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India’s non-fossil, fuel-based energy capacity reaches 217.62 GW: Centre
New Delhi: India’s total non-fossil, fuel-based energy capacity has reached 217.62 GW (as of January 20), and addressing regulatory, financial and infrastructural challenges world be crucial this year towards meeting the clear…
- Technology
India, South Africa among solar ‘business hotspots’: Oxford report
Baku: Drawing on the first comprehensive dataset of more than 2,300 renewable energy start-ups across Africa and South Asia, a team led by the University of Oxford on Friday revealed India and…
- Technology
South Korea, US-developed solar coronagraph installed at ISS
Seoul: A solar coronagraph jointly developed by South Korea and the United States has been successfully installed on the International Space Station (ISS) to begin its mission of observing the sun and…
- Technology
India’s solar product exports surge 23 times in last 2 years
New Delhi: India’s exports of solar photovoltaic (PV) products surged 23 times to $2 billion in the fiscal year (FY) 2024 from FY22, according to a new report. This marks a significant…
- Telangana
Solar pumps will eliminate electricity costs for Telangana farmers: Dy CM
Hyderabad: Deputy chief minister Bhatti Vikramarka on Saturday, October 12, revealed plans to install solar pump sets at no cost for borewells across the state. This initiative aims to provide additional income…
- Andhra Pradesh
Andhra Pradesh: Solar rooftop systems to be installed on all govt buildings
Amaravati: Solar rooftop system will be installed on all the buildings of the government of Andhra Pradesh by the end of 2025. A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to this effect was signed…
- India
Powerful solar storm impacts Earth, says ISRO
Bengaluru: A powerful solar storm impacted Earth in early May 2024, triggered by the highly active region AR13664 in the Sun, ISRO said on Tuesday. This region unleashed a series of X-class…
- Business
Cabinet okays Rs 75,000 crore rooftop solar scheme for 1 crore households
New Delhi: The Union Cabinet, chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, has approved PM-Surya Ghar: Muft Bijli Yojana with a total outlay of Rs 75,021 crore for installing rooftop solar power units…
- Photos
In pics: First Solar manufacturing unit in TN
Kanchipuram: United States Ambassador to India Eric Garcetti and US International Development Finance Corporation CEO Scott Nathan during the inauguration of a manufacturing unit of First Solar, at Pillaipakkam, Sriperumbudur in Kanchipuram…
- India
Aditya L1 to reach Lagrange point at 4pm on Jan 6, says Somanath
Mumbai: Aditya L1, the Indian Space Research Organisation’s solar mission, will reach the Lagrange point 1 (L1) of the Sun-Earth system on January 6, which will enable the spacecraft to view the…
- World
India slashes solar imports from China as domestic manufacturing thrives
New Delhi: In a departure from global trends, India has recorded a substantial 76 per cent drop in solar module imports from China during the first half of 2023 which reflects New…
- Science
Probe to explore metal-rich asteroid on track for liftoff in Oct: NASA
Washington: NASA has announced that its Psyche mission, aiming to explore a metal-rich asteroid, is on track for liftoff in October. The Psyche mission is a journey to a unique metal-rich asteroid…
- India
Solar mission ‘Aditya’ will be ready for launch in September: ISRO chief Somanath
Bengaluru: As the country rejoiced the successful placement of the ISRO lander — Vikram — on the moon’s uncharted South Pole, the agency’s chairman S Somanath on Thursday confirmed that its maiden…
- Technology
AI shares new insights into solar magnetic field
London: Scientists have achieved a breakthrough in solar physics by utilising artificial intelligence (AI) to simulate the magnetic field in the upper atmosphere of the sun in quasi real-time. The research, published…
- Business
Govt to cut power tariff during solar hours, raise them during peak hours
New Delhi: The government has amended the Electricity (Rights of Consumers) Rules, 2020 by introducing time of day (ToD) tariff and rationalising smart metering provisions. Under the ToD, rather than being charged…
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