Average rural power supply duration increased to 18.5 hours
Minister of Power R.K Singh has informed that the average rural power supply duration has increased from 12.5 hours in 2014-15 to 18.5 hours in 2019-20.
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Praj Industries, Repos Energy to tie up for bio-mobility
Bio-based technologies and engineering company Praj Industries and Repos Energy plan to join hands for bio-mobility and launch mobile biofuel selling units.
RK Singh reinstated Paris Climate Agreement commitments
Power Minister said that we are diversifying our energy basket with more non fossil fuels such as hydro, solar, wind, bio energy. He reinstated the commitments…
India calls on countries to fulfil climate change commitments
India on Tuesday at the UN Security Council called for countries to fulfil their pre-2020 commitments on climate change adding that the idea of climate action…
Environment protection is topmost priority of Government
India is among the frontline nations in implementing the Paris Agreement on climate change, President Ram Nath Kovind said.
IIT-BHU signs pact with NCL for new coal research centre
Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), BHU, with the support of the Northern Coalfields Limited (NCL) under an MoU with them, is going to establish a new…
IIT Kanpur establishes department on energy sustainability
IIT Kanpur has now taken a step towards creation of the department of Sustainable Energy Engineering with an aim of becoming a vital contributor to nation’s…
Industry contributes 30% of the global CO2 emissions
Industry contributes directly around 30% of the global CO2 emissions and transition of hard to abate industries towards low carbon pathways is key to combat climate…
GWEC India to help develop India’s wind power potential
Global Wind Energy Council (GWEC) will establish GWEC India to work with government and stakeholders to renew momentum around wind power development and support India in…
Toshiba looks to cut greenhouse emissions by 50% by 2030
Toshiba will not be building any more coal fired power plants and will shift to renewable energy in a bid to reduce greenhouse emissions.
GHE wins UN award for combating climate change
An Indian organisation that leverages tourism and technology to help remote communities access solar energy has won a prestigious UN award for its efforts to combat…
Investors to withdraw from Vietnam’s Vung Ang 2 coal project
Investors with assets totalling $3.6 trillion are writing to sponsors and financiers to urge them withdraw from Vietnam's Vung Ang 2 coal power station project, which…
India PV Edge 2020 for cutting edge solar manufacturing
NITI Aayog, Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) and Invest India organized a symposium on solar PV manufacturing, “India PV Edge-2020”, on 6 October to…
India working on clean energy mission with a collective mindset: Piyush Goyal
Commerce and Industry & Railways Minister, Piyush Goyal has said that India is working on Clean energy mission with a collective mindset. Speaking at the Valedictory…
Technology holds the key to scale up the use of solar energy: PM
Prime Minister Narendra Modi in a message at the inaugural session of First World Solar Technology Summit read out by R.K. Singh, the President, International Solar…
SP Group boosts electric mobility capabilities by investing in The Mobility House
SP Group (SP) announced a strategic investment in The Mobility House AG (TMH) to explore smart charging (V1G) and vehicle-to- grid (V2G) feasibility in Singapore. SP…
UNEP and ReNew Power team up to increase access to clean energy in India
India’s largest renewable energy company, ReNew Power, and the UN Environment Programme (UNEP) have signed a partnership agreement to promote increased access to renewable energy and…
Audi researching towards bidirectional charging technology
Increasing network stability, lowering electricity costs, and contributing to climate protection that is the vision that Audi and the Hager Group are pursuing. The incorporation of…