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South Western Railway gets Solar Plant for C&W Workshop/Hubli

July 16, 2018 Anand Gupta

HUBBALI: The South Western Railway (SWR) recently commissioned a 999kW capacity rooftop solar power plant at its carriage repair workshop at Hubbali, Karnataka. With the commissioning of the plant, SWR claimed, Hubballi workshop has become the first location on the Indian Railways where one MW solar rooftop module has been commissioned at a single location other […]

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Army distributed 17000 solar lights in un-electrified hamlets in JK’s Doda

July 16, 2018 Anand Gupta

Bhaderwah (JK): The Army has distributed 17,000 solar lights among the residents of un-electrified and inaccessible hamlets in Doda district of Jammu and Kashmir. The initiative under ‘Roshni’ (light) project, the Army said, was launched after it was felt that electricity was the most critical requirement in the far-flung areas during interactions with the locals […]

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ZP to tap solar power as 1,617 schools go without electricity due to fat bills

July 11, 2018 Anand Gupta

Aurangabad: The Aurangabad zilla parishad has decided to switch to solar power for its schools, especially those at distant locations, to beat the towering electricity bills. At present, nearly 1,617 of the 2,190 ZP schools are without power for defaulting on bill payment. The ZP administration has decided to shift to solar power to overcome […]

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India’s Smart Cities and solar energy

July 11, 2018 Anand Gupta

Solar is the most accessible form of renewable energy across India, with over 300 sunny days every year. The potential for solar energy generation, especially given India’s conducive geographical position, is incredible. Reports from the last week suggest that Diu has become the first Union Territory in India to be 100 per cent solar powered. […]

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Solar roof top power can generate 3 lakh jobs in six cities of UP: CEED

July 7, 2018 Anand Gupta

Centre for Environment and Energy Development (CEED) has claimed that Uttar Pradesh has a great potential of solar rooftop power in six cities and it can generate 3 lakh jobs in the state. CEED releasing its report “Uttar Pradesh: Uncovering Solar Rooftop Potential in Urban Cities” here on Friday claimed that by using just only […]

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860 KW Roof Top Solar Power Plant Commissioned at Guntakal Rly Stn

July 7, 2018 Anand Gupta

Hyderabad : South Central Railway (SCR) General Manager Vinod Kumar Yadav inspected Guntakal Railway Station on Friday. Vijay P Singh, Divisional Railway Manager, Guntakal Division accompanied the General Manager during the inspection. The General Manager commissioned 860 Roof Top Solar Power Plant at Guntakal Railway Station and inspected the new Station Building, circulating area, passenger […]

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Solar lanterns to dispel darkness in tribal hamlets of East Godavari district

July 7, 2018 Anand Gupta

Kakinada: The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) in association with its nodal agency New and Renewable Development Corporation of Andhra Pradesh (NREDCAP) in East Godavari has taken up supply of solar lanterns to tribals in the Left wing extremism affected areas in the district. In all, 10,000 lanterns were distributed in the first […]

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CITY ART COLLECTOR CLAIMS CONTRACTOR DUPED HIM OVER SOLAR INSTALLATIONS

July 6, 2018 Anand Gupta

Corda moves consumer disputes forum, demanding his money back; contractor claims Corda misbehaved What started as a personal effort to go green at his home turned into a nightmare for Dominic Corda, a wellknown art collector from the city. Corda, recognised within Pune’s art circuit for hosting exhibitions and running a proprietary business of buying […]

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A green initiative: 498kW solar power plant installed on Yenepoya’s Derlakatte campus

July 4, 2018 Anand Gupta

Mangaluru: Yenepoya Medical College, Mangalore in partnership with OV Energy on June 27 affirmed its commitment to not just training potential doctors to save lives, but to promote a sustainable lifestyle and save our environment as well. Senior officials of the University including Vice Chancellor Dr. M. Vijayakumar, Registrar Dr. G. Shreekumar Menon, Finance Director […]

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Making their lives sunny

July 4, 2018 Anand Gupta

A do-it-yourself scheme to assemble solar study lamps is giving rural women a livelihood Solar energy has been the subject of many innovations, besides a variety of interesting applications in the last few years. So, when the solar study lamp came along, no one batted an eyelid. Here was one more good use the sun […]

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