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TopicSolar power

Topic: Solar power

Bunker Roy, who taught illiterate grandmothers to become solar engineers, dies at 81

Roy studied at Doon School and St Stephen’s College, but soon abandoned a conventional career to build Barefoot College.

Indian govt bets on battery storage boom to help abate mounting solar power losses

India’s transmission system failed to absorb more than 8 billion kilowatt-hours of power in April to June, when 63 billion actually reached the system.

Floating solar projects get cabinet nod. To generate 5,000 MW solar capacity by 2030

The Pradhan Mantri Surya Sarovar Yojana scheme will generate more than 16,000 employment opportunities for solar technicians, engineers, and other workers across the project value chain.

India’s solar boom masks a worrying dip in utility-scale projects

If India is to sustain the pace of clean energy deployment, it will need to focus beyond headline capacity numbers.

India’s rising solar penetration is stressing the power grid. It’s a storage problem

Paper says solar boom exposing storage deficit, with surplus daytime power going to waste as grid struggles to meet evening demand. 'Question has shifted from quantity to timing & flexibility.'

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...

What’s behind Pakistan’s solar energy push—China is just one factor

While the grassroots solar boom has transformed Pakistan’s energy landscape, it has outpaced policy and infrastructure.

SECI’s overly cautious procurement rules will deter investors from India’s renewable projects

The conditions in the tenders of the Solar Energy Corporation of India are a reflection of the larger policy obsession in India to uncover the ultimate beneficial owner behind every investment.

Solar glow in remote border village, as Indian Army illuminates Simari near LoC in Kashmir

Army dedicates initiative to Colonel Santosh Mahadik, a Shaurya Chakra recipient who was killed in Kashmir in 2015. His mother will inaugurate the project on 14 April.

MIT engineers develop solar-powered system to make salty groundwater drinkable, without using batteries

Desalination has become important as groundwater is getting saltier. An electrodialysis system created by the scientists earlier this year needed costly batteries to adjust to sunlight.

On Camera

India’s top 3 IAS posts are held by officers on extension. Exception is now the rule

Cabinet, Home and Defence Secretaries are all now in office on extension. A provision meant to protect tenure has become a tool of annual renewal, and the cost is borne by batch after batch below.

Only $1.1 trillion for the Anthropic IPO? Just take it

The deal is so large that many investors will want to own the company for its future influence on the trajectory of the overall market, writes Chris Hughes.

Big change in Agnipath scheme: Govt grants 2-yr extension to the 75% Agniveers not selected for service

This has now created a pathway for all Agniveers to potentially join the defence forces as regular soldiers after their tenure of six years.

Farm laws to Agnipath, Modi govt failed the test of both ‘Jai Jawan/Jai Kisan’ reforms

Between the farm laws and Agnipath, you could say the Modi government erred in taking its most loyal constituencies for granted: Hindi-heartland farmers and soldiers.