The ISA should champion a Global Solar Asset Registry for standardised project information, and establish a Solar Credit Guarantee mechanism to mitigate political and currency risks.
PM Surya Ghar Muft Bijli Yojana, launched in February, provides subsidies for rooftop solar. Gujarat leads in terms of percentage of applications leading to actual installations.
This is significant since US said SECI was having trouble finding buyers for Adani & Azure solar power due to high rates. The firms then allegedly promised bribes to state govt officials.
If the question is whether Indian authorities can launch their own investigations based on the findings of a foreign government, the answer is that there is precedent.
After India removed curbs on using imported solar modules last year, imports of Chinese solar components rose 400% in less than a year. Govt is trying to curb this, to limited effect.
Besides engineering, there have been significant developments in the regulatory framework for nuclear energy, with countries building standards and safeguards to avert future disasters.
Report released by the think tank maps India's clean energy potential for 1st time. It also shows how MP & Odisha could be key players in achieving India’s renewable energy goals.
Finance ministry says the proposed revamp will focus on structural reforms, rate rationalisation & ease of living, & will be deliberated upon in the coming weeks.
The project is meant to be a ‘protective shield that will keep expanding’, the PM said. It is on the lines of the ‘Golden Dome’ announced by Trump, it is learnt.
Now that both IAF and PAF have made formal claims of having shot down the other’s aircraft in the 87-hour war in May, we can ask a larger question: do such numbers really matter?
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