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New Delhi: SAEL Industries said on Monday that it will invest around ₹8,200 crore to set up a facility with a 5 GW solar cell manufacturing unit and a 5 GW module manufacturing line in Greater Noida. The integrated solar manufacturing project, being executed by subsidiary SAEL Solar P6 Pvt Ltd, will take the company's total solar module manufacturing capacity to 8.5 GW. The plant will produce tunnel oxide passivated contact (TOPCon) solar cells which will be assembled into solar panels at in-ho ...Read More >
Patna: The state govt on Monday launched the 'Bihar Idea Festival', a dedicated portal aimed at encouraging grassroots innovation and entrepreneurship across the state. State industries minister Nitish Mishra inaugurated the portal at an event held at Soochna Bhawan, describing it as a "milestone" initiative that will allow students, youth, entrepreneurs and startup teams, even from rural areas, to submit their ideas directly to the govt."The aim is to collect innovative ideas and solutions from ...Read More >
Hyderabad, July 14 (SocialNews.XYZ) In a move to fulfill the promise to provide food security to all eligible poor families, the Congress government in Telangana on Monday launched the distribution of new ration cards. Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy launched the programme at Tirumalagiri in Suryapet district. The government would issue 5.61 lakh ration cards across the state. It also launched distribution of free fine rice at fair price shops in villages. Each person in every beneficiary fam ...Read More >
Lucknow, Jul 14 (PTI) Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Monday said the state's health services must be made future-ready to keep pace with global advancements and effectively respond to emerging challenges. He was speaking at the foundation stone laying and inauguration ceremony of various health projects worth Rs 1,000 crore at King George's Medical University (KGMU) here. Deputy Chief Minister Brajesh Pathak, who also holds the Health portfolio, and Medical Education Minister ...Read More >
New Delhi, July 14 (SocialNews.XYZ) India has achieved a landmark in its energy transition journey by reaching 50 per cent of its installed electricity capacity from non-fossil fuel sources - five years ahead of the target set under its Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) to the Paris Agreement, the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy announced on Monday. This significant milestone underscores the country's steadfast commitment to climate action and sustainable development, and signals ...Read More >
Raipur: Dhudmaras, the picturesque tribal hamlet nestled in the wooded hills of Kanger Valley National Park in Chhattisgarh, has become the first fully solar powered village in Bastar. The village, which has recently been recognized as the 20 top global villages by the United Nations World Tourism Organization, is now powered by solar energy lighting the streetlights and the lanes of the hamlet by the Chhattisgarh Renewable Energy Development Agency (CREDA). Three solar energy powered dual pum ...Read More >
New Delhi, Jul 11 (PTI) INOX Clean Energy has confidentially filed draft papers with markets regulator Sebi to raise Rs 6,000 crore through an Initial Public Offering (IPO), according to industry sources familiar with the development. This could potentially become the largest Indian IPO in the clean energy and renewables sector. Also Read | BEST Bus Accident: 8 Injured As Speeding Bus Rams Into Stationary Truck in Mumbai's Goregaon (Watch Video). With a proposed equity dilution of over 10 per ...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 >
Bhopal: The Ministry of Information and Broadcasting has granted in-principle approval for setting up an All-India Radio (Aakashvani) station in Ujjain, Chief Minister Mohan Yadav has said. The development occurred after Chief Minister Yadav, accompanied by newly elected Madhya Pradesh BJP unit chief Hemant Khandelwal, met Union Minister of State for Information and Broadcasting L. Murugan in New Delhi on Tuesday. During the meeting, CM Yadav requested for early commencement of the Akashvani c ...Read More >
Srisailam: Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu on Tuesday said that both Andhra Pradesh and Telangana states will benefit immensely if they properly utilise a few hundred TMCs of surplus Godavari River waters, which otherwise flows wastefully into the sea. Speaking at a public meeting after 'Jala Harathi' to River Krishna at the Srisailam Reservoir and opening four radial gates to release water downstream, Naidu remarked that tapping excess Godavari waters for use would not harm anyone. "If Andh ...Read More >
Thiruvananthapuram (Kerala) [India], July 9 (ANI): Following the violent protest at Kerala University, a case has been registered against 27 activists of the ruling CPM's Students Federation of India (SFI), including its state secretary P S Sanjeev, who has been named the prime accused, police said. The case also names 1,000 identifiable protesters who have been accused of damaging public property, forcibly entering the university campus, and assaulting police and university staff, police said ...Read More >
Patiala: Punjab has expanded its renewable energy capacity from 1,739 MW in 2021-22 to 2,426 MW by 2023-24, official data shows. However, much of this growth has come from solar power projects outside the state, highlighting Punjab's growing reliance on imported clean energy.As of mid-2025, Punjab's total solar capacity stood at 1,407 MW -- with just 940 MW generated within the state and 1,280 MW sourced from outside. In-state solar capacity rose only marginally from 884 MW in 2021-22, remaining ...Read More >
New Delhi, July 8 (SocialNews.XYZ) The International Solar Alliance (ISA) will host the seventh Regional Committee Meeting (RCM) for Asia and the Pacific Region from July 15-17 in Colombo, Sri Lanka, the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy said on Tuesday. This conference will bring together government officials, technical universities, think tanks, institutional partners, and leaders from the private sector to advance a coordinated and strategic agenda for scaling solar deployment across this ...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 >
Ahmedabad (Gujarat) [India], July 8 (ANI): The Adani Group on Tuesday launched the third film in its #HumKarkeDikhateHain campaign, titled 'Story of Suraj'. This film underscores the group's mission to drive sustainable progress through clean energy initiatives, transforming communities across the nation.The story of Suraj paints a picture of a town transformed by Adani's solar energy solutions. The film follows a character, Rakesh, who returns to his hometown after years and is moved by the dra ...Read More >
Mohali: In a major step towards environmental sustainability, CM Bhagwant Singh Mann and AAP convener Arvind Kejriwal Monday dedicated a state-of-the-art 15 MGD (million gallons per day) sewage treatment plant to the public in Sector 83 here. The project, developed at a cost of Rs 145.26 crore, is being hailed as the most advanced of its kind in India.Speaking to the media after the inauguration, Mann said the ultra-modern plant has been built using the latest advanced nutrient removal technolog ...Read More >
New Delhi, July 7 (PTI) In a move to reduce electricity bills and promote usage of clean energy, the Delhi government has initiated widespread implementation of rooftop solar panel installations across the city under the RESCO model, an official statement said on Monday. Under the RESCO (Renewable Energy Service Company) model, a third-party firm installs, owns and manages solar energy system on a customer's property. The customer makes zero capital investment, and buys power from the firm at l ...Read More >
New Delhi, July 7 (PTI) In a move to reduce electricity bills and promote usage of clean energy, the Delhi government has initiated widespread implementation of rooftop solar panel installations across the city under the RESCO model, an official statement said on Monday. Under the RESCO (Renewable Energy Service Company) model, a third-party firm installs, owns and manages solar energy system on a customer's property. The customer makes zero capital investment, and buys power from the firm at l ...Read More >
New Delhi: In a move to reduce electricity bills and promote clean energy usage, chief minister Rekha Gupta has initiated widespread implementation of rooftop solar installations across the city under Resco or the utility-led aggregation model. The step, in line with the guidelines of the Union new and renewable energy ministry and facilitated by Delhi Electricity Regulatory Commission (DERC), is expected to bring down the overall cost of electricity and reduce dependence on conventional energy ...Read More >
PNN Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], July 7: Smarten Power System Limited (The Company, Smarten) is engaged into designing and assembling of power back-up and solar power products, proposes to open its Initial Public Offering on Monday, July 07, 2025, aiming to raise 50.00 crores, with shares to be listed on the NSE Emerge platform. The issue will close on Wednesday, July 09, 2025. The issue size is 50,00,400 equity shares at a face value of 10 each with IPO price of 100 per share. Equity Share ...Read More >
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], July 7: Smarten Power System Limited (The Company, Smarten) is engaged into designing and assembling of power back-up and solar power products, proposes to open its Initial Public Offering on Monday, July 07, 2025, aiming to raise ₹ 50.00 crores, with shares to be listed on the NSE Emerge platform. The issue will close on Wednesday, July 09, 2025. Also Read | Kannada Actress Bhavana Ramanna Announces Pregnancy at 40, Shares Father's Reaction to Her Decision To Have ...Read More >
Hyderabad: Union Minister for Coal and Mines G. Kishan Reddy on Friday released the Copper Vision Document and the Aluminium Vision Document at the international conference here on sustainable and responsible mining through best mine closure practices, organised by the Indian National Committee of the World Mining Congress. Reddy emphasised copper's vital contribution to India's energy transition, infrastructure growth, and green technologies such as electric vehicles and solar power. He stated ...Read More >
New Delhi: Minister of Petroleum and Natural Gas, Hardeep Singh Puri, announced that Indian Oil Corporation Ltd (IOCL) has solarized more than 36,000 retail outlets across the country. This major move aligns with Prime Minister Narendra Modi's vision of a self-reliant India and highlights solar energy's vital role in achieving energy independence. According to Minister Puri, powering IOCL outlets primarily through solar energy not only cuts down electricity bills but also supports the national ...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 >
Bengaluru : INOXGFL Group, one of the leading business Groups in India in the energy transition space, announced today that Inox Clean Energy Limited's renewable independent power producer (RE IPP) arm, Inox Neo Energies Private Limited, has completed the acquisition of Skypower Solar India Private Limited, which has a portfolio comprising 50 MW (AC) / 57.5 MW (DC) of solar power assets located in Madhya Pradesh. The transaction values the asset at an enterprise value of ~Rs 265 crores, translat ...Read More >
New Delhi, Jul 1 (PTI) The National Capital Region Transport Corporation (NCRTC) has installed fast electric vehicle (EV) charging stations at Guldhar and Duhai Namo Bharat stations to promote clean and sustainable transportation. With the addition of these two stations, three EV charging stations are now operational along the Delhi-Ghaziabad-Meerut Namo Bharat corridor, including the existing facility at Sahibabad station, according to a statement. It stated that the newly installed charging ...Read More >
New Delhi: After Sahibabad RRTS station, electric vehicle (EV) charging stations have now been installed at Guldhar and Duhai Namo Bharat stations along the Delhi-Ghaziabad-Meerut RRTS corridor. The National Capital Region Transport Corporation (NCRTC), which is implementing the corridor, plans to expand e-vehicle charging facilities at other stations as well."With Guldhar and Duhai added, the total number of EV charging stations on the corridor has increased to three. These new fast-charging st ...Read More >
New Delhi, Jul 1 (PTI) Hindustan Power has bagged an order from state-owned SJVN for a 100 MW solar project to be set up along with a 200 megawatt hour (MWh) batter energy storage system. The inter-state transmission system (ISTS) project was secured through a tariff-based competitive bidding, followed by a successful e-reverse auction. It is a part of the 1200 MW ISTS-connected Solar PV power projects with 600 MW/2400 MWh Energy Storage Systems (ESS) to be set up anywhere in India, Hindustan ...Read More >
New Delhi, Jun 30 (PTI) NTPC Green Energy Limited (NGEL) on Monday announced the beginning of commercial operation of a 64.7-MW capacity -- part of a 1,255-MW solar power project in Gujarat. The "third part capacity of 64.7 MW out of 1,255 MW Khavda-I Solar PV Project of wholly-owned subsidiary NTPC Renewable Energy Limited... in Gujarat under CPSU scheme Phase-II Tranche-III, is declared" commercially operational with effect from June 30, NGEL said in a regulatory filing. The first part capac ...Read More >
New Delhi, Jun 30 (PTI) Gujarat-based German Green Steel and Power has filed preliminary papers with capital markets regulator Sebi to raise funds through an initial public offering. The initial public offering (IPO) is a combination of fresh issuance of equity shares worth up to Rs 450 crore and an offer for sale of up to 20 lakh shares by promoters Inamulhaq Shamsulhaq Iraki and Abdulhaq Shamsulhaq Iraki, according to the Draft Red Herring Prospectus (DRHP) filed on Sunday. The company may c ...Read More >
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