Last week, the GST Council headed by finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman decided to cut the tax rates on e-vehicles from 12 per cent to 5 per cent with effect from August 1. New Delhi: Niti Aayog CEO Amitabh Kant on Monday said an inter-ministerial panel has sanctioned 5,645 electric buses for operations in 65 cities, […]
An Energy Department official said that many people have evinced interest in leasing out their land for a period of 30 years to set up solar projects. New Delhi: The Maharashtra government is contemplating to prepare a policy wherein vacant plots and agriculture land will be taken on lease to set up solar energy projects. […]
The senior most officer in the Ministry of Finance, Garg was shifted to the Power Ministry on Wednesday New Delhi: Senior bureaucrat and former finance secretary Subhash Chandra Garg on Friday took over as the new Power Secretary. The senior most officer in the Ministry of Finance, Garg was shifted to the Power Ministry on […]
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Hyundai plans to set up an entire ecosystem for its mass market EV in India The Kona, which Hyundai claims can run up to 452km on a single charge, is assembled from parts imported from South Korea New Delhi: Hyundai Motor Co. is developing affordable electric vehicles for the Indian market, a senior company executive […]
This comes after India making huge strides in ramping up renewable energy capacity and improving energy efficiency through various policy initiatives New Delhi: The Economic Survey 2018-2019 tabled in Parliament on Thursday said India would continue its reliance on fossil fuels, especially, coal in the coming future for meeting its energy requirements. This comes after […]
The Indian Railways’ dependence on renewable sources of energy for running trains has gone up by a staggering 6,900 per cent over the last five years, data from the railway ministry has revealed. NEW DELHI: The Indian Railways’ dependence on renewable sources of energy for running trains has gone up by a staggering 6,900 per […]
India needs electric vehicles to curb pollution in Indian cities and reduce the import of crude oil Road transport accounts for around 90% of the total emissions in the transport sector in India New Delhi: To boost electric mobility in India and ensure development of a proper ecosystem for such vehicles, the National Democratic Alliance […]
The biggest solar parks now have about 2 GW of generating capacity and are expanding towards 5 GW New Delhi: In a recent blog, PV Magazine compiled a list of the world’s largest solar power plants. It takes into consideration those power plants which have a capacity of over 500 megawatt (MW). According to the […]