Scaling up India’s rooftop solar finance
The C&I sector is set to drive future growth in the rooftop solar market Innovative financing models need to be developed to facilitate rooftop solar adoption, especially in the MSME.......
There has never been a better time for domestic solar module manufacturing
India’s ambitious target of 450 gigawatts (GW) of renewable energy (RE) capacity by 2030 requires an annual renewable build rate of ~35GW At present, the cumulative solar cell and module.......
How Yogi’s infra & power push propelled Uttar Pradesh into a higher orbit
In the area, Uttar Pradesh is double the size of England; and in population, only five countries in the world can beat the state’s population. Being a parliamentarian from Uttar Pradesh for two.......
India’s coal crisis produced twin glaring conclusions: Coal is expensive & unreliable
The coal shortage led to a surge in prices at the power exchange, which hit a ceiling of Rs 20/kWh during most of the time intervals on high coal shortage days The economics of low-cost.......
Digital India – Where Knowledge Is Strength
(Op-Ed) About three decades ago, in the idyllic locales of Kerala, I was working in the traditional fisheries sector. In an attempt to enhance returns for fishermen who were getting a mere 20% of the.......
How will global capital shifting away from fossil fuels impact India?
In the first quarter of 2021, assets in investment funds focused partly on the environment more than tripled in three years, amounting to US$ 2 trillion In recent years, states like Maharashtra,.......
Budget 2021 can play Santa for common man during COVID crisis. Here's how
New Delhi: The stage is set. And all eyes will be on the Union Budget that will be presented by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on February 1. The Budget comes at the fag end of a health crisis.......
Preparing India’s great coal gasification dream for a takeoff
New Delhi: India is blessed with a huge reserve of coal, and at the current rate of consumption, it is expected to last for more than five decades. About 80 percent of coal produced within the.......
आखिर क्यों हैं स्वामी विवेकानंद युवाओं के लिए प्रासंगिक?
भारत और दुनिया के युवाओं को प्रभावित करने वाले महापुरुषों में स्वामी.......
Looking beyond defence import embargo list for self-reliance
New Delhi: Defence Minister Rajnath Singh recently announced an embargo on the import of 101 defence items to make India self-reliant in defence. This has been a timely order passed by the Ministry.......
India well on its way to self-reliance in fertiliser sector
New Delhi: India has achieved significant milestones in agricultural production and productivity to ensure food and nutrition security to a billion-plus population. The country has achieved foodgrain.......
Purging discoms of dues for an Aatmanirbhar Bharat
New Delhi: The electricity distribution business in the power sector is the only segment in the sector that is placed at the crucial intersection of economy, politics and social development. The act.......
Making Aatmanirbhar Bharat a global healthcare provider
New Delhi: The pharmaceutical sector is a vibrant sector which is growing at a rate of 9 to 10 percent per annum. And the growth of the medical equipment industry is about 10 to 12 percent. For the.......
Top 50 PSUs will take lead in building Aatmanirbhar Bharat
In April 2018, there was a CPSE conclave wherein certain guiding principles were decided by the government. Working towards global strategic outreach, investment, R&D, increasing capital.......
India is spending just 2.4% of its stimulus on green energy
According to the Tracker, India has committed at least US$23.3 billion to supporting different energy types, with US$9.86 billion towards supporting fossil fuel energy France and the UK.......
