Govt’s push is welcome, but industry-readiness is an important factor The transition could become a reality with Prime Minister Narendra Modi government’s massive and sustained push towards a complete switch to electric mobility Imagine a time when the dependence on fossil fuel to power one’s scooter or car will become non-existent with electricity taking its […]
TATA Power likely to announce an end to building new coal plants today
Mumbai: TATA Power, one of India’s biggest integrated power companies, is likely to announce an end to building new coal plants today (June 18) in the wake of rapid fall in the cost of power generated by solar and wind, and the rising cost of coal. These two factors have convinced the TATA Power that […]
Modi govt plans big revamp of top bureaucracy, to induct 400 experts from private sector
The report said that officials of his Department of Personnel & Training have been asked to prepare a proposal for inducting 400 domain experts to fill DS/Director posts. Two months after it inducted 9 private sector specialists as joint secretaries, the Narendra Modi government is mulling to rope in subject experts from the private sector […]
NITI Aayog’s electric mobility proposal irks India’s auto industry
CII has expressed concerns over the timing of the move and the haste with which the government is pushing through electric mobility Government think-tank NITI Aayog’s proposal calling for replacement of various categories of vehicles by electric vehicles (EVs) within a certain time has irked India’s auto industry and prompted the Confederation of India Industry […]
Solar Exports from India to US to Incur 25% Safeguard Duty
The US on Friday announced its decision to end preferential tariffs to $5.6 billion of Indian exports from June 5 after determining that it has not assured the US that it will provide “equitable and reasonable access to its markets.” “I have determined that India has not assured the US that it will provide equitable […]
ReNew Power likely to raise funds by selling assets after dropping IPO plan
The company isn’t alone in withdrawing plans for an IPO or considering an infrastructure investment trust India’s largest green energy company, ReNew Power, is considering raising funds through asset sales, after shelving plans for an initial public offering (IPO). Backed by Goldman Sachs Group, the company has renewable assets of over 7 gigawatts, of which […]
‘Bimstec nations could tap India’s green energy transition’
With the Bimstec leaders gathered in the national capital for Prime Minister-elect Narendra Modi’s swearing in ceremony on Thursday, the member-nations could benefit from India’s rapid renewable energy capacity increase, say experts. The New Delhi-based organisation CarbonCopy said the annual electricity trade potential between South Asian and Southeast Asian countries could be from 65,000 MW […]
Clean air: One of the biggest challenges for PM Modi in second term
The country is burning up more coal to supply cheap electricity to its 1.3 billion people, resulting in polluted air across vast stretches One of the biggest challenges facing Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi as he begins his second term is ensuring clean air in a country that’s home to some of the most polluted cities in the world. The country […]
This startup’s solar power solutions is making Indian homes green and future-ready
Zunroof is a home-technology company that specialises in setting up rooftop solar electricity systems. There are only a handful of engineering aspirants who manage to fulfill their parents dreams of graduating from an Indian Institute of Technology, and possibly complete a masters degree to land a cushy job in the West. But for some, an […]
Ex-aide reveals how Barack Obama won over PM Modi on Paris climate deal
Obama used race, personal chemistry, Jan 26 visit according to his former top personal and national security aide Benjamin Rhodes. WASHINGTON: Former US president Barack Obama made an exceptional use of his race, went out of his way to develop a personal chemistry with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and moved the State of the […]
