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In Rajasthan’s villages, solar-powered telecom towers are providing Internet

November 15, 2016 Anand Gupta

People in remote villages of Rajasthan’s Alwar district are catching up on the ‘Digital India’ trail as many of them, including women, have started using internet being provided through unique solar-run telecom towers. Karenda, Phalsa and Bahadari, the three villages which lie close to the state’s border with Haryana, lack facilities like proper roads, hospitals, […]

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Salem Railway Division on super-fast track

November 15, 2016 Anand Gupta

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The Salem Railway Division in its nine years of existence has carved a niche for itself by launching various development activities. The division, which came into being on November 1, 2007, is being considered as a passenger-oriented and has improved its year-over-year overall performance. The division has registered gross earnings of Rs. 620 crore from […]

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All agri pumps to run on solar energy in next 3 yrs: Bawankule

November 15, 2016 Anand Gupta

Nagpur: In the next three years all the agriculture pumps in the state will run on solar energy. A scheme to save 1000 mega watt energy through solar energy will be placed before the the government in the coming 8 days, informed State energy minister Chandrashekhar Bawankule. Bawankule was speaking at the inauguration function of […]

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Villages get solar facilities

November 15, 2016 Anand Gupta

Priya Dutt, Congress leader, inaugurated the solar power facilities at three remote villages of Kokkarewad, Dhuparthiwad and Mullankere in Kalghatagi taluk recently. The facilities have been provided by ‘Namma Mitra’, a non-government organisation. These villages are mainly inhabited by the backward Gauli community members and lack basic amenities. They were provided solar power and drinking […]

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Want 40 lakh farmers to shift from electricity to solar energy’

November 15, 2016 Anand Gupta

NAGPUR: We want to make 40 lakh farmers shift from electricity to solar energy in Maharashtra. For this we need to have more solar smart villages, said state energy minister Chandrashekhar Bawankule here on Friday. Bawankule was speaking during a seminar ‘Opportunities and promotion of green energy with focus on solar power’, organized by Indian […]

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Maharashtra taps solar energy to power agriculture sector

November 15, 2016 Anand Gupta

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Maharashtra government has drawn up a scheme to ensure power supply to the agriculture sector for 12 hours a day through feeder-based solar energy, said Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis today. So far, 10,000 solar agricultural pumps have been set up across the state, he said, adding 16 renowned companies dealing in these instruments from across […]

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2MW solar panels to power WR suburban stations in 6 months

November 15, 2016 Anand Gupta

Mumbai: To reduce carbon footprint, the Western Railway will soon have solar panels at around 30 locations— with a total capacity of 2 MW—that will provide power for its non-traction work. This will help WR reduce it dependence on energy from coal-fired plants by around 10% and save lakhs of rupees in power bill. WR’s […]

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AR distributes solar street lights

November 11, 2016 Anand Gupta

The 2 Assam Rifles of 9 Sector AR under aegis of HQ IGAR (South) distributed solar street lights to the village authority of Nangbrang village in Imphal East district on November 7. The solar street lights were handed over to the Pradhan of the village in the presence of Commander 9 Sector Assam Rifles. The villagers […]

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Commissioning of rooftop solar project tomorrow

November 11, 2016 Anand Gupta

The National Institute of Technology – Karnataka (NIT-K) at Surathkal has emerged the front-runner among 31 NITs in the country to have a roof-top solar-power project with an installed capacity of 1 MW. The project with solar power generating units installed on the roof of 11 buildings will be formally commissioned on Saturday. Addressing presspersons on Thursday […]

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Dhamtari To Get 1800 Solar Led Lamps For Toilets

November 10, 2016 Anand Gupta

Chhattisgarh Renewable Energy Development Agency will install solar LED lamps for toilets constructed under the National Cleanliness Mission in Dhamtari district of the State. The Agency initially plans to install about 1800 solar LED lamps in the district under the Mission, officials informed. Notably, Chhattisgarh is planning to add 2640 MW of additional renewable energy capacity by […]

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