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ELECTRIFICATION IN REMOTE AREAS
Why India’s green transition must move beyond large-scale renewable projectsAs India pursues ambitious climate and renewable energy goals, decentralised clean energy solutions are emerging as a critical driver of ru...- China’s EV boom is cleaning the air, and may have prevented 262,000 deathsElectric vehicles are proving to be life savers. Studies show China's shift to electric cars has prevented thousands of premature deaths. A...
- PFC announces merger with REC in line with Budget 2026 roadmapPower Finance Corporation's board has approved a merger with Rural Electrification Corporation. This move aligns with the Union Budget 2026...
- 78 years after Independence, tribals in remote part of Rajasthan's Baran district get electricity connectionsIn a significant stride towards rural electrification, a remote tribal community in Rajasthan's Baran district received electricity for the...
- Giu village in Himachal Pradesh gets mobile network for first time, PM Modi speaks to residents. Watch videoThe government is now prioritising linking all places with the communication technology after meeting success with the electrification exer...
- Access to electricity among poorest households rises to 86%The NFHS-5 report released in March last year showed 97% of India's households have electricity - 95% of rural and 99% of urban. Bihar, Jha...
- USAID launches PNG Electrification Global Information System PlatformThe USAID has recently launched the PNG Electrification GIS platform that would help off-grid energy suppliers discover prospective mini-gr...
- Border villages along China border to have high-speed internetDue to better telecom infrastructure and roads on their side, Chinese PLAs find it easier to patrol along the LAC. Indian border guarding f...
- ABB India to deploy next-gen digital tech for power supply in IndoreIn the first phase of the collaboration, this technology enabled more than 2,300 connections to achieve 24/7 electricity supply with an eff...
- Gujarat BSF out-posts to use solar energy to fight electricity crisisUnion Minister of State for Home and top BSF officials confirmed that Gujarat frontier will soon set up a five mega watt solar energy plant.
- Government has doubled spend on rural electrification in 4 years: RK SinghIn the last fiscal year, 50.41 lakh such households had been given free electricity connections, five times more than 9.62 lakh connections...
- Tata Power DDL to set up two pilot solar microgrids in BiharThe proposal envisages setting up of two 15 KWp solar projects in Tayabpur and Behlolpur village in the first phase, followed by capacity a...
- Assembly polls: Tough fight between Congress and BJP candidates in Sootea in AssamA tough contest will be witnessed between sitting AGP MLA and now BJP nominee Padma Hazarika and Congress contestant Praneswar Basumatary i...
- 6,000 unelectrified villages provided with power: GovernmentElectrification has been done in 6,000 of the 18,500 unelectrified villages and the renewable energy capacity has reached 39.5 Giga Watts.
- Solar power to illuminate 140 Naxal-hit villages in ChhattisgarhAs many as 140 remote villages and hamlets in Naxal-affected areas of Chhattisgarh which have no electricity supply even 68 years after the...
- Now warranty for renewable energy products: Piyush GoyalGovernment will put in place a warranty clause in renewable energy projects to ensure that the infrastructure is maintained and repaired.
- MP government to light up 44 Naxal-hit villages with solar energyUnder the plan, electricity can be generated through methods like biomass, bio-fuel, mini-hydro, solar or bio-gas for energising a village.
- Govt may miss rural electrification target due to difficult terrainsDifficult terrains, delays in nods, inhabitations in wildlife sanctuaries major impediments to power supply electricity.
- Budgetary support for unfinished rail projects proposedThe Standing Committee on Railways has recommended that budgetary support to the railways be adequately enhanced to complete unfinished pro...
- UP to give special impetus to Ambedkar schemesChief Minister Mayawati on Friday scrapped several schemes of the previous regime and announced new ones after Ambedkar.
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