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New solar cell tech developed at IIT-Bombay a gamechanger: Union minister
July 15, 2025 11:30 pm
Assuring continuous support from MNRE, Joshi emphasised the need of scaling up of this technology for commercial success
UPSIDA drive to power industrial zones with solar energy
June 15, 2025 12:22 am
Introducing the concept of "Solar Industrial Zones," UPSIDA has already set up a 150-kilowatt solar plant at its headquarters in Kanpur at a cost of ₹82.98 lakh
New solar cell tech by IIT Bombay to sharply cut costs, enhance efficiency
May 26, 2025 7:51 am
The Maharashtra government and ART-PV India Pvt Ltd, a start-up founded at IIT Bombay are working to provide a complete commercial wafer size solution for this technology by December 2027
Now, Delhiites can get Rs 30,000 for installing a solar panel on their rooftop. Here are the details
May 21, 2025 10:00 am
The Delhi government has introduced 'PM Surya Ghar: Muft Bijli Yojana State Top-Up' scheme to enhance the effectiveness and reach of the initiative
A play of sun and shadows: As height of buildings increases across Pune, will rooftop solar plants be affected?
March 08, 2025 2:29 pm
Across Pune, experts are grappling with the challenges of setting up solar panels as the city expands amid a construction boom, resulting in increasingly taller buildings.
Relief for those who have applied for solar panels, not for those who haven’t, says DC
October 10, 2024 11:42 am
On October 5, Chandigarh Administrator Gulab Chand Kataria had asked officials to grant some more time to people who have been served notices of resumption of their property for failing to install a solar plant.
Express View on India’s energy future: Going solar
January 25, 2024 11:04 pm
Rooftop installations in one crore households is a promising scheme. It should take lessons from country's experience with renewable energy
The rooftop solar plan: India's solar power capacity, target, and the way forward
January 25, 2024 10:53 am
India's solar power programme, which includes an important component of grid-connected rooftop systems, is running behind schedule. The Pradhan Mantri Suryodaya Yojana announced by the PM aims to give a fresh push to solar in the country. The potential is huge, but it needs smart, concerted efforts to come to fruition.
India slashes solar imports from China as domestic manufacturing thrives
September 14, 2023 10:12 am
Year-on-year, India's solar module imports from China plummeted from 9.8 GW in the first half of 2022 to a mere 2.3 GW during the corresponding period in 2023, the report by global energy think tank Ember said.
India considers cutting solar panel import tax to make up domestic shortfall: Report
May 31, 2023 7:53 pm
India's renewable energy ministry has held talks with the finance ministry to approve its request to cut the import tax on solar panels from 40% to 20%, said the three sources, who declined to be identified as the decision has not yet been finalised
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Students attempt world record at solar cooking festival in Aurangabad
January 13, 2016 11:12 am
Aurangabad, Jan 13 (ANI): 5,400 students from 30 schools participated in a solar cooking festival in Maharashtra in a bid to set a world record. Each student was provided with a solar cooking kit at a subsidised rate with noodles, vegetables and a cooking time of 25 minutes. The initiative was organised by the Chamber of Marathwada Industries and Agriculture (CMIA). India has earmarked 50 billion rupees to pay for the installation of rooftop solar panels over the next five years that will generate up to 4,200 megawatts of power.
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