The country is already working on the target of having 175 GW of renewable energy by 2022 which includes 100 GW of solar and 60 GW of wind energy. India has embarked on an ambitious target of having 450 GW of renewable energy by 2030 and also provide 17 lakh solar pumps to farmers under […]
PM Narendra Modi’s office proposes waiving carbon tax on coal
Modi’s office has proposed waiving the carbon tax of 400 rupees ($5.61) per tonne that was levied on the production and import of coal, according to the documents reviewed by Reuters NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s office has proposed waiving a tax on coal to help finance pollution-curbing equipment, according to documents, but the […]
Cabinet approves MoU between India and Saudi Arabia for cooperation in the field of Renewable Energy
The Union Cabinet chaired by the Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi was apprised of a Memorandum of Understanding between the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy of the Government of India and the Ministry of Energy of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia for cooperation in the field of Renewable Energy. This was signed on 29th October, […]
Electric cycles attract 5% GST, ordinary cycles 12% in India
The Modi government has been defending the multi-tiered rates under GST, saying there cannot be one rate given that different segments of society have to be taxed differently, but it has emerged that ordinary bicycles used mostly by the lowincome group people attract 12 per cent GST while expensive electric bicycles are in the […]
India Offers Sri Lanka $400 Million to Develop Infrastructure
India today offered Sri Lanka a new $400 million line of credit to fund infrastructure projects in the neighboring nation, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said. The line of credit is in addition to another $50 million offered by India to help Sri Lanka strengthen security against terrorist attacks, Modi announced after meeting President Gotabaya […]
PM Modi’s mega push for solar power gets big boost; 3 firms bid for projects of 10 GW
Renewable Energy: The solar power equipment manufacturing linked scheme received good response from private power producers Solar Power: Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s push to expand the country’s solar power generation received a big boost on Wednesday when state-owned Solar Energy Corporation’s manufacturing linked solar energy auction received a good response. Three private sector power producers […]
Govt to build 30 gigawatts of renewable plants along Gujarat, Rajasthan border
The projects, which will be spread across Gujarat, Rajasthan, are part of efforts to expand India’s renewable capacity and reduce the share of fossil fuels in its energy mix PM Modi has pledged to cut the emissions intensity of India’s GDP by a third by 2030 from 2005 levels to fight climate change NEW DELHI: […]
PM Modi to articulate India’s plans for renewable energy, other climate action proposals at UN Summit
Modi is among the first set of speakers at the Summit’s opening ceremony, a highly significant gesture given that only those Heads of State, Government and Ministers are invited to speak at the summit who will have any “positive development” to announce on climate action. Prime Minister Narendra Modi is expected to articulate his government’s […]
PM Modi to address 14th Conference Of Parties today
Prime minister Narendra Modi, will today address the ongoing 14th Conference of Parties to United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification being held in Greater Noida, Uttar Pradesh. This Conference is being held at a time when India has assumed the COP Presidency for two years. India has had the honour to host the COP of […]
Modi wonders if India can become solar power battery hub
Vladivostok (Russia): Amid his thrust on renewable energy, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday wondered whether India could become a hub of solar power battery manufacturing, which can play a major role in the march towards clean energy. He stated this while giving example of mobile phones, saying their popularity increased manifold as the size […]