In Short : Raja Khas in Himachal Pradesh’s Kangra district has been declared the state’s first Solar Model Village under the PM Surya Ghar Yojana. Selected from 43 villages, it will receive ₹1 crore for solar infrastructure. The project promotes clean energy adoption in rural areas, with support from the state electricity board and Himurja […]
Himachal’s remote Pangi region to get two solar projects – EQ Mag
Shimla : The tribal areas of Himachal Pradesh will get two solar power projects of 400 KW each. The projects would be set up in the Pangi subdivision of Chamba district for which land has been transferred to Himurja, the state-run nodal agency for renewable energy, officials said on Thursday. Himurja has selected one hectare […]
Himachal’s ‘green budget’ offers subsidies for e-vehicles, slaps ‘milk cess’ on liquor – EQ Mag
Shimla : The state’s Congress government presented its first Budget Friday, announcing a monthly allowance for over two lakh women, a “milk cess” on alcohol, and subsidies on electric vehicles as part of a plan to make Himachal Pradesh a “green state” in three years. In his over two-hour Budget speech in the state assembly, […]
Himachal’s first hydrogen fuel generation plant to come up in Chamba – EQ Mag Pro
The National Hydroelectric Power Corporation (NHPC) will set up a green hydrogen fuel generation plant in Chamba district soon. It would be the first hydrogen fuel plant in the state. The decision was taken in a meeting of Chamba district administration with NHPC Ltd held recently which was presided over by Chamba Deputy Commissioner DC […]