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Union Heavy Industries & Steel Minister H.D. Kumaraswamy on Friday launched a groundbreaking scheme to provide financial incentives for electric trucks (e-trucks) under the PM E-DRIVE initiative. This marks the first time the Government of India is extending direct support for electric trucks, aiming to accelerate the country's transition to clean, efficient, and sustainable freight mobility. Advertisement Highlighting the significance of the scheme, Mr Kumaraswamy stated, "Diesel trucks, tho ...Read More >
New Delhi, July 11 (SocialNews.XYZ) The Centre on Friday launched a groundbreaking scheme to provide financial incentives for electric trucks (e-trucks) under the PM E-DRIVE initiative, with the maximum incentive set at Rs 9.6 lakh per vehicle. This marks the first time the government is extending direct support for electric trucks, aiming to accelerate the country's transition to clean, efficient and sustainable freight mobility. The scheme is expected to support the deployment of approximatel ...Read More >
New Delhi: India's installed solar capacity has grown by an unprecedented 4,000% over the past decade, taking the country's total renewable energy capacity to 227 GW. Addressing the 11th India Energy Storage Week (IESW) in the capital on Thursday, Union Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal said India may well be the first G20 nation to have achieved its Nationally Determined Contributions under the Paris Agreement. Goyal cited Palli village in Jammu and Kashmir, which has become the coun ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], July 10 (ANI): The central government has granted tax-saving status to PSU renewable projects financing company IREDA Ltd's bonds under Section 54EC of the Income Tax Act. This will facilitate low-cost fundraising for renewable energy and offer capital gains tax exemption to investors. The Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) under the Ministry of Finance has notified bonds issued by the Indian Renewable Energy Development Agency Ltd. (IREDA) as 'long-term specified asset' u ...Read More >
Morbi pretium leo et nisl aliquam mollis. Quisque arcu lorem, ultricies quis pellentesque nec, ullamcorper eu odio. As the cryptocurrency market continues to fluctuate in 2025, many American investors are beginning to rethink their investment strategies. In the past, many people were used to speculating on cryptocurrencies and chasing ups and downs, especially on popular currencies such as XRP and DOGE. But after several rounds of ups and downs, more and more people are beginning to realize tha ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], July 10 (ANI): The central government has granted tax-saving status to PSU renewable projects financing company IREDA Ltd's bonds under Section 54EC of the Income Tax Act. This will facilitate low-cost fundraising for renewable energy and offer capital gains tax exemption to investors. Also Read | Ad Legend Prasoon Pandey Turns Film Director: MovieVerse Studios and Ellipsis Entertainment To Produce His Mythological Thriller. The Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) under th ...Read More >
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], July 9: The Indian Venture and Alternate Capital Association (IVCA), India's apex industry body for alternate capital, is set to host the inaugural IVCA Renewable Energy Summit 2025 on 15th July in Mumbai. Organised in collaboration with Avendus, EAAA Alternatives, and Singularity Capital, the summit aims to catalyse capital deployment, innovation, and public-private collaboration in the renewable energy space. Also Read | Former England Pacer Stuart Broad Labels A ...Read More >
Patna: The state cabinet on Tuesday approved the Bihar Renewable Energy Policy 2025, setting a new direction for the state's transition towards clean and sustainable energy."This policy is a significant milestone in Bihar's journey towards a cleaner, more sustainable energy future. It reflects the CM's deep commitment to environmentally responsible development that safeguards future generations," energy minister Bijendra Prasad Yadav said.Energy secretary Manoj Kumar Singh said the policy would ...Read More >
Bihar News: Bihar Cabinet Greenlights Renewable Energy Policy 2025 to Power a Greener, Self-Reliant Future The Bihar Cabinet has approved the Renewable Energy Policy 2025, targeting 23,968 MW of renewable energy capacity. This policy aims to enhance clean energy adoption and aligns with India's net zero emissions goal. In a major step towards achieving clean energy goals and enhancing energy self-sufficiency, the state Cabinet today approved the Bihar Renewable Energy Policy-2025. The policy s ...Read More >
New Delhi, Jul 8 (PTI) Solar sector experts and stakeholders will gather next week at a multilateral meeting for Asia and the Pacific region in Sri Lanka to discuss ways to scale up use of solar energy. The International Solar Alliance (ISA) will host its Seventh Regional Committee Meeting (RCM) for the Asia and the Pacific Region next week in Sri Lanka, an official statement said on Tuesday. The event will bring together government officials, technical universities, think tanks, institutional ...Read More >
CHENNAI: In a major stride toward green energy innovation, the Hyundai HTWO Innovation Centre was officially unveiled on Tuesday at the Discovery Campus of IIT Madras in Thaiyur here. The ambitious Research & Development hub, dedicated to green hydrogen technology, is being developed by Hyundai Motor India Limited (HMIL) in collaboration with IIT Madras and Guidance Tamil Nadu, with strong backing from the state government. Unveiling the design of the Centre, T R B Rajaa, State Minister for In ...Read More >
India's Upcoming BRICS Presidency: A People-Centric Vision Tuesday, July 08, 2025 by Indian Defence News Prime Minister Narendra Modi has announced that under India's presidency of BRICS in 2026, the forum will adopt a distinctly people-centric approach, guided by the principle of "humanity first." In his address at the 17th BRICS Summit in Rio de Janeiro, PM Modi emphasized India's commitment to redefining BRICS as "Building Resilience and Innovation for Cooperation and Sustainability." He hi ...Read More >
Lucknow: Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Sunday announced to plant over 37 crore saplings on July 9 to bolster PM Modi's 'Ek Ped Maa Ke Naam' initiative, stressing that "a sapling we nurture today will sustain our lives tomorrow"."If we plant flowering trees on the roads' median and give the responsibility of protecting them to NGOs or other organisations, it will give out a good message. We have to do it on expressways, highways, interstate connectivity or municipality roads... I appeal to ev ...Read More >
Tata Power is transitioning from a pure-play solar and wind company to become a force in the hybrid renewable energy market and is also ready to take part in nuclear power development in future, Chairman N Chandrasekaran said on Friday. He was addressing shareholders at the company's 106th Annual General Meeting (AGM). Sharing the future plans of the company, Chandrasekaran said, "The company is transitioning from being a pure-play solar and wind company to being a force in the hybrid renewabl ...Read More >
MUMBAI: Tata Power, the utility arm of the Tata Group, plans to contest the $490 million (Rs 4,200 crore) verdict handed down by the Singapore arbitral tribunal. The ruling stems from alleged breaches of confidentiality agreements with investment firm Kleros Capital Partners concerning a potential coal mining project in Russia. At Tata Power's annual shareholder meeting on Friday, chairman N Chandrasekaran said: "The company is reviewing the contents of the July 1 arbitration award and is discus ...Read More >
New Delhi: Niti Aayog has proposed several fiscal and non-fiscal interventions for the chemical sector, including a scheme to support operational expenditure (opex), fast-tracking environmental clearances, targeted negotiations for the sector in all free-trade agreements and focus on talent and skill upgradation to enhance India's global competitiveness. In a report, titled Chemical Industry: Powering India's Participation in Global Value Chains released on Thursday, the Aayog has called for in ...Read More >
New Delhi: A mix of fiscal and non-fiscal incentives can propel India's chemicals industry into the global big league, policy think-tank NITI Aayog said on Thursday, a sector that can catalyze India's journey to a $5-trillion economy and beyond. The strategic roadmap unveiled in a new report aims to raise India's share of the global chemicals value chain from the current 3-3.5% to as much as 6% by 2030 and 10-12% by 2040. Achieving this will demand coordinated national efforts spanning policy ...Read More >
SHILLONG, July 2: A local court in Shillong on Wednesday remanded property dealer and co-accused Silome James in 14-day judicial custody. According to Assistant Public Prosecutor, Tushar Chanda, two others -- Lokendra Singh Tomar and Balbir Ahirwar -- were sent to judicial custody for 7 days. The SIT had arrested the three individuals from different parts of Madhya Pradesh on charges of aiding in the concealment of evidence related to the murder of Indore-based businessman Raja Raghuvanshi in ...Read More >
ITANAGAR, 2 Jul: Chief Minister Pema Khandu on Wednesday claimed that the frontier state holds the distinction of being India's largest carbon sink, an ecological powerhouse playing a pivotal role in combating climate change and aiding the country's march toward net-zero emissions. In a social media post as part of his administration's 'Pema 3.0 - Year of Ref-orms and Growth' campaign, Khandu highlighted that Arunachal Pradesh contributes a remarkable 14.38 percent to India's total carbon seque ...Read More >
Thiruvananthapuram, July 2 (IANS An organisation of investors in the solar sector has termed the new draft solar energy policy issued by the Kerala State Electricity Regulatory Commission "impractical" and set to adversely affect the state's power sector. This has come at a time when the state is progressing towards energy self-sufficiency and net-zero carbon goals and the draft policy's recommendations threaten to derail these achievements, the Masters Association, a Ministry-approved solar tr ...Read More >
KOCHI: It was a stunning beginning to a perfect brew. Aroma and all. Two years ago when the Dutch team visited Wayanad, they took back two samples of coffee beans -- One from Brahmagiri and the other from Biowin Agro Research. "We gave them our best beans," recalls a member of the Climate Smart Coffee Project. "But we were stunned when the results came in. One scored 83 cup scores, the other 86. That's among the finest grades in the world. Specialty coffee starts at 80. Normally, our coffee g ...Read More >
New Delhi : As India gears up to celebrate National Logistics Day on June 28, the 5th RailTrans Expo 2025, organized by the Indian Chamber of Commerce (ICC), continued with renewed energy and insight. Day 2 of the Expo witnessed a high-impact plenary session titled "Unifying Corridors & Smart Logistics for Sustainable Infrastructure", aligning with the central theme 'Logistics 360 for Viksit Bharat'. The session brought together a powerhouse panel of senior policymakers, logistics leaders, and ...Read More >
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi has praised Patoda village in Maharashtra's Chhatrapati Sambhaji Nagar district for becoming a model carbon-neutral gram panchayat through sustainable practices and community effort. PM Modi's Statement "A village in Maharashtra has set a remarkable example," said the Prime Minister in the 123rd episode of his monthly radio address Mann Ki Baat. "Patoda is a gram panchayat that is carbon neutral. No one here throws garbage outside their home. There is a ...Read More >
Bhubaneswar: Mahanadi Coalfields Limited (MCL) has a reserve of about 35 million tonnes (MT) of coal to ensure that there will be no crisis of coal for power generation, MCL CMD Uday A Kaole said Saturday. Addressing the media in Sambalpur, Kaole said MCL will start operation of the Subhadra coal mine, having a reserve of 25MT in the Talcher area of Angul district, by the end of the financial year 2025-26. "We are also going to start operation of the Balabhadra coal mine - with a capacity of 1 ...Read More >
New Delhi: On this day in 2024, India defeated South Africa by 7 runs and lifted the T20 World Cup title at the Kensington Oval in Barbados. India posted a 177-run target for the Proteas in 20 overs after opting to bat first. Virat Kohli smashed 76 runs off 59 balls with the help of six boundaries and two maximums. Axar Patel also batted brilliantly and scored 47 runs off 31 balls, hitting four maximums and one boundary in his sensational knock. Chasing the target of 177 runs, Bumrah provided ...Read More >
Kolkata: The political slugfest following the alleged gang rape of a law student inside a south Kolkata college continued on Saturday as Trinamool took pains to distance itself from the "misogynistic remarks" of its own netas, emphasising the "quick action taken against the accused". The opposition, however, questioned security for women at workplaces and educational institutes and "promised to stay on the roads"."The remarks by MP Kalyan Banerjee and MLA Madan Mitra concerning the heinous crime ...Read More >
Bengaluru: Electric vehicles are powering the green transformation of India's ecommerce industry. Amid an overall surge in order volumes, companies like Flipkart, Amazon, BigBasket, Swiggy, and Eternal (formerly Zomato) are speeding up the transition to ecofriendly vehicles for last-mile delivery, especially quick commerce. This is helping cut costs while lowering emissions and reducing the climate footprint. Walmart-backed Flipkart is looking to make its entire logistics fleet electric. After ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], June 28 (ANI): The Centre has revised guidelines for the Biomass Programme under Phase-I of the National Bioenergy Programme to promote cleaner energy solutions, ease of doing business, and accelerate the adoption of biomass technologies across the country, according to a statement. 'The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) has issued revised guidelines for the Biomass Programme under Phase-I of the National Bioenergy Programme, applicable for the period FY 2021-22 to ...Read More >
New Delhi, June 28 (SocialNews.XYZ) The Ministry of Power has announced the launch of a task force to conceive the India Energy Stack, a pioneering initiative aimed at creating a unified, secure, and interoperable digital infrastructure for the country's energy sector. The India Energy Stack will play a vital role in integrating renewable energy, enhancing DISCOM efficiency, and delivering transparent, reliable, and future-ready power services, the official statement said. As India charts its ...Read More >
From Lucknow To Stars: 5 Lesser-Known Facts About Shubhanshu Shukla - 1st Indian On International Space Station CBSE Supplementary Exam Schedule 2025: The Central Board of Education (CBSE) has officially released the timetable of the Class 10th and Class 12th Supplementary Exams. Students who could not clear the class 10th or 12th exams (not more than two) or want to improve their scores can check their exam schedule through the official website, i.e. cbse.gov.in. The exams will start from 15t ...Read More >
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