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Modi government to bring Smart electricity meters to your homes; Rs 10,000 device to be priced under Rs 1000 The days of costly electricity meters and inflated readings will soon be over. After the move to provide cheaper LED bulbs, the PM Modi led government is planning to bring down the cost of smart electricity […]
International Solar Alliance meet to host Fortune 500 companies CEOs, announce Solar Nobels With New Delhi hosting the first International Solar Alliance (ISA) assembly in December, an ambitious outreach programme is in the works including hosting chief executives of Fortune 500 companies and starting a Solar Nobel prize. The Indian imprint on the ISA will
Al Gore says climate’s best hope lies in cities and solar power In the early 2000s Al Gore emerged from a devastating presidential election defeat with a new quest: to warn the world about global warming. Although some may think his climate work peaked with his 2005 film, “An Inconvenient Truth,” he has taken his mission
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Over 37 per cent of schools in India have no electricity In an indicator of the state of school infrastructure in the country, Centre told the Rajya Sabha on Thursday that over 37% of schools did not have electricity connections till March 2017. While only 62.81% schools in the country have electricity connections, Jharkhand is
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Solar water pumps gain popularity in remote villages JAIPUR Water pumps run on solar energy are increasingly becoming popular among farmers in the remote corners of Rajasthan, where electricity supply is erratic. The development aims to benefit both the farmers and the government in more ways than one. While the farmers will no longer have
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How Schools Are Going Solar The cost for individual homes in the U.S. to “go solar” has dropped by more than 60 percent over the last decade. Those low costs helped convince more than a million Americans to install solar panels on their roofs. Now schools are beginning to get in on the benefits. One
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Indian Banks supporting financing for solar rooftop Solar rooftop adoption is gaining speed across India. Banks in India are not yet offering loans with the solar system as the collateral security. All the banks in the attachment below in their communication to MNRE have mentioned that the financing of the rooftop plant will be
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How the world’s largest solar park is shaping up in Karnataka Karnataka govt aims to generate by 2018-end around 2700 MW from the Pavagada solar park, in a region that has seen 54 droughts in the last 60 years. Heat that can give you blisters. Fluoride contaminated water that can leave your bones brittle. Endless
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Indian Navy’s Sarvekshak becomes first solar powered warship For the first time in India, an Indian Navy warship has been fitted with solar panels that power the vessel’s lighting and communication equipment needs when on sail. India’s survey class vessel – INS Sarvekshak – has been installed with 18 sheets of flexible, rust-free solar panels
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Pranab Mukherjee inaugurates solar power project in President’s Estate President Pranab Mukherjee (PTI Photo by Vijay Verma) President Pranab Mukherjee today inaugurated the first phase of a solar power project in the President’s Estate that would generate 670 kilowatt electricity for the sprawling premises. Under the project, seven rooftop solar panels have been installed with
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