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Tuesday, September 23, 2025
TopicSolar panels in India

Topic: solar panels in India

Gujarat sees highest coverage under PM’s rooftop solar installations scheme; Bengal, Jharkhand lag

Data shared by Ministry of New and Renewable Energy in Parliament shows the implementation of policy since February 2024 has been inconsistent across states.

SubscriberWrites: Role of solar panels in reducing grid dependency

Solar panels enable decentralised energy production, where power is generated close to where it is consumed, reducing strain on the grid and making the energy system more resilient.

Roof ownership issues, unaffordable — why 1 crore rooftop solar target is a tough ask for Modi Govt

Govt has announced PM Suryodaya Yojana to hike rooftop solar capacity, but sector faces several issues, including poor awareness. Experts see scheme as positive move, if enacted properly.

Curious case of India’s solar cell industry: Exports up 12x, but domestic power producers still import

New Delhi: Actions taken by the US on curbing solar cell imports from China have meant Indian exports of these items jumped 12-fold in...

Govt may cut solar panel import tax to make up shortfall in output

India imposed 40% solar panel import tax in April 2022 and 25% tax on solar cells to discourage Chinese imports, in line with PM Modi's ambitious plan to become more self-reliant.

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Bads of Bollywood can’t get more brazenly nepo. The joke’s on us

After watching the most discussed series on Netflix, I was planning to write an asterisk-heavy column. As a tribute to the asterisks in its...

Market regulator SEBI clears Adani Group of impropriety alleged by Hindenburg Research

SEBI probe concluded that purported loans and fund transfers were paid back in full and did not amount to deceptive market practices or unreported related party transactions.

India takes a relook at Russian Su-57, but not for its stealth. Here’s why

India exited the Indo-Russian FGFA programme in 2018. But now it might procure at least 2 squadrons of Su-57 aircraft from Russia and evaluate Russian proposal to manufacture them in India.

India doesn’t give walkovers to Pakistan in war. Here’s why it shouldn’t do it in cricket either

Many really smart people now share the position that playing cricket with Pakistan is politically, strategically and morally wrong. It is just a poor appreciation of competitive sport.