Maha moves focus from wind to solar; eyes 2025 renewables target of 12GW
Mumbai, Feb 3 - Among the most industrialised states in the country and a power-guzzler, Maharashtra’s solar energy sector is undergoing revolutionary growth and development, stressing the commitment to expanding its renewable sources, officials said.
Rooftop solar plan to generate ’20K MW of additional power’ in Rajasthan
Jaipur, Feb 3 - Rajasthan will lead the show in the proposed rooftop solar scheme -- Pradhan Mantri Suryodaya Yojana. Around 20000 MW business is expected to be generated across the nation via rooftop solar installations out of which 5000 MW business will
TN flags off Rs 70K solar power plan, but subsidy delays remain a hurdle
Chennai, Feb 3 - Tamil Nadu is the fourth sunniest state of the country and hence is the fourth in solar energy production in India. The state has a total installation of 6061.31 MW of Ground Mount Solar, 373.73 MW of Roof Top
Most NE states have tapped only a fraction of their vast renewable energy resources
Agartala, Feb 3 - The northeast, according to an official study, has a renewable energy potential estimated at 1,28,962 MW, but barring Assam, Tripura and Arunachal Pradesh, the region has barely tapped this vast natural resource.
Multidimensional Poverty Index offers more nuanced view than monetary metric
New Delhi, Feb 3 - Traditionally, poverty has been measured by assessing monetary resources available for an individual or household.
Resilient farm sector hemmed in by climate crisis, storage blues, export curbs
New Delhi, Feb 3 - The agriculture sector plays a crucial role in the Indian economy as over 47 per cent of the country’s population is dependent on farming for their livelihood. A robust growth in the agricultural sector boosts the incomes of
Startup ecosystem resilient enough to drive growth despite turbulent 2023
New Delhi, Feb 3 - Despite facing global challenges in 2023 like valuation issues, few IPOs, regulatory changes and macroeconomic and geopolitical trends, India remains the third largest tech start-up ecosystem globally, with over 950 tech startups founded last year.
Higher exports, cheaper oil imports boost trade balance; Houthis cast a shadow
New Delhi, Feb 3 - Higher exports and lower prices for oil imports have helped India to reduce its trade deficit in recent months but the conflict in the Red Sea area which has emerged as a threat to shipping has emerged as
Army opens fire after noticing suspicious movement in J&K’s Poonch
Jammu, Feb 3 - After noticing suspicious movement on the line of control (LoC) on Saturday in J&K’s Poonch district, the army opened fire.
First Survey Vessel Large ship commissioned into Indian Navy
New Delhi, Feb 3 - INS Sandhayak (Yard 3025), the first Survey Vessel Large (SVL) ship, was commissioned into the Indian Navy in the presence of Defence Minister Rajnath Singh at a ceremony held at the Naval Dockyard, Visakhapatnam on Saturday.
‘Digital India FutureLABS’ to catalyse next wave of startups from India: MoS IT
New Delhi, Feb 3 - The government on Saturday launched the ‘Digital India FutureLABS’ initiative that will enable partnerships between the government, startups and large enterprises to foster the next-generation electronics design ecosystem, thus catalysing the next wave of startups from the country.
SBI records 35% fall in Q3 net profit at Rs 9,163 crore
New Delhi, Feb 3 - State Bank of India (SBI) on Saturday reported a 35 per cent decline in net profit at Rs 9,163 crore for the October-December quarter of the current financial year.
Codex committee finalises quality standards for 5 spices
New Delhi, Feb 3 - The 7th session of the Codex Committee on Spices and Culinary Herbs (CCSCH) held at Kochi has finalised the quality standards for 5 spices, namely small cardamom, turmeric, juniper berry, allpice and star anise, the Commerce Ministry said
Secured creditor can forfeit earnest money if there is a default in payment by auction-purchaser: SC
New Delhi, Feb 3 - In a latest ruling, the Supreme Court has held that the Bank being a secured creditor can forfeit the earnest money of a successful auction-purchaser if the latter fails in depositing the balance amount within the timeline specified
Google officially ends its ‘cached’ web page feature
San Francisco, Feb 3 - Google has officially retired its 'cached' web page feature as the company said that it was 'no longer required'.
PM Modi congratulates France for launching UPI
New Delhi, Feb 3 - Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday congratulated France for the formal launch of Unified Payments Interface (UPI) at the Eiffel Tower in Paris.
Identify & remove deepfakes else face legal action, govt reminds intermediaries
New Delhi, Feb 3 - The government has emphasised that social media intermediaries should identify and remove misinformation or information that impersonates another person, including those created using deepfakes, else face the legal action, as actor Akshay Kumar finds himself in the crosshairs
Without justice existence of any nation is not possible: PM Modi
New Delhi, Feb 3 - Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday said that without justice the existence of any nation is not possible.
Delhi Police team again at Kejriwal’s residence to serve notice, CMO dubs it defamation tactic
New Delhi, Feb 3 - A team of Delhi Police's Crime Branch on Saturday morning again reached the residence of Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal to serve him a notice in connection with a probe over his allegations that the BJP was trying to
Now, drones to monitor illegal mining activities in Gurugram, Nuh
Gurugram, Feb 3 - The mining department will soon start using drones to keep tabs on illegal mining in Gurugram and Nuh districts.