UNITED NATIONS: The UN is very appreciative of India’s gift of solar panels to it, a spokesperson for the Secretary General has said, amid suggestions that their energy can be used to run escalators in the world body’s headquarters. The UN is very appreciative of India’s gift of solar panels Read more
LONDON: A new object from interstellar space has been found within the solar system, only the second such discovery of its kind, according to the International Astronomical Union (IAU). A new object from interstellar space has been found within the solar system, only the second such discovery of its kind, Read more
LUDHIANA: A Solar Power Tree has been developed by the Center of Excellence in Farm Machinery (CoEFM), Ludhiana, an extension centre of the Central Mechanical Engineering Research Institute (CMERI). A Solar Power Tree has been developed by the Center of Excellence in Farm Machinery (CoEFM), Ludhiana, an extension centre of Read more
CHANDIGARH:The government was mulling to make electric vehicles that could be run on solar power, Union Minister for Railways, Commerce and Industry Piyush Goyal said while addressing a global law conference on environment challenges at Chandigarh University (CU) here today. The government was mulling to make electric vehicles that could Read more
CHANDIGARH:The UT Administration is going ahead with its ambitious plan of making Chandigarh a solar city, setting June 30 as the deadline for mandatory installations of solar rooftop systems. The UT Administration is going ahead with its ambitious plan of making Chandigarh a solar city, setting June 30 as the Read more
AMRITSAR: Government schools in the district will soon have solar power systems in their campuses. Government schools in the district will soon have solar power systems in their campuses. The move has been introduced to save electricity and reduce the bill. These schools will be having a 5KW solar power Read more
AMRITSAR: To promote the use of eco-friendly practices, the DAV College on Monday installed a solar power plant on its campus. To promote the use of eco-friendly practices, the DAV College on Monday installed a solar power plant on its campus. The college aims to become self-reliant in its energy Read more
NEW DELHI: The World Bank has announced funding support of $1 billion for expansion of solar power capacity in India. It also signed an agreement with the International Solar Alliance to collaborate on increasing solar energy use across the world. The World Bank on Thursday announced funding support of $1 Read more
Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Gujarat, Maharashtra, Rajasthan and Andhra Pradesh have built and contracted renewable energy generation capacity — at a combined total of 65.3 gigawatts (GW) of variable renewable energy — at less than ₹3/kWh (US$41.5/MWh) over the last three years. According to the Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis (IEEFA), India’s Read more
Energy Secretary Ajay Mishra on Friday said the Telangana government was readying new initiatives in the area of renewable energy in which the State is nearing the pole position on the back of solar power projects, with an installed capacity of over 3,600 MW. The lull that prevailed for a Read more