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Friday, April 10, 2026
TopicSolar Energy India

Topic: Solar Energy India

India-led solar alliance would welcome China as member; critical minerals in focus

New Delhi: The International Solar Alliance (ISA) would welcome China as a member, Ashish Khanna, the Director-General of the 125-member organisation, said while speaking...

India’s solar ambition needs financial vision – ISA must move from commitments to execution

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.

As India tries to wean its solar sector off imports, cutting China link might not work out

Once 2nd approved list of models & manufacturers (ALMM) comes into force, all govt, open-source or net-metering solar projects will need to use solar cells made by approved Indian firms.

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A stronger Iran has emerged from the rubble. US learned the lesson 40 days late

The US and Israel’s assassinations of Iranian leadership ended up bestowing martyrdom on those killed. Shias saw the deaths as a continuity of martyrdom from the Battle of Karbala.

Data centre gold rush risks blackouts, central electricity body warns states against tripping grids

India’s fast-growing data centre sector may strain state electricity networks; Central Electricity Authority has urged Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana and Tamil Nadu to boost capacity.

Theaterisation proposal to be shared with defence ministry in a week or so—CDS Gen Anil Chauhan

Theaterisation, which aims to divide the forces into three theatres with specific areas of responsibility, will become the single most far-reaching reform that the Indian military has witnessed since independence.

China insulated itself against energy shocks. India is ‘all talk, no walk’

China patiently invested capital, skill and technology in coal gasification. Unlike it, we won’t move from words to action. As crude prices decline, we lose interest.