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Saturday, November 2, 2024
TopicSolar energy

Topic: solar energy

Centre considers ways to use SVAMITVA data to help villages realise their solar power potential

Panchayati raj ministry's assessing 3 villages using SVAMITVA data, which prepares geo-referenced maps of villages. It's also exploring ways to monetise data for other development projects.

India to fund solar energy projects in Africa, $25-mn infusion ‘gets in-principle nod’

India is pushing for realising Africa’s solar energy potential as part of International Solar Alliance (ISA). The sixth session of the ISA assembly is currently underway in Delhi. 

How Africa is going to become a global supply chain powerhouse

As the African Continental Free Trade Area begins operations, with its rich natural resources and growing consumer demand, the continent will transform its economic fortunes.

Record heat across Asia put renewable power fleet to the test

Temperatures in parts of the region breached 40 Celsius (104 Fahrenheit) in late April, earlier than usual, causing widespread infrastructure damage and power outages.

SubscriberWrites: Making our cities cool again

By 2030, billions of city dwellers are expected to be frequently exposed to extreme heatstress. So let’s make our cities cool.

Indosolar, Reliance, First Solar among 11 companies to manufacture solar PV modules

The allotments are part of tranche two of a production-linked incentive scheme by the govt with a total outlay of 140 billion rupees ($1.7 billion).

Capital bets on expanding fleet of e-buses, solar energy to curb pollution, says Kailash Gahlot

Delhi, world's most polluted capital, wants a 27-fold increase in the number of e-buses plying in the city by the end of 2025 to cut down on carbon emissions.

India sees 8-fold rise, adds over 52k workers in solar & wind energy sectors in FY22, study shows

India’s clean energy sectors employ 164,000 workers as of FY22 showing a 47% increase from FY21, finds the study jointly conducted by three organisations — CEEW, NRDC India, & SCGJ.

Key to net-zero strategy, India’s solar power capacity grew by over 6,000 times in past 12 yrs

India’s progress with solar power can be attributed to a combination of policy interventions, favourable market conditions, and that India gets approximately 300 sunny days a year.

Gujarat is seeing a revolution that’s totally out of step with the rest of India

Gujarat, currently has nearly two-thirds of all residential rooftop solar power in India, despite covering just 6 per cent of its land mass.

On Camera

Countdown to 2027 has begun. India must pick strategic alliance with US, balance with old friendships

India must dedicate its efforts to solidify Quad as a serious security alliance and signal to the world that it values its values-based relationship with US above transactional ties.

Watch CutTheClutter: Flattening INR-USD rate, and debate on pros and cons of a ‘strong’ rupee

In Episode 1544 of CutTheClutter, Editor-in-Chief Shekhar Gupta looks at some top economists pointing to the pitfalls of ‘currency nationalism’ with data from 1991 to 2004.

All about Major Bob Khathing, whose daring expedition & diplomatic parleys secured Tawang for India

The decorated Naga officer from Manipur also served as envoy to Myanmar & Nagaland chief secy. Defence Minister Rajnath Singh inaugurated a museum dedicated to the Tawang hero Thursday.

Xi wanted to teach India about imbalance of power. We should take a budgetary lesson from it

While we talk much about our military, we don’t put our national wallet where our mouth is. Nobody is saying we should double our defence spending, but current declining trend must be reversed.