Tag: Solar energy

Third phase of Green Energy Corridor in final stages, up for Cabinet approval

August 10, 2026 admin

Image used for representational purposes. File | Photo Credit: Reuters The government is in the final planning stages of instituting the third phase of the intra-state Green Energy Corridor (GEC), senior government officials privy to the development told The Hindu, adding that it has been sent to the Union Cabinet for the final approval. Seeking to…

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India’s solar sector is well positioned to handle U.S. exit from ISA: The Climate Economy

January 21, 2026 admin

The United States of America had announced it would be pulling out of several international climate organisations, including the International Solar Alliance (ISA). This rang alarm bells. Will this have a big impact on India? Will the cost of solar power rise in India? Will jobs be affected? We look at the economics of it….

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‘Carpooling can save 380 million litres of fuel’: Economic Survey lists collective actions for environment

January 31, 2025 admin

Carpooling at Cognizant in Siruseri, Chennai on August 29, 2018. IT majors lead the way in carpooling. sRide and Quick Ride among several carpooling apps cater to the corporate sector in India. | Photo Credit: The Hindu The Economic Survey 2024-2025 tabled in the Lok Sabha on Friday (January 31, 2025), stated that carpooling could reduce 380 million litres…

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Booming solar farms in the U.S. put thousands of hungry sheep to work

January 20, 2025 admin

Sheep walk near solar panels on a solar farm owned by SB Energy | Photo Credit: AP On rural Texas farmland, beneath hundreds of rows of solar panels, a troop of stocky sheep rummage through pasture, casually bumping into one another as they remain committed to a single task: chewing grass. The booming solar industry…

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Budget 2024: Fillip to clean energy schemes

July 23, 2024 admin

Only houses with a suitable roof and an existing connection to the grid will be eligible for the scheme and consumers will still have to pay for all the net power supplied and consumed via the grid. File | Photo Credit: AFP Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman’s Budget address gave a fillip to several commitments made…

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Solar can provide 20% of world electricity on northern summer solstice, thinktank says

June 21, 2024 admin

People watch the sun rise, as they take part in the Summer Solstice at Stonehenge in Wiltshire, Friday, June 21, 2024. | Photo Credit: AP The world has enough solar power capacity to generate a fifth of its midday peak electricity needs on the longest day of the year in the northern hemisphere, up from…

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Himanta Sarma’s Big Solar Infra, Green Energy Push In Assam

March 14, 2024 admin

The Assam government plans to replicate such initiatives across multiple wetlands. Guwahati: Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Thursday announced plans to bolster the state’s solar power infrastructure. Mr Sarma said solar energy is a key sector in India’s quest to become a global powerhouse in green energy. “Prime Minister Narendra Modi has stressed…

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India seeks to boost rooftop solar, especially for its remote areas

February 22, 2024 admin

Workers of Solar Square place a panel on the rooftop of a residence in Gurugram on the outskirts of New Delhi, India, Tuesday, Feb. 20, 2024. India is renewing its push to add rooftop solar to meet the needs of a fast-growing nation that’s hungry for energy. | Photo Credit: AP Just a few years…

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