He was resolute to empower farmers, had dreams to start his Agritech Company, and ardour to confront challenges. The result of his hard work, perseverance and an everlasting thirst for success gave birth to ‘AgriVijay’ that empowers farmers and makes them future-ready by providing a plethora of Renewable Energy & Services along with new Technological Innovations in […]
SOFARSOLAR leading Gujarat’s PV market
Gujarat,India: Energy demand in Gujarat, India is growing rapidly. To cover it, Gujarat government launched a solar power project for farmers-Suryashakti Kisan Yojana (SKY) (KUSUM YOJANA), enabling them to generate electricity for captive consumption and sell surplus power to grid for extra income. “In 2019, SOFARSOLAR have supplied its technology and more than 150MW solar […]
Modi govt commits to double farmer income by 2022
In the first theme of Aspirational India, Sitharaman is focussing on skills, education, and agriculture. ‘The government is committed to double the farmer income by 2022. Farmers with barren land can set up solar power units so that they can get a living out of it,’ she said, presenting a 16-point action plan for this […]
Trump White House seeks to assuage farmer unrest over biofuel policy: sources
NEW YORK/WASHINGTON : President Donald Trump’s administration has been scrambling to stem the tide of rising anger in Farm Belt states after its decision this month to allow numerous oil refiners to mix less ethanol into their gasoline, sources told Reuters on Tuesday. Trump held a two-hour meeting on Monday with members of his Cabinet […]
In Maharashtra village farmers switch to solar pumps, experts fear groundwater exploitation
In Maharashtra’s Jalgaon village, many farmers spend sleepless nights to irrigate their fields, as power for irrigation isn’t available during the daytime for 15 days a month, but Dattaji Balaji Kikole, 62, doesn’t need to strain himself. Reason: Kikole has got a three-horsepower (hp) solar pump installed under the Atal Solar Krishi Pump Yojana launched […]
Kawasaki to install 100 solar powered warehouses worth Rs 300 cr in Bengal
Japanese warehousing major Kawasaki Rikuso Transportation Co Ltd (KRT) on Monday said it would install 100 solar-powered, temperature-controlled warehouses in West Bengal at an estimated cost of Rs 300 crore. The state government on Monday launched a similar commercially-exploitable demonstration warehouse built by KRT here, with a grant from Japan International Cooperation Agency India (JICA). […]