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Manipur: Solar power plants for Imphal West

June 11, 2018 Anand Gupta

In a move to light up almost all the streets and local community hall or local club premises or Mandaps of Uripok assembly constituency in Imphal West district, Manipur Renewable Energy Development Agency (Manireda) has taken up an installation of solar power plants in the constituency with the support of its local MLA. Conveying about […]

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Raipur gets set to shine under the sun

June 8, 2018 Anand Gupta

Raipur, the capital of Chhattisgarh, is being developed as a ‘Smart City’ that will be fully run on solar power soon. It will be a model for every other city in India,” Siddharth Komal Singh Pardeshi, special secretary of energy, Chhattisgarh government, declared on Thursday. Chhattisgarh is one of the youngest states of India, born […]

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4th Mail Today Energy Summit: A big push for solar rooftops

June 8, 2018 Anand Gupta

The Union government will soon fast-track the setting up of roof-top solar power units in Delhi through a single-window clearance system – as a pilot project. This will enable Delhiites to avail 30 per cent subsidy on purchase of solar power apparatus and in four to five years after installation,people are expected to get electricity […]

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UTI MF launches UTI Nifty Next 50 Index Fund

June 8, 2018 Anand Gupta

New Delhi: UTI Mutual Fund today said it has launched a new scheme that will invest in securities which are constituents of Nifty Next 50 Index. The open ended scheme — UTI Nifty Next 50 Index Fund– will open tomorrow and close on June 22. During the new fund offer (NFO) period, the units of […]

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IIT Bhubaneswar Inching Closer To Its ‘Green Campus’ Target

June 7, 2018 Anand Gupta

Bhubaneswar: College and university campuses across the world are committing to 100 percent clean energy and IIT Bhubaneswar seems to be leading the change here. The premier institute has successfully commissioned a solar power generating station of 490 KWp capacity at its permanent campus in Argul. Roof tops of all the existing buildings have been […]

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Waaree Energies sees sun rising on flexible solar modules business; expects 70% growth in FY19

June 7, 2018 Anand Gupta

MUMBAI: After nearly three years of wait, solar manufacturer Waaree Energies is gearing to step up its manufacturing of specialised flexible solar PV modules for niche applications as the market has finally picked up, Sunil Rathi, Director, Waaree Energies, told BusinessLine. Warree partnered with Silicon Valley-based start-up Merlin Solar (acquired by Filipino conglomerate Ayala Group […]

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CCEA approves plan to light up 3,00,000 solar street lights in country

June 7, 2018 Anand Gupta

The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs, chaired by the Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi has given its approval for implementation of Phase-Ill of Off-grid and Decentralised Solar PV (Photo Voltaic) Application Programme to achieve additional 118 MWp(Mega Watt peak) off-grid solar PV capacity by 2020. Phase-Ill of Off-grid and Decentralised Solar PV Application Programme covers […]

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Solar farm helps SVVU cut power bill by half

June 7, 2018 Anand Gupta

Varsity is 100% green campus now, says Vice-Chancellor Going ‘green’ is no more an option, but a pressing necessity. Understanding the imperative, the Sri Venkateswara Veterinary University (SVVU) has recently installed solar farm on 2.5 acre land on its vast campus in Tirupati, an initiative that helped it cut power bills by half. The dream […]

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SIS goes green, uses solar power

June 7, 2018 Anand Gupta

Saipan International School became the first private learning institution in the CNMI that will be using a renewable source of energy after it teamed up with Micronesian Renewable Energy Inc. for a solar energy system. The installation of three solar arrays for the 104,782 kW solar energy system was recently finished. Two are located at […]

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3 lakh solar street lights in NE states, Maoist-hit districts

June 7, 2018 Anand Gupta

The Union Cabinet on Wednesday approved Rs 637 crore central assistance for solar power plants, solar street lights and solar study lamps in the northeastern states and Left Wing Extremism (Maoist) affected districts. The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs approved the third phase of Off-grid and Decentralised Solar PV (Photo Voltaic) Applications Programme to achieve […]

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