Solar Energy
- Technology
PM-Surya Ghar crosses 8.5 lakh solar rooftop units
New Delhi: PM-Surya Ghar, India’s flagship solar initiative, has crossed 8.5 lakh rooftop installations, marking significant progress towards the goal of powering 10 million households with solar energy, according to Minister of…
- Telangana
Telangana tribals to get 50K solar pumps to cultivate podu lands
Hyderabad: The state government will install 50,000 solar pump sets to support tribal beneficiaries in cultivating Podu lands under the Recognition of Forest Rights (RoFR) Act and theForest Conservation Act. The ambitious…
- Business
India enters 2025 with 214 GW green energy capacity: Pralhad Joshi
New Delhi: As India ushers in New Year, it rounded off 2024 with 214 GW installed green energy capacity, according to figures compiled by the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy, while…
- Hyderabad
Telangana govt to install solar energy systems to facilitate farming on podu lands
Hyderabad: Telangana deputy chief minister Bhatti Vikramarka has announced that the state government will be responsible for installing solar power systems on podu lands across the state wherever there is no electricity…
- Telangana
Telangana: CM Revanth asks officials to give free solar pump sets to farmers
Hyderabad: With a view to encourage farmers to go for solar energy, chief minister A Revanth Reddy has instructed the energy officials to distribute free solar pump sets. He asked the officials…
- Telangana
Telangana CM stresses on uninterrupted power supply, solar in focus
Hyderabad: During a review meeting held on September 4, 2024, chief minister A Revanth Reddy emphasized the necessity of ensuring an uninterrupted power supply across all sectors in Telangana. He highlighted the…
- Top Stories
PM Modi hails over 1 crore households opting for rooftop solar scheme
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday hailed the enthusiastic response to the rooftop solar scheme as the number of households opting for the plan has already surpassed the 1 crore…
- Business
Coal PSUs aim to generate 5,200 mw solar energy to seek net zero carbon status in 3 years
New Delhi: Aiming to grossly minimise the carbon footprint of state-owned coal mining companies, the Coal Ministry aims to generate 5,200 mega watt (mw) of solar energy within the next three years,…
- World
India-assisted solar energy to light SL’s black-out declared religious sites, govt institutes
Colombo: Sri Lanka’s Energy Minister Kanchana Wijesekera has announced that government institutions and religious sites in the country will be powered by solar energy with the support of Indian loan assistance. Wijesekera…
- Telangana
Telangana: Singareni’s 5MW floating solar plant becomes operational
Hyderabad: Singareni Collieries Firm Limited (SCCL) celebrated a milestone in solar power generation on Saturday by launching a 5 MW floating solar plant built by the company in the reservoir of the…
- Telangana
Telangana 4th in the country in terms of solar energy
Hyderabad: Telangana occupies 4th place in terms of solar energy production. Currently, the state is producing 4511 megawatts of solar energy and 128-megawatt wind energy. After the formation of separate Telangana, Chief Minister…
- Middle East
Egypt leads Arab countries in wind, solar energy production
Cairo: Egypt leads Arab countries in the production of wind power and solar energy, according to the Egyptian Cabinet’s Information and Decision Support Center (IDSC). This came in the infographic published by…
- Science
Researchers reveal major infrared breakthroughs can lead to solar energy at night
Parkville: Researchers have developed a device based on a technique similar to night-vision goggles that can generate electricity from heat radiation. The findings of the research were published in the journal ‘ACS…