CHINTAN MEETING FOR SECI’S FUTURE GROWTH

The Solar Energy Corporation of India Ltd. (SECI) organized a “Chintan Baithak” for discussion on “SECI’s Future Growth” on May 20, 2016. In this meeting, Shri Upendra Tripathy, Secretary, Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE), Government of India and other officials of SECI, IREDA, NISE, and MNRE were present. The MD, SECI, made a presentation on the future prospects of SECI. The Secretary asked SECI to start a ‘SECI Videsh Wing’ to spread its wings all over the world. The event also saw the release of two books published by NISE—Advances in Solar Energy Science and Engineering (Volume 1 and 2).

On this occasion, a small dance drama on Swachhata Mission was presented by the artists of Songs and Drama Division, a Government of India undertaking. It underlined the necessity of keeping our surroundings clean and to ensure that all households have a toilet. It also showed how we can harness solar energy to make cleanliness a self-sustaining effort. The dance drama is part of the SECI’s swachhata mission. Also, a presentation on ‘transcendental meditation’ was made at the event by specialists in this field.

Source: Akshay Urja, MNRE