Left in the dark: Western UP's migrant workers lose light, faith with unmaintained solar panelsIn Uttar Pradesh, migrant workers embraced solar energy to power their homes, but a lack of maintenance knowledge and rising air pollution ...
17 Aug, 2025, 12.28 PM IST
Transformative agricultural technologies could accelerate sustainable development in Bihar, finds Cornell University studyThe Tata-Cornell Institute for Agriculture and Nutrition (TCI) at Cornell University has found that Bihar can significantly reduce greenhou...
11 Jun, 2024, 03.58 PM IST
Bright future comes in small sizes: Mini grids promise to electrify the countryPatchy electricity connection in India’s hinterlands remains a big obstacle for development. Solar’s ability to be successfully deployed in...
06 Jan, 2024, 09.41 AM IST
AmpIn Energy Transition plans Rs 3,100 cr investment in Eastern region"Significant investments are planned in West Bengal, Bihar, Odisha, Jharkhand, Chhattisgarh and the Northeastern states. The investment ref...
24 Nov, 2023, 05.12 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
Renewable energy capacity addition rises 80% to 3.4 GW during December quarterCompared to the preceding quarter (July-September), new non-hydro RE capacity additions fell 27 per cent on account of intensifying supply ...
10 Feb, 2022, 03.51 PM IST
Need to double hydropower capacity in next decade to cut dependence on coal: AK SinghIndia will have to at least double its capacity in the next decade to reduce dependence on coal and integrate with its grid renewable energ...
18 Nov, 2021, 11.04 AM IST
Vikram Solar commissions solar projects for AAI at 3 airportsThe cumulative capacity of the three projects is 1.1 MW, Vikram Solar said in a statement.
16 Dec, 2019, 04.40 PM IST
State Bank of India to adopt 500 villages in next 3 yearsThe bank has launched the project in 10 villages in 6 states - Bihar, Jharkhand, Assam, Uttarakhand, Maharashtra UP.
14 Aug, 2017, 08.07 PM 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
GST will be catalyst for investment inflows: Christophe Sirugue, French MoS for Industry"Make in India programme offers tremendous opportunities for French companies, which have understood this well and incorporated it in their...
25 Oct, 2016, 12.35 AM IST
Rise of the mini-grids: Solar projects are lighting up households beyond reach of main electricity gridsWith plans afoot to scale up these mini-grids to meet the commercial needs of villages as well, they are an energy solution whose time has ...
21 Jan, 2016, 11.03 AM IST
6 companies in fray for 2 transmission projects worth Rs 8,000 croreREC Transmission Projects Co Ltd (RECTPL) is conducting the auction these two transmission project. It is a wholly owned subsidiary of stat...
08 Oct, 2015, 04.43 PM IST
Solar Power: Cost of production dropped 60%; price to equal thermal power's in three yearsThe cost of production of solar power has dropped 60 per cent in three years. In three years, it will equal that of thermal power.
17 Mar, 2014, 04.35 AM IST
Sahara India to adopt 1,000 villages for all round developmentThe Sahara India group has announced adoption of 1,000 villages for all round development under its Vedas project.
10 Jun, 2013, 08.38 PM IST
- Prioritize renewable energy based electricity: Greenpeace
Greenpeace India has made a request to Bihar deputy CM Sushil Kumar Modi to prioritize renewable energy (RE) based electricity generation i...
20 Feb, 2013, 08.45 PM IST