distributed renewable energy application: RK SinghUnion Power Minister RK Singh on Wednesday said the government will bring a scheme for promoting distributed solar and wind energy applicat...
17 May, 2023, 11.12 PM IST
Apps help rooftop solar shine for Indian homesAHA Solar Rooftop Helper, SunPro+ and the Surya Mitra app and other digital platforms have sprung up to match solar maintenance experts in ...
21 Oct, 2022, 10.34 AM IST
SPI, Adani Solar to promote solar energy usage in rural areas of four statesIn a statement, SPI said it "has signed a non-financial and non-commercial memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Adani Solar in a bid to e...
04 Mar, 2022, 04.37 PM IST
Solar panels atop Patna’s government buildings reduce power billsSeveral government buildings in the city, including divisional commissioner’s office, have cut down energy bill by 70-80% after installatio...
20 Jan, 2020, 02.24 PM IST
Bihar: 9 government buildings get solar panelsIn fact, the solar rooftop panels on the four buildings of Bankipore Girls’ High School, having a total capacity of 125 kilowatt (kW), have...
27 Dec, 2019, 11.33 AM IST
Poor implementation of net-metering policies poses a major challenge for rooftop solar: Bridge to IndiaThe renewable analysis firm believes effective net-metering implementation can increase rooftop solar adoption by as much as 50%.
07 Nov, 2016, 04.44 PM IST
Solar businesses: How cos like Tata Power Solar, SELCO are making profits from renewable energyGovt has plans of installing 100 GW of solar power in India by 2022, instead of an earlier target of 20,000 MW, which itself looked ambitio...
09 Sep, 2015, 12.47 PM IST
Goyal sees $2 billion savings from LED bulbs in 4 yearsThe government reckons increasing use of LED (light emitting diode) bulbs would result in savings of $2 billion by reducing power consumpti...
11 Jun, 2015, 01.47 PM IST
LED lights to help India save $2 billion in four years: Piyush Goyal"I hope to utilise these savings to power the homes of 280 million Indians deprived of energy access, sadly, 67 years after independence," ...
04 Jun, 2015, 05.12 PM IST