Monthly Electricity Bills Hurting Your Budget? 7.7 Lakh Homes Now Pay Rs 0 For Electricity — Check How
Launched in February 2024, the initiative aims to install rooftop solar systems in one crore households by FY 2026–27. With a total outlay of over Rs 75,000 crore, the government is offering substantial financial support to make solar adoption affordable for ordinary households.
Dec 20, 2025, 16:08 PM IST
PM Surya Ghar Scheme Delivers Zero Electricity Bills To Over 7.7 Lakh Households
The scheme, launched in February 2024, aims to make clean energy affordable while reducing the power burden on households across the country.
Dec 16, 2025, 14:18 PM IST
This Is India's First Fully Solar Powered Railway Station - Not New Delhi, Mumbai Or Howrah, It's....
Indian Railways has over 7,300 stations across India. The Indian Railways' power consumption is huge and thus the public transporter has been shifting towards solar power gradually. Ministry of Railways recently said that the Indian Railways has planned to progressively procure renewable energy through different power procurement modes for Round The Clock (RTC) power, which is hybrid solution for renewable power includes solar and wind etc. Most of the work of setting up of solar plants is undertaken by Railways through Power Purchase Agreement under developer mode. While thousands of railway stations now feature solar panels, do you know which station is first to become fully solar powered?
Apr 12, 2025, 14:02 PM IST
India Achieves 100 GW Solar Power Capacity, On Track For 2030 Target
Union Minister of New and Renewable Energy Pralhad Joshi said India is becoming self-reliant in green energy.
Feb 07, 2025, 20:18 PM IST
India Surpasses 200 GW In Renewable Energy Capacity: Centre
The country’s total renewable energy installed capacity surged by an impressive 24.2 GW (13.5 per cent) in just one year, reaching 203.18 GW in October 2024, up from 178.98 GW in October 2023.
Nov 13, 2024, 17:29 PM IST
Kaka Group’s Social Initiative: 500 kWh Solar Power For Sustainable Operations
In a landmark move that has caught the attention of the business and environmental news sectors worldwide, Kaka Group has installed a 500 kWh solar power system across all its companies. This ambitious initiative, led by Chairman Y.K. Roy, highlights the group's dedication to sustainable practices and renewable energy.
Jul 09, 2024, 15:15 PM IST
Delhiites Can Now Earn Up To Rs 900 Every Month; Electricity Bills For Consumers With Rooftop System To Be 'Zero'
Under the Delhi Solar Policy 2024, people opting for the scheme will also have the chance to earn an additional income ranging between Rs 700-900 per month, CM Kejriwal has said.
Jan 30, 2024, 09:36 AM IST
Nagpur Solar company Blast: 9 people killed, work to rescue trapped people continues
Blast at Solar company in Nagpur: There has been a blast at Solar Explosive Company in Nagpur. The blast happened at the time of packing in the cast booster plant of Solar Explosive Company.
Dec 17, 2023, 13:26 PM IST
Huge blast in Nagpur Solar Company, 9 people died
There has been a blast at Solar Explosive Company in Nagpur. The blast happened at the time of packing in the cast booster plant of Solar Explosive Company.
Dec 17, 2023, 12:02 PM IST
DNA: When the first Silicon Solar Cell came to the world in 1954
This segment of DNA brings you information related to today's history.
Apr 26, 2023, 01:54 AM IST
Maan Ki Baat: PM Modi highlights India’s 1st bio-village project, Tripura CM says THIS
Daspara is one of the first bio-villages developed in Tripura based on the bio-village 2.0 concept to achieve sustainable development goals. The construction of ten bio-village solar hamlets has begun.
Oct 30, 2022, 19:28 PM IST
One Sun, One World, One Grid: PM Narendra Modi’s mantra at climate meet
Citing the ‘Suryopanishad' during his address, Modi said that everything was born from the sun, it is the only source of energy and solar energy can take care of everyone.
Nov 02, 2021, 22:01 PM IST
PM Modi asks high-energy guzzlers to follow Kochi's solar-powered airport model
Impressed by the fully solar-powered operations at the Cochin International Airport, Prime Minister Narendra Modi has said it should be an inspiring model for energy guzzlers and suggested that stadiums can tap the natural resource for achieving power neutrality.
Jun 09, 2019, 12:03 PM IST
Unique process to revolutionize solar power usage discovered
This is first of its kind model to use hydrogenase and photosystem II for creating semi-artificial photosynthesis supported entirely by solar power.
Sep 04, 2018, 11:23 AM IST
French President Emmanuel Macron pledges 700 million euros to International Solar Alliance
France had already committed $300 million euros to the initiative when it co-founded with India a global solar alliance in 2015.
Mar 11, 2018, 23:49 PM IST
Solar-powered e-rickshaws promise to cut down India's vehicular emissions
Around 400 e-rickshaws in Jabalpur have been fitted with solar panel with the larger objective of such panels replacing the city's entire fleet of diesel-powered three-wheelers.
Nov 09, 2017, 12:07 PM IST
Rahul Gandhi visits solar research center in Silicon Valley
"Idea (behind visiting the center) was to really understand implications (of solar power) in India," senior Congress leader Sam Pitroda, who accompanied Gandhi, said after his visit to Sun Power's research center in the Silicon Valley.
Sep 13, 2017, 13:33 PM IST
Tuirial power project to be commissioned in October: Chief Minister Lal Thanhawla
He claimed the Congress would make a record by returning to power for the third consecutive term by winning the assembly election next year.
Aug 18, 2017, 16:49 PM IST
Wind, solar projects to lead to three lakh new jobs: Study
More than 300,000 new workers can be employed in wind and solar jobs and more than one million total employment opportunities can be created in achieving India`s ambitious clean energy goals to install 160 GW of renewable power by 2022, a study said on Wednesday.
Jun 21, 2017, 19:31 PM IST
Photosynthesis inspires scientists to convert sunlight-induced CO2 into solar fuel!
Even though, previously, researchers had successfully managed to implement similar operations, they couldn't be realized due to unavailability of proper resources.
Apr 30, 2017, 09:52 AM IST